Formula 1 News & Updates Week 43 Below you'll find all our updates, results, videos, podcasts, sounds & photos from the world of Formula 1 of the past week |
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| Fri, 23 Oct 2020 F1 Race Event: Portuguese Grand Prix Race Track: Portimão Circuit Weather: dry 20.8°C Tarmac: dry 36.3°C Humidity : 53.3% Wind : 2.5 m/s N Pressure: 1011.6 bar In the first half an hour of this second practice for the 2020 Portuguese F1 GP all drivers had to use the new Pirelli prototype tyres. Half way.....check out full post » Fri, 23 Oct 2020 F1 Race Event: Portuguese Grand Prix Race Track: Portimão Circuit Weather: dry 18.2°C Tarmac: dry 25.2°C Humidity : 77% Wind : 0.9 m/s S Pressure: 1012 bar It was the first time since 1996 that we saw Formula one cars driving around in Portugal that compete for the F1 championship. Carlos Sainz was the first.....check out full post » Fri, 23 Oct 2020 Oct.23 - There are still "many question marks" about the resumption of a full and normal calendar of races for 2021. That is the admission of FIA president Jean Todt, even after organisers in Melbourne - a city still in a strict anti-covid lockdown - denied that it will lose its season-opening spot for 2021......check out full post » Fri, 23 Oct 2020 Oct.23 - With Haas clearing the decks for 2021, the 'silly season' has exploded at the scene of Sunday's Portuguese GP. Haas' Kevin Magnussen and Romain Grosjean appear unlikely to find new seats for next year, with the small American team rumoured to instead field an all-rookie lineup of Nikita Mazepin alongside Mick Schumacher. Elsewhere,.....check out full post » Fri, 23 Oct 2020 Oct.23 - F1's governing body has tightened covid protocols and warned Racing Point amid the unfolding saga involving Lance Stroll's virus infection. Team boss Otmar Szafnauer defended his actions that led to Stroll admitting this week he had coronavirus after Racing Point said he sat out the Nurburgring with a stomach ache. "Lance called his.....check out full post » Fri, 23 Oct 2020 Oct.23 - Max Verstappen says 2021 Red Bull candidate Nico Hulkenberg "would be a good teammate". Throughout his current teammate Alex Albon's struggles this year, Red Bull officials have consistently backed the British-born Thai driver. But more recently, Dr Helmut Marko has admitted that he may need to "look outside our team" if Albon "does.....check out full post » Fri, 23 Oct 2020 Oct.23 - Lewis Hamilton suggests it could be Christmas before he commits to Mercedes for 2021 and beyond by signing a contract. Both the six-time world champion and Mercedes have repeated consistently that they are not looking to make a change - but talks over the 2021 deal are still long delayed. Some think the.....check out full post » Fri, 23 Oct 2020 Oct.23 - Dr Helmut Marko is expected to formalise Red Bull's threat to quit Formula 1 at a key meeting on Monday over the engine situation. Red Bull is looking into taking over the IP to Honda's power unit technology and operations from 2022, but only if the sport's current regulations are also tweaked -.....check out full post » Fri, 23 Oct 2020 Oct.23 - Kevin Magnussen's father says the Haas team "obviously needs money more than talent". Former F1 driver Jan Magnussen's comments came on the same day that the small American team admitted that both his son and Romain Grosjean are being ousted at the end of the year. Haas is expected to field an all-rookie.....check out full post » Fri, 23 Oct 2020 Oct.23 - The FIA has defended its decision to appoint Vitaly Petrov as a Formula 1 steward in Portugal this weekend. Six-time world champion Lewis Hamilton hit out at the decision, having been criticised by former F1 driver Petrov over his political activism including kneeling and wearing Black Lives Matter-themed t-shirts on the podium. "Let's.....check out full post » Fri, 23 Oct 2020 Wallpaper photos of the 2020 Eifel Grand Prix driven on Nurburgring. This F1 race was won by Lewis Hamilton with the Mercedes W11 on the 11th of October 2020. Check out 2020 Eifel Grand Prix Results Check out 2020 Eifel Grand Prix Timelapse Check out 2020 F1 Results & Standings Check out 2020 F1 Teams & Drivers.....check out full post » Fri, 23 Oct 2020 The twelfth round of the 2020 Formula 1 World Championship will take place in a new venue for the World Championship, the Algarve International Circuit at Portugal. The Portuguese Grand Prix returns to the F1 calendar for the first time since 1996 when the event took place at the Estoril Circuit. Again a new track.....check out full post » Fri, 23 Oct 2020 Oct.22 - Red Bull would only be looking to run its own engine program until the current 'power unit' regulations end, according to Dr Helmut Marko. The energy drink owned camp's top Austrian official does not hide that taking over the IP rights to Honda's 2021 engine is Red Bull's preferred option after the Japanese.....check out full post » Fri, 23 Oct 2020 Oct.22 - Sections of the Formula 1 media have reacted with scepticism as it emerges that Lance Stroll and his team-owning father Lawrence recently tested positive for covid-19. At the Nurburgring, where Lance Stroll sat out the race with a stomach ache, Racing Point repeatedly denied that the 21-year-old had contracted the notorious virus. But.....check out full post » Fri, 23 Oct 2020 Oct.22 - The son of former F1 driver and current Grand Prix Drivers' Association chairman Alex Wurz is now inching his way towards a future in Formula 1. 14-year-old Charlie Wurz is among the latest group of candidates in the running to join Ferrari's increasingly impressive 'driver academy'. The program's most prominent fruit is Charles.....check out full post » Fri, 23 Oct 2020 Oct.22 - Formula1.com and French media are confirming reports that Romain Grosjean will leave Haas at the end of the 2020 season. Later today Kevin Magnussen confirmed the news on social media that 2020 will be his last season with the Haas F1 Team. The Dane also said he is still working on his plans.....check out full post » Fri, 23 Oct 2020 He’s a workaholic, whose team is about to win a record seventh consecutive constructors’ championship. Yet his desire for more trophies remains all-consuming. This week we welcome back Mercedes boss Toto Wolff for an intimate and relaxed chat at his home in Oxford. Topics up for discussion include his future, how Niki Lauda remains a.....check out full post » Fri, 23 Oct 2020 As stated by Lance on social media this morning, Racing Point can confirm that he tested positive for Covid-19 on Sunday 11th of October. Lance Stroll had left the team bubble in Germany on Saturday 10th October as he was unable to compete due to the effect of a recurring stomach upset. Lance had first.....check out full post » Fri, 23 Oct 2020 Oct.21 - Australian GP boss Andrew Westacott has hit back at suggestions that Melbourne will not kick off the 2021 season. A leaked 2021 calendar lists Bahrain as the new opening race on next year's schedule, presumably because Melbourne remains in a strict covid-19 lockdown with major sporting events not taking place. "The Australian grand.....check out full post » Fri, 23 Oct 2020 Oct.21 - Racing Point has confirmed that it is already running the rear suspension of this year's Mercedes on its own 2020 car. The team has made waves with its 'pink Mercedes' this year, as it is clearly based on the design of last season's championship-winning car. "We said from the start that we would.....check out full post » Fri, 23 Oct 2020 THURSDAY, 22 OCTOBER, 1400 HOURS LOCAL TIME Nicholas Latifi (Williams) George Russell (Williams) Romain Grosjean (Haas) Kevin Magnussen (Haas) Antonio Giovinazzi (Alfa Romeo) Kimi Räikkönen (Alfa Romeo) Lance Stroll (Racing Point) Sergio Pérez (Racing Point) Pierre Gasly (AlphaTauri) Daniil Kvyat (AlphaTauri) Esteban Ocon (Renault) Daniel Ricciardo (Renault) Lando Norris (McLaren) Carlos Sainz (McLaren) Alexander Albon (Red Bull).....check out full post » Fri, 23 Oct 2020 Oct.21 - Simone Resta does not think Ferrari will be able to recover the gap to the front of the Formula 1 field in 2021. Team boss Mattia Binotto has revealed that the struggling Maranello team is working on a new engine, as the legality saga of 2019 has resulted in a big horsepower drop.....check out full post » Fri, 23 Oct 2020 Oct.21 - Red Bull can recover its status as maker of the very best chassis in Formula 1. That is the claim of top team official Dr Helmut Marko, as he insists that the energy drink owned team has identified the flaws of the current car. "At the Nurburgring we were closer to Mercedes than.....check out full post » Fri, 23 Oct 2020 Oct.21 - Sebastian Vettel will have insisted upon equal treatment by Aston Martin before signing with his 2021 team. That is the view of former F1 driver Nick Heidfeld, after Vettel's former boss Dr Helmut Marko expressed concerns this week. "When you hear that all the updates already go to Stroll junior and only when.....check out full post » Fri, 23 Oct 2020 Oct.21 - A Finnish member of parliament has accused Valtteri Bottas of "moral posing". This week on Twitter, Bottas - whose girlfriend is a professional cyclist - hit out at the discrepancies in pay between male and female athletes. "It's not about the money, but about the equality. Don't men and women work equally hard.....check out full post » Fri, 23 Oct 2020 Oct.21 - Kevin Magnussen and Romain Grosjean have now been told they will not be re-signed by Haas for the 2021 season. Citing 'a number of sources', Ekstra Bladet newspaper claims the news should be announced ahead of this weekend's race in Portimao. The small American team did not comment. But it is believed Haas.....check out full post » Fri, 23 Oct 2020 As Ronnie Peterson power-drifts his 1973 JPS Lotus 72 through Silverstone's high-speed corners we analyse in slow-motion his turn-in points and wheel angles. Also featured in this rare colour video: Jackie Stewart and Francois Cevert in the Tyrrells; the BRM drivers, Niki Lauda and Clay Regazzoni; Jacky Ickx's Ferrari; and the McLaren drivers, Denny Hulme.....check out full post » Fri, 23 Oct 2020 We head to the Algarve and Portimao for the 2020 Portuguese Formula 1 Grand Prix. This circuit is known for its elevation changes and blind crests so jump on board as Williams Esports shows you around a lap. Fri, 23 Oct 2020 My job in 60 seconds is back! 👊 Over to you, Valtteri Bottas! 💙 Fri, 23 Oct 2020 Oct.20 - Another F1 insider has chimed in to consider Kevin Magnussen's next move. On Monday, former McLaren communications director Matt Bishop told us that he thought the Danish driver would complete a "brilliant lineup" alongside Max Verstappen at Red Bull. Magnussen, 28, appears likely to be ousted at Haas for 2021, with the small.....check out full post » Fri, 23 Oct 2020 Oct.20 - Dr Helmut Marko has confirmed that Yuki Tsunoda is on course to make his Formula 1 debut in 2021. It is an open secret that the 20-year-old Japanese, a F2 frontrunner promoted by both Honda and Red Bull, is a leading candidate to move onto the grid next year with AlphaTauri. He recently.....check out full post » Fri, 23 Oct 2020 Oct.20 - Dr Helmut Marko says he hopes Aston Martin treats Sebastian Vettel fairly in 2021. Vettel entered F1 as one of Marko's Red Bull juniors and went on to win four world championships, but his subsequent Ferrari career is now ending in tatters. "He makes an unusual number of mistakes time and time again,".....check out full post » Fri, 23 Oct 2020 Oct.20 - Haas will assess whether to remain Ferrari-powered during the course of the 2021 season, team boss Gunther Steiner has admitted. As Ferrari struggles with its underpowered 2020 engine, some have suggested it is the perfect opportunity for Renault to replace departing customer McLaren by making an approach to Haas. But Steiner says Haas.....check out full post » Fri, 23 Oct 2020 Oct.20 - Robert Kubica says he is not sure what his next move in the motor racing world will be. The Pole made a sensational return to Formula 1 after eight years of serious injury for 2019, but lost his Williams seat at the end of the season. For 2020, he took on a role.....check out full post » Fri, 23 Oct 2020 Oct.20 - The promoter of the Dutch F1 GP has played down reports suggesting Zandvoort has been assigned a firm date on the Formula 1 calendar for 2021. The venue's highly anticipated return to the sport was a victim of the corona crisis, but now specialist publications are claiming the Zandvoort race will take place.....check out full post » Fri, 23 Oct 2020 The much-anticipated cancellation of the Vietnam 2020 race has struck another Covid-19 blow to Liberty Media’s finances. In an interview with the New York Times in 2018 after announcing Vietnam as a new race Chloe Targett-Adams, the sport’s global director of promoters and business relations (boy do they love their job titles) explained Liberty’s strategy......check out full post » Fri, 23 Oct 2020 Remastered clip of the 1964 British Grand Prix held at Brands Hatch. This is a 60FPS footage, so please watch in 720p60. The video starts with a pre-race onboard footage of Jim Clark, who went on to win the race. Fri, 23 Oct 2020 Oct.19 - A respected Italian journalist has backtracked after claiming that top members of Ferrari's management team are at war. Alberto Sabbatini, editor in chief at Autosprint, had reported rumours of "friction" between team boss Mattia Binotto and designer Simone Resta. But he now tells f1sport.it: "Resta has no quarrel with Binotto. This has been.....check out full post » Fri, 23 Oct 2020 Oct.19 - Gunther Steiner says he is not actively negotiating with Nico Hulkenberg about a Haas seat for 2021. The revelation follows rumours last week that the small American team is shaping up to run the heavily-backed Russian Nikita Mazepin alongside a Ferrari junior driver next year. "I haven't spoken to Nico in the last.....check out full post » Fri, 23 Oct 2020 Oct.19 - Racing Point thinks Lance Stroll will be "back in the car as normal" this weekend in Portugal. 1997 world champion Jacques Villeneuve last week questioned the team's explanation that Stroll had to sit out the recent Nurburgring race with a stomach bug. "Even with a stomach ache, you just go racing," he said......check out full post » Fri, 23 Oct 2020 Oct.19 - Nico Hulkenberg thinks he could satisfy Red Bull's requirements to become the new teammate for Max Verstappen in 2021. Continuing to support Alex Albon for now, Dr Helmut Marko said recently that even Hulkenberg or Sergio Perez would only be able to get within three tenths of Verstappen's pace. Hulkenberg told motorsport-magazin.com: "On.....check out full post » Fri, 23 Oct 2020 Oct.19 - Sir Jackie Stewart says he will be "happy" once Sebastian Vettel decides to hang up his helmet. Quadruple world champion Vettel has admitted that if he hadn't landed the Aston Martin seat for 2021, he would have quit. "If he wants to continue racing, it's only because he loves the sport so much,".....check out full post » Fri, 23 Oct 2020 Oct.19 - Honda's withdrawal from Formula 1 has put the sport in a "very dangerous situation", according to Red Bull team boss Christian Horner. Michael Schmidt, the correspondent for Auto Motor und Sport, says the energy drink team is threatening to pull out of F1 after 2021 if the FIA does not agree to freeze.....check out full post » Fri, 23 Oct 2020 Oct.19 - Racing Point is not the only team that 'copies' the concepts of their dominant rival Mercedes. That is the claim of Andy Green, Racing Point's technical boss. He thinks the sport's moves to clamp down on car copying are going too far, even though Racing Point agreed in principle with the new measures......check out full post » Fri, 23 Oct 2020 Oct.19 - A former F1 insider says Kevin Magnussen would be a "brilliant" candidate to become Max Verstappen's next teammate at Red Bull. Dr Helmut Marko has named Nico Hulkenberg and Sergio Perez as the only real contenders should Alex Albon not maintain the performance necessary to stay in 2021. But Matt Bishop, the former.....check out full post » Fri, 23 Oct 2020 Oct.19 - Charles Leclerc's brother says he is not yet dreaming about racing in Formula 1. Three years younger than his brother Charles, who races for Ferrari, 20-year-old Arthur Leclerc is currently a frontrunner in the Formula Regional European F3 championship. "I've always wanted to be a driver," Leclerc told Corriere della Sera. "I once.....check out full post » Fri, 23 Oct 2020 Oct.19 - Portimao is having to reduce the number of spectators allowed into the circuit this weekend. Lusa, Portugal's largest news agency, quoted circuit director Paulo Pinheiro as saying that while 46,000 tickets for the F1 race went on sale, many fans are unlikely to actually attend due to the latest coronavirus developments. "We are.....check out full post » Fri, 23 Oct 2020 The Nordschleife, also known as 'The Green Hell', is one of the most fearsome circuits in the world. Whilst at the Nurburgring for the 2020 Formula 1 Eifel Grand Prix, Williams Racing driver George Russell got the opportunity to test himself on the 21km track behind the wheel of a Mercedes AMG GT R. Fri, 23 Oct 2020 With the team out in Germany last weekend, our friends at Estrella Galicia 0,0 thought it was the perfect opportunity to test Carlos Sainz and Lando Norris their knowledge of all things beer (with some help from their trainers). Fri, 23 Oct 2020 📻 Listen to some team radio. 💭 Guess the race. 🙏 Easy. Who wants to see how well Valtteri Bottas and Lewis Hamilton got on... 😜 Let us know in the comments how many you got right! |
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