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Bottas admits he started to 'make plans' outside of Mercedes in preparation
Total F1 - 29 Aug 2019 15:30
Valtteri Bottas admits he was concerned about not being offered a contract extension with Mercedes for the 2020 Formula 1 season. The Finnish driver says he started to make plans elsewhere during the weeks before the sum...
Gasly learned of demotion after early morning phone call
Total F1 - 29 Aug 2019 15:10
Belgian Grand Prix – Pierre Gasly says he was told about his demotion from Red Bull to Toro Rosso via an early morning phone call from Helmut Marko. Over the summer break, Pierre Gasly was demoted from Red Bull Racing ...
Formula 1 to have record 22 grands prix in 2020 season
BBC - 29 Aug 2019 10:38
Formula 1 will have a record 22-race season in 2020, including grands prix in the Netherlands and Vietnam.
Ericsson gets Alfa Romeo Spa call; Daly to race for SPM at Portland
Racer - 29 Aug 2019 07:31
Conor Daly will replace Marcus Ericsson in the No.7 Honda for the Arrow SPM team in this weekend's Grand Prix of Portland as RACER.com (...)
Hulkenberg: Next two races 'make or break' for Renault
Total F1 - 29 Aug 2019 02:10
Nico Hulkenberg Renault F1 Team's Nico Hulkenberg has described the next two races of the Formula 1 season as "make our break for our season". F1 resumes from its summer break with this weekend's Belgian Grand Prix at Sp...
Porsche reveals its 99X Formula E car for 2019-20 season | RaceFans Round-up
F1 Fanatic - 29 Aug 2019 01:01
In the round-up: Porsche reveals 99X Formula E car • Sudden rise to Red Bull "laughable" - Albon • Gasly "happy" with Toro Rosso return
Engine changes, driver changes and mystery injuries - Thursday's news recap
Total F1 - 29 Aug 2019 23:00
Thursday was one of the busiest days the world of motorsport has seen this year. Breaking news after breaking news, there's a high chance amongst all the updates you missed some pretty big stories so here's a roundup of ...
Last of the Darlington throwback schemes revealed
Racer - 29 Aug 2019 22:43
The final few throwback schemes for this weekend's Bojangles Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway have been released: (...)
Earnhardt Jr. says he's OK for Xfinity return
Racer - 29 Aug 2019 22:25
Dale Earnhardt Jr. is returning not just to the NBC Sports booth this weekend but believes he'll be "OK" competing in the Xfinity (...)
Hamilton wary of Bottas now contract talk is over!
Total F1 - 29 Aug 2019 22:10
Lewis Hamilton may have got the better of Valtteri Bottas, eight wins to two in the first half of the season, but the five-time World Champion is wary that his teammate will come on stronger in the second half of the sea...
Mercedes confirm new-spec engines for Belgium Grand Prix
Total F1 - 29 Aug 2019 22:10
Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas will be handed fresh, new-spec engines for the Belgium Grand Prix this weekend. The Mercedes works team and customers will receive the upgrade this weekend as there are no "surprises be...
Max Verstappen reveals how he found out about Albon's promotion
Total F1 - 29 Aug 2019 22:10
Max Verstappen has revealed he knew about the decision to switch Alex Albon and Pierre Gasly at Red Bull so he was therefore not surprised when the official announcement was made. Albon will replace Pierre Gasly at Red B...
Hulkenberg on swap: 'The choice of drivers is not only about performance'
Total F1 - 29 Aug 2019 22:10
Nico Hulkenberg will lose his Renault seat at the end of the 2019 Formula 1 season. Esteban Ocon will take his seat for the start of the 2020 season after the team made the announcement ahead of the Belgium Grand Prix we...
Ocon to Renault and Bottas' new contract - Thursday's news round up
Total F1 - 29 Aug 2019 22:00
Thursday was one of the busiest days the world of motorsport has seen this year. Breaking news after breaking news, there's a high chance amongst all the updates you missed some pretty big stories so here's a roundup of ...
Plan-B for Lewis could be to become burger king
Total F1 - 29 Aug 2019 21:20
Lewis Hamilton has entered into a partnership with UNICEF Ambassador Tommaso Chiabra as a backer of Beyond Meat – the force behind the start-up vegan burger chain Neat Burger. Announcing the venture they stated: "Neat ...
Plan-B for Lewis could be to become burger king
GRAND PRIX 247 - 29 Aug 2019 21:14
Lewis Hamilton has entered into a partnership with UNICEF Ambassador Tommaso Chiabra as a backer of Beyond Meat – the force behind the start-up vegan burger chain Neat Burger. Announcing the venture they stated: "Neat ...
F1 teams agree to cut pre and in-season testing for 2020
Total F1 - 29 Aug 2019 20:50
Formula 1 teams have reportedly agreed to massively cut pre and in-season testing for the 2020 season. Recently teams have conducted eight days of pre-season testing split across two tests and have had between two and th...
Video: The key takeaways from Formula 1's 2020 calendar
Auto Sport - 29 Aug 2019 20:46
Formula 1's 2020 race calendar will feature a record 22 grands prix and features significant change from '19's schedule
Ocon to Renault and Bottas' new deal - How social media reacted
Total F1 - 29 Aug 2019 20:40
Thursday saw some of the biggest stories from the Formula 1 world this year all break in a couple of hours. As per usual there was a massive amount of reaction on social media. So how did social media react to Valtteri B...
Romain Grosjean rules out future IndyCar move due to oval fears
Total F1 - 29 Aug 2019 20:30
Romain Grosjean has ruled out a future switch to the NTT IndyCar Series due to a fear of racing on ovals. Grosjean is currently facing scrutiny over his future at the Haas Formula 1 team after another season of lacklustr...
Hamilton expecting Bottas to be stronger in the second half of the season
Total F1 - 29 Aug 2019 20:20
Lewis Hamilton may have got the better of Valtteri Bottas, eight wins to two in the first half of the season, but the five-time World Champion is wary that his teammate will come on stronger in the second half of the sea...
Ferrari can still catch Mercedes but Vettel admits they're now behind Red Bull
Total F1 - 29 Aug 2019 20:10
Sebastian Vettel has given a very honest assessment of the situation Ferrari are in at the moment. The Ferrari driver feels that Red Bull have proved Mercedes are reachable but concedes they are now third in line. It has...