Archives of Month:  January 2020 - Page 5

Bottas confident ahead of 2021 'silly season'

Valtteri Bottas is not expecting to be weighed down by this year's contractual uncertainty. Late last year, after securing another one-year deal for 2020...

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14 Jan 2020

Alonso: F1 return 'on the table' after Indy 500

Fernando Alonso says he will think about a possible return to Formula 1 for 2021 after his third attempt to win the Indianapolis 500...

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14 Jan 2020

Berger: Leclerc 'more political' than Verstappen

F1 legend Gerhard Berger says Max Verstappen and Charles Leclerc are yet to overtake Lewis Hamilton as the best driver on the grid today....

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14 Jan 2020

Williams announces 2 new team sponsors

ROKiT Williams Racing is pleased to announce Lavazza and Royal Bank of Canada as an Official Team Partner for the 2020 FIA Formula One...

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14 Jan 2020

Bahrain would welcome Saudi Arabia to F1

Bahrain says it would welcome the arrival of Saudi Arabia to the Formula 1 race calendar. Former F1 team boss Flavio Briatore, who some...

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14 Jan 2020

Lando's YouTube Takeover

See the first 2020 video of Mclaren, made by Lando Norris who gives away the launch date for the MCL35 at the end of...

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13 Jan 2020

Zandvoort F1 Circuit Full (drone) circuit lap

A full lap around the circuit on new years day when all renovation work stopped. This video was shot on the 1st of January...

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13 Jan 2020

Bottas thinks performance 'hasn't peaked yet'

Valtteri Bottas is sounding bullish about the 2020 season. The media dubbed the Finn 'Bottas 2.0' when he bounced back early last year with...

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13 Jan 2020

2019 tyres to make 2020 even more predictable?

The racing could be "more predictable" in 2020, because teams voted against using Pirelli's newly designed and tested tyres this year. That is the...

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13 Jan 2020

Ferrari's 2020 car passes FIA crash tests

Ferrari's 2020 car, codenamed 671, has passed all 15 of the mandatory FIA crash tests. Sky Italia said that exactly a month before the...

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13 Jan 2020

Racing Point 'nervous' about 2020-2021 seasons

Racing Point technical boss Andy Green admits he is "very nervous" about how the team will handle this year's preparations for the new rules...

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13 Jan 2020

Hulkenberg not ruling out F1 return

Nico Hulkenberg is not ruling out a return to Formula 1 in the future. After his 2010 debut with Williams, the German sat out...

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13 Jan 2020

Fittipaldi keeps job as Haas reserve

Pietro Fittipaldi will remain a reserve driver at Haas in 2020. "If I continue with Haas, I want to have a bigger role," the...

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13 Jan 2020

Five Friday practice sessions for Kubica in 2020

New reserve driver Robert Kubica will participate in five Friday morning practice sessions for Alfa Romeo in 2020. The Pole, whose sponsor PKN Orlen...

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13 Jan 2020

Briatore: Verstappen should learn to 'keep his mouth shut'

Max Verstappen should learn to "keep his mouth shut", according to former F1 team boss Flavio Briatore. In the wake of Verstappen's new deal...

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13 Jan 2020

New Hanoi Circuit gets Final Asphalt Layer

New images released today show the surface layer for the Hanoi Circuit - the newest track on the F1 calendar is being rolled out....

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10 Jan 2020

6 Shady Predictions for F1's 2020 Season

If you were to summarise 2019, the obvious headline would be that Mercedes continued to dominate the 'power unit' era with sixth consecutive drivers'...

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10 Jan 2020

Report: Red Bull to launch car day after Ferrari

According to a media report, Red Bull will launch its 2020 car on February 12 - one day after Ferrari. When Ferrari announced in...

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10 Jan 2020

Doornbos: Verstappen's long Red Bull deal 'surprising'

Former F1 driver Robert Doornbos says Max Verstappen's new long-term contract with Red Bull is "surprising". Some, including Mika Salo who said an extension...

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10 Jan 2020

Alonso wants 'best possible team' for Indy 500

Fernando Alonso says he wants to be with "the best possible team" later this year for his third attempt at winning the Indianapolis 500....

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10 Jan 2020

Mario Andretti: Great race driver & great guy by Peter Windsor

Peter Windsor rides alongside Mario Andretti as the former winner of the F1 World Championship, the Indy 500, the Daytona 500 and three IndyCar...

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10 Jan 2020

Latifi dollars start to flow at Williams

The sponsorship dollars brought by Nicholas Latifi's new race seat are now starting to flow at Williams. This week, we reported that Williams' major...

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9 Jan 2020

Australian GP boss plays down bushfire threat

Australian GP boss Andrew Westacott has played down reports that bushfires could threaten the running of the 2020 season opener in March. International media...

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9 Jan 2020

Father says Verstappen 'at home' with Red Bull

Max Verstappen has "every confidence" in Red Bull-Honda after signing on for the next four seasons, according to his father and co-manager Jos. The...

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9 Jan 2020

Manager: New Verstappen deal agreed 'quickly'

Max Verstappen's co-manager says the new contract with Red Bull was negotiated "fairly quickly". It is reported that the Dutch driver's salary has been...

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8 Jan 2020

Ferrari not rushing to decide Vettel's future

Ferrari is in no rush to complete its driver lineup for 2021. Just before Christmas, the Italian team announced that it has secured Charles...

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8 Jan 2020

Ricciardo: No talks about 2021 contract yet

Daniel Ricciardo has played down the chances that he will be the next top driver to quickly sign up beyond 2020. Ahead of F1's...

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8 Jan 2020

F1 'monitoring' Australian bushfires

Formula 1 is "monitoring the situation" in Australia as bushfires ravage the country that is slated to kick off the new season in March....

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8 Jan 2020

Magnussen says managing Instagram account 'boring'

Kevin Magnussen has revealed he has stepped back from personally managing his Instagram account. The Haas driver's fans enjoyed a spate of recent social...

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8 Jan 2020

Marko was 'worried' about losing Verstappen

Dr Helmut Marko admits he was "very worried" that Max Verstappen could quit Red Bull and switch to Mercedes for 2021. It was announced...

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8 Jan 2020