Formula One News — December 2019

<p>Max Verstappen says he would drive less aggressively at the wheel of a Mercedes.</p>

<p>Barcelona needs "help" in order to extend its contract to host the Spanish GP beyond 2020.</p>

<p>A 2021 Ferrari race seat for Mick Schumacher would be "too early" for the F1 legend's son.</p>

<p>Zak Brown thinks McLaren will have to wait until 2022 to get a shot at catching top teams Mercedes, Ferrari and Red Bull.</p>

<p>Lewis Hamilton has confirmed reports that he had a minor incident whilst riding Valentino Rossi's MotoGP bike at Valencia this week.</p>

<p>Williams should focus on building a much better car for 2021, according to former team driver Sergey Sirotkin.</p>

<p>Liberty Media made an enquiry in the summer about whether there might be room at Red Bull's top F1 team for Fernando Alonso.</p>

<p>Kvyat must beat Gasly in 2020 - Sirotkin</p>

<p>Bernie Ecclestone thinks Sebastian Vettel may have lost his edge.</p>

Pirelli boss Mario Isola is warning F1 teams that tyre pressures will need to be raised in 2020.

Max Verstappen says he will not accept a move down the grid in order to extend his Formula 1 career.

Mattia Binotto insists it is not "difficult" to manage Ferrari's current driver lineup.

Haas is not commenting on reports that McLaren's aerodynamics boss Guillaume Cattelani is heading to the small American team.

Mercedes is perhaps the greatest Formula 1 team ever, according to several well-placed insiders.

Dr Helmut Marko broke "promises" to Pierre Gasly in 2019, the French driver claims.

2020 will be a "critical" season for Renault, the French works team's boss Cyril Abiteboul has admitted.

The founder of the team known as Toro Rosso says he is impressed with the Faenza based team's recent progress.

Former F1 driver JJ Lehto has questioned a new Formula 1 rule limiting the amount of brake components a driver can use during a season.

Lewis Hamilton may have crashed Valentino Rossi's MotoGP bike at the Valencia circuit this week.

Michael Masi says he is "looking forward" to returning to his new role as F1 race director in 2020.

Mattia Binotto thinks Ferrari's rivals complained about the legality of the Italian team's 2019 engine to "put pressure on us".

Ferrari is still not happy with the published rules for 2021.

Lewis Hamilton joining Ferrari would "not change much" at the Italian team, according to Pirelli CEO Marco Tronchetti Provera.

Max Verstappen says he was "more zen" throughout the 2019 season.

Despite a more than decade-long title drought, Ferrari has everything it needs to succeed again in Formula 1.