Formula One News — July 2020

JULY 31, 2020

Friday Report - Strolling

British GP - Friday Report

Friday Photos

British GP - Friday Photos

Friday Press Conference

British GP - Friday Press Conference

Friday Team Quotes

British GP - Friday Team Quotes

Practice 2 Results

British GP - Practice 2 Results

Practice 1 Results

British GP - Practice 1 Results

Red Bull nervous about Mercedes dominance

Red Bull is "getting nervous" in its battle to quickly catch up with Mercedes, team official Dr Helmut Marko has admitted.

Hulkenberg set to replace Perez at Silverstone

Nico Hulkenberg looks set to make a shock return to Formula 1 this weekend at Silverstone.

Vettel has more time after July 31 deadline says Marko

Sebastian Vettel insists he is not under "time pressure" to decide his next career move.

Sainz expecting to wait until 2022 for winning Ferrari

Carlos Sainz says it is only "common sense" to conclude that he will not be world champion or even win races after switching to Ferrari next year.

Bottas expects to sign 2021 contract soon

Valtteri Bottas says talks to extend his contract with Mercedes have already begun.

F1 should not be involved in racism or politics says Ecclestone

Formula 1 should not be involved "in racism or politics in general", according to the sport's former chief executive Bernie Ecclestone.

Marko says Albon will be faster with new engineer

Red Bull is expecting Alex Albon to enjoy "an increase in performance" thanks to working with a more experienced race engineer from now on.

Ocon finding his feet at Renault says Boullier

Esteban Ocon is still finding his feet at Renault after a year out of the sport.

JULY 30, 2020

Perez tests positive for COVID-19

The FIA announced that after taking a COVID-19 test that produced an inconclusive result, Sergio Perez was re-tested, and it was revealed that he has indead tested positive for COVID-19.

Racing Point dangerous at Silverstone says Marko

Dr Helmut Marko is expecting Racing Point's 'pink Mercedes' to be highly competitive over the next two race weekends at Silverstone.

US, Mexico support F1's decision to cancel races

Race organisers in Austin and Mexico say they accept Formula 1's decision to cancel their races for 2020.

Alonso back at Ferrari-era weight, fitness says physio

Fernando Alonso's weight and fitness is back at the same levels as when he was at his peak.

Glock sorry Vettel's achievements being forgotten

Timo Glock says he feels "sorry" that quadruple world champion Sebastian Vettel's achievements are being diminished.

Perez should replace Albon at Red Bull says van der Garde

A familiar face is returning to the F1 paddock to help Alex Albon get up to speed.

Green light for Barcelona despite corona spike

Formula 1 still has a "green light" to race in Barcelona later this month.

Haas should consider dropping Ferrari says Watt

Haas is now battling among the slowest teams on the Formula 1 grid, driver Romain Grosjean has admitted.

Turkey GP venue says 2020 F1 race talks confidential

Operators of the former F1 circuit in Turkey have admitted they are in a "confidentiality agreement" regarding talks about a 2020 race at Istanbul Park.

JULY 29, 2020

2021 token system not fair on McLaren says Seidl

McLaren has added its concerns to the complex 'token' system that will govern car upgrades for 2021.

Wolff says talks with Mercedes on right track

Toto Wolff says his talks with Daimler over his future at the top of Mercedes' works team are "on the right track".