Formula One News — February 2019

Romain Grosjean has criticised a change to the tyre rules for 2019.

McLaren has had a positive start to its 2019 campaign.

Pirelli is on the lookout for a F1 test car.

Kevin Magnussen had to stop driving Haas' F1 car on Tuesday.

Two former world champions will regularly be in the F1 paddock in 2019.

Sergey Sirotkin has admitted Renault would be a "good option" for a F1 reserve role in 2019.

Indycar has opted against using one of the cockpit-protection layouts developed in formula one.

F1 has taken a step towards mandating standard gearboxes from 2021.

All eyes are on the Williams garage ahead of the third day of testing in Barcelona.

McLaren says Fernando Alonso will "maybe" be trackside at the Barcelona test next week.

Honda says its F1 operations will be unaffected by a major factory closure in the UK.

Ferrari again continued to rack up the laps and clock the fastest time during the second day of preseason testing at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya. Sebastian Vettel was quickest on Day 1. His new teammate Charles Leclerc took over the SF90 on Day 2 during which he completed 157 laps and topped the times.

This year, Pierre Gasly, who just turned 23, joins Max Verstappen, age 21, at Red Bull Racing. How will team principal Christian Horner and the team deal with such young drivers?

Ferrari's new matte-liveried car for 2019 looks "extremely fast".

Christian Horner continues to have nothing but praise for Red Bull's new works engine partner.

F1 drivers remain unconvinced the aerodynamic regulations for 2019 will make overtaking any easier.

Ferrari could be the big beneficiary if Britain's 'no deal' exit from the European Union occurs at the end of next month.

Valtteri Bottas says Pirelli's 2019 tyres feel similar to their predecessors.

Sebastian Vettel insists there has been no "revolution" at Ferrari over the winter.

Toto Wolff has admitted he was surprised to hear Ferrari reassure Sebastian Vettel about his 'number 1' status.

Peter Sauber has admitted that the departure of his surname from formula one "hurts".

Williams' 2019 car is not yet in Barcelona.

Sebastian Vettel posted the fastest time and turned the most laps in the new Ferrari SF90 on the opening day of preseason testing at Spain's Circuit Barcelona-Catalunya.

During the 2018 season the Toro Rosso often had to change the Honda engines in its cars. But team principal Franz Tost does not foresee the same thing happening this year.

Paul Hembery, the former F1 boss at Pirelli, says he has heard rumours that Liberty Media is trying to sell the sport's commercial rights.