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2020 F1 Austrian Grand Prix: Friday as it happened!
Follow Crash.net's live coverage of the 2020 Formula 1 season-opening Austrian Grand Prix. The long-awaited 2020 F1 season finally gets underway this weekend with the Austrian Grand Prix a
Ferrari’s F1 rivals still “uncomfortable” about FIA engine settlement
Mercedes and Red Bull still want answers over Ferrari’s controversial settlement with the FIA regarding the use of its 2019 Formula 1 engine.
Red Bull has “raised questions” about Mercedes’ DAS to FIA
Red Bull has “raised questions” and asked the FIA for “clarification” over Mercedes’ use of its controversial Dual Axis Steering system at Formula 1’s season-opening Austrian Grand Prix.
McLaren against Racing Point's 'pink Mercedes' but won't raise protest
McLaren team principal Andreas Seidl is against the Mercedes-influenced Racing Point RP20 but says it isn't grounds to launch a protest against the team because it has been done within the regulations
Hamilton tops Austrian GP FP1 as Mercedes lays F1 benchmark
Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas put the new look Mercedes team into familiar position as they top FP1 for the Austrian Grand Prix, round one of the 2020 F1 World Championship
Lewis Hamilton still treating condensed F1 season as a ‘marathon’
Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton says he is still treating the 2020 Formula 1 season as a “marathon”, despite great uncertainty over how the final calendar will look.
Vettel maintains he will honour Ferrari team orders in 2020, but…
Sebastian Vettel says he remains a team player at Ferrari despite his looming exit... but suggests it is something he strives for at all times
Lewis Hamilton reveals ‘Black Lives Matter’ F1 helmet design
Formula 1 world champion Lewis Hamilton has unveiled his new helmet colour scheme he will use for the 2020 season, in support of the Black Lives Matter movement.
Sebastian Vettel says Ferrari ‘had no intention’ of extending F1 deal
Sebastian Vettel reveals Ferrari didn't offer him a new deal for the 2021 F1 season forcing him to leave the Italian team
F1 still pushing for 15-18 races, admits question marks over Americas
Chase Carey remains committed to hitting the 15-18 race target for the 2020 F1 season but concedes it the situation in the Americas is a stalling progress
Hamilton expects F1 drivers to make anti-racism stand in Austria
Reigning Formula 1 world champion Lewis Hamilton anticipates that he and his fellow drivers will make a visual stand against racism on the grid prior to Sunday’s Austrian Grand Prix.
Ocon would be “very happy” to have Alonso as Renault F1 teammate
Esteban Ocon says he would be “very happy” if two-time Formula 1 world champion Fernando Alonso returned to Renault and became his new teammate in 2021.
Red Bull in a ‘good position’ as Verstappen eyes more Austria GP joy
Max Verstappen believes Red Bull is in a good position heading into the Austrian Grand Prix after a raft of updates ahead of the 2020 F1 opener
Ricciardo ‘curious’ to test updated Renault F1 car in Austria
Daniel Ricciardo says he is “curious to gauge” Renault’s updated Formula 1 car when it hits the track for the first time during Friday practice for this weekend’s season-opening Austrian Grand Prix.
Leclerc “99 percent sure” Ferrari will struggle more than in 2019
Charles Leclerc says Ferrari is “99 percent sure” it will be worse off in the upcoming 2020 Formula 1 season compared to where it was last year.
Kimi Raikkonen still pondering F1 future as decision looms
Kimi Raikkonen says he still hasn't decided on his plans for the 2021 F1 season, including whether he will race on or retirement from the sport.
George Russell expects confidence to return in much-improved Williams
After suffering with the least competitive car in 2019, George Russell is bullish about getting into the 2020 F1 mid-field with the much improved new Williams
Hamilton was not targeting fellow F1 drivers with silence criticism
Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton says he was not aiming his criticism of people for “staying silent” over racial injustice at his fellow Formula 1 drivers, but rather targeting motorsport as a whole.
Mercedes to introduce F1 engine upgrade in Austria
Mercedes has brought an upgraded engine to this weekend’s Formula 1 season-opening Austrian Grand Prix.
Mercedes reveal new all-black race suits for 2020 F1 season
Mercedes has revealed the new all-black race overalls that will be worn by Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas as part of the team’s new diversity campaign for the 2020 Formula 1 season.
McLaren will support drivers if they 'take a knee' during Austrian GP
Lando Norris reveals the entire grid could 'take a knee' in a show of solidarity against racism with McLaren saying it would fully support that initiative
McLaren MCL35 shows off its Pride with tweaked livery for F1 2020
McLaren Racing arrives in Austria with its own tweaked livery for the 2020 F1 season celebrating the sport's #WeRaceAsOne diversity initiative
‘Ready, prepared’ Nicholas Latifi primed for belated F1 debut
After a longer than expected off-season, Nicholas Latifi has the distinction of making his F1 race debut in Austria in the Williams without the presence of spectators
Carlos Sainz prepared for F1 2020's fresh challenge
Carlos Sainz says the new formats represent a fresh challenge for the F1 drivers as the much delayed 2020 season kicks off with the Austrian Grand Prix