Formula One News — October 2019

Amid huge expectations from the Japanese people, Max Verstappen is adopting a "wait and see" approach to the race at Suzuka.

Championship leader Lewis Hamilton says Mercedes is "working hard" to catch up with Ferrari.

Ferrari still wants Sebastian Vettel to win races.

Daniel Ricciardo has settled a $12 million lawsuit with his former manager.

Renault could offer Nico Hulkenberg the reserve driver role for 2020.

Cyril Abiteboul says Renault has been in touch with potential new F1 teams.

F1 is considering a freeze on the internal combustion engine part of the current 'power units' from 2021.

F1's governing body is proposing that the Formula 1 cars in 2021 feature active aerodynamics.

Robert Kubica's sponsor says it is staying in Formula 1 in 2020.

Gunther Steiner has admitted that the Rich Energy affair will have an impact on Haas' bottom line.

Toto Wolff is paid 8 million euros a year to be Mercedes' team boss.

Zandvoort has denied that it will cancel a number of motor racing events in order to ensure that the Dutch GP takes place as scheduled next May.

Nico Hulkenberg turned down Haas for 2020 because he only wants to drive for teams with more potential.

Max Verstappen says he currently will not commit to Red Bull beyond the end of his contract.

F1's governing body is monitoring severe weather reports in the days before the Japanese grand prix.

Germany's departure from the unprecedentedly-large F1 calendar for 2020 is a "disaster".

A circuit close to St Petersburg is "capable" of hosting Formula 1.

Team boss Andreas Seidl says McLaren "never considered" building its own Formula 1 engine.

Dr Helmut Marko says he has "no problem" with Max Verstappen's recent criticism of Red Bull.

F1's forthcoming sprint race qualifying format risks turning the sport into "a game".

The Formula 1 calendar is becoming "too long and boring", according to 1997 world champion Jacques Villeneuve.

F1 teams are looking into how to improve the safety of the chassis following the crash that killed Formula 2 driver Anthoine Hubert.

Just weeks before the deadline for finalisation of the 2021 rules, the F1 teams, Liberty Media and the FIA remain at an impasse.

Max Verstappen has played down reports that Adrian Newey is steadily stepping away from Formula 1.

Nico Hulkenberg has confirmed that he has been in contact with Alfa Romeo boss Frederic Vasseur.