Toto Wolff says Mercedes needs to give both of its drivers a car capable of challenging at the front of the Formula 1 field after varying degrees of performance during the last two rounds allowed Red Bull to establish a comfortable lead in the constructors' championship.
Mercedes has announced it has been forced to postpone Romain Grosjean’s farewell Formula 1 test with the team due to “travel restrictions and quarantine requirements”.
The Alpine Formula 1 team has announced Esteban Ocon has signed a new three-year contract extension to keep him with the team until the end of the 2024 season.
Former Formula 1 driver Romain Grosjean says it took him just five minutes to understand why Mercedes has dominated the sport since 2014 after visiting the team’s base at Brackley.
Niki Tuuli was unstoppable once ahead in the final MotoE race of the season as he held off Mike Di Meglio at every turn, but the day belonged to Jordi Torres who did what he needed to back down the order to secure the MotoE cup title in the season finale at Le Mans.
Jordi Torres took his first win since his Superbike riding days as he held off a rapidly approaching Mike Di Meglio in the penultimate MotoE race in Le Mans.
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.
While Formula 1 bosses are weighing up all options to salvage the 2020 season during the continued run of postponed races, Ferrari team principal Mattia Binotto believes an early July start could become the main target.
It has been an unprecedented time amid the worldwide fight against the coronavirus and motorsport has been critically hit by action taken to halt its spread.
Carlos Sainz is hoping to pull off an attack from the back of the grid as he prepares to serve a heavy grid penalty at the Austrian Grand Prix after exceeding engine part limits.
Mercedes boss Toto Wolff believes the 2021 Formula 1 rules are “not rocket science” and insists the finer details now need to be analysed to protect the strengths and improve on the weaknesses of the sport.
Max Verstappen has given a blunt prediction on how Red Bull could perform at its home round the Austrian Grand Prix next weekend as he accepts “we have work to do” to recover the pace deficit to its front-running rivals.
Daniel Ricciardo has defended his last-lap French Grand Prix overtakes despite suffering post-race penalties which dropped him out of the points places by reasoning he would rather risk the penalty then not fight for positions.
Sebastian Vettel says Ferrari has failed to meet its French Grand Prix targets following a dominant 1-2 from Mercedes duo Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas, while it was a poor showing on and off the track for the Italian squad.