Lewis Hamilton says he is grateful for a “pretty amazing” congratulatory message from Fernando Alonso after clinching his sixth Formula 1 world championship.
Peugeot has announced it will enter the FIA World Endurance Championship’s new Hypercar class from 2022. The WEC is set for a new regulation overhaul for its top class tier in time for the 2020-21 season as a replacement for the current LMP1 prototypes.
McLaren chief Zak Brown has suggested Formula 1 bosses should strike deals where races alternate on different seasons in order to keep the length of the race calendar down to avoid “straining the system”.
McLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown says the Formula 1 team will have some new, additional sponsors on its car for the 2020 season, continuing its recent push.
McLaren will open talks with Fernando Alonso over his future soon as the Spaniard nears the end of his current contract – but will not consider him for a return to Formula 1.
McLaren Formula 1 team principal Andreas Seidl says his side is “working very hard” to improve its pit stop reliability ahead of the final two rounds of the 2019 season.
Daniel Ricciardo admits it is unlikely that Renault can overcome McLaren in the battle to lead Formula 1’s midfield pack this season. McLaren has enjoyed a resurgence in form in 2019 and has continued to out-develop and out-perform the French manufacturer as the year has progressed.
James Hinchcliffe says he is searching for a full-time 2020 IndyCar race seat despite his 11 th -hour split from Arrows McLaren SP which “shocked” the 32-year-old.
Carlos Sainz would welcome a lack of aerodynamic design freedom under the revised Formula 1 technical regulations for the 2021 season, believing it would help create closer on-track racing.
2009 Formula 1 world champion Jenson Button will leave Japan’s Super GT Championship at the end of the 2019 season. Button, the reigning Super GT Champion, announced he will step away from Japan’s premier level of sportscar racing following this weekend’s season finale at Motegi.
Carlos Sainz believes McLaren was the closest it has been to Red Bull all season over the Japanese Grand Prix weekend but remains “very far away” from disrupting the top three teams’ status quo.
Lewis Hamilton can move a step closer to Michael Schumacher’s all-time Formula 1 record at this weekend’s Mexican Grand Prix, though his celebrations may be put on hold.
Renault insists it is satisfied with the level of performance it has managed to achieve with its 2019 Formula 1 power unit, though it admits there is “room to improve”.
In today's Formula 1 Gossip, McLaren's Petrobras deal terminated, Fernando Alonso speaks of possible return to the sport, and Ross Brawn says Lewis Hamilton is "rewritting" history.
Renault Formula 1 chief Cyril Abiteboul says the French manufacturer is “not desperate” to find a new customer team to replace McLaren ahead of its switch to Mercedes engines for 2021.