Formula 1 News & Updates Week 10 Below you'll find this weeks news, results, videos, podcasts, sounds & photos from the world of Formula 1 |
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| Fri, 6 Mar 2020 Favourite type of cheese? 🧀 Go to hype song? 🎶 ... You asked, Esteban answered! 💭 Fri, 6 Mar 2020 Lights! Camera! Action! Go on set with Kimi, Antonio, Robert and Fred as we shoot their C39 reveal video. Fri, 6 Mar 2020 Political "war" has broken out in Formula 1, according to the Italian media. "With a planned attack on Wednesday morning at 9am, Formula 1 was thrown into war," said Corriere della Sera. It started with the FIA announcing that a confidential settlement had been reached with Ferrari, following an investigation into the team's controversial 2019.....check out full post » Fri, 6 Mar 2020 Carlos Sainz has revealed he is already in talks with McLaren about a new contract. The Spaniard's name has actually been linked with a move to Ferrari for 2021, to be paired with Charles Leclerc. But Sainz, 25, said he's not paying much attention to the rumours. "For me, with all due respect, what journalists.....check out full post » Fri, 6 Mar 2020 Daniil Kvyat says he wants to return to Red Bull in order to take on Max Verstappen. The Russian's first stint at the senior team some years ago almost ended his career, but he says he actually performed better than many think. "I have had some very strong teammates," said the 25-year-old, who once again.....check out full post » Fri, 6 Mar 2020 Not every personality in Formula 1 is overly worried about the coronavirus. "At the moment I have a plane to catch to Australia on Saturday and I have a tremendous desire to catch it," McLaren driver Carlos Sainz said on Thursday. Actually, the global situation with the infectious virus and disease is not improving, even.....check out full post » Fri, 6 Mar 2020 Claire Williams says Racing Point's approach to the 2020 season "wouldn't have worked" for the Grove-based Formula 1 team she leads. Racing Point, now owned by billionaire Lawrence Stroll, caused a major stir in the paddock recently by revealing the car now known as the 'pink Mercedes'. Williams said: "I would never criticise another team.....check out full post » Fri, 6 Mar 2020 Race boss Jan Lammers thinks the coronavirus situation should not endanger Zandvoort's return to Formula 1 in May. With China already postponed, and doubts still remaining about the flyaway races in Australia, Bahrain and Vietnam, many have been saying the Dutch F1 GP could in fact be the first event that actually goes ahead in.....check out full post » Fri, 6 Mar 2020 The FIA has conducted detailed technical analysis on the Scuderia Ferrari Power Unit as it is entitled to do for any competitor in the FIA Formula One World Championship. The extensive and thorough investigations undertaken during the 2019 season raised suspicions that the Scuderia Ferrari PU could be considered as not operating within the limits.....check out full post » Fri, 6 Mar 2020 Daniel Ricciardo thinks the difficulty to chase and overtake rival cars has become "even worse" with the faster 2020 cars. The rules are changing fundamentally for 2021, with a car concept specifically designed to make it easier for the drivers to battle one another. But Ricciardo thinks the rules stability between 2019 and 2020 means.....check out full post » Fri, 6 Mar 2020 Max Verstappen gets his first taste of the the newly renovated Zandvoort Circuit as he becomes the first man to drive a Formula 1 car around the track. Fri, 6 Mar 2020 Cars launched and liveries announced to the world, the 2020 season finally began as Winter Testing got underway in Barcelona! New for Honda Racing F1, At The Track is a behind the scenes series where we'll show you our side of racing life, getting to know the team and drivers' that make our weekends possible.....check out full post » Fri, 6 Mar 2020 Seven Formula 1 teams are threatening legal action over the secret "settlement" agreed between Ferrari and the FIA over the Italian team's 2019 engine. It was already known that the non-Ferrari powered teams are furious about the lack of transparency and real penalty, but all seven of those outfits memorialised their rage by all issuing.....check out full post » Fri, 6 Mar 2020 Daniel Ricciardo is not sure his Renault car is capable of being on the podium in Australia. However, the Australian actually set the third fastest time overall of the six days of pre-season testing in Barcelona. "We are definitely not as fast as Mercedes," the 30-year-old, who is heading into a decisive second season of.....check out full post » Fri, 6 Mar 2020 Kimi Raikkonen says his former team Ferrari should not be written off so easily in 2020. Although a race is yet to be run, most observers - Ferrari included - agree that the Maranello team's 2020 car was off the pace in winter testing. Some assume that means Mercedes will walk to a seventh consecutive.....check out full post » Fri, 6 Mar 2020 Pirelli has decided not to take special tyres to the new Dutch F1 GP at refurbished Zandvoort this year. In winter testing, F1's official tyre supplier tested some unmarked new front tyres that were designed to more safely tackle the layout's new steeply banked corners. "I don't want to hear about 'panic'," Pirelli boss Mario.....check out full post » Fri, 6 Mar 2020 Red Bull-Honda is sounding very bullish about its chances of taking on Mercedes in 2020. Max Verstappen is giving very little away, but it is telling that he has had no complaints about the team's new car. "The RB16 is not a completely different car," the Dutchman told Ziggo Sport. "Overall the balance has improved and.....check out full post » Fri, 6 Mar 2020 Formula 1 should follow in the wheel tracks of the all-electric single seater series Formula E, according to six-time world champion Lewis Hamilton. The British driver was speaking as Mercedes' F1 team announced that it intends to be carbon-neutral by the end of 2020. His comments come as many regard F1 as being at a.....check out full post » Fri, 6 Mar 2020 The coronavirus crisis is continuing to cast a shadow over the start of the 2020 season. In Melbourne, preparations are in full swing for the season opener next weekend, with the first team staff understood to already be flying into Australia. But the government is said to be considering severe restrictions on those travelling from.....check out full post » Fri, 6 Mar 2020 Onboard lap of Max Verstappen driving for the first time around the new 2020 Zandvoort circuit in the normally aspirated RB8 Red Bull Racing V8 F1 car without the hideous Halo. First lap 👉🏻 @CPZtweets 🚀👌🏻 pic.twitter.com/D94IWhJuCp — Max Verstappen (@Max33Verstappen) March 4, 2020 Fri, 6 Mar 2020 Take a step inside our garage as we give you a glimpse into pre-season testing in Barcelona, as our drivers Kevin Magnussen and Romain Grosjean help us prepare for the 2020 Formula 1 season. Fri, 6 Mar 2020 Uncertainty remains the dominant mood as Formula 1 teams prepare for the opening races of 2020. Amid the coronavirus crisis, which has already claimed the Chinese F1 GP, the Melbourne season opener appears safe for now but strong doubts about Bahrain and Vietnam persist. F1's Italian-based contingent is most affected, as staff for Ferrari, AlphaTauri,.....check out full post » Fri, 6 Mar 2020 Max Verstappen has hit out at the way he is portrayed in the Netflix series Drive to Survive. With unprecedented access in the paddock and the team garages, the Netflix crew has put together a popular series whose second season has just been released. But not everyone is a fan. "I don't think it was.....check out full post » Fri, 6 Mar 2020 A letter calling on the FIA to clarify the saga about the legality of Ferrari's 2019 engine is doing the rounds. According to Auto Bild, the author of the letter is Mercedes boss Toto Wolff. The development follows the FIA's controversial announcement that a secret "settlement" with Ferrari had been reached following a lengthy investigation.....check out full post » Fri, 6 Mar 2020 Kevin Magnussen says he can imagine Haas team owner Gene Haas pulling out of Formula 1. Having entered the sport in 2016 to promote his company Haas Automation, Gene Haas made headlines recently by suggesting the team may not be on the 2021 grid. Magnussen, who drives for the small American team, told BT newspaper.....check out full post » Fri, 6 Mar 2020 Honda is not yet ready to commit to Red Bull or Formula 1 beyond 2021. The Japanese marque's F1 boss Masashi Yamamoto told the Japanese media source As-Web: "We are still negotiating with (Helmut) Marko." But he also admitted that the talks are deeper than simply with Red Bull. Asked if Honda wants to stay.....check out full post » Fri, 6 Mar 2020 Charles Leclerc is remaining upbeat, even after his boss Mattia Binotto admitted the 2020 Ferrari will not be an early winner this season. Expert analyses say the new red car may be as much as six tenths off the pace, and Binotto has even suggested Ferrari may switch its focus to 2021 quite early on......check out full post » Fri, 6 Mar 2020 Max Verstappen says he is concerned that his first home grand prix at Zandvoort this year will be stressful. He told Germany's RTL that he saw first-hand the strain that former teammate Daniel Ricciardo is under at his own home race in Australia, calling it "PR overload". "I saw it every time we were in.....check out full post » Fri, 6 Mar 2020 Former F1 driver Christijan Albers is not so sure Ferrari's driver lineup is ideal. Team boss Mattia Binotto thinks Sebastian Vettel alongside Charles Leclerc is the "best combination" on the grid. But Dutchman Albers, who drove for Minardi, Midland and Spyker, told MBS News that he doesn't necessarily agree. "Vettel does have the speed, but.....check out full post » Fri, 6 Mar 2020 Chase Carey says his negotiations with the teams over the next Concorde Agreement are "on the right track". The current commercial agreements expire at the end of this year, and Liberty Media has made no secret the new deal should memorialise significant changes in the way income is distributed and rules are made. "It's on.....check out full post » Fri, 6 Mar 2020 Sebastian Vettel has admitted the possibility that he could leave Ferrari. While rumours his contract will not be renewed have circulated, boss Mattia Binotti's latest message has been about the likelihood of a new deal for 2021. "We have started to discuss it with Seb," he is quoted by La Repubblica. "They are preliminary talks,.....check out full post » Fri, 6 Mar 2020 Robert Kubica thinks he would still be racing in Formula 1 if he had enjoyed a better car for his return to the grid last year. Instead, the Pole is now Alfa Romeo's new reserve driver, and he will combine that 2020 role with a race seat in the German touring car series DTM. He.....check out full post » Fri, 6 Mar 2020 Today Mercedes-Benz announced its sustainable business strategy for its motorsport activities, driving the change within F1 for more sustainable racing! Host Danny Hornigold interviews Nyck de Vries (Mercedes FE driver), Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes F1 Driver), Toto Wolff (Head of Mercedes Motorsports) and Marcus Schäfer (Mercedes Head of R&D). Fri, 6 Mar 2020 Looks like the 2020 Australian F1 GP is getting more certain each day. Pirelli published the overview of the selected tyres by each driver and team for the first race of the 2020 F1 Season. Fri, 6 Mar 2020 “As Shakira once said: These hips don’t lie.” 💭 The honey badger answers your questions! Fri, 6 Mar 2020 The Italian media suspects a whistleblower is behind the bizarre saga surrounding the legality of Ferrari's 2019 engine. Rival teams are reportedly furious that the FIA reached a secret "settlement" following a lengthy investigation into how the power unit works. At best, the story is confusing. "To understand, look outside the FIA," an unnamed team.....check out full post » Fri, 6 Mar 2020 Charles Leclerc says he would be happy if Ferrari signs up Sebastian Vettel for 2021. Amid rumours the Maranello team may replace the quadruple world champion with Carlos Sainz or Daniel Ricciardo, it actually appears as though boss Mattia Binotto intends to keep Vettel beyond his expiring contract. Leclerc, who has already been signed up.....check out full post » Fri, 6 Mar 2020 The signs are looking brighter that even amid the global coronavirus crisis, Formula 1 will race ahead in 2020. Earlier, with China already postponed, it looked possible that the other three opening races of the season - Australia, Bahrain and Vietnam - would also not happen. But Formula One Management has reportedly arranged charter flights.....check out full post » Fri, 6 Mar 2020 Toto Wolff has denied that Mercedes' drivers will get a huge advantage from the new 'DAS' innovation. Observers of on-board footage of the silver cars in the Barcelona test noticed Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas often pulling and pushing on the steering wheel, which adjusts the 'toe' of the front wheels. It is assumed that.....check out full post » Fri, 6 Mar 2020 Ferrari has admitted that it may write off the 2020 season quite early this year. Analyses of the recent winter testing in Barcelona claim that the Italian team's new car is the only one that is actually slower compared to 2019. Sebastian Vettel hinted that the situation could mean a change of strategy. "First we.....check out full post » Fri, 6 Mar 2020 Mercedes has a three-tenth advantage over Red Bull-Honda heading into Australia, according to an analysis done by a number of F1 engineers. Germany's specialist Auto Motor und Sport claims Ferrari comes in next in third place, about 5 to 6 tenths off the pace. Referring to Mercedes, Sebastian Vettel said: "They do fast laps with.....check out full post » Fri, 6 Mar 2020 It's taken ages, but it's FINALLY time to see Valtteri Bottas' new helmet design for the 2020 F1 season! And it's worth the wait... 😂😂😂 Fri, 6 Mar 2020 So, the start of a new season beckons and with 2020 the last year before the budget cap is introduced the teams have their chequebooks out. In this series, I will look at the ownership and funding of the teams in F1 and maybe uncover a dark secret or two. The budget cap of $175m.....check out full post » Fri, 6 Mar 2020 A statement issued by F1's governing body late last week poses "more questions than answers". That is the view of La Gazzetta dello Sport, after the FIA shocked the Formula 1 world last Friday by saying it had reached a secret "settlement" with Ferrari. It follows an investigation into the legality of Ferrari's 2019 engine,.....check out full post » Fri, 6 Mar 2020 Red Bull-Honda is now "a step closer" to winning the 2020 world championship. After winter testing, Mercedes appears to still be in a clear lead, but Red Bull has apparently leapfrogged the struggling Ferrari. "The car does what we expected and what we hoped for," said Marko, Red Bull's top Austrian official. "We start the.....check out full post » Fri, 6 Mar 2020 Sebastian Vettel does not think he will still be racing in Formula 1 when he turns 40. The oldest driver on the grid is 40-year-old Kimi Raikkonen. Vettel is just 32, but a slide in form in recent years has triggered speculation he may soon retire. The German looks set to sign a new deal.....check out full post » Fri, 6 Mar 2020 Racing Point's technical boss suggests teams like McLaren are just jealous of what has been dubbed the 'pink Mercedes'. It is rumoured that McLaren or Renault are not ruling out lodging an official protest about Racing Point's 2020 car in Melbourne. "I don't know what sort of claim they can bring against us," technical boss.....check out full post » Fri, 6 Mar 2020 Toto Wolff has hinted that Mercedes will not be able to pay Lewis Hamilton more in 2021. The six-time world champion's lucrative current contract runs out this year, and both have rubbished rumours that Hamilton is pushing for as much as $70 million per year for the new one. "Obviously every driver tries to negotiate.....check out full post » Fri, 6 Mar 2020 Barcelona is hoping to keep its place on the F1 calendar. The Spanish GP was only an eleventh-hour addition to this year's schedule, but talks between Circuit de Catalunya boss Joan Fontsere and F1 CEO Chase Carey took place at the venue last Friday. "There are those who say that F1 will not continue here,".....check out full post » Fri, 6 Mar 2020 Claire Williams claims criticism of the way she runs the once-great British team is due to sexism. Williams, founded by Claire's father Sir Frank Williams, finished dead last in 2019 and George Russell has admitted the 2020 car will also be the slowest this year. "We are undoubtedly in a better position," said Russell, who.....check out full post » |
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