Racing Point to be Aston Martin in 2021
Racing Point will become the works Aston Martin team in Formula 1 from 2021. The British luxury carmaker, which has struggled financially in 2019,...
Archives of Month: January 2020
Marko admits Red Bull misses Ricciardo
Dr Helmut Marko says he is happy with Max Verstappen's new teammate Alexander Albon, even though the top Red Bull official admits he misses...
F1 sponsor says Mercedes exit rumours 'not new'
Valtteri Bottas' former long-time sponsor says rumours Mercedes could quit Formula 1 have been circulating in the paddock for "a couple of years". The...
2020 Red Bull to debut at Silverstone
Red Bull will run its 2020 car for the first time on February 12, Dr Helmut Marko has revealed. The energy drink-owned team was...
Marko says Red Bull does not miss Renault
Dr Helmut Marko has dismissed Renault engineer Remi Taffin's recent claim that Red Bull's engine supplier Honda is "one step behind" all of the...
Pirelli says teams cannot scrap 18-inch tyres
Formula 1 teams cannot veto the move to 18-inch wheels for 2021. That is the insistence of Mario Isola, the boss of F1's official...
Marko: Red Bull may protest Ferrari engine in 2020
Dr Helmut Marko says Red Bull will "definitely protest" if the legality of Ferrari's engine once again becomes a hot topic in 2020. The...
Paul Ricard has 'offers' to sell French GP venue
Paul Ricard CEO Stephane Clair has played down speculation the French GP venue will soon be sold. The famous circuit, which returned to the...
Expert 'not optimistic' about 2020 China GP
A disease expert says he is not "optimistic" about whether China will be able to host its Formula 1 race as scheduled in April...
F1 'monitoring' coronavirus situation in China
The Formula 1 organisation and its governing body are continuing to "monitor" the worsening situation surrounding the Chinese coronavirus outbreak. With 170 now dead...
Mercedes says F1 quit reports 'simply wrong'
Mercedes has rejected British media reports that claim the German marque is set to quit Formula 1 as a works team at the end...
Boss says McLaren 'definitely' not writing off 2020
Andreas Seidl insists McLaren will not write off the forthcoming F1 season in order to focus fully on the sweeping rule changes of 2021....
Correa says FIA did not 'look after' him after Spa crash
Formula 2 driver Juan Manuel Correa says the FIA did not "look after" him as he fought for his own life in the wake...
Ricciardo: Renault must 'do better' in 2020
Daniel Ricciardo says Renault needs to "do it better" in 2020. The Australian switched from top team Red Bull to the French works outfit...
Alesi: Leclerc will win title 'soon'
Former Ferrari driver Jean Alesi thinks Charles Leclerc will win the world championship "soon". In 2019, during his first season in red, 22-year-old Leclerc...
Alonso's Indy 500 deal set to be announced
Fernando Alonso's deal to contest the Indy 500 in May will be announced imminently, according to sources. On January 10, the Spaniard - who...
Hamilton denies arguing with Mercedes over money
Lewis Hamilton has rejected speculation that he is arguing about the monetary value of his next contract with Mercedes. Reports have suggested that Mercedes...
Williams announces 2 new Chief Designers
Williams Racing announced two new staff members that will strengthen its technical team. David Worner, who will be Chief Designer, and Jonathan Carter, who...
Alonso says he 'will win' in 2021 F1 return
Fernando Alonso says he feels "fresh and ready" to return to Formula 1 in 2021. 2019 was the Spaniard's first year after 'retiring', but...
Seidl: McLaren needs 'the best engine'
It is important for McLaren to have "the best engine" in 2021, according to team boss Andreas Seidl. Zak Brown, McLaren's overall supremo, revealed...
First Vietnam GP not sold out yet
The Vietnamese public is becoming more interested in Formula 1, the CEO of the country's inaugural grand prix says. Immediately after the Melbourne-Bahrain double...
Alonso says Hamilton has 'weak points'
Lewis Hamilton has "some weak points" that Fernando Alonso admits would be "nice" to try and exploit. As he faces a second season post-'retirement',...
Lammers: No doubt Dutch GP will happen
There is no longer any doubt that the first Dutch F1 GP since 1985 will take place in May. That is the claim of...
Marko: Mercedes unwilling to pay Hamilton $66m
Lewis Hamilton may be pricing himself out of the market in Formula 1, according to Red Bull's Dr Helmut Marko. Reports suggest the six-time...
2020 W11 Mercedes F1 Engine Fire Up!
W11 is ALIVE! Who's ready to light it up this season... ??? F1 2020 is GO! ?⬆?❤
Family to return Lauda's team stake to Mercedes
Niki Lauda's stake in the works Mercedes team will be returned to the German carmaker. Last August, a few months after the F1 legend...
Vettel wants F1 to 'double the cylinders'
Sebastian Vettel admits he would like to end Formula 1's controversial 'power unit' era. The sport moved away from its fuel-hungry and famously-loud fully...
Abiteboul: Renault team was 'missing something'
Cyril Abiteboul says Renault was "missing something" as it struggled to improve the 2019 car last year. The French works team began the year...
Paul Ricard seeks approval for F1 track changes
Paul Ricard is hoping a request to modify the F1 layout ahead of June's French F1 GP will be approved by the FIA. On...
At the Circuit: Ellie Holland
Ellie Holland is part of our Engineering Team who travel the FIA Formula 1 World Championship with Haas. Ellie's role as Reliability Engineer includes...
