Formula 1 news

• McLaren: New F1 protocols should avoid repeat of its Australian GP withdrawal

  01-07-2020 19:49 via autosport.com
  
  McLaren Formula 1 chief Andreas Seidl is confident new protocols in place for this weekend's Austrian Grand Prix should prevent a repeat of the team's race withdrawal in Australia
  
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• Who has form for F1's big summer of races?

  01-07-2020 19:00 via skysports.com
  
  The 2020 Formula 1 season starts this weekend, with a much-anticipated Austrian GP the first of eight confirmed races this summer. But who scored the most points in the corresponding Grands Prix last year?
  
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• McLaren rise from nadir ready to win friends and influence races in F1 | Giles Richards

  01-07-2020 19:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The chief executive Zak Brown says the whole grid will be in ‘uncharted territory’ when the season finally begins this weekend but is confident McLaren can continue their revivalFinally going grand prix racing this weekend in Austria cannot come soon enough for McLaren. This is a team riding out the blows of the coronavirus, of losing and gaining a driver and making tough financial decisions, but one where spirits remain high.“We have all been in lockdown for so long, we want t
  
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• Sainz on McLaren 'focus', Ferrari move

  01-07-2020 18:40 via skysports.com
  
  Carlos Sainz insists he will be "fully committed" to McLaren in 2020 as he bids to finish on a high before making his big Formula 1 move to Ferrari.
  
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• Gallery: The Formula 1 paddock reconvenes in Austria

  01-07-2020 18:17 via autosport.com
  
  A first glimpse of the new Formula 1 emerged on Wednesday as teams began work at the Red Bull Ring ahead of the Austrian Grand Prix
  
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• Is It Just Me? Podcast: Is 2020 Bottas’ last chance at the title?

  01-07-2020 18:12 via autosport.com
  
  In the latest edition of the Is It Just Me? podcast, Jess and Luke discuss Valtteri Bottas' chances for the 2020 championship and consider what both his and Mercedes' future could look like as the silly season ramps up
  
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• F1 marshals to be deployed in different locations in 2020 due to social distancing

  01-07-2020 17:57 via autosport.com
  
  Formula 1 marshals will be placed in different locations in the opening races of the season compared to previous events as a result of coronavirus social distancing measures
  
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• Horner: Red Bull best prepared for 2020 F1 season since last title campaign

  01-07-2020 14:48 via autosport.com
  
  Christian Horner says Red Bull is emerging from the coronavirus lockdowns and starting the 2020 Formula 1 campaign "the best we've been prepared" since 2013, the team's most-recent title-winning season
  
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• McLaren F1 team reveals tweaked #WeRaceAsOne livery with 'End Racism' messaging

  01-07-2020 14:44 via autosport.com
  
  The McLaren Formula 1 team has tweaked its MCL35 livery ahead of this weekend's Austrian Grand Prix, as part of the championship's campaign to fight COVID-19 and tackle inequality
  
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• Autosport Podcast: Explaining the evolution of braking with AVL RACING

  01-07-2020 13:57 via autosport.com
  
  The increase of hybridisation and electrification in motorsport has resulted in a dramatic evolution in the braking systems of a racing car over the past few years
  
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• McLaren using F1 car development tokens on engine switch won't hurt team - Seidl

  01-07-2020 13:29 via autosport.com
  
  McLaren's need to burn up its car development tokens on switching engines for next year will not prevent it from making a performance jump, according to team principal Andreas Seidl
  
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• My job in F1: Sky F1 lead commentator David Croft

  01-07-2020 12:33 via autosport.com
  
  In the latest instalment of the My Job in F1 series, delving into the work of figures in the Formula 1 paddock, we meet Sky F1 lead commentator David Croft
  
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• Ocon: "Everything was going against me" for 2020 F1 return with Renault

  01-07-2020 11:59 via autosport.com
  
  Renault driver Esteban Ocon has called his 18-month lay-off from Formula 1 racing a "very strange period" as he prepares to make his grand prix return in Austria
  
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• Williams have 'for sale' sign up but aim to start rebuilding in Austria

  01-07-2020 11:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Forty years after Alan Jones won the team’s first F1 drivers’ title, success will be defined in very different terms this season
  There are no quick fixes in Formula One, no giant leaps in a sport where fractions can be differentiators. At Williams this harsh reality is well recognised but when they race in Austria this weekend they do so with the added pressure of potentially having to be sold just to stay in F1.Williams are riding a storm like perhaps no other in their illustrious h
  
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• Motorsport Images present for F1's restart, 70 years after being at series' birth

  01-07-2020 10:40 via autosport.com
  
  Longest standing motorsport photo agency supports Formula 1 teams, circuits, brands and other stakeholders in getting F1 restarted after COVID-19 crisis
  
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• Wolff: Mercedes "reinventing" to manage engine boss Cowell departure

  01-07-2020 10:02 via autosport.com
  
  Mercedes Formula 1 team boss Toto Wolff says that the company's High Performance Powertrains division is "reinventing" to adjust for the impending departure of its longtime boss Andy Cowell
  
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• Ferrari forced to make a major redesign of their car

  30-06-2020 21:16 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Ferrari are making a major redesign of their car as a result of flaws discovered since it ran in pre-season testing in February.
  
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• COTA boss: No hurry for decision on Austin F1 race in 2020

  30-06-2020 20:36 via autosport.com
  
  Circuit of the Americas boss Bobby Epstein says it's too early to make a call on whether his track will host a Formula 1 grand prix this year
  
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• What Vettel will turn up? | Previewing F1's return

  30-06-2020 19:22 via skysports.com
  
  The 2020 F1 season finally kicks off this weekend in Austria!
  
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• What to expect from Formula 1's return

  30-06-2020 19:22 via skysports.com
  
  The 2020 F1 season finally kicks off this weekend in Austria!
  
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• What Sebastian Vettel will turn up?

  30-06-2020 19:22 via skysports.com
  
  The 2020 F1 season finally kicks off this weekend in Austria!
  
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• F1 drivers discussing plans to 'take a knee' at Austrian Grand Prix on Sunday

  30-06-2020 18:01 via theguardian.com
  
  Drivers will meet on Friday to discuss show of solidarityMercedes’ Lando Norris reveals discussions taking placeLando Norris says a number of Formula One drivers have discussed “taking a knee” at the first race of the season in Austria on Sunday.Lewis Hamilton, the sport’s six-time world champion, has been vocal about the Black Lives Matter movement, attending an anti-racism march in London earlier this month. Hamilton’s Mercedes team announced on Monday that they w
  
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• F1 drivers discuss plan to take a knee before Austrian Grand Prix

  30-06-2020 18:01 via theguardian.com
  
  Drivers to meet on Friday over show of solidarity‘We will do what is right, says Mercedes’ Lando NorrisLando Norris said a number of Formula One drivers have discussed taking a knee at the first race of the season in Austria on Sunday.Lewis Hamilton, the six-times world champion, has been vocal about the Black Lives Matter movement and attended an anti-racism march in London earlier this month. Hamilton’s Mercedes team have adopted a black livery for their cars in the fight aga
  
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• Ferrari to introduce full revamp of its 2020 F1 car at Hungarian GP

  30-06-2020 16:35 via autosport.com
  
  Ferrari will "recalibrate" the entire upgrade programme for its 2020 Formula 1 car, and is set to introduce a full revamp of the SF1000 at the Hungarian Grand Prix
  
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• F1 drivers could take a knee on the grid before Austrian GP

  30-06-2020 16:14 via autosport.com
  
  Formula 1 drivers could take a knee on the grid before Sunday's season-opening Austrian Grand Prix to show solidarity with protests against racial injustice around the world
  
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• Ferrari reveal 'significant' car change plans

  30-06-2020 16:12 via skysports.com
  
  Ferrari have revealed their 2020 car will not feature any updates compared to the one run at February testing for F1's return in Austrian GP, with the team instead working on a "significant change of direction" in development.
  
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• McLaren: No risk of team being unable to continue in F1 for 2021

  30-06-2020 14:16 via autosport.com
  
  McLaren insists that there was never a risk of the team being unable to continue in Formula 1 next year, despite the financial difficulties it has faced over recent weeks
  
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• Red Bull's Austrian GP hopes boosted by new Honda F1 engine

  30-06-2020 13:35 via autosport.com
  
  Red Bull's hopes of taking the fight to Mercedes when Formula 1 returns in Austria this weekend have been further boosted by an upgraded powerunit from engine partner Honda
  
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• Race of My Life: Emerson Fittipaldi on the 1972 Italian GP

  30-06-2020 13:23 via autosport.com
  
  As Autosport launches the latest episode in its Race of My Life podcast series, we revisit the race double Formula 1 world champion Emerson Fittipaldi picked as his best - the 1972 Italian Grand Prix in which he clinched his first title for Team Lotus
  
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• F1 drivers have discussed taking a knee at Austrian Grand Prix - Lando Norris

  30-06-2020 12:57 via bbc.co.uk
  
  McLaren's Lando Norris says Formula 1 drivers have discussed 'taking a knee' at the season-opening Austrian Grand Prix this weekend.
  
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• Norris: F1 drivers discussing taking a knee

  30-06-2020 12:27 via skysports.com
  
  Lando Norris says F1's drivers will discuss taking a knee as a collective show of solidarity against racism ahead of Sunday's season-opening Austrian GP.
  
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• Sirotkin continues in Renault F1 reserve role for 2020 season

  30-06-2020 12:10 via autosport.com
  
  Renault has announced that Sergey Sirotkin will continue as its Formula 1 reserve driver through the 2020 season
  
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• How Mercedes can address the lack of minority representation in F1

  30-06-2020 12:09 via autosport.com
  
  As Mercedes revealed that only 3% of its Formula 1 workforce identified as having a minority ethnic background, the team has sought change. But it must also help fix the societal imbalance that hinders BAME involvement in F1 and other STEM careers
  
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• Formula 1: Can you name the famous circuits from just one clue?

  30-06-2020 10:57 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The 2020 Formula 1 season is almost ready to start, so can you name these famous circuits from just one clue? Take the quiz to find out.
  
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• Top 10 F1 Austrian GPs ranked: Hamilton, Schumacher and more

  30-06-2020 10:48 via autosport.com
  
  The 2020 Formula 1 season finally gets underway in Austria this weekend. From team-mates colliding to victory by just 0.050s, Autosport has picked out the 10 best races from the event's rich history
  
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• Brundle: Ferrari split could help Vettel fly in 2020 F1 season

  30-06-2020 10:22 via autosport.com
  
  Sebastian Vettel's Ferrari departure at the end of 2020 could be the spark to help him 'fly' in his final season with the team, reckons Formula 1 commentator Martin Brundle
  
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• Are Red Bull, Verstappen the real deal in 2020?

  30-06-2020 07:00 via skysports.com
  
  Red Bull seems gung-ho confident as the season is about to start with two races on its home track, followed by another in Hungary - both venues in recent years very happy hunting grounds for the team.
  
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• Alex Zanardi: Ex-F1 driver has second operation after hand cycle accident

  29-06-2020 20:07 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Paralympic gold medallist and ex-F1 driver Alex Zanardi has a second operation after suffering severe head injuries in a hand cycle accident.
  
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• Fans warned by police to stay away from Silverstone F1 races

  29-06-2020 18:41 via autosport.com
  
  Fans have been warned by the police to stay away from Silverstone when it hosts its two Formula 1 races in August, as their presence could jeopardise both events
  
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• The top-down change to help address racism in F1's society

  29-06-2020 18:20 via autosport.com
  
  OPINION: Mercedes has revealed it will run a black livery for the 2020 Formula 1 season as a show of support for the Black Lives Matter push for racial equality. In doing so, it is taking Lewis Hamilton's desire for change to the "top" in more ways than one
  
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• Wolff: Great F1 show will overcome "weirdness" of closed door races

  29-06-2020 18:10 via autosport.com
  
  Mercedes Formula 1 team boss Toto Wolff believes the series can put on a great show in Austria to overcome the "weirdness" of a race held behind closed doors
  
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• Who's the biggest threat to Hamilton's crown?

  29-06-2020 16:57 via skysports.com
  
  Lewis Hamilton is aiming for a record-equalling seventh Formula 1 title this season - but is braced for a tougher test than ever from his rivals.
  
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• 2020 F1 Austrian Grand Prix session timings and preview

  29-06-2020 15:53 via autosport.com
  
  Almost 16 weeks have passed since Formula 1's aborted start to the 2020 season in Australia due to coronavirus and since then the championship has undergone a dramatic transformation
  
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• McLaren gets £150 million loan from Bahrain bank | 2020 F1 season

  29-06-2020 14:48 via feedproxy.google.com
  The McLaren Group, which owns the McLaren Formula 1 team, is to receive a loan of £150 million from the National Bank of Bahrain.
  
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• Mercedes unveil new black F1 livery in message against racism

  29-06-2020 14:32 via theguardian.com
  
  Team will adopt new colour scheme for 2020 seasonHamilton: ‘It’s so important that we seize this moment’
  Lewis Hamilton’s Mercedes team will run an all-black livery on their cars this season in a defiant message against racism.The reigning constructors’ champions have traditionally raced in silver but will adopt the powerful look for the delayed campaign which begins in Austria this weekend. Related: Lando Norris: 'I didn't enjoy F1 last year because of nerves. Now
  
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• Mercedes to race in black F1 livery in message against racism

  29-06-2020 14:32 via theguardian.com
  
  Team will adopt new colour scheme for 2020 seasonLewis Hamilton: ‘It’s so important we seize this moment’
  Lewis Hamilton’s Mercedes team will run an all-black livery on their cars this season in a defiant message against racism.The reigning constructors’ champions have traditionally raced in silver but will adopt the powerful look for the delayed campaign which begins in Austria this weekend. Related: Lando Norris: 'I didn't enjoy F1 last year because of nerves. Now
  
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• “Chris Pook and the History of the Long Beach Grand Prix” reviewed | Reviews

  29-06-2020 13:51 via feedproxy.google.com
  Chris Pook, arguably one of few race promoters who put one over Bernie Ecclestone, speaks candidly to veteran US writer Gordon Kirby in this fascinating new book.
  
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• Mercedes to race in new black livery for 2020 F1 season

  29-06-2020 12:51 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Mercedes will run a new black livery in Formula 1 in 2020 as a signal of their commitment to greater diversity and inclusion in motorsport.
  
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• F1 News: McLaren Group secures £150m loan from Bank of Bahrain

  29-06-2020 12:42 via autosport.com
  
  McLaren has agreed a £150 million loan arrangement with the National Bank of Bahrain to ease short-term cash flow problems which would have impacted its Formula 1 operation
  
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• Mercedes reveals new black “end racism” livery for F1 car | 2020 F1 season

  29-06-2020 12:05 via feedproxy.google.com
  Mercedes will highlight its support for diversity with a new black livery on its car throughout the 2020 season featuring the motto "end racism".
  
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