Formula 1 News & Updates Week 21 Below you'll find this weeks news, results, videos, podcasts, sounds & photos from the world of Formula 1 |
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| Fri, 22 May 2020 Tribute to 70 years of formula 1 and how these challenges times united the Formula 1 teams to fight against the COVID-19 virus. In this video the F1 teams show their incredible high level of development, innovation, skill and engineering. Fri, 22 May 2020 Following a long factory lockdown amid Italy's coronavirus epidemic, Ferrari's fabled headquarters at Maranello have now re-opened. "On Monday we opened the F1 division," test driver Marc Gene told Radio Marca. "Everything has been prepared for, with many corona tests." The Spaniard said Ferrari will now work hard to improve its 2020 car prior to.....check out full post » Fri, 22 May 2020 The world of Formula 1 could know by the end of next week if the 2020 season will get up and running in July. Red Bull, the Red Bull Ring in Spielberg, and Formula 1 have applied to relevant authorities in Austria for approval for back-to-back 'ghost races' in early to mid July. "The answer,.....check out full post » Fri, 22 May 2020 Ferrari vice chairman and 10 percent owner Piero Ferrari has suggested the Maranello marque may tackle the fabled Indianapolis 500 in future. Team boss Mattia Binotto recently admitted that the ever-lowering budget cap in Formula 1 means Ferrari is now "looking at Indycar". "Ferrari feels a lot of social responsibility towards its employees and we.....check out full post » Fri, 22 May 2020 Valtteri Bottas' name is the latest to join the 2021 driver 'silly season'. Speculation is gaining speed that Mercedes boss Toto Wolff sees George Russell, not Sebastian Vettel, as the ideal next teammate for Lewis Hamilton. Reports in Germany suggest that Bottas' manager Didier Coton has been in talks with Renault, who need to replace.....check out full post » Fri, 22 May 2020 2021 Ferrari driver Carlos Sainz is "well connected with the Todt family", according to former F1 driver Timo Glock. Spaniard Sainz, whose father is the rallying legend of the same name, has been selected by the Maranello team as Sebastian Vettel's successor. And according to Glock, Ferrari's notorious politics may have helped the 25-year-old current.....check out full post » Fri, 22 May 2020 Sergey Sirotkin is hoping to return to Formula 1. The Russian raced for Williams in 2018 before serving as McLaren and Renault's reserve driver last year. This year, though, his mission is to put together a 2021 race deal. "I am more concerned than anyone on the question of a return," said the 24-year-old, who.....check out full post » Fri, 22 May 2020 Many believe that Formula 1 is one of the greatest motorsports of all time, and that is absolutely thrilling to watch and bet on. This is not a surprise since the races are always held in exotic and marvelous destinations and there is a lot to track among the drivers and the competition is always.....check out full post » Fri, 22 May 2020 Fernando Alonso "knows best" when it comes to deciding whether to return to Formula 1 next year. That is the view of future Ferrari driver Carlos Sainz's father and namesake, when asked by Italy's Sky Sport 24 to comment on speculation linking family friend Alonso with Renault for 2021. On the face of it, returning.....check out full post » Fri, 22 May 2020 Zak Brown says it would be "unfortunate" if Britain counts itself out of Formula 1's attempt to get back up and racing in 2020. Seven of the ten F1 teams, including Brown-led McLaren, are based in the UK. But the British government's 14-day quarantine rule could rule out Silverstone as the host of the next.....check out full post » Fri, 22 May 2020 Niki Lauda's voice is conspicuously "missing" during the corona crisis, according to his former business partner Toto Wolff. It is now a full year since Lauda, the F1 legend and former Mercedes chairman, passed away at the age of 70. "The more the time passes, the more I realise how much I miss him," Wolff,.....check out full post » Fri, 22 May 2020 There are no negotiations with Sebastian Vettel at present, Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff insists. Rumours suggest that Wolff is under pressure from Daimler to sign the quadruple world champion, who will leave Ferrari at the end of the year. It is believed Wolff is more inclined to promote George Russell for 2021, amid speculation.....check out full post » Fri, 22 May 2020 FIA president Jean Todt is not worried Ferrari will wield its unique and controversial 'veto' to derail Formula 1's course through the corona crisis. The most contentious measure - the reduction of the $175 million budget cap for 2021 - is finally set to be voted on after a delay and much discussion. Although Todt.....check out full post » Fri, 22 May 2020 Sebastian Vettel will put his throttle to the floor when he contests his last races with Ferrari later in 2020. That is the prediction of the quadruple world champion's friend and former F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone. "Don't underestimate who Sebastian gets plenty of counsel from - Bernie," Vettel's former Red Bull teammate Mark Webber says......check out full post » Fri, 22 May 2020 Luca di Montezemolo claims that he almost became boss of Formula 1. The former Ferrari president was asked by La Gazzetta dello Sport this week to comment on the one-year anniversary of the death of the great Niki Lauda. Lauda and Montezemolo worked together closely at Ferrari some decades ago. Lauda won his first race.....check out full post » Fri, 22 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 7: Williams Williams F1 is owned by Sir Frank Williams (51.3%); Brad Hollinger (11.7%), Patrick Head (9.3%), with 24.1% traded on the stock market and 3.6% held by the employee.....check out full post » Fri, 22 May 2020 Alain Prost has hit back at suggestions 'customer cars' could be a solution amid F1's corona crisis. Red Bull's Christian Horner and Ferrari's Mattia Binotto have suggested the smaller teams could substantially cut costs amid the crisis by simply buying complete year-old cars from their bigger rivals. F1 legend Prost, now a director at Renault's.....check out full post » Fri, 22 May 2020 The re-start of F1's corona-marred 2020 season is not yet official, according to FIA president Jean Todt. While it appears as though the season will begin in Austria with back-to-back 'ghost races' in early July, the government is yet to rubber-stamp the plan. After that, the sport's plan is to move on to Silverstone. But.....check out full post » Fri, 22 May 2020 Carlos Sainz says he hopes his move to Ferrari will give the future of the Spanish GP at boost. We have already reported that Spanish broadcasters are shaping up for a EUR 100 million fight for the F1 television rights, after Spaniard Sainz was signed up by Ferrari for 2021. Also in play is the.....check out full post » Fri, 22 May 2020 Sebastian Vettel's retirement at 32 would be an "absolute disaster", according to German motor racing legend Hans-Joachim Stuck. The quadruple world champion has already announced his departure from Ferrari at the end of 2020, with many insiders playing down the likelihood that he will switch to Renault. If Vettel retires, Germany will no longer be.....check out full post » Fri, 22 May 2020 Dutch commentator Olav Mol has played down hopes that Sebastian Vettel might keep his Formula 1 career alive at Mercedes. With the quadruple world champion and Ferrari splitting at the end of the year, Mercedes boss Toto Wolff has indicated that Vettel is an option for 2021. "As far as I am concerned, there is.....check out full post » Fri, 22 May 2020 Former F1 team owner and boss Giancarlo Minardi is not sure that Fernando Alonso should make his return to Formula 1 with Renault. Alonso, who made his debut back in 2001 in a Minardi, is now linked with returning from a two-year sabbatical to replace the McLaren-bound Daniel Ricciardo at Renault for 2021. "I haven't.....check out full post » Fri, 22 May 2020 A source at Renault's works team reports that there is "no rush" to decide the identity of Daniel Ricciardo's replacement for 2021. On the face of it, the team may be seen to be in crisis, with big-name signing Ricciardo defecting to McLaren and the parent company struggling financially amid the corona crisis. Groupe Renault.....check out full post » Fri, 22 May 2020 On the 12th April, the world of motorsport lost a giant with the news that iconic 16-time Grand Prix winner Sir Stirling Moss had passed away aged 90. In the final few years of his life, Moss stopped doing public appearances and interviews because of his health. But he did sit down for a chat.....check out full post » Fri, 22 May 2020 Spanish broadcasters are shaping up to fight over the Formula 1 television rights for 2021 and beyond. Movistar, owned by Telefonica, is the current broadcaster in Spain, but that contract is running out this year. And El Periodico newspaper claims that Dazn, a British sports streaming broadcaster that operates within Spain, wants to secure the.....check out full post » Fri, 22 May 2020 Fernando Alonso has admitted he is contemplating a return to Formula 1. Amid speculation the Spaniard is eyeing Daniel Ricciardo's Renault vacancy for 2021, his manager Flavio Briatore on Monday claimed Alonso is "motivated", "detoxed" and "ready to return". When asked about his next challenge during a conversation with University of Real Madrid students, Alonso.....check out full post » Fri, 22 May 2020 FIA president Jean Todt looks set to remain FIA president even after the mandatory end of his final term that was set to definitely expire in 2021. However, he indicated recently that he may be asked to stay on board through the exceptional circumstances of the corona crisis. At the same time, reports have been.....check out full post » Fri, 22 May 2020 The Austrian government has played down hopes F1's 2020 'season opener' may be raced in front of spectators. Currently, Red Bull - the promoter of the Austrian F1 GP at Spielberg - is waiting merely to have its 'ghost race' plan for July rubber-stamped by authorities. "We hope to receive a response from the ministry.....check out full post » Fri, 22 May 2020 Opinions are split as to whether Fernando Alonso will return to Formula 1 next year. His manager Flavio Briatore says the Spaniard is "ready" to return after a two-year sabbatical, while Alonso now admits that F1, sports cars or Indycar are all possibilities. The Alonso speculation has ramped up after Daniel Ricciardo and Renault -.....check out full post » Fri, 22 May 2020 The term “legend” is used ad nauseam these days, as brands and marketeers look to ride the wave of macabre interest that surrounds a celebrity or cult figure when they pass away. However, when it comes to Stirling Moss there is no doubt that the term is apt because he did what only the greatest.....check out full post » Fri, 22 May 2020 Former French GP venue Magny Cours has ruled out hosting a Formula 1 'ghost race' amid the corona crisis. L'Equipe claims that Liberty Media has reached out to multiple European circuits with FIA homologation to host grands prix, including Magny Cours which last hosted a race in 2008. It is claimed that circuits located away.....check out full post » Fri, 22 May 2020 Carlos Sainz has obviously been selected to be Ferrari's number 2 driver, according to Flavio Briatore. Having presided as Benetton and Renault team boss over four separate titles with Michael Schumacher and Fernando Alonso, Briatore always ran a policy of pairing a "very special" driver with a competent teammate. "The situation seems clear to me,".....check out full post » Fri, 22 May 2020 Mercedes "should consider" signing up Sebastian Vettel for 2021. That is the view of former F1 supremo and Vettel confidante Bernie Ecclestone, who only recently advised the German to snub a "super top team" for 2021 and instead "build" up a midfielder like Renault. But Ecclestone now tells f1-insider: "In the current situation, Mercedes should.....check out full post » Fri, 22 May 2020 In this great interview recorded back in december 2017 you can get a blimps of the great entrepreneur Ron Dennis. With some luck, great skill, ambition and endless devotion he took McLaren to the top. In this extensive interview he gives us some great insights he experienced during his career and life. Some of the.....check out full post » Fri, 22 May 2020 Russia could be the first country to host a Formula 1 race with spectators in 2020. That is the view of Alexey Titov, boss of the Sochi race promoter Rosgonki. He says the current plan is for the race to go ahead exactly as scheduled on September 27. "I think our race has every chance.....check out full post » Fri, 22 May 2020 Speculation Sebastian Vettel might retire at the end of 2020 is ramping up, with McLaren revealing that it never even negotiated with the Ferrari refugee. "The subject of Sebastian was never raised with us," team boss Andreas Seidl, who is reported to have been close with the quadruple world champion, told Sky Germany's 'Warm up.....check out full post » Fri, 22 May 2020 Toto Wolff admits he is "currently discussing" what role he will play at Mercedes beyond 2020. Speculation he might leave the team altogether ramped up after Wolff invested millions in the newly Lawrence Stroll-controlled Aston Martin. He insists it has nothing to do with Stroll's F1 team. "It is a purely financial investment," Wolff told.....check out full post » Fri, 22 May 2020 Mugello is still interested in hosting a replacement Italian GP amid the corona crisis, according to local mayor Federico Ignesti. It is not clear if the regular Italian F1 GP host Monza will be able to host a race, even behind closed doors without spectators. "I have high hopes that the race can take place.....check out full post » Fri, 22 May 2020 Lance Stroll is already signed up to remain at Racing Point - to be called Aston Martin by then - in 2021. That is the news of Racing Point boss Otmar Szafnauer. The Silverstone based team is owned by Stroll's father, Lawrence Stroll. It was already known that Sergio Perez is staying put, but it.....check out full post » Fri, 22 May 2020 Ferrari has made a good choice by signing up Carlos Sainz for 2021, according to Dr Helmut Marko. As the head of Red Bull's notorious and successful driver development program, Marko brought the Spaniard into Formula 1 in 2015. "First of all, Carlos is a great guy," Marko is quoted by La Gazzetta dello Sport......check out full post » Fri, 22 May 2020 Fernando Alonso is "ready to return" to Formula 1, according to his long-time manager Flavio Briatore. Speculation that Spaniard Alonso, 38, is close to signing with his former team Renault to replace Daniel Ricciardo in 2021 is now rife. France's Auto Hebdo is reporting that a pre-agreement is already signed, while Marca sports newspaper in.....check out full post » Fri, 22 May 2020 Dr Helmut Marko says it is crucial that Formula 1 manages to organise a minimum number of races amid the corona crisis in 2020. A draft calendar featuring 19 races between July and December is currently doing the rounds on the internet, but there are doubts about how many of them will actually happen. "I.....check out full post » Fri, 22 May 2020 Many in Formula 1 and motorsport are living without an income at present, according to safety car driver Bernd Maylander. He told Auto Motor und Sport that he is one of those people who needs the races to actually take place before being paid. "I am a freelancer," said the German. "I can only issue.....check out full post » Fri, 22 May 2020 Hermann Tilke has hit back at one of the main criticisms made about the circuits his company designs for Formula 1. "Sometimes I feel the urge to respond to criticism," said the German, who has inked many of the current tracks including Bahrain, China, Abu Dhabi and others. "We are always criticised for the run-off.....check out full post » Fri, 22 May 2020 Bernie Ecclestone has decided to leave Brazil and return to Europe, according to Germany's Bild newspaper. For the duration of the pandemic so far, the former F1 supremo has been at his wife Fabiana's coffee plantation and farm in Brazil. But Ecclestone, 89, says Fabiana's pregnancy means they now want to go to Switzerland. "We.....check out full post » Fri, 22 May 2020 Luca di Montezemolo has dismissed reports that he could become the next FIA president. Although it is rumoured Jean Todt could try to stay on beyond his expiring term next year because of the corona crisis, former Ferrari president Montezemolo has been linked with the job. "I read about that hypothesis," Montezemolo, 72, told the.....check out full post » Fri, 22 May 2020 Toto Wolff has admitted signing German Sebastian Vettel for 2021 would be a "good marketing story" for Mercedes. Many believe the quadruple world champion, having decided to leave Ferrari, will not settle for a midfield seat like Renault. "There are still some interesting places for him," Mercedes team boss told the Austrian broadcaster ORF. "But.....check out full post » Fri, 22 May 2020 On-line from Florida, USA, 1992 F1 World Champion, Nigel Mansell, CBE, catches up with Peter Windsor. To the background of Silverstone possibly staging the British GP behind closed doors in two months' time, Peter asks Nigel if he could have driven to his epic 1987 British GP win in front of empty grandstands. Peter also.....check out full post » Fri, 22 May 2020 Sauber Motorsport celebrates half a century of history today, as the company marks the 50th anniversary of its founding on the 15th of May, 1970. Since that day, when Peter Sauber started the eponymous brand, the name has become a familiar one in motor racing, moving from hillclimbs to circuit racing before achieving success at.....check out full post » Fri, 22 May 2020 Sebastian Vettel's impending departure from Ferrari has created a slot at Renault that could be filled by Fernando Alonso. The Spaniard is keen to return to F1 in 2022, when new car regulations will be in force - but will he now fast-forward his decision? Having won two World Championships with Renault, he of course.....check out full post » |
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