Formula One News — July 2019

JULY 24, 2019

Renault not committing to F1 beyond 2020

Renault is not yet committing to supplying customer engines to McLaren beyond 2020.

Three former drivers defend Vettel

Three former F1 drivers are backing Sebastian Vettel to emerge from his current career crisis.

Drivers don't know what proper F1 is says Mansell

Today's drivers "will never know" what racing a "proper F1 car" is like.

Raikkonen-Ferrari return rumours played down

Mika Salo has played down rumours that Kimi Raikkonen could return to Ferrari.

Mercedes has fixed cooling for Hockenheim says Marko

Dr Helmut Marko thinks Mercedes will have fixed the cooling problems that helped Red Bull's Max Verstappen to win recently in Austria.

Aldo Costa to return to Ferrari?

Another familiar name could be on the way back to Maranello.

German GP boss admits Hockenheim axe likely

German GP boss Georg Seiler has admitted that Hockenheim is very unlikely to be on F1's 2020 calendar.

De la Rosa not excited about 2021 rules

Pedro de la Rosa has admitted he is not excited about F1's new rules for 2021.

F1 should have picked Assen for Dutch GP

Gerhard Berger thinks Assen would have been a good venue for next year's Dutch GP.

JULY 23, 2019

Teams must agree on tyre design for 2020 says Isola

Mario Isola has defended Pirelli by denying that the official F1 tyre supplier favours Mercedes.

Ocon not denying Haas, Williams rumours

Esteban Ocon has not denied rumours that he is a top candidate for a seat at Haas or Williams for 2020.

Binotto has no doubt about Vettel future

Ferrari's team boss says Sebastian Vettel is not leaving the Maranello team.

Williams to take three steps forward says Russell

Williams is gearing up to take "three steps forward" after an abysmal first half of the 2019 season.

Ricciardo sued by former manager

Daniel Ricciardo is being sued by his former advisor, according to a media report published by La Gazzetta dello Sport.

JULY 22, 2019

Bottas says title battle between me and Lewis

Valtteri Bottas thinks he is in a head-to-head battle for the 2019 title with his Mercedes teammate Lewis Hamilton.

Vettel enduring difficult period says Prost

Sebastian Vettel is struggling through a "very difficult period".

Binotto no longer Ferrari technical boss

Mattia Binotto is no longer Ferrari's technical director.

Racing Point preparing 2019 B car

Racing Point is working hard on a 'B' car.

Ricciardo says he is not worse off at Renault

Daniel Ricciardo says he has no regrets about leaving Red Bull.

Mick Schumacher not giving up on F1

Mick Schumacher says he is not disheartened even though his first Formula 2 season is not going to plan.

No driver decision before summer break says Steiner

Haas is not ready to consider its 2020 driver lineup.

Albers would return to F1 as team boss

Christijan Albers says he would accept an offer to return to Formula 1 as a team boss.

A million people want Dutch GP tickets

Over a million Dutch people want to attend Max Verstappen's first home grand prix next year.

Racing Point title sponsor denies closing down

Racing Point's title sponsor has denied it could be about to fold.

DTM champ could get F1 test bonus

A special prize could be awarded to this year's DTM champion.