Uncertain whether this year will bring champagne joy, Renault managing director Cyril Abiteboul says his team will not be able to "hide forever".
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Helmut Marko has been accused of "playing with human lives" for even suggesting a coronavirus camp for Red Bull's drivers.
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Will Vettel stay at Ferrari? Who would replace him? Finley Crebolder and Michelle Foster take a look in the latest episode of Torquing Point.
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Liberty Media had hoped to have the first signature on a new Concorde Agreement in April but that is now on hold with F1's owners considering a one-year option.
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Max Verstappen was back to winning ways in the latest Team Redline Pro Series round, where Jenson Button made his first foray into iRacing.
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We have seen some very familiar faces on the Formula 1 podium over the past decade, but can you name all 25 of them?
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Mercedes should walk away from Formula 1 at the end of this season, or at least sell their works team, as with six titles in a row they have "nothing" to prove.
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Formula 1's response to the coronavirus outbreak has been labelled "very hesitant" by Honda team manager Alberto Puig, who praised MotoGP's handling of the situation.
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Contemplating an Australian Grand Prix without McLaren on the start grid, Daniel Ricciardo has revealed he wasn't "comfortable" with the idea.
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Kimi Raikkonen may be very fast in a Formula 1 car but only the ones that suit him with Pedro de la Rosa saying the Finn lacks the ability to adapt his style to the car.
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When Dr Helmut Marko suggested Max Verstappen should get coronavirus, we didn't think there were any crazy ideas left for him to think of...how wrong we were.
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Haas team principal Guenther Steiner has rebuked Bernie Ecclestone for even suggesting that the 2020 F1 season should be abandoned.
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The Mercedes Formula 1 team has helped with the design of a new breathing aid that has been approved to be used by the NHS.
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At a bit of a loose end? Want to make your work day go a little bit faster? Then have a go at tackling one of our F1 quizzes.
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Sebastian Vettel's future is the hot topic doing the rounds in Formula 1 with Bernie Ecclestone saying he should leave Ferrari after this season.
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Sebastian Vettel has been handed his first new contract offer from Ferrari, but it involves a drastic pay cut, according to reports.
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Arriving in Adelaide for the 1995 Australian GP, little did Mika Hakkinen know he would be fighting for his life come Friday qualifying.
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The Formula 1 season may be on hold but Mattia Binotto is still maintaining contact with his drivers, speaking "almost daily" to Sebastian Vettel and Charles Leclerc.
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Lando Norris and Nicholas Latifi were flying the flag for F1 in the latest Veloce Esports races, with the former taking a win.
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Sebastian Vettel said he would like to revisit his interest in mechanical engineering once his driving days are over.
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Daniel Ricciardo has described how he reached out to Max Verstappen to ask what his plans were as the Australian Grand Prix fell into chaos.
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Ex-F1 driver David Coulthard doesn't believe it will be long before the 2020 season gets underway at empty circuits.
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Daniel Ricciardo believes Formula 1 was "playing with fire" before cancelling the season-opening Australian Grand Prix.
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Sebastian Vettel says he enjoys receiving letters from his fans because it shows that they want to put a smile on his face.
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Former Formula 1 boss Bernie Ecclestone has said that he would keep the series' current regulations for another three seasons.
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Pierre Gasly doesn't believe that AlphaTauri are the benchmark in 2020 when it comes to the midfield runners in Formula 1.
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Lewis Hamilton has used the current UK lockdown to draw comparisons to how animals are held captive in zoos and circuses.
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Pierre Gasly doesn't believe that AlphaTauri are the benchmark in 2020 when it comes to the midfield runners in Formula 1.
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Sebastian Vettel has been handed his first new contract offer from Ferrari, but it involves a drastic pay cut, according to reports.
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A decision on whether or not to postpone the 2020 British Grand Prix will have to arrive no later than April.
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The UK government have confirmed that seven F1 teams have launched "Project Pitlane" to develop ventilators to help coronavirus sufferers.
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Ferrari principal Mattia Binotto says teams and the FIA are discussing the possibility of a race calendar that would run in to 2021.
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AlphaTauri boss Franz Tost says the coronavirus pandemic has actually saved teams "a lot of money" since the new rules have now been delayed.
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Renault's Esteban Ocon has explained how he was taking every possible precaution, including wearing a mask, at the Australian Grand Prix.
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Former F1 boss Bernie Ecclestone believes the only safe thing to do would be to completely abandon the 2020 season.
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Daniel Ricciardo says one only had to look at his face as pre-season testing neared its end to know that he was much happier with Renault's 2020 F1 car.
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Flavio Briatore has said he warned Fernando Alonso about joining McLaren because Lewis Hamilton "was in the pocket of Ron Dennis".
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Cyril Abiteboul says he doesn't understand why he seems to be asked the leaving question "much more" than Renault's rivals.
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Gerhard Berger, the boss of the German DTM series, has revealed he tried to convince former F1 driver Jenson Button to sign up for a full-time DTM ride but had no luck.
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Motorsport UK chairman David Richards says there is a "distinct" danger of Williams and Racing Point folding in the ongoing crisis.
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With his Formula 1 debut on hold, Nicholas Latifi says he's not nervous as it feels as if his Williams promotion is a continuation of last year's work.
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Romain Grosjean has discussed the early-morning WhatAapp message he received from Sebastian Vettel, telling him the Australian GP was off.
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Former Benetton and Renault team boss Flavio Briatore believes Michael Schumacher and Fernando Alonso were on a par with each other.
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Former Benetton and Renault team boss Flavio Briatore believes Michael Schumacher and Fernando Alonso were on a par with each other.
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Ex-Formula 1 boss, Bernie Ecclestone, thinks the FIA opened up a big can of worms by publicly announcing an agreement with Ferrari following an investigation into their engine.
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Motorsport UK chairman David Richards says there is a "distinct" danger of Williams and Racing Point folding in the ongoing crisis.
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A Canadian Grand Prix official reckons they have a "two or three week" window in which to decide whether to go ahead with the Montreal race or postpone it.
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Alfa Romeo boss Frederic Vasseur says Formula 1 should remain "humble" at this time but acknowledges a new financial crisis could develop.
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Flavio Briatore seems to think that Michael Schumacher's World titles carry more weight than Lewis Hamilton's as the German had tougher competition.
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With over 750,000 views on Instagram, a video of Daniel Ricciardo driving a tractor couldn't be any further from his day job if he tried.
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McLaren chief Zak Brown has backed Formula 1's decision to defer the 2021 technical rule changes by a year, saying it was done to "protect" the sport.
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Championship leader Max Verstappen claimed back-to-back wins in the Redline's Real Racers Never Quit series at the virtual Catalunya circuit while Lando Norris disconnected.
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Not a list anyone ever wants to be on but Martin Brundle has named Nico Hulkenberg as one of the drivers who he feels never made the most of his talent in F1.
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Tipped as a contender to replace Sebastian Vettel at Ferrari, Carlos Sainz says he's not thinking about anything beyond this season and what he needs to do for McLaren.
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If you are missing your regular dose of Daniel Ricciardo, then fear not...he has been on Renault's Instagram channel for a little Q and A session and immediately burned Lando Norris.
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The 2020 Formula 1 campaign was supposed to be the longest ever. It may end up being one of the shortest, but which seasons would it join?
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Martin Brundle suspects that the "tide is turning" between Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen as the undisputed best driver in Formula 1.
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Williams and McLaren have both announced an early shutdown after the United Kingdom locked down the country in response to the coronavirus outbreak.
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Baku made an early call to postpone the Azerbaijan Grand Prix as the race organisers wanted to avoid the "disaster" the befell the Australian GP.
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Charles Leclerc has rubbished suggestions that contract talks could "destabilise" Sebastian Vettel when the 2020 season eventually gets underway.
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Five drivers have held the record of being the youngest in the sport to start a race, but how did they do after breaking it?
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Martin Brundle suspects that the "tide is turning" between Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen as the undisputed best driver in Formula 1.
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In another week without any racing, there's still plenty to discuss from the world of Formula 1 in the third edition of Torquing Point.
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Helmut Marko says a lot of things, but no words have been quite so utterly bizarre as him saying the best thing that could happen to Max Verstappen is for him to catch coronavirus.
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Another day, another virtual race where Lando Norris found himself at the centre of some chaos - this time involved in a race incident with Max Verstappen.
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Five drivers have held the record of being the youngest in the sport to start a race, but how did they do after breaking it?
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Although Gene Haas admitted that continuing in F1 is not a "given", Guenther Steiner says the Haas owner is still "committed" to Formula 1.
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Eight of Formula 1's 22 grands prix have either been cancelled or postponed but Chase Carey is still hoping for a revised calendar of "15 to 18" races.
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Lewis Hamilton has hit out at those still going to clubs and bars during the coronavirus outbreak, calling their behaviour "irresponsible and selfish".
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Forced to take an extended break as F1 went on hiatus, Pierre Gasly says he is working on his fitness ahead of what could be a hectic run of triple header grands prix.
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Bernie Ecclestone reckons Mattia Binotto is not the right man to be at the helm at Ferrari as he is an "engineer" and not a leader.
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Christian Horner has defended the handling of the season-opening Australian Grand Prix, saying ti was a "moving target" that F1 bosses had to respond to.
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Baku will not be opening the 2020 Formula 1 season with reports that organisers will announce on Monday that it has joined the list of events being postponed.
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Renault has claimed the first race win of this season, sort of, with China's Guanyu Zhou taking the chequered flag at F1's Virtual Bahrain GP.
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Lando Norris has announced that he plans to sport a different helmet design for every race of the 2020 season.
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McLaren's Carlos Sainz believes it is "impossible to know" when the 2020 season can officially get underway.
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Red Bull team principal Christian Horner has assured fans that once the 2020 Formula 1 season gets underway, it will be "one to remember".
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Silverstone bosses have promised fans that they will receive a full refund if the British GP doesn't go ahead on July 19.
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Sir Chris Hoy will drive for Red Bull in the Formula One Virtual Racing Series at the first round in Bahrain.
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Ex-F1 driver Martin Brundle believes McLaren could lose Carlos Sainz to Ferrari for next season if they look to replace Sebastian Vettel.
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Toto Wolff reportedly sat out Thursday's meeting with F1 bosses, raising questions about not only his but also Lewis Hamilton's Mercedes future.
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Max Verstappen's manager Raymond Vermeulen has said they are "sorry" that the Dutch GP was postponed, but found out by the press release like everyone else.
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21 March 2020 marks the day that the iconic Ayrton Senna would have turned 60 - arguably Formula 1's greatest legend.
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McLaren have confirmed that they will still switch from Renault to Mercedes power for 2021 as originally planned.
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Max Verstappen's manager Raymond Vermeulen has said they are "sorry" that the Dutch GP was postponed, but found out by the press release like everyone else.
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