Formula One News — March 2019

MARCH 7, 2019

F1 under pressure over jailing in Bahrain

Pressure is once again being applied on the management of formula one by human rights activists.

Sainz responds to Marko saying McLaren at the back

Carlos Sainz has responded to Dr Helmut Marko's claim that McLaren will be "at the back" in 2019.

MARCH 6, 2019

Liberty preparing F1 for Brexit

Liberty Media is working on "contingency plans" in the event that a so-called 'no deal Brexit' proceeds at the end of the month.

Renault in fight with five teams

Renault is bracing for a tough fight to be 'best of the rest' in 2019.

Renault must speed up car development says Ricciardo

Renault needs to speed up the way it develops its F1 car throughout the season.

Magnussen should keep title dream alive

Kevin Magnussen should not give up on winning races and even the world championship.

Alonso would say yes to top team comeback

Fernando Alonso has admitted he could say "yes" to a formula one comeback.

Times not right for VW in F1 says Domenicali

"The times are not right" for Volkswagen to enter formula one.

CEO confirms no Mission Winnow branding in Melbourne

Ferrari CEO Louis Camilleri has confirmed that the 'Mission Winnow' branding will be absent when Ferrari's 2019 season begins next week in Melbourne.

FIA should keep working on engine grey areas says Abiteboul

The FIA should keep working to end the 'grey areas' in the engine regulations.

No 2020 Spanish GP negotiations yet

Negotiations with Liberty Media about extending Barcelona's F1 race contract have not even started yet.

MARCH 5, 2019

Red Bull undecided over F1 race contract beyond 2020

Red Bull is not yet committing to staging more Austrian grands prix beyond 2020.

Gasly says Red Bull pressure part of the game

Pierre Gasly says his goal for 2019 is to develop as a formula one driver.

Perez no longer planning Ferrari future

Sergio Perez is looking ahead to a "major improvement" for his car in Melbourne.

Ferrari struggling with reliability says Surer

Ferrari may be grappling with a real reliability issue ahead of the 2019 season.

Raikkonen always tweaks own seat

Kimi Raikkonen says he has "always" made his own tweaks to his seat.

Ferrari ready to beat Mercedes says Frentzen

Ferrari is ready to win the 2019 world championship.

Leclerc will be close to number one Vettel

Another former F1 driver says he would bet on Ferrari in 2019.

Assen refusing to give up on Dutch GP

Assen is refusing to give up on hosting a future Dutch grand prix.

Haas even better than in 2018 says Grosjean

Haas is staying quiet amid reports it is in the running to be 'best of the rest' in 2019.

Renault engine 50hp better in 2019

Renault's 2019 engine could be up to 50 horse power better than its predecessor.

FIA moves to end engine rules grey areas

The FIA has clamped down in various 'grey areas' of the engine regulations ahead of 2019.

Ferrari to drop all Mission Winnow branding

Ferrari will abandon its 'Mission Winnow' branding ahead of the trip to Australia for the 2019 season opener.

Red Bull axe increased Kvyat's F1 hunger

Daniil Kvyat says he has changed his approach to formula one since being dumped at the end of 2017.

Only Williams off the pace in 2019

Williams is the only team that is really struggling as F1 heads to Australia for the season opener.