Formula One News — September 2019

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

Abiteboul criticises FIA over penalty

Cyril Abiteboul has accused the FIA of being inconsistent about how it hands out penalties for sporting and technical infractions.

Steiner denies Haas selling to Saudi investors

Gunther Steiner has played down suggestions Haas could be sold to investors from Saudi Arabia.

Hulkenberg denies signing with Formula E team

Nico Hulkenberg has denied being signed by a Formula E team for 2020.

Honda plans for Suzuka with Sochi grid penalty

Max Verstappen has admitted Red Bull-Honda is looking beyond this weekend's Russian GP.

Russell wants Hulkenberg as 2020 teammate

George Russell says he would like Nico Hulkenberg to be his Williams teammate in 2020.

No news about Mick Schumacher future yet

Mick Schumacher says he has no news to announce about his future yet.

Russia rejects St Petersburg F1 race rumours

Russian officials have denied that the country's grand prix could be relocated from Sochi.

SEPTEMBER 26, 2019

Thursday Press Conference

Russian GP - Thursday Press Conference

Ferrari driver rivalry good for Mercedes

Ferrari's driver lineup could be "good" for Mercedes' chances of winning the 2019 title.

Red Bull to get new F1 fuel later in 2019

Red Bull-Honda will soon benefit from an updated fuel mix.

Ferrari to build new F1 simulator

Ferrari has decided to build a brand new F1 simulator at Maranello.

Ricciardo regretting Renault move says Webber

Mark Webber thinks his countryman Daniel Ricciardo could be "regretting" his move to Renault.

Still no night race for Russian GP

Organisers at Sochi are still resisting the lure of a night race.

Todt cautious about Panthera team rumours

Jean Todt has played down the reports about an eleventh team in Formula 1.

Sponsor staying in F1 with or without Kubica

Robert Kubica's sponsor is in talks to become the new title backer at Haas.

SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

Ferrari engine advantage exaggerated says Binotto

Mattia Binotto says Ferrari's three wins in a row were not all about engine power.

Stable rules best way to close F1 gaps says Perez

Sergio Perez says the best way to close the gap in Formula 1 is for the regulations to be left alone.

Legal action to delay Dutch GP preparations

Dark clouds continue to gather over next year's Dutch GP.

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

Hamilton warns he could lose 2019 title

Lewis Hamilton has warned Mercedes that he risks not winning the 2019 world championship.

Briatore doubts Ferrari can win title

Flavio Briatore doubts Ferrari can catch up with Mercedes for the 2019 title.

Zandvoort happy with minister's support

Dutch GP race organisers are happy to receive the support of the national government.

Doornbos worried about Newey's F1 involvement

A former Red Bull driver has expressed concerns about the F1 team's technical future.<

Hubert death investigation will take time

Michael Masi says he is unable to share much information about investigations into the crash that killed Formula 2 driver Anthoine Hubert.

SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

Ferrari hungrier than Mercedes says Hamilton

Championship leader Lewis Hamilton criticised Mercedes after the Singapore GP.

Magnussen eyes other races outside F1

Kevin Magnussen is eyeing next January's Daytona 24 hour race.