Formula One News — July 2020

Max Verstappen says he will remain "very careful" about getting involved in Formula 1's new political moment.

McLaren is at risk of being overtaken by two teams in 2020.

Mercedes vetoed the reverse grid experiment because it was afraid Max Verstappen would cope better than Lewis Hamilton.

Sergey Sirotkin doubts he will stretch his time beyond his newly-appointed role as Renault's 2020 reserve driver.

More text messages have been going back and forth between Dr Helmut Marko and Cyril Abiteboul.

Valtteri Bottas has played down rumours that a fault has been uncovered with Mercedes' new engine specification in Austria.

Formula 1 should receive an exemption from Britain's mandatory quarantine laws ahead of the forthcoming back-to-back races at Silverstone.

Mercedes intends to use its controversial 'DAS' steering system this weekend in Austria - and main rival Red Bull is not ruling out an official protest.

Cyril Abiteboul is playing down hopes that Fernando Alonso might return to Formula 1 with Renault in 2021.

Honda is pushing as hard as Red Bull to win the 2020 world championship, according to Max Verstappen.

Ferrari boss Mattia Binotto insists it was "impossible" to make substantial changes to the Italian team's Melbourne-spec car ahead of the 2020 season re-start in Austria.

Dr Helmut Marko sent text messages to rival Formula 1 boss Cyril Abiteboul after Renault's recent test outing at the Red Bull Ring.

Organisers in Rio de Janeiro are still pushing to have the Brazilian GP relocated from its current venue in Sao Paulo.

Lewis Hamilton wants $50 million a year to renew his contract with Mercedes, according to Britain's Daily Mail newspaper.

Bernie Ecclestone and his wife Fabiana have revealed that their newly-born son is named 'Ace'.

Lewis Hamilton was behind Mercedes' livery switch from silver to black ahead of the re-starting 2020 season, his boss has admitted.

Formula 1 teams are organising their respective reserve drivers as the sport prepares to get back to racing amid the corona pandemic.

Ferrari has admitted it is making a "significant change of direction" with the concept of its 2020 car.

Team boss Andreas Seidl has denied that McLaren could have collapsed financially in 2020.

Antonio Giovinazzi has admitted his Formula 1 career could stall if he is unable to beat his famous Alfa Romeo teammate in 2020.

Dr Helmut Marko thinks all of the current Formula 1 teams will survive the 'corona crisis'.

Dr Helmut Marko says Alexander Albon needs to "earn his seat" in 2020.