Archives of Year: 2019 - Page 12

Red Bull tells Mercedes to protest Ferrari engine

Ferrari's rivals in Brazil held fire on lodging an official protest against the Maranello team's engine. With two technical directives already issued and both...

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17 Nov 2019

Allison: Mercedes working hard on 2020 car

Mercedes is already working hard on its car for 2020. Indeed, team boss Toto Wolff is this weekend missing his first grand prix since...

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17 Nov 2019

Verstappen manager admits Honda could quit

Max Verstappen's manager has admitted the possibility that Honda could quit Formula 1 after 2020. Next year is Verstappen's last chance to break the...

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17 Nov 2019

Ecclestone thinks Mercedes could quit F1

Bernie Ecclestone has told the F1 world not to dismiss rumours about Mercedes quitting the sport. In Brazil, after Mercedes won its sixth consecutive...

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17 Nov 2019

Marko: 'No deadline' for 2021 decision

Dr Helmut Marko says there is "no deadline" for Red Bull to commit to Formula 1 beyond 2020. At present, there is great uncertainty...

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17 Nov 2019

Ferrari could stop Wolff becoming F1 boss

Bernie Ecclestone isn't so sure that Toto Wolff will be the next F1 supremo. In Wolff's rare absence this weekend in Brazil, rumours are...

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17 Nov 2019

Racing Point 'watching' Mick Schumacher

Racing Point boss Otmar Szafnauer admits he is keeping an eye on Mick Schumacher. Formula 2 driver Schumacher, 20, is the high profile son...

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17 Nov 2019

2019 Brazilian F1 GP Post-Quali Press Conference

DRIVERS 1 – Max Verstappen (Red Bull Racing) 2 – Sebastian Vettel (Ferrari) 3 – Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) TRACK INTERVIEWS (Conducted by Paul Di...

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17 Nov 2019

Starting Grid 2019 Brazilian F1 GP

F1 Race Event: Brazilian F1 Grand Prix Race Track: Interlagos Circuit Start time: 15:10 (local) | 17:10 GMT | 09:10 PT Max Verstappen scored his...

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16 Nov 2019

Qualifying Results 2019 Brazilian F1 GP

F1 Race Event: Brazilian F1 Grand Prix Race Track: Interlagos Circuit Weather: dry 20.6-°C Tarmac: dry  35.2°C Humidity : 89.9% Wind : 1.8 m/s SW...

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16 Nov 2019

Lap Times 3rd Free Practice 2019 Brazilian F1 GP

F1 Race Event: Brazilian F1 Grand Prix Race Track: Interlagos Circuit Weather: dry  19.3-21.5-°C Tarmac: dry  31.8-36.5°C Humidity : 66.6% Wind : 0.6 m/s W...

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16 Nov 2019

2019 Brazilian F1 GP Constructors Press Conference

TEAM REPRESENTATIVES Toyoharu Tanabe (Honda), Otmar Szafnauer (Racing Point), Christian Horner (Red Bull Racing), Frédéric Vassuer (Alfa Romeo), Mario Isola (Pirelli) PRESS CONFERENCE Q:...

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16 Nov 2019

Team boss admits Gene Haas could quit F1

Team boss Gunther Steiner says he is waiting to hear if Haas owner Gene Haas will commit to Formula 1 beyond 2020. The American...

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16 Nov 2019

Ferrari engine back on song in Brazil

Despite two technical directives and a poor showing in Austin, Ferrari's controversial engine is back on song in Brazil. According to Auto Motor und...

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16 Nov 2019

Brazil GP promoter slams Rio switch rumours

Brazilian GP promoter Tamas Rohonyi says he is not worried about losing the Formula 1 race to Rio de Janeiro. The prospect of a...

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16 Nov 2019

Vettel 'expects' to stay in F1 beyond 2020

Sebastian Vettel has indicated he wants to stay in Formula 1 beyond 2020. Earlier, some suggested the quadruple world champion could bow out of...

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16 Nov 2019

Ocon hoping for early Renault test

Esteban Ocon is hoping to get his Renault career off to an early start. Although he has been announced as Daniel Ricciardo's teammate for...

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16 Nov 2019

Villeneuve: Hulkenberg's F1 career definitely 'over'

Nico Hulkenberg's Formula 1 career is "over". That is the view of outspoken 1997 world champion Jacques Villeneuve, even though the Renault refugee is...

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16 Nov 2019

Source: Penske could buy Mercedes' F1 team

Mercedes' Formula 1 team is for sale. That is the claim of the German publication Auto Bild, citing the information of a 'reliable source'....

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16 Nov 2019

Polish sponsor says Williams broke contract

Robert Kubica's sponsor says Williams broke "certain provisions" of its contract in 2019. It is now certain that PKN Orlen, the Polish oil company,...

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16 Nov 2019

Reports: F1 owner looked into buying Indycar

Liberty Media, F1's owner since 2016, looked into also buying the premier American open wheeler series. Last week, American racing legend and billionaire Roger...

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16 Nov 2019

Latifi to announce 2020 plans 'very soon'

Nicholas Latifi says his plans for 2020 should be known "very soon". It is essentially an open secret in the paddock that the 24-year-old...

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16 Nov 2019

Lap Times 2nd Free Practice 2019 Brazilian F1 GP

F1 Race Event: Brazilian F1 Grand Prix Race Track: Interlagos Circuit Weather: dry 18.7-°C Tarmac: wet  23.9°C Humidity : 81.6% Wind : 1.3 m/s SW...

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15 Nov 2019

Lap Times 1st Free Practice 2019 Brazilian F1 GP

F1 Race Event: Brazilian F1 Grand Prix Race Track: Interlagos Circuit Weather: wet 17.2-°C Tarmac: wet  21.4°C Humidity : 89.9% Wind : 0.8 m/s S Pressure:...

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15 Nov 2019

2019 Brazilian F1 GP Drivers Press Converence

DRIVERS: Romain Grosjean (Haas), Daniel Ricciardo (Renault), Valtteri Bottas (Mercedes), Sergio Pérez (Racing Point), Robert Kubica (Williams) PRESS CONFERENCE Q: Robert, if we could...

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15 Nov 2019

Staying in F1 'worthwhile' says Mercedes CEO

Mercedes looks set to stay in Formula 1 in 2021 and beyond. Team boss Toto Wolff had warned earlier this week that, given Mercedes'...

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15 Nov 2019

Hulkenberg admits Indycar an option for 2020

Nico Hulkenberg has confirmed reports that he might switch to Indycar for 2020. Although it was clear the potential F1 cockpits were filling up...

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15 Nov 2019

Leclerc: Ferrari 'doing nothing wrong' with engine

The off-track battle is heating up between Ferrari and its rivals. Sebastian Vettel said in Brazil that Max Verstappen's recent accusation of Ferrari cheating...

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15 Nov 2019

Raikkonen & Hamilton not keen on Rio move

F1's most experienced drivers are not keen on the idea of moving the Brazilian GP to Rio de Janeiro. The sport is openly contemplating...

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15 Nov 2019

Leclerc denies using 2020 engine in Brazil

Charles Leclerc has denied that his new engine in Brazil is to test developments for 2020. Ferrari's 2019 engine is the hottest topic in...

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15 Nov 2019