Formula 1 News & Updates Week 20 Below you'll find this weeks news, results, videos, podcasts, sounds & photos from the world of Formula 1 |
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| Fri, 15 May 2020 Ferrari boss Mattia Binotto says he isn't sure what Sebastian Vettel will do beyond 2020. The parties are splitting up after the current unusual 'season', with quadruple world champion Vettel now linked either with retirement or a move to Mercedes or Renault. "I believe that the decision, with transparency and clarity, shows maturity," Binotto, who.....check out full post » Fri, 15 May 2020 Jumping ship to McLaren is "a risk" for Daniel Ricciardo. That is the view of former F1 driver Mika Salo, after Renault boss Cyril Abiteboul slammed Australian Ricciardo for not renewing his contract with the works team. "In our sport, and particularly within the current extraordinary situation, reciprocated confidence, unity and commitment are, more than.....check out full post » Fri, 15 May 2020 Opinions are split as to whether Carlos Sainz is an obvious 'number 2' driver for Charles Leclerc. Some believe the fact that Sebastian Vettel is departing, and that Daniel Ricciardo was not the one to replace him, demonstrates that Ferrari wanted a driver for a supporting role alongside new clear number 1 Charles Leclerc. Former.....check out full post » Fri, 15 May 2020 At the end of a sensational 'silly season' week for Formula 1, it now emerges that Fernando Alonso looks to be returning to the sport and Renault next year. Sources report that the deal is almost done, with Renault, Alonso and his manager Flavio Briatore all dropping photographic hints on social media in recent hours......check out full post » Fri, 15 May 2020 A Ferrari race seat would have been "too much responsibility" for Antonio Giovinazzi. Those are the words of team boss Mattia Binotto, as he explained why 25-year-old Carlos Sainz - a driver developed by Red Bull - has been chosen to be Charles Leclerc's 2021 teammate. 25-year-old Italian Giovinazzi, on the other hand, is the.....check out full post » Fri, 15 May 2020 The fate of the planned 2020 'season opener' in Austria should be known within days. The news agency Austria Presse Agentur reports that the full written plan for dealing with back-to-back races in July amid the corona crisis has been sent by promoter Red Bull and Formula 1 to the Austrian government. Health minister Rudolf.....check out full post » Fri, 15 May 2020 We all know he loves the whine of an old V12 and hates the ping of an Instagram notification, but you really have to hand it to Sebastian Vettel for injecting a bit of good old-fashioned intrigue into the worst and most mind-numbingly boring Formula 1 'season' of all time. F1 scribblers obsessing about Lando.....check out full post » Fri, 15 May 2020 Scuderia Ferrari announced that Carlos Sainz will drive for the team in the 2021 and 2022 seasons of the Formula 1 World Championship. Mattia Binotto, Managing Director Gestione Sportiva and Team Principal “I’m pleased to announce that Carlos will join Scuderia Ferrari as from the 2021 championship. With five seasons already behind him, Carlos has.....check out full post » Fri, 15 May 2020 Reports that Sebastian Vettel is set to sign for McLaren for 2021 are apparently wide of the mark. Shortly after the four-time world champion's Ferrari exit was announced, Auto Bild claimed a new deal with countryman and McLaren boss Andreas Seidl was on the cards. "McLaren and Vettel would be a mega story," former Mercedes.....check out full post » Fri, 15 May 2020 Only managing to race a few times in 2020 would be the "worst" outcome for struggling Formula 1 teams. That is the view of Cyril Abiteboul, the boss of the works Renault team who tells Germany's Auto Motor und Sport that the French marque's F1 project is "not on the brink" amid the corona crisis......check out full post » Fri, 15 May 2020 Another name has been added to speculation about who might replace the departing Sebastian Vettel at Ferrari in 2020. Although it is believed Carlos Sainz is close to a deal or may even have signed one already, others including Daniel Ricciardo and Antonio Giovinazzi have also been mentioned. But former F1 driver JJ Lehto thinks.....check out full post » Fri, 15 May 2020 Spa-Francorchamps has been given a tentative green-light to re-open the Belgian GP venue. It comes after race boss Vanessa Maes said last week that Spa is waiting for authorities to allow preparations for its original August 30 grand prix date to resume amid the corona crisis. Currently, mass events in Belgium are banned until August.....check out full post » Fri, 15 May 2020 Ferrari is eyeing "another young driver" to be Charles Leclerc's new teammate for 2021. That is the admission of Ferrari vice chairman Piero Ferrari, who is the late Enzo Ferrari's son. This week, the Maranello team announced that Sebastian Vettel will depart at the end of the year. The leading candidate to replace the 32-year-old.....check out full post » Fri, 15 May 2020 Daniel Ricciardo looks set to leave Renault. Melbourne's Age newspaper said an announcement to that effect is expected early on Thursday. It is rumoured that he will replace the Ferrari-bound Carlos Sainz at McLaren for 2021. Renault boss Cyril Abiteboul hinted that the French team needs to save money on drivers for 2021. Ricciardo joined.....check out full post » Fri, 15 May 2020 Dr Helmut Marko has clarified yet again that there is no room for Red Bull's former champion Sebastian Vettel alongside Max Verstappen next year. The Austrian team official admits there has been contact with the quadruple world champion, but "We can't afford to have two superstars on our team". "We don't want that either," Red.....check out full post » Fri, 15 May 2020 To the backdrop of Sebastian Vettel's likely departure from Ferrari at the end of this contract term, Peter Windsor looks at the reasons why it hasn't worked for the German at Maranello and at who might replace him. Fri, 15 May 2020 We know you miss them 😍 While we are waiting to go back on track, enjoy #Seb5 and #Charles16 answering your questions Tifosi 🎥 Fri, 15 May 2020 On 13 May 1950, the British Grand Prix was held at Silverstone. It was the first Word Championship Formula One race in history. Thank you, Formula 1. ❤ Fri, 15 May 2020 Boys and their toys. 😂 This was so much fun. It was so so cold, and these tiny cars were so LOUD. Officially filmed for one of our Grand Prix previews but we're sharing the outtakes NOW. Fri, 15 May 2020 F1 turns 70-years-old on May 13, so to celebrate we have invited perennial favourite Martin Brundle back on the show to discuss the best F1 cars he’s ever driven. The Englishman, a nine-time F1 podium finisher, is one of the only people on the planet to have driven race-winning cars from every decade of the.....check out full post » Fri, 15 May 2020 Amid speculation he may retire, Sebastian Vettel is already being linked with three potential new teams for 2021. Prior to Ferrari's confirmation that he is leaving the Maranello team after this year, rumours were already suggesting Renault or McLaren could be potential alternatives for the quadruple world champion. "For me it is quite clear that.....check out full post » Fri, 15 May 2020 Formula 1 has a "very big obligation" to get back up and racing, according to former driver Pedro de la Rosa. The sport is planning its first back-to-back 'ghost races' for July, beginning in Austria with a range of intense safety measures including regular coronavirus testing. "I think that, little by little, the world has.....check out full post » Fri, 15 May 2020 Speculation about Sebastian Vettel's next move is already in a high gear. On Tuesday, Ferrari announced that the German driver is not staying at the Maranello team beyond 2020. Team boss Mattia Binotto said there was "no specific reason" for the joint decision, while the quadruple world champion hinted that the required "perfect harmony" is.....check out full post » Fri, 15 May 2020 Ralf Schumacher thinks a reduction in motor racing "hype" in the country could mean that not a single German driver is on the grid in 2020. There is speculation Sebastian Vettel, who is definitely leaving Ferrari, may actually now retire. He is currently the only German driver in F1. But ten years ago, a full.....check out full post » Fri, 15 May 2020 The announcement of Sebastian Vettel's post-2020 departure from Ferrari means one of the most coveted seats in Formula 1 is now up for grabs. "It's definitely not me," Max Verstappen smiled in the hours following the announcement on Tuesday. The leading candidates are actually Verstappen's old Toro Rosso teammate Carlos Sainz, and current Renault driver.....check out full post » Fri, 15 May 2020 Dr Helmut Marko has played down suggestions Daniel Ricciardo could return to Red Bull Racing in 2021. Australian Ricciardo, whose Renault contract is expiring, has also been linked with Sebastian Vettel's Ferrari seat. Marko told Sport1 that he would prefer if Alexander Albon performs strongly enough to keep the second Red Bull seat alongside Max.....check out full post » Fri, 15 May 2020 Notwithstanding F1's decimated race calendar for 2020, Chase Carey says he is determined to put together a full schedule of grands prix for 2021. The American heads the sport's owner Liberty Media, who according to Auto Motor und Sport has already advanced survival payments to Haas, Alfa Romeo, Racing Point, AlphaTauri and even Renault. But.....check out full post » Fri, 15 May 2020 Nico Rosberg has questioned former teammate Lewis Hamilton's claim that he is fitter than ever amid the corona shutdown. Mercedes' Hamilton claims he is "fitter and healthier" than ever, even though drivers are in the midst of what will be a five month layoff for the pandemic. Hamilton also said the period of no races.....check out full post » Fri, 15 May 2020 AlphaTauri has a plan in the event that a coronavirus infection is confirmed during F1's planned return to racing from July. F1 doctor Professor Gerard Saillant recently declared that, unlike in Melbourne, the sport will keep racing even if a new infection emerges in the paddock. "If an employee is infected by the virus, there.....check out full post » Fri, 15 May 2020 Nico Hulkenberg says he might return to racing - even if it is not Formula 1. "It depends on the sporting perspective," the former Renault driver, who lost his seat at the end of 2019, told DPA news agency. Hulkenberg, 32, contested almost 180 grands prix in a decade-long career, but never finished on the.....check out full post » Fri, 15 May 2020 Bernie Ecclestone says he "can't imagine" Formula 1 without Ferrari. Recently, amid suggestions the sport will force through a reduced budget cap for 2021, team boss Mattia Binotto hinted that the Maranello team could look elsewhere in the world of motor racing. "I could never imagine Formula 1 without Ferrari," former F1 supremo Ecclestone told.....check out full post » Fri, 15 May 2020 Sebastian Vettel will leave Ferrari at the end of 2020. Germany's Bild newspaper and Auto Motor und Sport were the first to reveal that the quadruple world champion and Ferrari have not been able to agree on a contract extension. Bild cited a source as it claimed the news would be made official on Tuesday......check out full post » Fri, 15 May 2020 Franz Tost is hopeful F1's plan for 'ghost races' starting in July will work out. That is despite the fact that there are obvious issues with that plan to re-start amid the corona crisis. For instance, British PM Boris Johnson has announced that all international travellers will need to quarantine for a full two weeks,.....check out full post » Fri, 15 May 2020 Daniel Ricciardo has admitted that his own future in Formula 1 is on his mind during the corona crisis. First team advisor Alain Prost, and now boss Cyril Abiteboul, have revealed in recent days that it is possible Australian Ricciardo will leave after 2020. Sebastian Vettel could be a candidate to replace him. "As far.....check out full post » Fri, 15 May 2020 Ferrari should consider entering the Indycar championship. That is the view of Mario Andretti, a legend of both the top category of American open wheeler racing as well as Formula 1. Recently, as talk about reducing the F1 budget cap for 2021 intensified, Ferrari boss Mattia Binotto suggested the Italian marque could consider racing elsewhere......check out full post » Fri, 15 May 2020 Barcelona is still hoping to remain on the F1 calendar beyond 2020. On the face of it, the Spanish circuit is firmly established in the sport, having hosted its first F1 race in 1991 and now serving as the exclusive winter test venue. But the 2020 race contract was actually a one-off, agreed at the.....check out full post » Fri, 15 May 2020 Fernando Alonso is hoping his countryman and friend Carlos Sainz has a "good future" in Formula 1. Spaniard Sainz, who currently drives for Alonso's former team McLaren, is being linked with a move to Ferrari for 2021. "If an agreement is not reached with Sebastian Vettel, I quietly doubt that Ricciardo would be interested," said.....check out full post » Fri, 15 May 2020 Nicholas Latifi is settling in for "several more weeks" away from the world of Formula 1. The Canadian said it was "really strange" when he travelled to Australia for his debut race, only for it to be cancelled at the last minute over coronavirus. "At the start, we weren't sure what to do, so I.....check out full post » Fri, 15 May 2020 Ziggo Sport, the Dutch broadcaster of Formula 1, will not be present at July's planned re-start of the 2020 season in Austria. Although it was understood that members of the media would be excluded at the 'ghost race' anyway, Ziggo reporter Jack Plooij said the company has been in contact with F1. "We are not.....check out full post » Fri, 15 May 2020 BMW has accused fellow German carmaker Audi of "jeopardising" the future of the German touring car series DTM. The category's viability is hanging by a thread after Audi decided to pull out after 2020, which would leave BMW as the only competitor. Klaus Frohlich, a BMW board member, told Suddeutsche Zeitung newspaper that Audi has.....check out full post » Fri, 15 May 2020 Interview with Lewis Hamilton to find out what he’s been up to during this isolation period… from trying to learn a new language, to attempting to beat his own Gran Turismo lap record challenge, future planning and training hard for when F1 gets back to racing, our six-time F1 World Champion has certainly been keeping.....check out full post » Fri, 15 May 2020 Go behind the scenes in the Netherlands with Max Verstappen and Alex Albon to see how the crew filmed across so many iconic Dutch locations for the Dutch Road Trip: From Port to Zandvoort. Fri, 15 May 2020 The ultimate road trip through the Netherlands – Aston Martin Red Bull Racing style. Max Verstappen shows Alex Albon the amazing places his country has to offer, the only way he knows how! Fri, 15 May 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 6: Renault Renault has undergone several changes internally through 2019 after former CEO Carlos Ghosn was arrested in Japan last December over alleged financial misconduct. He subsequently fled Japan to.....check out full post » |
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