Minister: Austria GP without spectators 'conceivable'
Austria and Red Bull could be set to throw a lifeline to F1's endangered 2020 season. Red Bull - the owner of the Red...
Archives of Month: April 2020 - Page 5
Mercedes Tribute to Sir Stirling Moss
Paying tribute to a racing icon and sporting legend. Rest in Peace, Sir Stirling Moss. We'll miss you .
Sir Stirling Moss passed away at the age of 90
Race legend Sir Stirling Moss passed away yesterday. He had been ill since 2016 and had serious chest infection. He was 90 years old....
What if McLaren Racing Was An '80s TV show
We’re getting nostalgic and taking it back to the '80s, with a 2020 twist.
Villeneuve: Pandemic 'peak' not reached yet
Jacques Villeneuve is not surprised that Canada's Montreal race has been postponed. "We have not yet reached the peak of the pandemic," said the...
Haas in talks to reduce race drivers' pay
Haas' two race drivers are in talks about reducing their pay during the coronavirus pandemic. The small American team is one of those taking...
Gasly: Red Bull 'tailor made' for Verstappen
Pierre Gasly says Red Bull is now a "tailor-made" team for Max Verstappen. Last year, Frenchman Gasly struggled to match Verstappen when he stepped...
Todt wanted Ferrari to reveal 'secret' agreement
Jean Todt admits that the legality of Ferrari's 2019 engine will "absolutely" remain questioned by some. The FIA president has been blasted for agreeing...
Alfa Romeo also furloughs F1 team staff
Alfa Romeo has joined four other F1 teams in furloughing staff amid the coronavirus crisis. Already, McLaren, Williams, Haas and Racing Point have taken...
Kubica regains 'a lot of desire' for F1
Robert Kubica says he has regained "a lot of desire for Formula 1" after a tough season with Williams last year. The Pole lost...
Dutch GP boss proposes Tuesday races
One way through the coronavirus situation for Formula 1 may be midweek races. That is the view of Jan Lammers, chief spokesman of the...
Briatore: World must start to 'live with' virus
"Nothing will be the same" in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, former F1 team boss Flavio Briatore has warned. Apart from the health...
Second Portuguese venue eyes F1 race
Two Portuguese circuits have suddenly emerged as potential stand-in venues amid F1's coronavirus crisis. We reported this week that the Algarve circuit, located in...
Commentator: Public will switch off to coronavirus
Austrian commentator Ernst Hausleitner thinks people will begin to switch off to the coronavirus hype. Like most people all around the world, the commentator...
Domenicali: Sundays 'really strange' without F1
For the sake of "morale" and the "economy", former Ferrari boss Stefano Domenicali hopes Formula 1 racing will return to the world soon. "Sundays...
F1 car designing with James Allison by Peter Windsor
Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Technical Director, James Allison, describes the F1 car design process. Articulate and descriptive, James talks about the creation of the 2019...
Longer or shorter Quiz with Ricciardo & Ocon
Quiz idea time… ? Take all 22 tracks from the original F1 2020 Calendar. Pick two at random. Work out which one is longer...
David Brabham 2020 Beyond the Grid interview
Like Damon Hill, Jacques Villeneuve and Nico Rosberg, David Brabham knows only too well what it’s like to forge a path to F1 under...
2020 Canadian F1 GP also postponed
Also the 9th race of the original 2020 F1 calendar, the Canadian Formula 1 Grand Prix will be postponed, due to the COVID-19 pandemic....
Commentator sends calendar idea to F1 bosses
Well-known Dutch commentator Olav Mol says he has emailed Formula One Management with a proposal about how an alternative 2020 calendar should look. Officially,...
Dumontier: Original 2020 calendar 'must be forgotten'
Race promoter Francois Dumontier said he had no choice other than to postpone June's Canadian GP. As F1 decides to extend the current three-week...
Possible no major races will happen in 2020
MotoGP boss Carmelo Ezpeleta admits that top motorsport categories may not be able to race at all in 2020. Like F1, MotoGP's race postponements...
Tost: F1 future becomes 'critical' in July
The situation in Formula 1 will become "very critical" if the current shutdown period continues beyond July. That is the view of Franz Tost,...
Red Bull reserve happy with new F1 role
Red Bull's new reserve driver is more than happy with his current role in Formula 1 - even if the coronavirus crisis means he...
Rosberg: F1 must get 'creative' amid pandemic
Nico Rosberg has urged Formula 1 to get "creative" amid the coronavirus crisis. So far in this unprecedented situation, the messages are mixed. MotoGP...
Berger: No 'ghost races' in DTM
Gerhard Berger has ruled out hosting DTM races without spectators. It has been suggested that top motorsport categories might be able to get racing...
Ex F1 sponsor says 'real risk' teams will fold
A former F1 sponsor says there is "a real risk" that teams will go bust amid the coronavirus crisis. For years, Finnish billionaire Antti...
Marko: Austria could host more than one race
Austria's Red Bull Ring could join Silverstone in hosting more than one race in 2020 once the coronavirus crisis has eased. Eight races have...
Losing a team would be 'a big setback' for F1
Two more teams have joined McLaren in furloughing employees amid the coronavirus pandemic. "The furlough period will last until the end of May whilst...
Calderon: Japan test amid crisis 'very strange'
Tatiana Calderon says it was "very strange" to travel to Japan amid the coronavirus crisis to test her new Super Formula car for 2020....
