Archives of Year: 2020 - Page 74

Ricciardo: Virus won't stop 'silly season'

Daniel Ricciardo does not think the halted 2020 season will affect the 'silly season'. Former F1 driver Mika Salo said recently that because of...

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23 Mar 2020

Vasseur worried about future of motorsport

The latest decisions made by Formula 1 may have saved some of the smaller teams, according to Frederic Vasseur. The Alfa Romeo boss said...

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23 Mar 2020

Vettel seeing 'beyond' F1 career

Sebastian Vettel has admitted he has started to "see beyond" the end of his Formula 1 career. Speculation that the quadruple world champion may...

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23 Mar 2020

F1 launches new virtual series

Formula 1 has quickly jumped aboard the new trend of virtual racing. Separate to the existing F1 Esports Series for gamers, the sport's new...

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23 Mar 2020

Verstappen says no to new F1 virtual series

Max Verstappen has counted himself out of the new official virtual F1 series. The Dutchman is an avid gamer, taking part in one of...

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23 Mar 2020

McLaren: Mercedes switch to go ahead

McLaren says it will press ahead with switching to Mercedes power for 2021. Some had wondered whether the move from Renault to Mercedes power...

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23 Mar 2020

Red Bull still planning to host Austrian GP

Dr Helmut Marko says race promoter Red Bull wants July's Austrian GP to go ahead. The opening seven races of 2020 have already been...

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23 Mar 2020

Kubica tells world to 'stay at home'

Robert Kubica has urged Formula 1 fans to take care during the unprecedented global pandemic. "Today, many people are focusing on work and making...

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23 Mar 2020

Grosjean: Haas quitting F1 is 'a possibility'

Romain Grosjean admits there is a "possibility" Haas will be closed down after 2020. Team owner Gene Haas and boss Gunther Steiner have been...

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23 Mar 2020

Now Baku set to be postponed

Baku, which until now looked set to host the new 2020 F1 season opener, is now expected to be postponed as well. With the...

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23 Mar 2020

Ocon doubts Mercedes used DAS in 2018

Esteban Ocon has played down suggestions that Mercedes has been using the 'DAS' steering system since 2018. On-board footage has emerged of Lewis Hamilton...

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23 Mar 2020

New Vietnam race date known in 'one or two months'

More information about a rescheduled 2020 race season should be forthcoming "within one to two months". That is the claim of the promoters of...

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23 Mar 2020

Pedro de la Rosa 2020 Beyond the Grid interview

As a racer, Pedro de la Rosa competed in more than 100 Grands Prix, and drove many, many more miles as an F1 test...

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21 Mar 2020

Video message from FIA President Jean Todt

As the world is going through an historic pandemic, I want to send you this message to tell you how close I am to...

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20 Mar 2020

Monaco says 2020 GP cannot be rescheduled

Although Zandvoort, Barcelona and Monaco's 2020 race dates will no longer take place as scheduled, only the latter historic street race has been cancelled...

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20 Mar 2020

F1 teams to make ventilators to fight virus

F1 teams have agreed to get actively involved in the fight against coronavirus. Italy's La Gazzetta dello Sport reports that Mercedes, Red Bull, McLaren...

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20 Mar 2020

Wolff & Stroll absent from F1 coronavirus talks

Two conspicuous absences from F1's crisis conference calls are sure to ramp up speculation about the future of Toto Wolff. The Daily Mail reports...

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20 Mar 2020

Zandvoort says delayed August race may not be 'ethical'

Organisers of the Dutch F1 GP say it is the right thing to postpone the May 3 race at Zandvoort. On Thursday, it was...

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20 Mar 2020

Coronavirus decisions pose 'challenge' for McLaren

With the entire F1 world in disarray over the coronavirus pandemic, McLaren is facing another "interesting challenge". That is the view of Lawrence Barretto,...

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20 Mar 2020

Boullier: Paul Ricard 'on stand-by' amid virus crisis

Paul Ricard is "on standby" for news about the F1 venue's scheduled late June race date for the French GP. Every race until June...

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20 Mar 2020

Boss: 2021 Ferrari deal 'in Vettel's hands'

Talks with Sebastian Vettel about a new Ferrari contract for 2021 are underway. That is the news from Mattia Binotto, the Ferrari boss. Currently,...

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20 Mar 2020

New F1 team Panthera pushing on with plans

Even amid the coronavirus crisis, a new Formula 1 team project is pressing on. Last September, it emerged that a prospective new outfit called...

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20 Mar 2020

Lehto: Teams unlikely to 'risk' Alonso comeback

Fernando Alonso may struggle to find a team willing to host his return to Formula 1 in 2021. That is the view of former...

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20 Mar 2020

Dutch, Spanish & Monaco F1 GP races postponed

The international motorsport federation FIA and Formula 1 have postponed the Dutch Grand Prix at Zandvoort (May 3), Spain (May 10) and Monaco (May...

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19 Mar 2020

Formula 1 Greatest Drivers Statistically

Analysing Formula 1’s greatest drivers will always be a harsh task and one which normally includes a high level of subjectivity. What in the...

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19 Mar 2020

McLaren Unboxed | Uncharted waters | AustralianGP

The 2020 Australian Grand Prix may have been cancelled, but that doesn’t mean we can’t show you what happened before everyone was stopped in...

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19 Mar 2020

F1 floundering amid coronavirus crisis

With the coronavirus pandemic having brought the sport - and the wider world - to an indefinite standstill, Formula 1 is still grappling to...

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19 Mar 2020

Perez ruing lost opportunity of 2020

With F1 in tatters over coronavirus, Sergio Perez is ruing what could finally have been a great season for him. The Mexican is quoted...

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19 Mar 2020

F1 to organise own alternative 'virtual' GPs

Formula 1 is set to jump aboard the world of virtual racing. On the face of it, this has already happened in the form...

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19 Mar 2020

Lights Out - Chequebooks Out: Ferrari

In this series, I will look at the ownership and funding of the teams in F1 and maybe uncover a dark secret or two....

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18 Mar 2020