Nobuharu Matsushita claimed a surprise victory in the Formula 2 feature race in Barcelona after the Japanese driver benefitted from a timely Safety Car period.
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.
Following Formula 1’s season postponement until the end of May at the very earliest, the sport’s organisers have major logistic and planning headaches if it is to salvage most of the 2020 campaign during the coronavirus crisis.
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.
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.
The Catalan government has announced it will grant financial backing to fund the Spanish Grand Prix for 2020, with next season’s Formula 1 campaign likely to expand to 22 rounds.
Nikita Mazepin says he could feel the quality of the reigning Formula 1 world champions Mercedes from just sitting in the car during his first test as he topped the concluding day of the Spanish test at Circuit de Catalunya.
Kevin Magnussen says he’s cleared the air with both Haas boss Guenther Steiner and teammate Romain Grosjean following the two drivers’ clash during the Spanish Grand Prix and doesn’t expect repercussions from the incident.
Sebastian Vettel has confirmed Ferrari will discuss team orders internally during its Spanish Grand Prix debrief after two incidents appeared to hamper both him and Charles Leclerc’s pace.
McLaren chief Zak Brown says new team principal Andreas Seidl’s official role name was changed to provide clarity inside the Formula 1 squad but underlined “the buck stops with me”.
McLaren chief executive Zak Brown insists new Formula 1 team boss Andreas Seidl will have free rein over the squad and feels there won’t be conflict given his ‘consult’ management style.
Lewis Hamilton concedes both he and Mercedes have “got work to do with the balance” of his Formula 1 car after losing out to teammate Valtteri Bottas in Friday practice at the Spanish Grand Prix.
Lance Stroll has played down the significance of his crash towards the end of the opening free practice session for the Spanish Grand Prix and was positively impressed by Racing Point’s upgrades.
Renault’s Daniel Ricciardo has confirmed its latest power unit update is focused on greater reliability after suffering continued mechanical trouble over the opening rounds of the 2019 Formula 1 season.
Carlos Sainz concedes the Spanish Grand Prix could be set to drop off next year’s Formula 1 race calendar but remains hopeful the long-term future of the event can be saved.
Kimi Raikkonen says he’s “just the driver like in any other team” and has played down his pivotal role at Alfa Romeo since joining the team over the winter.
Claire Williams has sent out a defiant message that her team will not sacrifice its 2019 Formula 1 campaign to focus on a fresh start next year despite its ongoing troubles and poor performances.
Circuit de Catalunya has released a statement responding to recent criticisms aimed at it after playing the Catalan anthem during the pre-race build-up to the Spanish Grand Prix.