Formula One News — July 2019

JULY 4, 2019

Real races in Indycar, not F1 says Ericsson

Marcus Ericsson says the "real races" occur not in Formula 1, but in Indycar.

McLaren's Pat Fry headed to Williams?

Pat Fry could be heading to Williams.

Binotto defends Vettel mistakes

Mattia Binotto has leapt to the defence of Sebastian Vettel.

Verstappen still has a year to go says Marko

Dr Helmut Marko has once again played down suggestions Max Verstappen is on the move.

Leclerc doubts Vettel will leave Ferrari

Charles Leclerc says he doubts Sebastian Vettel is poised to leave Ferrari or Formula 1.

Kubica sponsor rejects mid-year axe rumours

Robert Kubica's sponsor has rejected claims the Pole could be set to leave Williams.

Domenicali says no F1 for Lamborghini

Stefano Domenicali has once again rejected speculation Lamborghini could enter Formula 1.

JULY 3, 2019

2019 tyres impossible to understand says Magnussen

Kevin Magnussen has slammed the "super uninspiring" situation with F1's Pirelli tyres in 2019.

Fans suspect unfair Ferrari treatment

Piero Ferrari, the Maranello company's vice chairman, has admitted his concern about recent events regarding the famous Formula 1 team.

Currently no intention of Gasly axe says Horner

Christian Horner has moved to play down rampant speculation about Pierre Gasly's future at Red Bull.

Alonso plays down latest F1 comeback rumours

Fernando Alonso has apparently moved to downplay the latest speculation about his future in Formula 1.

Stop calling F1 boring says Hamilton

Lewis Hamilton has urged reporters to "chill" rather than denounce Formula 1 as boring.

Error crowned Kubica driver of the day

Formula 1 says a "technical error" meant that Robert Kubica was voted driver of the day after the Austrian GP.

Female F3 driver slams W Series

Formula 3 driver Sophia Florsch has hit out at the new female-only open wheel category called W Series.

Montoya raises hand to be F1 steward

Former F1 driver Juan Pablo Montoya has raised his hand to become a FIA steward.

JULY 2, 2019

Italian press questions Ferrari's political weight

The Italian press has reacted with anger after the thrilling Austrian GP.

Next Red Bull junior pushing towards F1

Red Bull's next generation of young drivers appears poised to push into Formula 1.

JULY 1, 2019

Long wait for victory decision stressful

Red Bull and Max Verstappen had a long wait to discover if their highly popular victory in the exciting Austrian GP would stand.

Victory eases doubts over future says Verstappen

Max Verstappen appears to have cemented his place at Red Bull with a thrilling victory in Austria.

Overheating Mercedes not racing in Austria

Mercedes' "Achilles heel" was exposed in Austria, team boss Toto Wolff has admitted.

Too early to say if F1 career will go on says Kubica

Robert Kubica says it is "too early" to say whether he will still be in Formula 1 in 2020.

McLaren quiet over Honda axe regrets

McLaren boss Andreas Seidl is refusing to say whether he thinks the British team should have stuck with Honda.