Formula 1 News & Updates Week 05 Below you'll find this weeks news, results, videos, podcasts, sounds & photos from the world of Formula 1 |
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| Fri, 31 Jan 2020 Racing Point will become the works Aston Martin team in Formula 1 from 2021. The British luxury carmaker, which has struggled financially in 2019, has agreed an initial $237 million buy-out deal with Racing Point owner and billionaire Lawrence Stroll and a consortium. Aston Martin confirmed that Racing Point will be renamed Aston Martin for.....check out full post » Fri, 31 Jan 2020 Dr Helmut Marko says he is happy with Max Verstappen's new teammate Alexander Albon, even though the top Red Bull official admits he misses Daniel Ricciardo. "It was a bit of a shock to the whole team when he went to Renault," he told Germany's Motorsport-Magazin.com, referring to Ricciardo. Red Bull has struggled to fill.....check out full post » Fri, 31 Jan 2020 Valtteri Bottas' former long-time sponsor says rumours Mercedes could quit Formula 1 have been circulating in the paddock for "a couple of years". The big story in F1 this week is that Daimler - Mercedes' parent - may choose to withdraw its works support beyond 2020 at a board meeting on February 12. The German.....check out full post » Fri, 31 Jan 2020 Red Bull will run its 2020 car for the first time on February 12, Dr Helmut Marko has revealed. The energy drink-owned team was among the last to reveal a launch date, but Marko has now told Germany's Motorsport-Magazin.com: "After bench testing of the new car is completed, we will run it in at Silverstone.....check out full post » Fri, 31 Jan 2020 Dr Helmut Marko has dismissed Renault engineer Remi Taffin's recent claim that Red Bull's engine supplier Honda is "one step behind" all of the other engine manufacturers in F1. "I don't know what part of the season he was thinking about," Marko, a top official at Red Bull, told Germany's Motorsport-Magazin.com. After a prolonged period.....check out full post » Fri, 31 Jan 2020 Formula 1 teams cannot veto the move to 18-inch wheels for 2021. That is the insistence of Mario Isola, the boss of F1's official tyre supplier Pirelli. Pirelli tried to introduce a modified version of the current 13-inch tyres for 2020, but the teams voted to scrap the move and stick with the 2019 design......check out full post » Fri, 31 Jan 2020 Dr Helmut Marko says Red Bull will "definitely protest" if the legality of Ferrari's engine once again becomes a hot topic in 2020. The German broadcaster RTL quotes team boss Christian Horner as suggesting F1's governing body struggled to stay on top of the "very complex" engine technology last year. "I think the FIA does.....check out full post » Fri, 31 Jan 2020 Paul Ricard CEO Stephane Clair has played down speculation the French GP venue will soon be sold. The famous circuit, which returned to the F1 calendar in 2018 after a long absence, is actually owned by Bernie Ecclestone's ex-wife Slavica. And reports suggest the 61-year-old Croatian former model, who inherited ownership of the venue following.....check out full post » Fri, 31 Jan 2020 A disease expert says he is not "optimistic" about whether China will be able to host its Formula 1 race as scheduled in April this year. The spread of the deadly coronavirus, whose epicentre in Wuhan is 800 kilometres from Shanghai's F1 track, is worsening by the day. Foreign offices are advising against travel, international.....check out full post » Fri, 31 Jan 2020 The Formula 1 organisation and its governing body are continuing to "monitor" the worsening situation surrounding the Chinese coronavirus outbreak. With 170 now dead and that number climbing every day, the world is reacting with alarm to the epidemic, as international sporting events in China are cancelled and major airlines begin scrapping flights. It has.....check out full post » Fri, 31 Jan 2020 Mercedes has rejected British media reports that claim the German marque is set to quit Formula 1 as a works team at the end of 2020. It is claimed that amid new Daimler CEO Ola Kallenius' push to save a billion euros over the next three years, Mercedes will only remain in F1 as an.....check out full post » Fri, 31 Jan 2020 Andreas Seidl insists McLaren will not write off the forthcoming F1 season in order to focus fully on the sweeping rule changes of 2021. Key rival Renault is openly admitting that it is directing the bulk of its resources this year not to the 2020 project, but to the big opportunity presented by the next.....check out full post » Fri, 31 Jan 2020 Formula 2 driver Juan Manuel Correa says the FIA did not "look after" him as he fought for his own life in the wake of Anthoine Hubert's fatal crash at Spa last year. The 20-year-old Ecuadorian-American told the German broadcaster n-tv that he recalls "the whole accident" until he lost consciousness when he was removed.....check out full post » Fri, 31 Jan 2020 Daniel Ricciardo says Renault needs to "do it better" in 2020. The Australian switched from top team Red Bull to the French works outfit last year amid fanfare and consternation, and Renault ultimately missed its target of fourth in the constructors' championship. Not just that, Renault was only 6 points away from not only losing.....check out full post » Fri, 31 Jan 2020 Former Ferrari driver Jean Alesi thinks Charles Leclerc will win the world championship "soon". In 2019, during his first season in red, 22-year-old Leclerc got the upper hand over Sebastian Vettel, including confirmation that he is staying for the next five seasons. Speed Week even reports that Leclerc, but not quadruple world champion Vettel who.....check out full post » Fri, 31 Jan 2020 Fernando Alonso's deal to contest the Indy 500 in May will be announced imminently, according to sources. On January 10, the Spaniard - who failed even to qualify for last year's race at the fabled American oval with McLaren - said he wants to be with "the best possible team" for 2020. In 2017, Alonso.....check out full post » Fri, 31 Jan 2020 Lewis Hamilton has rejected speculation that he is arguing about the monetary value of his next contract with Mercedes. Reports have suggested that Mercedes is offering the new six-time world champion about $50 million a year for 2021 and 2022, with Hamilton firing back with a $66m counter-offer. The 35-year-old denies it. "Toto (Wolff) and.....check out full post » Fri, 31 Jan 2020 Williams Racing announced two new staff members that will strengthen its technical team. David Worner, who will be Chief Designer, and Jonathan Carter, who will be Deputy Chief Designer & Head of Design, both have many years of experience in the sport. They will take up these positions in the near future. Worner is currently.....check out full post » Fri, 31 Jan 2020 Fernando Alonso says he feels "fresh and ready" to return to Formula 1 in 2021. 2019 was the Spaniard's first year after 'retiring', but he actually always left the door open for a return in the future. That future could arrive in 2021, with Spanish media reports quoting him as saying: "I have not finished.....check out full post » Fri, 31 Jan 2020 It is important for McLaren to have "the best engine" in 2021, according to team boss Andreas Seidl. Zak Brown, McLaren's overall supremo, revealed recently that team boss newcomer Seidl was the driving force behind the decision to sign up for customer Mercedes power after this year. "Our partnership with Mercedes is not a decision.....check out full post » Fri, 31 Jan 2020 The Vietnamese public is becoming more interested in Formula 1, the CEO of the country's inaugural grand prix says. Immediately after the Melbourne-Bahrain double header at the very top of the 2020 F1 calendar, Hanoi's new street circuit is scheduled to host its first F1 race. Some have been sceptical about Vietnam's credentials for hosting.....check out full post » Fri, 31 Jan 2020 Lewis Hamilton has "some weak points" that Fernando Alonso admits would be "nice" to try and exploit. As he faces a second season post-'retirement', 38-year-old Alonso is no longer hiding his desire to return to Formula 1 in 2021 - perhaps as Hamilton's teammate at Mercedes. He admits to F1 Racing magazine that reuniting with.....check out full post » Fri, 31 Jan 2020 There is no longer any doubt that the first Dutch F1 GP since 1985 will take place in May. That is the claim of former F1 driver Jan Lammers, the Zandvoort race's sporting director. Earlier, opposition groups put up political hurdles that appeared to threaten the event, but Lammers told the F1 Aan Tafel podcast.....check out full post » Fri, 31 Jan 2020 Lewis Hamilton may be pricing himself out of the market in Formula 1, according to Red Bull's Dr Helmut Marko. Reports suggest the six-time world champion has turned down Mercedes' offer of a new two-year deal for 2021 and 2022 amounting to as much as $50m per season. But Hamilton is reportedly pressing for $66.....check out full post » Fri, 31 Jan 2020 W11 is ALIVE! Who's ready to light it up this season... 🔥🔥🔥 F1 2020 is GO! 🔥⬆🔊❤ Fri, 31 Jan 2020 Niki Lauda's stake in the works Mercedes team will be returned to the German carmaker. Last August, a few months after the F1 legend and team chairman's death, we reported that the Lauda family was likely to sell the stake, believed to be 10 percent. When asked if the family would keep it, fellow shareholder.....check out full post » Fri, 31 Jan 2020 Sebastian Vettel admits he would like to end Formula 1's controversial 'power unit' era. The sport moved away from its fuel-hungry and famously-loud fully normally-aspirated engines at the end of 2013, replacing them with the hybrid 1.6 litre turbo V6 that persist today. Now, it is reported that F1's next move for 2025, alongside a.....check out full post » Fri, 31 Jan 2020 Cyril Abiteboul says Renault was "missing something" as it struggled to improve the 2019 car last year. The French works team began the year buoyed by the high profile signing of Daniel Ricciardo, and made clear progress with its engine. But team boss Abiteboul identified the chassis as a weak point, and long-time technical director.....check out full post » Fri, 31 Jan 2020 Paul Ricard is hoping a request to modify the F1 layout ahead of June's French F1 GP will be approved by the FIA. On Monday, it was announced that former McLaren boss and Frenchman Eric Boullier, until now an advisor and spokesman for the French GP, had received a promotion to become general manager. His.....check out full post » Fri, 31 Jan 2020 Ellie Holland is part of our Engineering Team who travel the FIA Formula 1 World Championship with Haas. Ellie's role as Reliability Engineer includes reporting on any faults on the cars, as well as assisting with circuit traffic management for Kevin Magnussen. Fri, 31 Jan 2020 Ferrari is preparing two versions of its new 2020 car for next month's winter testing season. That is the claim of Matteo Bobbi, a former Minardi test driver. His comments to Sky Italia follow reports that an aerodynamic flaw may have been discovered on Ferrari's 2020 car. Last year, Mercedes took a basic version of.....check out full post » Fri, 31 Jan 2020 Aston Martin, a name increasingly rumoured to be getting even closer to Formula 1, has suddenly pulled out of the German touring car championship DTM. Mere months before the start of the 2020 season, DTM has been left with just two car manufacturers after the R-Motorsport team lost the backing of Aston Martin after just.....check out full post » Fri, 31 Jan 2020 Roger Penske says he would like to see the fabled Indianapolis Motor Speedway return to the F1 calendar. Formula 1 is already working on a plan to add Miami to the schedule, to make it the second American race alongside Austin. But the Miami plans are facing political hurdles fuelled by opponents. So it is.....check out full post » Fri, 31 Jan 2020 Charles Leclerc, the Ferrari driver has assured everyone that there will be no repeat on-track collisions with Sebastian Vettel in the future. This, after having cleared the air post the conclusion of 2019 F1 season would come as a big relief to the Ferrari team management as well as the fans. His pairing with Vettel.....check out full post » Fri, 31 Jan 2020 A mechanic at the small American team Haas has hit back at FIA president Jean Todt. Last week, amid concerns about future calendars that could be as long as 25 races, Todt said most people involved in Formula 1 are "privileged". "If you have a beloved family, they will understand. And you don't do it.....check out full post » Fri, 31 Jan 2020 Dr Helmut Marko says Charles Leclerc is "clearly" the most attractive driver who does not already race for Red Bull. Recently, Red Bull extended Max Verstappen's contract through 2023, while Ferrari has secured the services of the similarly-aged Leclerc until 2024. When asked who the best non-Red Bull driver is at present, Marko - who.....check out full post » Fri, 31 Jan 2020 Haas boss Gunther Steiner admits the team has suffered a financial setback after the 2019 season. Not only did the small American team lose its title sponsor Rich Energy mid last year, finishing the championship second-to-last also means a drop in official F1 revenue. "It's a big loss, but we need to move forward and.....check out full post » Fri, 31 Jan 2020 Charles Leclerc "deserves" to be a world champion, according to FIA president Jean Todt. 22-year-old Leclerc, who is managed by Todt's son Nicolas, recently signed a new deal with Ferrari through 2024. "Charles has to make sure he has a car and a team that allows him to win races," Todt is quoted by La.....check out full post » Fri, 31 Jan 2020 Tatiana Calderon is expecting to sign a new deal to remain a test driver for Alfa Romeo in 2020. The female Colombian driver raced in Formula 2 last year, finishing 22nd overall, but she will move over to Japan's Super Formula series for 2020. In 2019, 26-year-old Calderon was also a test driver for Alfa.....check out full post » Fri, 31 Jan 2020 The US GP venue in Austin is working to eliminate bumps in the track surface that Formula 1 figures slammed as "unacceptable" in 2019. Speed Week reports that the circuit has been closed in January for repair works, with 40 percent of the entire surface removed and replaced. Indeed, earlier in January the Circuit of.....check out full post » Fri, 31 Jan 2020 Lewis Hamilton's teammate is his "only opponent" in Formula 1, according to Max Verstappen. In recent days, rumours have emerged from Italy suggesting that six-time world champion Hamilton has upped the stakes in his negotiations with Mercedes over 2021 and beyond. Corriere dello Sport reportedly claims that the 35-year-old wants his retainer to be raised.....check out full post » Fri, 31 Jan 2020 Formula T is a t-shirt line founded in 2019 by a group of F1 fans. The idea was born organically: while searching for t-shirts to wear to the Australian Grand Prix, they were disappointed with the selection of merchandise, feeling that it was mostly expensive and lacking in style or quality. This led to a.....check out full post » Fri, 31 Jan 2020 This documentary was recorded in 1981 during the Spanish Grand Prix in Madrid on the Circuito del Jarama and the British Grand Prix at Silverstone. You can also have a unique look behind the scene at the Williams team with legends like Patrick Head and Frank Williams who didn't had the car accident that paralysed.....check out full post » Fri, 31 Jan 2020 In this video of 1969 you can see footage of the: Interior of Prince Rainier's palace and of the decorative bed and of gold bed head. Shots of decorative walls. Shots of Rainier sitting round table with politicians and portraits of Rainier, Princess Grace and children. Various shots of the palace and of guards on.....check out full post » Fri, 31 Jan 2020 This tragic footage of 1968 French Grand Prix, shows the result after a deadly crash that killed sports car racing driver Jo Schlesser in Rouen. Here you can find the 1968 French F1 GP result. |
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