F1 Features

Formula 1 hopes to get the 2020 season underway in May but as coronavirus continues to rapidly spread across the globe, the target seems optimistic at best.

Amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic which has caused widespread disruption to the world of sport and the 2020 Formula 1 World Championship, we take a look at what the drivers have been up to.

The coronavirus pandemic has caused widespread disruption to the world of sport and resulted in a delayed start to the 2020 Formula 1 world championship season.

Lewis Hamilton’s outspoken nature has landed him in hot water at times in the past, but Formula 1’s hierarchy could learn a thing or two from his stance at the Australian Grand Prix.

Following Formula 1’s season postponement until the end of May at the very earliest, the sport’s organisers have major logistic and planning headaches if it is to salvage most of the 2020 campaign during the coronavirus crisis.

Formula 1 has the opportunity to save some face in the wake of the shambolic situation that surrounded the now called off Australian Grand Prix - but it must act fast.  

As Formula 1 teams and paddock personnel arrived at Albert Park on Thursday morning ahead of the Australian Grand Prix, few would have predicted 24 hours later the opening round of the 2020 season would be cancelled.

Coronavirus dominates the day There’s was only one word on the lips of the paddock as it convened for its first official day of activity: coronavirus.

The usual sense of excitement and anticipation heading into a brand new Formula 1 season has been somewhat overshadowed by coronavirus.

While the 2020 Formula 1 world championship gets underway this weekend in Australia, action has already begun to prepare for the sport’s new Cost Cap system which officially comes into place in 2021.

Fresh from picking up the clues on where each team stands following pre-season testing, predicting what will become the trends and what will be remembered come the end of any F1 season is a near-impossible task – but it hasn’t stopped us trying!

One of the happiest teams leaving Barcelona at the end of Formula 1 pre-season testing will undoubtedly be Williams.

Fresh from Formula 1 pre-season testing, two trends were clear beyond the mirage and mystery of the pace and performance of each team. The grid will be closer than ever but it won’t necessarily mean better racing in 2020.

While Ferrari’s pre-season testing programme may have left its true competitiveness shrouded in mystery, Sebastian Vettel sent out a clear message regarding his Formula 1 future.

With Formula 1 pre-season testing over, we have been given an initial idea into how the 2020 picture looks heading into the upcoming campaign.

The first Formula 1 pre-season test is over and we have been provided a first impression of how the 10 teams are faring. 

Sometimes small details are impossible to hide, such is the case with the mysterious new system on the front suspension of the Mercedes W11 Formula 1 car.

Being first out on track at the start of a new Formula 1 season might be worthless in terms of the year ahead, but it has often been a statement of intent. For Williams, it was about burying last year and sowing the seeds for a fresh start.

After a long winter break, Formula 1 is back underway and almost ready for a new season, but first, it’s the small matter of pre-season testing in Barcelona. 

With the 2020 Formula 1 season almost upon and car launches already well underway, Crash.net rounds up the best images so far from each team's respective unveilings of their latest machines...

“We are in this for the long-term” were the words used by Mercedes Formula 1 boss Toto Wolff to describe the team’s expanded principal partnership with INEOS. 

Following the influx of young talent into Formula 1 in recent years, 2020 will see a number of racers in various feeder series hoping to follow in the footsteps of Charles Leclerc, Lando Norris, George Russell, Alexander Albon and, most recently, Nicholas Latifi.

The 2020 Formula 1 world championship is gaining momentum ahead of pre-season testing with all launch and livery reveal dates starting to be confirmed. 

With car launches, pre-season testing and a sense of heading into the unknown, the start of a new year of Formula 1 is always filled with excitement and anticipation.