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Halo F1 device saved Grosjean's life in Bahrain - Brawn
Formula 1 boss Ross Brawn has credited the controversial Halo safety device for the role it played in saving Romain Grosjean's life after his heavy crash on the opening lap of the Bahrain Grand Prix.
F1 teams will be ready to race immediately
McLaren team principal Andreas Seidl is confident all Formula 1 teams will be fully prepared for an immediate return to racing and a potentially intensive but shorter season.
F1 revised 2020 calendar “likely to differ significantly”
With Formula 1 organisers working on a reshuffled 2020 race calendar, it has been confirmed the new schedule is “likely to differ significantly from our original 2020 calendar”, as it provides an update for fans who have already purchased tickets.
F1 must gain public acceptance for racing to return - Seidl
McLaren team principal Andreas Seidl feels among numerous challenges Formula 1 faces with returning to racing a general backing from the public and fans will be essential.
Two-day races meet F1’s logistical needs, says Brawn
Ross Brawn says adapting the 2020 Formula 1 calendar with two-day race events will allow the sport to prepare and maximise its rescheduled season.
F1 Gossip: Brawn supports F1 cost cap reduction
- F1 chief Ross Brawn backs the move to reduce the team budget cap to provide greater equality and encourage competition between all teams.
F1 seriously considering racing behind closed doors – Brawn
Formula 1 chief Ross Brawn has confirmed holding races behind closed doors is a genuine option with provisional plans being weighed up, while he’s still confident of a 19-race 2020 season if action starts in July.
F1 management furloughs staff, senior figures take pay cuts
Formula 1’s management body has put staff into furlough and asked most of its senior figures to take pay cuts as the coronavirus crisis continues to hit the sport.
F1 Gossip: Teams split in crunch talks over lowering budget cap
- In the latest F1 crisis meeting, teams argue over lowering the team budget cap, with Ferrari and Red Bull the key opposers reasoning the different team models doesn’t permit for a one-size-fits-all approach.
Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya “analysing options” over F1 Spanish GP
Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya has issued a response to the 2020 Formula 1 race calendar shuffle as it assesses options which are likely to include possible rescheduling amid the coronavirus outbreak.
Brawn on Australian GP cancellation: I think we did a pretty good job
Formula 1 motorsports boss Ross Brawn believes the handling of the Australian Grand Prix cancellation amid the coronavirus outbreak was “a pretty good job of reaching the right conclusion”.
Video: Are Mercedes the most dominant F1 team ever?
As Mercedes step up preparations for the 2020 Formula 1 season, it is time to look back on its dominant decade and assess if this is the best team in F1 history.
Permane: F1 can’t quash innovation
Renault sporting director Alan Permane is adamant Formula 1 must not create rules which deny teams the chance to innovate because it would take away from the DNA of the sport.
Topics yet to be agreed on with 2021 F1 rules – Wolff
Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff says he cannot estimate a timeframe over when the 2021 Formula 1 contracts will be signed due to a series of points yet to be agreed on between the key parties involved.
Pirelli: We cannot complain with same targets as FIA, FOM for F1
Pirelli chief Mario Isola says with the full backing of both the FIA and Formula 1 management it helps all stakeholders achieve the same target.
Vettel: F1’s more downforce move not a mistake
Sebastian Vettel feels Formula 1’s regulation changes to provide greater downforce and therefore faster cars wasn’t a mistake as he gives a tentative backing to the planned 2021 shake-up.
F1 budget cap only chance to level playing field – Seidl
McLaren team principal Andreas Seidl sees the incoming budget cap as the only way Formula 1 can provide equal competition between teams in the future.
Ricciardo: I don’t care if F1 cars are three seconds slower in 2021
Daniel Ricciardo has dismissed concerns over slower cars in the 2021 Formula 1 rules shake-up if it produces closer racing.
Hamilton not against shaking up “boring” F1 formats
Lewis Hamilton says he is open to ideas to tweak Formula 1 race weekend formats with a particular focus at circuits where racing is typically “boring” such as the Singapore and Monaco rounds.
Vettel-Leclerc dynamic “potentially explosive”, says Brawn
Ross Brawn has warned Ferrari its driver combination of Sebastian Vettel and Charles Leclerc must be handled carefully as he sees it as “potentially explosive” following their face-off during the Russian Grand Prix.
Singapore GP defeat important for Leclerc, says Brawn
Former Ferrari chief Ross Brawn believes losing the Singapore Grand Prix will prove to be a positive for Charles Leclerc as it will give his team greater focus and motivation.
Vettel under a different kind of pressure at Ferrari this year – Brawn
Former Ferrari chief Ross Brawn believes Sebastian Vettel is facing new problems at the Italian squad in 2019 as his woes continued with a crash with Max Verstappen during the British Grand Prix.
Brawn: Leclerc went too far, Ferrari third-fastest in Monaco
Ross Brawn feels Ferrari’s problems are deepening following a frustrating Monaco Grand Prix which saw team mistakes and Charles Leclerc’s “impetuousness” costing a stronger result.
F1 agrees Friday penalties need revising – Horner
Red Bull boss Christian Horner says Formula 1 chief Ross Brawn agrees penalties picked up during practice must be changed in the future as it often ends up “too harsh for the crime” after Pierre Gasly was slapped with a pit lane start at the end of FP2 in Azerbaijan.