Formula One News — June 2020

After 30 years in Formula 1, Germany's free-to-air television broadcaster RTL is pulling out of the sport at the end of this year.

Alex Zanardi is at risk of brain damage as a result of a head-on crash with a truck during a hand cycling race in Italy.

Russia's grand prix boss has played down reports that Portugal could be set to take the place of Sochi on the 2020 'corona calendar'.

The cars of 2021 are likely to be slower than this year's 2020 field, according to Racing Point technical boss Andy Green.

Former F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone once tried to convince Juan Pablo Montoya to return to the sport.

Dr Helmut Marko has confirmed that world champion Lewis Hamilton apologised for this week's media misunderstanding.

Esteban Ocon says his test in Austria this week reassured him that he is ready for Formula 1's post-corona crisis restart.

Team boss Franz Tost says he is more than happy with Alpha Tauri's two drivers.

Sebastian Vettel did not join his Ferrari teammate Charles Leclerc in agreeing to reduce his pay during the 2020 corona crisis, according to Italian reports.

It is "practically certain" that Italy will host a second grand prix in 2020.

Crash repairs and engine changes will take significantly longer at grands prix in 2020, Racing Point technical boss Andy Green has warned.

Mattia Binotto has hit back at fellow F1 team boss Toto Wolff after the Mercedes chief expressed surprise about recent driver signings.

"Nothing is certain" about the future of the small American team Haas in Formula 1.

Lewis Hamilton has withdrawn a scathing rebuke of Dr Helmut Marko after it emerged that comments attributed to the Red Bull official were not real.

There is "enough scope" in the new corona-era car development freeze for uncompetitive teams to improve their single seaters for 2021.

Hot on the heels of news that Williams is for sale, another independent British team - McLaren - is reportedly also on the market amid the corona crisis.

Ferrari has reportedly found 15 horsepower to add to its 2020 engine ahead of the resumption of racing in Austria early next month.

Daniel Ricciardo "fits" with the McLaren brand and team supremo Zak Brown.

Kevin Magnussen says the "timing" just wasn't right for him to be considered for the 2021 Ferrari race seat.

Lewis Hamilton reportedly intends to kneel during the Austrian anthem ahead of Formula 1's post-corona return to racing next month.

Ross Brawn says Formula 1 will only "very slowly" push to reintroduce spectators in the wake of the corona crisis.

Mugello looks set to host a second grand prix in Italy this year, one week after Monza.

An unhappy internal atmosphere will plague Ferrari's 2020 season, according to Zak Brown.

Dr Helmut Marko is unhappy with the management of Red Bull's own Formula 1 circuit in Spielberg.

Charles Leclerc thinks the way current drivers were ranked by the developers of the new official game F1 2020 was "not appropriate".