Formula 1 News & Updates Week 12 Below you'll find this weeks news, results, videos, podcasts, sounds & photos from the world of Formula 1 |
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| Fri, 20 Mar 2020 As the world is going through an historic pandemic, I want to send you this message to tell you how close I am to all of you. Fri, 20 Mar 2020 Although Zandvoort, Barcelona and Monaco's 2020 race dates will no longer take place as scheduled, only the latter historic street race has been cancelled altogether. "As soon as the new date of the grand prix is confirmed, all spectators will be informed about the available options," organisers of the Spanish GP said. Dutch F1 GP.....check out full post » Fri, 20 Mar 2020 F1 teams have agreed to get actively involved in the fight against coronavirus. Italy's La Gazzetta dello Sport reports that Mercedes, Red Bull, McLaren and Williams have responded to the calls from governments to lend their technological and engineering power to the global pandemic. "Among the technologies the teams could help develop are lung ventilators,.....check out full post » Fri, 20 Mar 2020 Two conspicuous absences from F1's crisis conference calls are sure to ramp up speculation about the future of Toto Wolff. The Daily Mail reports that both Wolff, the Mercedes team boss, and Racing Point owner Lawrence Stroll did not take part in two separate rounds of talks this week that discussed the sport's next moves.....check out full post » Fri, 20 Mar 2020 Organisers of the Dutch F1 GP say it is the right thing to postpone the May 3 race at Zandvoort. On Thursday, it was decided that Zandvoort and Barcelona will be delayed, while the prestigious Monaco GP, scheduled for May 24, has been cancelled outright. Jan Lammers, representing Zandvoort, told the Dutch broadcaster NOS that.....check out full post » Fri, 20 Mar 2020 With the entire F1 world in disarray over the coronavirus pandemic, McLaren is facing another "interesting challenge". That is the view of Lawrence Barretto, a writer for F1's official website. He is referring to the fact that the British team is currently scheduled to switch from Renault to Mercedes power for 2021. However, the teams.....check out full post » Fri, 20 Mar 2020 Paul Ricard is "on standby" for news about the F1 venue's scheduled late June race date for the French GP. Every race until June - seven so far - has either been postponed or cancelled, meaning that on the original calendar, France is now technically round 3. But Zandvoort boss Jan Lammers doubts that even.....check out full post » Fri, 20 Mar 2020 Talks with Sebastian Vettel about a new Ferrari contract for 2021 are underway. That is the news from Mattia Binotto, the Ferrari boss. Currently, the factory at Maranello is closed as Italy is battered by the coronavirus pandemic. "The health of our employees is important. It's our top priority," he told F1's official website. One.....check out full post » Fri, 20 Mar 2020 Even amid the coronavirus crisis, a new Formula 1 team project is pressing on. Last September, it emerged that a prospective new outfit called Panthera Team Asia had set up camp near Silverstone. Co-founder Benjamin Durand said then: "Our goal is Formula 1 in 2021." And even now, Durand says the project is "moving forward"......check out full post » Fri, 20 Mar 2020 Fernando Alonso may struggle to find a team willing to host his return to Formula 1 in 2021. That is the view of former F1 driver JJ Lehto, after doors for the mercurial Spaniard at Ferrari, Red Bull, Mercedes and even McLaren reportedly all closed. Lehto thinks the last straw for most bosses in the.....check out full post » Fri, 20 Mar 2020 The international motorsport federation FIA and Formula 1 have postponed the Dutch Grand Prix at Zandvoort (May 3), Spain (May 10) and Monaco (May 24) due to the corona pandemic. The races in Australia, Bahrain, China and Vietnam were already removed from the 2020 calendar earlier this month. It is not known when the races.....check out full post » Fri, 20 Mar 2020 Analysing Formula 1’s greatest drivers will always be a harsh task and one which normally includes a high level of subjectivity. What in the world can we find in order to have an unbiased ranking in terms of the greatest drivers ever? Naturally, the numbers. Every Formula 1 fan, be it a casual viewer or.....check out full post » Fri, 20 Mar 2020 The 2020 Australian Grand Prix may have been cancelled, but that doesn’t mean we can’t show you what happened before everyone was stopped in their tracks. Fri, 20 Mar 2020 With the coronavirus pandemic having brought the sport - and the wider world - to an indefinite standstill, Formula 1 is still grappling to decide its next moves. In hurriedly organised teleconferences involving the teams, the FIA and Liberty Media, one major focus has been the reorganisation of the existing 2020 F1 calendar. With the.....check out full post » Fri, 20 Mar 2020 With F1 in tatters over coronavirus, Sergio Perez is ruing what could finally have been a great season for him. The Mexican is quoted by Spain's AS newspaper: "For a year when I have a car..." He is referring to the fact that he may not even get to race what was being called Racing.....check out full post » Fri, 20 Mar 2020 Formula 1 is set to jump aboard the world of virtual racing. On the face of it, this has already happened in the form of the official F1 Esports Series, which has raced since 2017 starring top gamers. But it was only after Melbourne was cancelled did F1's wider fan-base embrace the full potential of.....check out full post » Fri, 20 Mar 2020 In this series, I will look at the ownership and funding of the teams in F1 and maybe uncover a dark secret or two. Part 2: Scuderia Ferrari Mission Winnow. Ferrari the so-called heart and soul of F1 is owned by the worlds eight largest car manufacturer Fiat Chrysler Automobiles who own 29% of the.....check out full post » Fri, 20 Mar 2020 Chase Carey has admitted that, amid the ongoing global coronavirus crisis, he isn't sure when the 2020 season will get underway. That is despite the fact that reports are doing the rounds that suggest F1's authorities are now busily working on a 'plan B' calendar. Italy's La Gazzetta dello Sport says a video conference between.....check out full post » Fri, 20 Mar 2020 Lewis Hamilton says he is not yet looking to leap into Formula E - even though he admits that could be a more "ethical" choice. The six-time world champion has become outspoken on various progressive issues of the day, including climate change, sustainability and veganism. And for that reason, he admits that Formula E -.....check out full post » Fri, 20 Mar 2020 Mick Schumacher says he knows his surname is "not a guarantee" of a future in Formula 1. A year ago, as the son of F1 legend Michael Schumacher's Formula 2 career kicked off, the Ferrari junior secured tests in current-spec Ferrari and Alfa Romeo cars. But the Schumacher hype is now comparatively muted, in part.....check out full post » Fri, 20 Mar 2020 Closing a weekend without racing and fighting together is heartbreaking, especially in a place so special to us. But we will be back! Ciao Melbourne 🇦🇺, alla prossima! Fri, 20 Mar 2020 Barcelona circuit boss Joan Fontsere admits that May's Spanish GP will almost certainly not happen. Although only Australia, Bahrain, Vietnam and China have been postponed officially, F1 has admitted that the races in May are also unlikely to take place. "Our postponement is basically set," Fonsere told El Mundo Deportivo newspaper. "F1 is looking to.....check out full post » Fri, 20 Mar 2020 Honda says it would not have taken part in the Australian GP. Ultimately, the race weekend was cancelled at the eleventh hour over the coronavirus crisis. But Red Bull's Dr Helmut and Christian Horner said the team was ready to race. However, works engine partner Honda's F1 boss Masashi Yamamoto has revealed to the Japanese.....check out full post » Fri, 20 Mar 2020 A member of Pirelli's travelling F1 staff has tested positive for coronavirus in Melbourne. The news comes as McLaren confirms that the team member who tested positive in the paddock last Thursday is now recovering and "the symptoms have gone". However, F1 now has its second confirmed infection. "The person concerned is now following all.....check out full post » Fri, 20 Mar 2020 Cyril Abiteboul has played down the possibility that Sebastian Vettel might join Renault from 2021. The team boss admits that Renault may lose Daniel Ricciardo at the end of this year. "He should only be retained on a good basis - a shared basis," Abiteboul told Canal Plus. "It's an answer without an answer but.....check out full post » Fri, 20 Mar 2020 Red Bull has confirmed reports that Mercedes is no longer part of the 'gang of seven' teams who are siding furiously against Ferrari. Before the coronavirus crisis threw Formula 1 into chaos, every non Ferrari-affiliated team was threatening legal action over Ferrari's secret settlement with Ferrari, regarding the Italian team's 2019 engine legality. But we.....check out full post » Fri, 20 Mar 2020 Sebastian Vettel says he does not know if he would accept a step back into a midfield F1 team. At present, the quadruple world champion's contract at Ferrari is set to run out at the end of 2020. Dr Helmut Marko has said the energy drink team cannot afford to bring Vettel back to Red.....check out full post » Fri, 20 Mar 2020 Dr Helmut Marko says he has kept out of Daniil Kvyat's relationship problems. Last July, just before he was on the podium at Hockenheim, the Russian's then partner Kelly Piquet - the daughter of the triple world champion Nelson - gave birth to their first child. Kvyat and Piquet then split just before Christmas. "It's.....check out full post » Fri, 20 Mar 2020 Formula 1 factories remain open amid the global coronavirus crisis. With Ferrari's Maranello headquarters located inside the Italian 'red zone', both the road car facility and the F1 factory have been shut down for now. But chief F1 rivals Mercedes and Red Bull are still operational in the UK. "We can currently continue to work.....check out full post » Fri, 20 Mar 2020 F1's driver 'silly season' this year is likely to be delayed. That is the view of former F1 driver Mika Salo, who told the Finnish broadcaster MTV that the coronavirus situation and delayed 2020 championship will mean that contract talks over 2021 are also facing delays. Salo also pointed out another problem. "This situation will.....check out full post » Fri, 20 Mar 2020 Formula 1 CEO Chase Carey has written to all F1 fans in the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak and the effect it has had on the sport. Dear F1 Fans, We wanted to provide some thoughts and perspectives from last week as we address the coronavirus pandemic. First and foremost, our priority is the health.....check out full post » Fri, 20 Mar 2020 Antonio Giovinazzi says he has set his sights on a Ferrari race seat for 2021. Sebastian Vettel's contract runs out at the end of the year, and Ferrari junior and current Alfa Romeo racer Giovinazzi, who is Italian, does not hide that he is eyeing that seat. "I am aware that this will be an.....check out full post » Fri, 20 Mar 2020 So just the other day, when F1 and the FIA and the Victorian government locked thousands of similarly furious fans outside the Albert Park gates before calling off the whole dog and pony show about 12 hours too late, I may have lost my temper. To summarise what I said: Chase Carey should be sacked.....check out full post » Fri, 20 Mar 2020 Gunther Steiner says he is not sure if and when F1's 2020 season will get underway. Just before Friday practice last week, the Australian GP was called off due to a confirmed coronavirus case within the McLaren team. Reports indicate the staff member is now symptom free. Bahrain and Vietnam have also been postponed, and.....check out full post » Fri, 20 Mar 2020 Jan Lammers says he is still waiting to discuss the future of Zandvoort's scheduled return to the 2020 Formula 1 calendar. In the wake of the coronavirus crisis and the official postponement of the races in Australia, Bahrain, Vietnam and China, F1's authorities admit that the races scheduled for May could also be called off......check out full post » Fri, 20 Mar 2020 Roger Penske has admitted that the Indianapolis Motor Speedway is serious about bringing Formula 1 back to the fabled venue. Before the American motor racing legend bought the Speedway as well as the Indycar series late last year, the venue's road course hosted eight consecutive US grands prix until 2007. The US GP is now.....check out full post » Fri, 20 Mar 2020 Robert Kubica admits that Alfa Romeo may have a tough 2020 season. Having finished easily dead last in 2020, figures at the Williams team say they are now expecting to be able to take on Alfa Romeo this year. When asked by Przeglad Sportowy what targets the Hinwil based team can set in 2020, reserve.....check out full post » Fri, 20 Mar 2020 On the Saturday after a Friday 13 that F1 will never forget, Peter Windsor, in subdued downtown Melbourne, looks back at an Australian GP that never was and at where F1 may choose to go next. Does this enforced pause provide an opportunity to take stock of costs, to reduce F1's enormous global logistics footprint.....check out full post » Fri, 20 Mar 2020 Barcelona remains in talks about how the coronavirus situation will affect the forthcoming Spanish GP. With Australia, Bahrain, Vietnam and China all postponed, it was reported that Zandvoort and Barcelona - the first two races in Europe - would be the next to get the axe. But Circuit de Catalunya boss Joan Fontsere says talks.....check out full post » Fri, 20 Mar 2020 Hopes that F1's 2020 season may be able to start in Azerbaijan in early June are fading. Azerisport, a top Azerbaijani sports news source, said the country has suspended sporting events as the global coronavirus pandemic continues to worsen. Reportedly, talks are already underway to delay the June 7 street race in Baku. But F1.....check out full post » Fri, 20 Mar 2020 With F1's real-life 2020 world championship in tatters, the drivers are instead preparing to take their racing into the virtual world. Formula E driver Jean-Eric Vergne announced on social media that an online race called 'Not the Aus GP', based on the official F1 2019 game, will be streamed online on Sunday evening. "I believe.....check out full post » Fri, 20 Mar 2020 There is more to Formula 1 than what is depicted in the official Netflix series, according to Haas driver Kevin Magnussen. He is at least the second driver to question the reality of 'Drive to Survive', with Max Verstappen recently saying the producers of the series "position you in the way they want". Magnussen told.....check out full post » Fri, 20 Mar 2020 Organisers of the Dutch F1 GP at Zandvoort are waiting to hear more about the postponement of the 2020 race. After the eleventh-hour cancellation of the season opener in Australia, Liberty Media and the FIA have now announced that Bahrain and Vietnam are off for now too. The gap gives officials time to "study the.....check out full post » Fri, 20 Mar 2020 Lewis Hamilton says the Ferrari engine legality scandal could be "handled better". It is now emerging that, following a call between Fiat president John Elkann and Daimler CEO Ola Kallenius, Mercedes has withdrawn itself from the seven teams who were threatening legal action against Ferrari. Lewis Hamilton says the scandal, involving most other teams effectively.....check out full post » Fri, 20 Mar 2020 F1 team staff arriving back in Europe from Australia are now heading into a two-week quarantine period. For that reason, while talks about the races in Barcelona, Zandvoort and Monaco continue, the sport had no choice other than to officially postpone Bahrain and Vietnam. "The teams and employees must now go into quarantine, in some.....check out full post » Fri, 20 Mar 2020 F1's travelling circus will endure a nervous couple of weeks in the wake of the postponed Australian GP. Although a wheel didn't turn at Albert Park, the entire travelling sport made the trip from Europe only to learn that a McLaren team member was infected with coronavirus. A two-week period of quarantine for those who.....check out full post » Fri, 20 Mar 2020 F1 teams are expecting to take a financial hit from the unprecedented coronavirus situation. While the big teams have eye-watering budgets, Claire Williams admitted she is worried about the financial impact not being able to race will have on her Oxfordshire based team. That is because about half of the small teams' budgets comes from.....check out full post » Fri, 20 Mar 2020 If it had been up to some Formula 1 teams, they would be preparing to race in Sunday's ultimately-postponed Australian GP. Red Bull has admitted it was one of the teams who argued that the race should go on after a McLaren team member was confirmed to have coronavirus. "The local health authority gave its.....check out full post » Fri, 20 Mar 2020 Moscow Raceway, a permanent venue located 100 kilometres from the Russian capital, says it is "ready to discuss" replacing one of the postponed grands prix in 2020. So far, Sochi's September date for the Russian GP is not affected by the coronavirus situation. Only 45 cases of the Covid-19 disease have been reported within Russia......check out full post » Fri, 20 Mar 2020 Montreal is pushing ahead with preparations for its 2020 Canadian F1 GP. F1's authorities have declared that no racing is likely until the end of May, meaning that June's Baku and Montreal rounds could be the first this year. So despite Melbourne, Vietnam, Bahrain, China and probably Zandvoort, Barcelona and Monaco falling by the wayside,.....check out full post » |
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