Formula 1 News & Updates Week 46 Below you'll find this weeks news, results, videos, podcasts, sounds & photos from the world of Formula 1 |
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| Fri, 15 Nov 2019 F1 Race Event: Brazilian F1 Grand Prix Race Track: Interlagos Circuit Weather: wet 17.2-°C Tarmac: wet 21.4°C Humidity : 89.9% Wind : 0.8 m/s S Pressure: 922.9 bar The first practice for the 2019 Brazilian GP started out very wet. Only 4 cars were driving around in the first half an hour because of rain showers early.....check out full post » Fri, 15 Nov 2019 DRIVERS: Romain Grosjean (Haas), Daniel Ricciardo (Renault), Valtteri Bottas (Mercedes), Sergio Pérez (Racing Point), Robert Kubica (Williams) PRESS CONFERENCE Q: Robert, if we could start with you, please. You finished second here in 2009. Could you just give us your thoughts on being back at Interlagos and your hopes for the weekend ahead? Robert Kubica:.....check out full post » Fri, 15 Nov 2019 Mercedes looks set to stay in Formula 1 in 2021 and beyond. Team boss Toto Wolff had warned earlier this week that, given Mercedes' recent utter dominance of Formula 1 and the looming end of the Concorde Agreement, it is "not a given" that the German marque will sign up for more. However, at an.....check out full post » Fri, 15 Nov 2019 Nico Hulkenberg has confirmed reports that he might switch to Indycar for 2020. Although it was clear the potential F1 cockpits were filling up fast, the German finally announced in Brazil that he will not be on the 2020 grid. "Now I can choose from pizza maker, hairdresser, dentist or gynaecologist," he joked at Interlagos......check out full post » Fri, 15 Nov 2019 The off-track battle is heating up between Ferrari and its rivals. Sebastian Vettel said in Brazil that Max Verstappen's recent accusation of Ferrari cheating was "unprofessional" and "immature". However, this time not prompted by Red Bull or another team, the FIA has issued a second technical directive believed to be aimed at how Ferrari's powerful.....check out full post » Fri, 15 Nov 2019 F1's most experienced drivers are not keen on the idea of moving the Brazilian GP to Rio de Janeiro. The sport is openly contemplating abandoning Interlagos, where crime problems affect the F1 world almost annually, and switching to a new circuit in Rio for 2021. "I'm always happy to go to new venues, especially if.....check out full post » Fri, 15 Nov 2019 Charles Leclerc has denied that his new engine in Brazil is to test developments for 2020. Ferrari's 2019 engine is the hottest topic in the Interlagos paddock, after the FIA issued a second technical directive just one race after Max Verstappen accused the Maranello team of being caught "cheating". "I will get an engine of.....check out full post » Fri, 15 Nov 2019 Nov.15 - Pietro Fittipaldi says he is close to extending his stay as a Haas test driver. The 23-year-old grandson of F1 legend Emerson Fittipaldi combines his work with the American team with his race seat in the German series DTM. Fittipaldi revealed in his native Brazil that he is now close to re-signing with.....check out full post » Fri, 15 Nov 2019 Max Verstappen says keeping Alexander Albon as his teammate was the "smartest choice" for Red Bull. Earlier this year, Red Bull relegated Pierre Gasly back to Toro Rosso and gave British-born Thai rookie Albon a chance to shine at the senior team. Red Bull has now confirmed that Albon will stay in 2020. "He's a.....check out full post » Fri, 15 Nov 2019 Carlos Sainz thinks Pirelli should scrap its planned new tyres for 2020. The drivers got their first taste of the 2020 tyres in practice in Austin, but the new specification - designed to minimise overheating - was almost universally unpopular. "The tyres for this season were I think a step forward. The behaviour is better.....check out full post » Fri, 15 Nov 2019 Listen to "The Team Radio Special" on Spreaker. On this edition of Talking Bull - It's a Team Radio special! We hear from Max Verstappen and his race engineer Gianpiero Lambiase as they dive into the complicated and often confusing world of F1 team radio. From brake bias to box, box, box we decode some.....check out full post » Fri, 15 Nov 2019 Peter Windsor, on assignment in Australia, looks ahead to this weekend's Brazilian F1 GP and at other motor racing matters of moment. Will Ferrari regain the pace they lost in Austin - or will they again be confined to the minor placings? And, with the 2019 Championship now out of the equation, how will Lewis.....check out full post » Fri, 15 Nov 2019 History, charm, character… Interlagos is a unique and special circuit 😍 Two-time F1 Esports Champion Brendon Leigh talks us through a lap around the home of the Brazilian F1 GP! Fri, 15 Nov 2019 Jump on board with Williams Esports driver Isaac Price as she shows you the way around the incredible Interlagos circuit in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Fri, 15 Nov 2019 F1's sporting boss thinks it is possible Lewis Hamilton will seek a "new challenge" for 2021. Hamilton, the new six-time world champion, says he wants to stay in Formula 1 beyond the end of his 2020 Mercedes contract. But both he and his team boss Toto Wolff have admitted that the negotiations should be interesting......check out full post » Fri, 15 Nov 2019 Two Formula 1 drivers have slammed the sport's 'green' plans. This week, F1 announced that it wants the sport to be "sustainable" by 2025, and then completely "net-zero carbon" by 2030. "Sometimes, I wonder who is the idiot who comes up with this nonsense," former F1 driver Olivier Panis told RMC Sport. "Honestly, sometimes I.....check out full post » Fri, 15 Nov 2019 F1's governing body has issued another technical directive about grey areas in the engine rules. The development comes after Red Bull prompted the first technical directive about fuel flow, with many believing it ended Ferrari's earlier huge power advantage. "Mercedes had researched in the area and we had the courage to make the official request.....check out full post » Fri, 15 Nov 2019 Nov.14 - F1's commercial boss says Liberty Media has a "plan B" in the event that the Dutch F1 GP cannot take place as planned in 2020. Many people in Formula 1 are excited about returning to the Netherlands, especially as Max Verstappen's millions of fans mean the 2020 race is easily already sold out......check out full post » Fri, 15 Nov 2019 A hopeful new Formula 1 team will discover next month if the sport will consider allowing new entrants. Recently, Formula 2 boss Adrian Campos and his business partner Salvatore Gandolfo announced that they are working on putting together a Spanish F1 team. They have already met with Chase Carey and Ross Brawn, recruited former F1.....check out full post » Fri, 15 Nov 2019 Mercedes' team photographer has decided to leave the title-winning F1 team. Nico Rosberg's manager brought Paul Ripke in to chronicle the 2016 season, which would turn out to be the German driver's championship winning as well as final year in F1. Ripke stayed on, but according to Bild newspaper, he has decided that Abu Dhabi.....check out full post » Fri, 15 Nov 2019 The boss of the premier German touring car series DTM has admitted he hopes Robert Kubica races in the category in 2020. The Pole, who has struggled at Williams this year, is linked with a F1 reserve seat for 2020, perhaps in combination with a racing role elsewhere. "Big names like Robert Kubica are always.....check out full post » Fri, 15 Nov 2019 THURSDAY, 14 NOVEMBER, 1100 HOURS LOCAL TIME Romain Grosjean (Haas) Valtteri Bottas (Mercedes) Sergio Pérez (Racing Point) Daniel Ricciardo (Renault) Robert Kubica (Williams) FRIDAY, 15 NOVEMBER, 1300 HOURS LOCAL TIME Frédéric Vasseur (Alfa Romeo) Toyoharu Tanabe (Honda) Mario Isola (Pirelli) Otmar Szafnauer (Racing Point) Christian Horner (Red Bull) SATURDAY, 16 NOVEMBER, POST-QUALIFYING Three fastest drivers from Qualifying.....check out full post » Fri, 15 Nov 2019 Surprise!! 😮 TeamBose invited six Mercedes super-fans to test drive the 'Lewis Hamilton Voice Assistant' on the new Bose Headphones 700... But they were not expecting to come face to face with the man himself! 😜 Fri, 15 Nov 2019 The latest Formula 1 2019 news updates as part of our rolling coverage: Drivers pay tribute to Ayrton Senna. Mercedes celebrates F1 history. Ferrari needs to focus on Valtteri Leclerc. Alfa Romeo confirms Antonio Giovinazzi. What now for Nico Hülkenberg? Fri, 15 Nov 2019 Renault driver Nico Hulkenberg tells you what he thinks about the upcoming 2019 Brazilian Formula 1 Grand Prix. Fri, 15 Nov 2019 Ferrari driver Sebastian Vettel gives his thoughts on the upcoming 2019 Brazilian Formula 1 Grand Prix. The race will be driven on the Interlagos circuit in Sao Paulo. Fri, 15 Nov 2019 He is regarded as one of the fastest drivers to ever grace an F1 racetrack, and arguably the rival Michael Schumacher feared the most. Not only was Mika Hakkinen’s commitment in a racing car absolute, particularly on a qualifying lap; he somehow came back from a horrifying accident at the end of 1995 not only.....check out full post » Fri, 15 Nov 2019 Mercedes did the research that prompted Red Bull to ask the FIA to clarify the engine regulations in Austin. At present, and although Ferrari denies it, the prevailing wisdom is that the rules clarification is why the Maranello team's power advantage suddenly vanished two weeks ago. Max Verstappen even accused Ferrari of "cheating", prompting a.....check out full post » Fri, 15 Nov 2019 Ferrari may test parts for its 2020 engine this weekend in Brazil. The Maranello team's engine is a hot topic at present, after the FIA in Austin issued a clarification over how the maximum fuel flow is measured. At the same time, Ferrari's earlier power advantage seemed to vanish. "The reality is that no one.....check out full post » Fri, 15 Nov 2019 The CEO of Honda says the Japanese carmaker is targeting the world championship for 2020. At present, there is uncertainty not only about Honda's commitment to Formula 1 for 2021 and beyond. Rumours say interim Renault CEO Clotilde Delbos is considering pulling the French carmaker out, while Toto Wolff has declared that it is "not.....check out full post » Fri, 15 Nov 2019 Max Verstappen has vowed to push to finish third overall in the 2019 drivers' world championship. Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas are locked into first and second places with two races to go, but a battle is brewing for that last podium spot in the title standings. Charles Leclerc has a 14 point advantage.....check out full post » Fri, 15 Nov 2019 A Formula 1 commentator has backed Red Bull's decision to keep the same drivers at both of its teams for 2020. The energy drink company has announced that Alexander Albon will remain Max Verstappen's teammate at the senior team next year. And Pierre Gasly, who was replaced by Albon mid-season and relegated to Toro Rosso,.....check out full post » Fri, 15 Nov 2019 Scuderia Toro Rosso is pleased to confirm that Pierre Gasly and Daniil Kvyat will be continuing with the team in 2020. Both drivers have proven their capabilities throughout the 2019 season, with Daniil scoring the team’s second podium in its history at the German Grand Prix, and Pierre’s strong performances beginning immediately upon his return.....check out full post » Fri, 15 Nov 2019 Aston Martin Red Bull Racing is excited to confirm that Alexander Albon will continue to race with the Team in 2020 alongside Max Verstappen. After making his Formula One debut with sister team Scuderia Toro Rosso at this year’s Australian Grand Prix, Albon’s performances across the first half of the 2019 F1 season earned him.....check out full post » Fri, 15 Nov 2019 After accusing Ferrari of cheating in Austin, Max Verstappen now wants to move on. It is believed Mattia Binotto threatened Verstappen's Red Bull boss Christian Horner with legal action after the Dutch driver alleged that Ferrari cheated with its 2019 engine. "It's a sensitive topic that I'm not going back to," Verstappen told Italy's Corriere.....check out full post » Fri, 15 Nov 2019 Toto Wolff will this weekend sit out a grand prix for the first time since 2013. Now the Mercedes boss, 47-year-old Wolff began attending races regularly in 2019 when he bought a share of Williams. He left in 2013 when he and fellow Austrian Niki Lauda bought into Mercedes. Last week, Wolff was at the.....check out full post » Fri, 15 Nov 2019 Honda is getting close to making a decision about whether or not to stay in Formula 1. That is the claim of Dr Helmut Marko, a top official at Red Bull. Both of Red Bull's teams - Red Bull Racing and Toro Rosso - are powered by Honda. "Honda hasn't decided yet," Marko told Germany's.....check out full post » Fri, 15 Nov 2019 Former F1 driver Fernando Alonso has admitted he enjoys watching Max Verstappen race. Frustrated with the sport last year, Spaniard Alonso quit at the age of 37 and is currently preparing to contest the fabled Dakar rally. "I find the motivation to try new categories due to my passion to win," he told El Confidencial......check out full post » Fri, 15 Nov 2019 SMP Racing did not pay in full for its sponsorship of the struggling backmarker Williams in 2018. That is the claim of a Russian source at Moscow-based Echo Moskwa radio. Last year, Russian Sergey Sirotkin raced for Williams with backing by SMP Bank's motorsport programme SMP Racing. "They paid only part of the amount," the.....check out full post » Fri, 15 Nov 2019 German motor racing legend Hans-Joachim Stuck thinks there is a risk that Formula 1's top teams will threaten to quit the sport. The ten teams are not only yet to sign the 2021 Concorde Agreement, it has also emerged that the published 2021 regulations are effectively a draft. "What is written down on paper is.....check out full post » Fri, 15 Nov 2019 Max Verstappen has fended off a rumour that he has signed a pre-contract with Mercedes to replace Lewis Hamilton if the six-time champion quits Mercedes for 2021. "Slippery question," the Red Bull-Honda driver smiled to Italy's Corriere della Sera newspaper. "I am happy where I am. I want to win with Red Bull. "I don't.....check out full post » Fri, 15 Nov 2019 Just two races remain on the F1 calendar, and that's two more chances to add to our points tally to regain P6 in the Constructors' Championship! Watch as Daniil Kvyat previews the Brazilian Grand Prix. Fri, 15 Nov 2019 Renault has played down rumours it might quit Formula 1. Last week, reports suggested that amid on and off-track scandals, poor results and the loss of engine customers Red Bull and McLaren, new Renault CEO Clotilde Delbos might be poised to pull the carmaker out of F1. But a Renault spokesperson told f1only.fr that the.....check out full post » Fri, 15 Nov 2019 Haas team owner Gene Haas has "doubts" about the American team's future in Formula 1. That is the admission of team boss Gunther Steiner, who says he had to discuss the team's more-than-difficult 2019 season with owner Gene Haas in Austin. "The biggest problem he has is with our performance," Steiner told Racer magazine. "Who.....check out full post » Fri, 15 Nov 2019 Michael Schumacher's former manager thinks the F1 legend will recover from his brain injuries. Willi Weber who brought Schumacher into the sport in 1991, and worked with the seven time world champion until his less successful comeback in 2010. But he told Kolner Express newspaper that he was completely shut out by the family when.....check out full post » Fri, 15 Nov 2019 Nov.11 - Ross Brawn suggests he doesn't mind if the F1 teams see the newly-published regulations for 2021 as a draft. With the Maranello team having earlier expressed big concerns about the direction of the rules, the paddock was shocked recently when Ferrari voted in favour of them. But CEO Louis Camilleri then said: "What.....check out full post » Fri, 15 Nov 2019 As Williams' abysmal 2019 season races on, boss Claire Williams is still insisting she will not quit. The daughter of founder Sir Frank Williams told Yahoo Sport that she has "of course" thought about giving up as the iconic team struggles to recover under her leadership. "I wasn't prepared to give up because I would.....check out full post » Fri, 15 Nov 2019 Ross Brawn has admitted that engine development in Formula 1 may be frozen. While the regulations are changing markedly for 2021, the hybrid 'power units' will not. "We know exactly where we are on 2021," said Renault boss Cyril Abiteboul. "But fuel, bio-fuel, freeze, partial freeze, progressive freeze, complete freeze? In our opinion those aspects.....check out full post » Fri, 15 Nov 2019 Efforts to organise a grand prix in Miami have received a reprieve following a recent setback. The plans for a race mainly on the grounds of the Hard Rock Stadium were dealt a blow recently at the Miami-Dade commission. Amid a local outcry from local groups, it was decided recently that road closures for the.....check out full post » Fri, 15 Nov 2019 Chase Carey has acknowledged that rumours of 25-race calendars for the future at not popular in the Formula 1 paddock. Next year, the calendar will swell to an unprecedented 22 races. But in the new regulations for 2021 and beyond, provisions for up to 25 races in the future have been made. 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