Formula 1 News & Updates Week 38 Below you'll find all updates, results, videos, podcasts, sounds & photos from the world of Formula 1 of the past week |
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| Fri, 18 Sep 2020 The long awaited food quiz with Alfa Romeo drivers Kimi Raikkonen and Antonio Giovinazzi. Fri, 18 Sep 2020 In this midweek espresso Peter Windsor looks ahead to Sochi; to the next episode of the highly-acclaimed Race to Perfection F1 documentary series. And, on a whim, dials up Graeme Lawrence in New Zealand to find out what it was like to buy the ex-Chris Amon '69 Tasman Championship-winning Ferrari Dino 246...and then win the.....check out full post » Fri, 18 Sep 2020 It's been a busy three weeks for F1 with three races in a row, starting with Spa, then to our home Grands Prix in Monza and Mugello. We finally got hold of Daniil so he could give us the lowdown on another triple-header! Fri, 18 Sep 2020 Sep.18 - A neurology specialist doubts Michael Schumacher will ever emerge from his current condition. Almost nothing is known about the current health situation of the F1 legend, who has not been seen in public since striking his head on a rock whilst skiing in the French Alps in late 2013. "I think he's in.....check out full post » Fri, 18 Sep 2020 Sep.18 - Lewis Hamilton thinks Formula 1 is deliberately using red flags to spice up the show. After Mugello, F1 race director said he took it as a "personal insult" when Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas suggested the safety car was switching off its lights late at re-starts to boost excitement at the expense of safety......check out full post » Fri, 18 Sep 2020 Sep.18 - Max Verstappen says he doesn't mind if Red Bull sticks with Alex Albon - or not. Since replacing the similarly underperforming Pierre Gasly mid last year, Albon has been coming under increasing pressure alongside Verstappen. Team boss Christian Horner, though, says his podium at Mugello will be a "turbocharger" for his confidence. "I.....check out full post » Fri, 18 Sep 2020 Sep.18 - Ferrari may have made the best choice to oust Sebastian Vettel, according to the team's former driver Felipe Massa. Brazilian Massa, whose Ferrari teammates included Fernando Alonso and Michael Schumacher, says it is "very sad" to see the famous team's 2020 slump. "Nobody wants to see Ferrari having these problems," he told Globo......check out full post » Fri, 18 Sep 2020 Sep.18 - Ferrari is spending "several million euros" to get a brand new simulator up and running at Maranello in the next few months. That is the news from the team's beleaguered boss Mattia Binotto, who amid the deep Ferrari slump of 2020 is hanging onto his top job in red. "Apparently he has a.....check out full post » Fri, 18 Sep 2020 Sep.17 - Sebastian Vettel staying in Formula 1 beyond 2020 is "great" not just for Formula 1, but for Toto Wolff as well. It was announced at Mugello, where Ferrari was celebrating its 1000th race, that Vettel is switching to the rebranded Aston Martin project from 2021. Wolff is the Mercedes team boss, but he.....check out full post » Fri, 18 Sep 2020 Sep.17 - F1's 'ghost race' trend of 2020 is finally ending. For the first time since the corona crisis struck, spectators - just under 3000 of them last weekend at Mugello - were back in the F1 grandstands. But even bigger crowds will attend a series of forthcoming races. Organisers at Sochi have been selling.....check out full post » Fri, 18 Sep 2020 Sep.17 - It was the departure of Williams' title sponsor this year that prompted the sale of the team. That is the admission of Claire Williams, the daughter of founder Sir Frank Williams, as they both depart Formula 1 following the sale to Dorilton Capital. "I had my chance and I've run out of energy,".....check out full post » Fri, 18 Sep 2020 Sep.17 - Jean Todt thinks Ferrari should be able to recover from its surprisingly-deep 2020 slump. Ever since the FIA president reached a controversial secret agreement with Maranello over its questionably-legal 2019 engine, Ferrari has moved into the midfield. Despite the famous team's highs, it is familiar territory for Ferrari. Indeed, Todt signed to be.....check out full post » Fri, 18 Sep 2020 Sep.17 - Alongside Mick Schumacher, another Formula 2 star is now shaping up as a likely 2021 rookie. It is believed that Schumacher, who leads the 2020 points standings, is the frontrunner to move up to Formula 1 next year with Alfa Romeo. Alfa Romeo, currently running another Ferrari academy member Antonio Giovinazzi, is believed.....check out full post » Fri, 18 Sep 2020 Sep.17 - Flavio Briatore says the coronavirus pandemic that has wreaked havoc on Formula 1 and the world in 2020 "can be defeated". The former Renault boss was speaking after recovering from his own recent infection with the famous virus. "I don't want to play down the illness but last year I was very ill......check out full post » Fri, 18 Sep 2020 Sep.17 - Formula 2 driver Louis Deletraz admits he is opposed to Fernando Alonso being invited to take part in F1's 'young driver test' in Abu Dhabi later this year. Reports claim that Cyril Abiteboul has made an application for an exemption to the rule limiting the F1 test to drivers with less than two.....check out full post » Fri, 18 Sep 2020 Sep.17 - Zak Brown insists that selling McLaren's factory for about $350 million is a "very good decision". The American, who emerged as the famous brand's supremo in the wake of a power struggle and Ron Dennis' departure some years ago, says the money can be used more wisely. "I think most companies in the.....check out full post » Fri, 18 Sep 2020 They’re the most storied team in Formula 1 history, the one that’s been around the longest, the one with the most wins and championships, the one that generates the most headlines, and definitely the one with the most mystique. But what’s it like to drive for the biggest F1 team on the planet, Scuderia Ferrari?.....check out full post » Fri, 18 Sep 2020 Nine races in 11 weeks has been the most intense schedule F1 has ever organised, and our team – both in Italy at the track and everyone back home in the factory – has risen to the challenge magnificently. Fri, 18 Sep 2020 Mugello played host to the Tuscan Grand Prix, the first ever Formula One Grand Prix to be held at the Italian circuit. To celebrate, we put Williams Racing drivers George Russell and Nicholas Latifi to the test on other famous circuit layouts from around the world that have never hosted an official Formula One Grand.....check out full post » Fri, 18 Sep 2020 James Vowles talks Safety Car restarts, tyre strategies, triple-headers, smoking brakes and more in our Tuscan GP F1 Race Debrief! 📊🤓 Fri, 18 Sep 2020 Sep.16 - Jean Todt says he hopes Volkswagen is contemplating a move into Formula 1. Late last month, and although VW brands Audi and Porsche are in Formula E, Volkswagen chief Herbert Diess said F1 with "synthetic fuels" would be "a much more exciting and fun tech-competition than Formula E". FIA president Todt told Auto.....check out full post » Fri, 18 Sep 2020 Sep.16 - Red Bull must supply Max Verstappen with "a competitive engine" in order to keep him at the team beyond 2021. That is the surprising admission of Dr Helmut Marko, even though in the opening days of this year, the team announced that it had signed a deal with the Dutch driver through 2023......check out full post » Fri, 18 Sep 2020 Sep.16 - Mick Schumacher is not getting carried away with speculation that he is looking likely to follow his famous father into Formula 1. In an interview with RTL, the 21-year-old German would not comment on suggestions he will get a Friday practice outing for Alfa Romeo at the Nurburgring next month. But Schumacher, whose.....check out full post » Fri, 18 Sep 2020 Sep.16 - The FIA has backed away from issuing a potential penalty to Lewis Hamilton over his wearing of a politically-themed t-shirt on the Mugello podium. Earlier, a spokesman for F1's governing body admitted that "active consideration" was being given to determining whether the six-time world champion breached the sport's anti-political rules. It is believed,.....check out full post » Fri, 18 Sep 2020 Sep.16 - Formula 1 appears unlikely to return to Mugello next year, despite the success of last weekend's race at the Ferrari-owned circuit. Up and down the pitlane, drivers raved about the challenge of the high-speed and 'old school' layout in Tuscany, which was drafted onto the 2020 calendar at late notice due to the.....check out full post » Fri, 18 Sep 2020 Sep.15 - Ferrari CEO Louis Camilleri hopes "flexibility" in the F1 rules helps the famous Maranello team pull itself out of its "hole". The partisan Italian press is now blasting Ferrari after each race, with Corriere dello Sport predicting that it will take "a long time" for the situation to change. "While the other teams.....check out full post » Fri, 18 Sep 2020 Sep.15 - Sebastian Vettel has denied that driver fatigue could be behind a spate of recent incidents in Formula 1. Last weekend, the highly physically-demanding Mugello circuit rounded out yet another treble of back-to-back races on the unusual 2020 'corona calendar'. Some have pointed out that as the races have rolled on, driver incidents, safety.....check out full post » Fri, 18 Sep 2020 Sep.15 - Mugello steward Mika Salo insists that Valtteri Bottas "did nothing wrong" before the midfield race re-start pileup last Sunday. Some of the drivers caught up in the scary incident pointed the finger at the very front of the field, where a weaving leader Bottas left his charge notably late after the safety car.....check out full post » Fri, 18 Sep 2020 Sep.15 - The boss of the Nurburgring hopes the rumours are true that Mick Schumacher will get a Friday practice outing at the German circuit next month. Prior to Mugello, it was rumoured that the Formula 2 championship leader would in fact make his Friday appearance at the Italian venue - but that was wide.....check out full post » Fri, 18 Sep 2020 Sep.15 - Mercedes has denied "bringing politics into Formula 1". The denial from the dominant championship-winning team comes amid reports the FIA is looking into whether Lewis Hamilton broke the sport's rules about political messaging with a t-shirt he wore at Mugello. While the six-time world champion has worn a 'Black Lives Matter'-branded t-shirt whilst.....check out full post » Fri, 18 Sep 2020 With the US acting as an intermediary Israel and the UAE agreed back in August to work towards “normalisation”. This would make the UAE the third Arab nation to have full relations with Israel, after Egypt and Jordan. Two weeks ago, we witnessed an El Al plane taking off from Israel carrying a high-ranking American.....check out full post » Fri, 18 Sep 2020 Wallpaper photos of the 2020 Tuscan Grand Prix driven on Mugello circuit. This F1 race was won by Lewis Hamilton with the Mercedes W11 on the 13th of September 2020. Check out 2020 Tuscan Grand Prix Results Check out 2020 F1 Results & Standings Check out 2020 F1 Teams & Drivers Line-up Check out F1 2020 Calendar Fri, 18 Sep 2020 Driving around Mugello in your dad's title-winning Scuderia Ferrari F2004 = amazing Sunday was a day to remember for Mick Schumache as he helped Ferrari celebrate their 1000th Grand Prix Driving around Mugello in your dad's title-winning @ScuderiaFerrari F2004 = amazing 😍 Sunday was a day to remember for @SchumacherMick as he helped Ferrari celebrate.....check out full post » Fri, 18 Sep 2020 Rewatch the 2020 Tuscan Grand Prix which was the very first F1 race at Mugello and the 1000th race for Scuderia Ferrari. Kimi Raikkonen also has come on par with Rubens Barrichello on the most amount of races during their F1 career. Fri, 18 Sep 2020 Sep.14 - Max Verstappen admitted he was "sick" of the repeat Honda-related technical problems at both Monza and Mugello. The Dutchman, who according to his boss Dr Helmut Marko could have challenged Mercedes for victory on Sunday, retired from a race for the second time within seven days at Mugello. "It seems that it was.....check out full post » Fri, 18 Sep 2020 Sep.14 - Mattia Binotto says Ferrari is yet to get its head around a fundamental problem with the woefully uncompetitive 2020 car. So far in 2020, the narrative has been that Ferrari's struggles are mainly because of the 2019 engine legality saga, which has obviously left the famous team underpowered. But the drivers insist that.....check out full post » Fri, 18 Sep 2020 Sep.14 - F1 race director Michael Masi has rejected claims that the sport's authorities are to blame for the big re-start crash at Mugello on Sunday. Romain Grosjean said it was the "biggest scare of my career", while Carlos Sainz said he wouldn't wish the feeling on "anyone" after coming across slow cars at 290kph......check out full post » Fri, 18 Sep 2020 Sep.14 - Carlos Sainz has admitted to "frustration" that the current situation in Formula 1 means that the richest team is always the most likely to win. The technical rules are changing markedly for 2022, while the income distribution system will already become fairer next year, when the budget cap will also debut. But at.....check out full post » Fri, 18 Sep 2020 Sep.14 - Toto Wolff has rubbished suggestions Mercedes could be about to be taken over in a sensational $900 million deal by 2020 sponsor Ineos. Although rumblings about Wolff and the dominant F1 team's respective futures have been heard throughout the year so far, the latest reports were triggered by comments made by former F1.....check out full post » Fri, 18 Sep 2020 DRIVERS 1 – Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) 2 – Valtteri Bottas (Mercedes) 3 – Alex Albon (Red Bull Racing) TRACK INTERVIEWS (Conducted by David Coulthard) Q: Alex Albon, well done. You must be tremendously relieved? Alex Albon: Yeah, it was good. Obviously, a while to get here but no, it was a tough one as well, we.....check out full post » Fri, 18 Sep 2020 Peter Windsor analyses an incident-strewn Tuscan Grand Prix, staged on the occasion of Ferrari's 1000 start (since the inception of the FIA World Drivers' Championship in 1950) at their home track of Mugello. There were accidents and three re-starts but through it all Mercedes produced another of their profound one-two finishes, with Lewis Hamilton winning.....check out full post » Fri, 18 Sep 2020 F1 Race Event: Tuscan Grand Prix Race Track: Mugello Circuit Weather: dry 30.3°C Tarmac: dry 45.1°C Humidity : 38.8% Wind : 2.6 m/s N Pressure: 993.5 bar Lewis Hamilton won his 90th F1 race at the 2020 Tuscan F1 GP today. He started from pole position and won the first ever race at Mugello circuit......check out full post » Fri, 18 Sep 2020 Sep.13 - Red Bull has denied it could be about to lose legendary F1 car designer Adrian Newey. After weeks of looking miserable amid Ferrari's decline and his impending departure from the Italian team and perhaps Formula 1, Sebastian Vettel was suddenly smiling at Mugello. His mood might have been a touch of cheekiness as.....check out full post » Fri, 18 Sep 2020 Sep.13 - Mercedes is refusing to comment on reports that its dominant works Formula 1 team is lining up an almost $900 million sale. The latest speculation has been triggered by comments made by former F1 team boss Eddie Jordan, who thinks Mercedes will be bought by Ineos. In February, Mercedes did a major sponsorship.....check out full post » Fri, 18 Sep 2020 Sep.13 - Red Bull boss Christian Horner admits he is looking into the team's "options" for its driver lineup for 2021. Max Verstappen is firmly under contract, but both Pierre Gasly and now Alex Albon have struggled to match up against the Dutchman. However, Albon qualified right behind third-placed Verstappen at Mugello. "We know that.....check out full post » Fri, 18 Sep 2020 Sep.13 - Jean Todt says he will not block Formula 1 from adopting a controversial 'reverse grid' format in 2021. The idea, which was voted down by the teams for this season, is still being championed by F1 sporting boss Ross Brawn, who vowed last week to try again for 2021. At Mugello, Williams' George.....check out full post » Fri, 18 Sep 2020 Sep.13 - Mick Schumacher has given his chances of a 2021 F1 debut a big boost by taking the lead in the F2 championship at Mugello. It comes amid strong rumours that the son of F1 legend Michael Schumacher will make his F1 race weekend debut with a Friday practice session for Alfa Romeo at.....check out full post » Fri, 18 Sep 2020 Sep.13 - New Formula 1 entrants will have to pay $200 million to the existing teams in order to enter the sport, according to a clause in the new Concorde Agreement. France's L'Equipe claims that the money would need to be evenly distributed to the ten teams - meaning a payment of $20 million per.....check out full post » Fri, 18 Sep 2020 DRIVERS 1 – Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) 2 – Valtteri Bottas (Mercedes) 3 – Max Verstappen (Red Bull) TRACK INTERVIEWS (Conducted by Jenson Button) Q: Max, we thought you would be challenging the Mercedes in qualifying. Q1 and Q2 seemed really good but it just fell away there in Q3? Max Verstappen: Yeah, I personally never expected.....check out full post » Fri, 18 Sep 2020 F1 Race Event: Tuscan Grand Prix Race Track: Mugello Circuit Start time:15:10 local | 14:10 GMT | 07:10 PT The starting grid for the 2020 Tuscan Formula 1 Grand Prix below shows the start order for the first ever race to be held at the famous Mugello circuit near Florence. It's also the 1000th race.....check out full post » |
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