Commentator sends calendar idea to F1 bosses
Well-known Dutch commentator Olav Mol says he has emailed Formula One Management with a proposal about how an alternative 2020 calendar..
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Dumontier: Original 2020 calendar ‘must be forgotten’
Race promoter Francois Dumontier said he had no choice other than to postpone June’s Canadian GP. As F1 decides to extend the current..
Possible no major races will happen in 2020
MotoGP boss Carmelo Ezpeleta admits that top motorsport categories may not be able to race at all in 2020. Like F1, MotoGP’s race..
Tost: F1 future becomes ‘critical’ in July
The situation in Formula 1 will become “very critical” if the current shutdown period continues beyond July. That is the view..
Red Bull reserve happy with new F1 role
Red Bull’s new reserve driver is more than happy with his current role in Formula 1 – even if the coronavirus crisis means he..
Rosberg: F1 must get ‘creative’ amid pandemic
Nico Rosberg has urged Formula 1 to get “creative” amid the coronavirus crisis. So far in this unprecedented situation, the..
Ex F1 sponsor says ‘real risk’ teams will fold
A former F1 sponsor says there is “a real risk” that teams will go bust amid the coronavirus crisis. For years, Finnish..
Marko: Austria could host more than one race
Austria’s Red Bull Ring could join Silverstone in hosting more than one race in 2020 once the coronavirus crisis has eased. Eight..
Losing a team would be ‘a big setback’ for F1
Two more teams have joined McLaren in furloughing employees amid the coronavirus pandemic. “The furlough period will last until the..
Calderon: Japan test amid crisis ‘very strange’
Tatiana Calderon says it was “very strange” to travel to Japan amid the coronavirus crisis to test her new Super Formula car..
Algarve track approved to host F1
The Algarve circuit in Portugal has received approval to host Formula 1 races. The Lusa news agency said the circuit in Portimao, in the..
Klien: ‘Uncertainty’ is worst part of crisis
Former F1 driver Christian Klien says the “uncertainty” of the coronavirus crisis is the most difficult part. The Austrian, now..
Gasly hopes for Paul Ricard season opener
Pierre Gasly is hopeful the Formula 1 season can kick off again by the end of June – in his native France. Officially, with the first..
Rosberg reverts to meditation amid crisis
Having already put his smartphone away, Nico Rosberg is now coping with the coronavirus crisis by reverting to meditation. The former F1..
Villeneuve: F1 should consider scrapping 2020 title
Jacques Villeneuve says it would be a mistake for Formula 1 to rush together an alternate 2020 calendar. As the coronavirus crisis..
Wolff: Extended factory shutdown likely
A further factory shutdown period because of the coronavirus crisis is likely in Formula 1, according to Mercedes boss Toto Wolff. To help..
Hockenheim relieved to not be on 2020 calendar
Hockenheim is lucky to have been left off F1’s original 2020 F1 calendar, its boss has suggested. The former German GP venue’s..
Dutch GP boss says ‘ethical’ to stop F1 speculation
Dutch F1 GP boss Jan Lammers has called for speculation about re-starting Formula 1 to stop for now. “We actually want to stop..
Wolff remaining Mercedes boss in ‘short term’
Toto Wolff says he is staying in charge of Mercedes’ works F1 team for “the short term”. The Austrian has been linked..
Kubica likens pandemic to his 2011 rally crash
Robert Kubica has urged racing drivers to adjust to the world amid the coronavirus pandemic. The Pole compares the situation – with..
