Formula One News — February 2020

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

2020 Renault affected by turbulent winter

Renault has admitted it is coming out of a "turbulent" period inside the French works team.

F1 could have Russian team soon says Aleshin

A "Russian team" could soon be on the Formula 1 grid.

Alonso says he will race in 2020 Indy 500

Fernando Alonso says he will be racing in May's Indianapolis 500.

Hulkenberg on temporary break from racing

Nico Hulkenberg says he is on a "temporary break" from motor racing.

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

Hamilton expects top drivers to stay put in 2021

Lewis Hamilton has hit back at what he sees as "a sign of weakness" in his likely title challenger in 2020.

No miracle for Williams in 2020

Claire Williams says she knows there will be no "miracle" for the struggling British team in 2020.

Racing Point may drop pink livery for 2021

Racing Point may need to drop its pink livery ahead of the team's 2021 rebranding as Aston Martin.

McLaren needed Honda split

McLaren did the right thing by dumping its works supply

Renault engine close to Mercedes now says Key

Renault's F1 engine is now "very close to Mercedes", according to James Key.

Leclerc knows not to go skydiving

Mattia Binotto has admitted that he is unhappy about Charles Leclerc's pre-season skydiving antics.

Vettel no longer Ferrari number 1 says Marko

Quadruple world champion Sebastian Vettel needs a "really good season" to get his F1 career back on track.

Verstappen, Leclerc could be options for Mercedes says Wolff

Max Verstappen and Charles Leclerc may not have "closed the door" to a potential move to Mercedes.

F1 to lose China's $43m race fee?

Formula 1 looks set to take at least a $43 million hit due to the coronavirus crisis.

Kubica not closing door on F1 return

Robert Kubica says it is "possible" that he could return to Formula 1 someday.

Verstappen ready to attack in 2020 says Marko

Dr Helmut Marko admits he is looking forward to the start of winter testing on Wednesday.

Teams said no to 2020 car group photo

F1 teams rejected Liberty Media's proposal of a pre-season group photo with all the 2020 cars at this week's winter testing.

FEBRUARY 17, 2020

Red Bull likely to sign up for 2021

Only the "details" of the new agreements with Formula 1 are left to be determined before top teams like Red Bull sign up for 2021 and beyond.

Mercedes reserve Vandoorne to focus on Formula E

Stoffel Vandoorne says his main focus will be on Formula E in 2020.

Alpha Tauri eyes Honda driver Tsunoda

A Japanese driver could be fast-tracked into Formula 1 later this year.

No options for Alonso comeback says Coulthard

Fernando Alonso can probably forget about returning to Formula 1 in 2021.

Imola wants to replace 2020 Chinese GP

Imola has put itself forward as a potential substitute for the postponed Chinese GP this April.

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

Renault admits Ricciardo could leave

Renault may not be able to convince Daniel Ricciardo to stay in 2021 based on the team's performance this year alone.

Vettel denies being Ferrari number 2

Sebastian Vettel says he is not heading into 2020 with the feeling of now being 'number 2' at Ferrari.

Abiteboul thinks Renault will stay in F1

Renault looks set to stay in Formula 1 "in the long term", according to team boss Cyril Abiteboul.

Ocon to tell Renault some Mercedes secrets

Esteban Ocon says he will not reveal to Renault all of Mercedes' "secrets" this year.