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AlphaTauri to conduct filming day at Imola ahead of F1 season start
AlphaTauri will carry out a Formula 1 test at Imola later this month ahead of the start of the delayed 2020 season.
Renault becomes first F1 team to sell COVID-19 face masks
Renault is the first Formula 1 team to add branded coronavirus face masks to its official merchandise. The team is selling masks with the team’s black and yellow colours and logo, as well as a plain black mask. The masks also feature the team’s new 2020 title sponsor DP World.
F1 to scrap traditional podium celebrations with new format for 2020
F1 confirms the traditional podium celebrations are set to be replaced by a new format, while the F1 grid walk and driver parades will also be paused
Renault to hit track with two-day test at Red Bull Ring
Renault is the latest team to confirm it will prepare for the start of the 2020 F1 season with a two-day test at the Red Bull Ring
Bahrain to use high-speed 3.6km ‘oval’ layout for second F1 race?
The short but high-speed 'oval' Outer Circuit in Bahrain could form the basis for one of its proposed grands prix this year, Ross Brawn says
2020 F1 calendar: What’s confirmed, cancelled and rumoured
With three more grands prix officially cancelled, this is how the 2020 F1 calendar is now shaping up... and it could throw a few surprises!
Azerbaijan, Singapore, Japanese Grands Prix are cancelled
F1 axes three more events from its revised 2020 calendar with Azerbaijan, Singapore and Japanese Grands Prix cancelled for this year
Reversed-grid races could be forced through for 2021 F1 season
The near-unanimous support for reversed-grid sprint races could see F1 force through the new format for an introduction in 2021
Imola regains Grade 1 licence to take step towards F1 return
Imola - home of the San Marino Grand Prix from 1981 to 2006 - moves closer to a surprise return for 2020 after it is granted its FIA Grade 1 licence
Valtteri Bottas: If I hit targets, there will be no contract worries
Valtteri Bottas is confident his Mercedes seat isn't under threat as he targets the 2020 F1 World Championship title
Pirelli mixes up F1 tyre compounds for Silverstone double-header
Formula 1 tyre supplier Pirelli will provide alternative tyre compounds for the two races at Silverstone.
Antonio Giovinazzi: 2021 “not the right time” for Ferrari F1 move
Antonio Giovinazzi admits the 2021 Formula 1 season was “not the right time” for him to complete a dream move to Ferrari.
Mercedes up for challenge of “heavy” 2020 F1 calendar - Wolff
Mercedes boss Toto Wolff insists the reigning world champions are ready for the challenge that will be posed by a “heavy” revised 2020 Formula 1 calendar.
Ferrari working with FIA to find potential female F1 star
Ferrari has partnered with the FIA’s new Girls on Track initiative to help young female drivers potentially reach Formula 1 in the future.
Russell set for unofficial F1 Virtual GP title with Leclerc absent
A total of five Formula 1 drivers will contest the Virtual Canadian Grand Prix, the last in the championship's official Esports racing series.
Bottas says Mercedes ‘not considering’ Vettel for 2021 F1 seat
Valtteri Bottas says he has been told by Mercedes it has ruled out signing Sebastian Vettel for the 2021 Formula 1 season.
Racing Point to shake down 2020 F1 car at Silverstone next week
Racing Point will shake down its 2020 Formula 1 car next week at Silverstone for a filming day ahead of the start of the new season.
Hamilton on Silverstone F1 test: ‘Good to know I can still drive’
Lewis Hamilton says it “didn’t feel like I’ve ever left the water” after sampling Formula 1 machinery for the first time in three-and-a-half months during a test for Mercedes at Silverstone.
Norris admits pressure is on McLaren to make another step in F1 2020
Lando Norris admits there is pressure on McLaren to take another step forward in the upcoming Formula 1 season following the success of its 2019 campaign.
Lewis Hamilton back in F1 action for Mercedes in Silverstone test
Lewis Hamilton returned to the cockpit of Formula 1 machinery for the first time in four months on Wednesday as Mercedes continued its two day test run at a damp Silverstone.
Toto Wolff “contemplating” Mercedes F1 role change
Toto Wolff says he is “contemplating” whether to revise his role within the Mercedes Formula 1 team.
Daniel Ricciardo: “Messy” reverse grids not a priority for F1
Renault's Daniel Ricciardo says the introduction of reverse grid qualifying races is not a priority for Formula 1, believing the format would “make things a little messy”.
Lewis Hamilton: The world has ‘opened its eyes’ to racism
Formula 1 world champion Lewis Hamilton says the world has finally begun to "open its eyes to the realities of racism”.
Valtteri Bottas: Mercedes "learned a lot" in Silverstone F1 test
Valtteri Bottas says Mercedes “learned a lot” about Formula 1’s new COVID-19 health protocols from its first day of on-track running during a private test at Silverstone.