The 2020 Formula 1 world championship is gaining momentum ahead of pre-season testing with all launch and livery reveal dates starting to be confirmed.
With car launches, pre-season testing and a sense of heading into the unknown, the start of a new year of Formula 1 is always filled with excitement and anticipation.
Williams has become the ninth team to confirm its launch plans for its 2020 Formula 1 car, confirming a digital-only launch next month ahead of the start of pre-season testing.
Nicholas Latifi has confirmed his permanent number selection ahead of his debut season in Formula 1, choosing #6. Latifi will make his F1 debut this season with Williams after finishing second in last year’s Formula 2 championship, partnering George Russell at the British team.
While Pat Symonds isn’t surprised by the performance Mercedes has produced from its power unit in the V6 hybrid era, he admits he didn’t anticipate its rivals to continue to trail for so long in Formula 1.
W Series chief Catherine Bond Muir says Ferrari’s aim to recruit its first female driver into its junior programme isn’t “just a marketing plan” and believes the Italian team is helping the cause to bring more women into F1.
In the lead-up to the start of the 2020 Formula 1 season, Crash.net takes a look at what each of the 10 teams needs heading into the new campaign. In part one, we preview Williams, Haas, Alfa Romeo, Racing Point and AlphaTauri.
Jamie Chadwick has renewed confidence in breaking into Formula 1 having taken encouragement from seeing Nicholas Latifi progress with support from the Williams Driver Academy.
Nicholas Latifi reckons the realisation of his Williams Formula 1 deal will not fully sink in until he makes his debut at the season-opening Australian Grand Prix.
Robert Kubica will carry out reserve driver duties for Alfa Romeo during the 2020 Formula 1 season after the team secured a new partnership with PKN ORLEN.
Nicholas Latifi says watching the strong seasons Lando Norris, Alexander Albon and George Russell all enjoyed in 2019 means he’s confident he can emulate them as the next rookie to reach Formula 1.
The faith shown in youth through the signing of George Russell is one of the best decisions Williams has taken in recent years, according to deputy team chief Claire Williams. Williams signed Russell for the 2019 season off the back of his Formula 2 title win, partnering Robert Kubica.
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.
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”.
Nicholas Latifi’s motivation for his debut season in Formula 1 has not been dampened by Williams’s recent struggles, with the Canadian saying two bad years “doesn’t define what they’re capable of”.