Doornbos: Red Bull went ‘wrong way’ with 2020 car
Jul.18 – Red Bull went “the wrong way” with development of its 2020 car, according to former team driver Robert Doornbos...
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Renault lodges protest against ‘pink Mercedes’
Jul.13 – F1’s governing body is looking into the legality of the 2020 Racing Point car. The stewards late on Sunday judged as..
Red Bull eyes even more extreme DAS system
Jul.8 – Red Bull is looking into designing a “more extreme solution” now that the FIA has declared Mercedes’..
Sainz worried about speed of Racing Point & Renault
Jul.3 – McLaren is at risk of being overtaken by two teams in 2020. That is the warning of Carlos Sainz, after the British team..
Red Bull to ‘think about’ Mercedes DAS protest
Jul.2 – Mercedes intends to use its new ‘DAS’ steering system this weekend in Austria – and main rival Red Bull is..
Binotto: Major upgrades ‘impossible’ for Austria
Jul.2 – Ferrari boss Mattia Binotto insists it was “impossible” to make substantial changes to the Italian team’s..
Ferrari admits ‘B’ Ferrari car in the works
Jul.1 – Ferrari has admitted it is making a “significant change of direction” with the concept of its 2020 car. After..
No Renault freeze for McLaren-bound Ricciardo
Jun.29 – Daniel Ricciardo will not be locked out of Renault’s car development program in 2020, team boss Cyril Abiteboul..
Ferrari plays down ’30hp’ Austria car upgrade
Jun.26 – Ferrari says reports of a major car upgrade ahead of the resumption of racing in Austria next weekend were exaggerated...
McLaren will not freeze Sainz out in 2020
Jun.26 – Carlos Sainz will not be frozen out by McLaren in 2020. That is the word from the British team’s supremo Zak Brown,..
Teams can still improve ‘frozen’ cars for 2021
Jun.18 – There is “enough scope” in the new corona-era car development freeze for uncompetitive teams to improve their..
Ferrari SF1000 engine gets 15HP more
Jun.18 – Ferrari has reportedly found 15 horsepower to add to its 2020 engine ahead of the resumption of racing in Austria early next..
Bottas suggests Mercedes will use DAS in Austria
Jun.17 – Valtteri Bottas thinks he and Lewis Hamilton will be using the new ‘DAS’ steering system once the 2020 season..
Green: Fewer car updates planned for 2020
Jun.10 – Formula 1 teams will have only a limited car development program in 2020, according to Racing Point technical boss Andy..
Red Bull taking ‘different’ package to Austria
Dr Helmut Marko hopes Red Bull is ready to take on Mercedes once the ‘ghost racing’ gets up and running in 2020. He said the..
Seidl: No ‘orange Mercedes’ strategy for McLaren
McLaren will not adopt an ‘orange Mercedes’ strategy in order to return to the top in Formula 1. Racing Point has taken flak in..
F1’s Problem Solving & Learning Through Data by Geoff Willis
In Mercedes latest Deep Dive episode, Geoff Willis – our Director of Commercial Engineering – explores the topic of why Formula 1..
Seidl: Pandemic stalls McLaren progress
The coronavirus pandemic is a blow to McLaren’s steady rise up the grid, team boss Andreas Seidl has admitted. After a slump spanning..
Vasseur: Raikkonen helps with team ‘development’
Kimi Raikkonen enjoys taking part in the “development” of the Alfa Romeo team, according to team boss Frederic Vasseur. At 40,..
18-inch tyre might be postponed beyond 2021
Formula 1 will not feature 18-inch wheels as scheduled in 2021. Because the new chassis rules have been delayed because of coronavirus,..
