Formula One News — October 2019
OCTOBER 21, 2019
McLaren's Petrobras sponsorship terminated
A major Formula 1 sponsor has announced it is leaving McLaren.
Teams ask FIA to check Ferrari engine legality
"Several" Ferrari rivals have asked the FIA to look into the legality of the Italian team's engine.
F1 return getting harder saya Alonso
Fernando Alonso has answered "we'll see" and "maybe" to the latest question about whether he might return to Formula 1.
Magnussen helping father keep racing
Jan Magnussen says his son Kevin will help him keep racing.
GPDA president no fan of 18-inch wheels
Alex Wurz is no fan of the introduction of low-profile wheels in Formula 1.
Verstappen met to learn Honda future
Max Verstappen is getting involved in Honda's plans for the future.
OCTOBER 17, 2019
F1's future still shaping up
It is busy times for Formula 1 as the future of the sport continues to shape up.
Russell cannot continue with current brakes
George Russell has urged Williams to urgently solve an issue with his brakes.
McLaren car concepts to change for 2020
Andreas Seidl says McLaren needs to change "some concepts" of the car ahead of 2020.
Mick Schumacher can be world champion says Sabine Kehm
Mick Schumacher can follow in his father's footsteps and become world champion.
Tost wants Gasly, Kvyat to stay in 2020
Franz Tost says he wants Pierre Gasly and Daniil Kvyat to remain at Toro Rosso in 2020.
Steiner meets Kubica sponsor in Poland
Gunther Steiner was in Warsaw this week, according to Polish public television TVP.
OCTOBER 16, 2019
F1 agrees new deal for Miami race
Formula 1 is trying once again to get a grand prix up and running in Miami.
Albon making good play for 2020 seat says Horner
Alex Albon appears to be in pole position to remain at Red Bull in 2020.
Hamilton's why bother posts not about F1 says Mercedes
Even Mercedes is confused about Lewis Hamilton's latest social media posts.
Renault system would be big advantage
Ralf Schumacher says Renault may have been getting a "big advantage" from an automated brake bias system that is now under FIA scrutiny.
Marko has important meeting with Honda
Dr Helmut Marko had what he described as a "very important" meeting with Honda last Monday.
McLaren in talks with F1 over invisible Sainz
McLaren is having "several talks" with Formula 1 about how the team's cars have been covered in live television broadcasts of the grands prix in 2019.
OCTOBER 15, 2019
Albon getting better says Marko
Red Bull is not ready to lock in Alex Albon for 2020.
McLaren wants to close gap to top teams in 2020
McLaren wants to get closer to the top three teams in 2020, according to team boss Andreas Seidl.
Vettel says Mercedes close to perfection
Sebastian Vettel says Mercedes remains "close to perfection" in Formula 1.
Mercedes has best driver lineup in F1 says Hamilton
Lewis Hamilton says Mercedes' driver pairing is "absolutely" the best in Formula 1.
Ferrari has long list of concerns about 2021 rules
Mattia Binotto has suggested that Formula 1 is in for a difficult meeting in Paris this week.
Briatore tells Ferrari to make Leclerc number 1
Ferrari should declare that Charles Leclerc is the team's new number 1 driver.
Alonso will only return to top team
Flavio Briatore says Fernando Alonso will only return to Formula 1 if he gets an offer from a top team.