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Red Bull chief Horner labels Max Verstappen F1's most in-form driver
Red Bull Formula 1 chief Christian Horner has talked up Max Verstappen’s ability to fight for a maiden world title in 2020, believing he is the most in-form driver currently on the grid.
Valtteri Bottas picks Australian GP win as high point of 2019
Valtteri Bottas says his victory at the season-opening Australian Grand Prix was his standout moment from the 2019 Formula 1 season.
Formula 1 reports rise in attendances through 2019 season
Formula 1 has reported a small rise in its overall attendance across the course of the 2019 season as the British Grand Prix retained its status as the best-attended race on the calendar.
Lando Norris: McLaren benefitted from not ‘overhyping’ 2019 F1 season
Lando Norris reckons McLaren benefitted from remaining grounded about its chances heading into the 2019 Formula 1 season and not “overhyping things” as it had done in previous years.
Alpha Tauri becomes second F1 team to confirm 2020 car launch plans
Alpha Tauri, the new name of the Toro Rosso team, will unveil its 2020 Formula 1 car at an official launch event on February 14.
Hamilton: Winter no more challenging for Mercedes than other years
Six-time Formula 1 world champion Lewis Hamilton believes the upcoming winter break will prove no more challenging than in previous years for Mercedes.
Kevin Magnussen takes positives out of tough 2019 F1 season for Haas
Kevin Magnussen is keen to take the positives out of a tough 2019 season for the Haas Formula 1 team.
Daniil Kvyat "very satisfied" with 'one of my best seasons in F1'
Daniil Kvyat feels “very satisfied” with his performance across the 2019 Formula 1 season and believes he has turned in one of the strongest years of his career.
Mercedes teams up with Tour de France winners Ineos Sports
Mercedes has announced a new partnership with Ineos Sports sailing and cycling teams to support Mercedes-Benz Applied Science (MBAS).
Sainz “totally against” F1 calendar expansion
Despite the planned reduction in the length of Formula 1 race weekends Carlos Sainz says he’s “totally against” a rapid calendar expansion in the future.
Williams braces for “2019 and 2020 as one long campaign”
Williams is set to see both this season and the 2020 Formula 1 world championship effectively as one campaign as it joins the rest of the grid in running two separate development programmes to prepare for the 2021 shake-up.
Renault: Everything built around 2021 means short term pressure
Renault boss Cyril Abiteboul says as his team’s focus is centred on 2021’s shake-up it must withstand “short term pressure” over this season and next year.
Stroll: Switch from Williams to Racing Point like changing categories
Lance Stroll says moving from Williams to Racing Point for the 2019 Formula 1 season felt like a different racing category, believing the team is in “a much more competitive environment”.
Williams signs ex-Red Bull junior Ticktum as F1 development driver
Williams has added Dan Ticktum to its driver academy and he will act as Formula 1 development driver.
Valtteri Bottas relaxed about Mercedes F1 future ahead of 2020 talks
Valtteri Bottas says he is not looking to rush talks with Mercedes over his future with the team beyond the 2020 Formula 1 season ahead of a turbulent driver market for 2021.
Lewis Hamilton runner-up in BBC SPOTY for second year in a row
Lewis Hamilton finished second in the BBC Sports Personality of the Year award vote for the second year in a row, losing out to cricketer Ben Stokes.
Hulkenberg: Renault facing challenge to fight back in 2020
Nico Hulkenberg predicts Renault will have “a big challenge on their hands” aiming to charge up the Formula 1 pecking order after a tricky 2019.
Raikkonen: Pressure at Ferrari and Alfa Romeo no different
Kimi Raikkonen says the pressure for results inside Ferrari and Alfa Romeo isn’t any different as he applies the same expectations on himself regardless of targets.
Ricciardo: I’ve never regretted or questioned Red Bull exit
Daniel Ricciardo says he hasn’t doubted his move to Renault despite an underwhelming first season at the team and the contrasting fortunes Red Bull has enjoyed since he left last year.
F1 manufacturers convinced on engine performance convergence
Formula 1 manufacturer chiefs are convinced keeping the current engine rules stable going into 2021 will provide closer racing through performance convergence despite the ongoing Mercedes dominance.
F1 youngsters can fill void when Hamilton retires – Carey
Formula 1 CEO Chase Carey remains confident the sport’s emerging young talents including Max Verstappen and Charles Leclerc can fill the high-profile gap which will emerge once Lewis Hamilton retires.
Valtteri Bottas rates his season 8/10: ‘I can definitely do better’
Valtteri Bottas would give himself an eight of 10 for his performance across the 2019 Formula 1 season and insists he can “definitely do better” next year.
Nico Hulkenberg: Brazil 2012 could have changed my entire F1 career
Nico Hulkenberg felt the 2012 Brazilian Grand Prix was the one race that got away from him and reckons victory at Interlagos could have changed his entire Formula 1 career.
2019 a “bit of a weird season” for Ferrari - Charles Leclerc
Charles Leclerc has described Ferrari’s 2019 Formula 1 campaign as “a bit of a weird season” after the team’s performance dramatically fluctuated throughout the year.