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Claims Racing Point built a Mercedes clone show "you have to think before you talk" - Steiner | 2020 F1 season
F1 Fanatic - 19 Feb 2020 22:31
The team principals of Haas and AlphaTauri have given their views on claims their rival Racing Point's new RP20 is a clone of last year's Mercedes.
McLaren limit F1 hospitality access amid coronavirus fears
Total F1 - 19 Feb 2020 23:50
McLaren have closed their paddock hospitality at Formula 1 testing at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya to anyone who has visited China in the past two weeks as part of measures to combat the spread of the coronavirus. One ...
Rival teams unhappy with RP20 being ‘Mercedes copy'
Total F1 - 19 Feb 2020 16:10
According to a report by Auto Motor und Sport, teams aren't too impressed with Racing Point using an exact copy of Mercedes' W10. Racing Point revealed their 2020 challenger, the RP20, on February 17, and straight away t...
Live updates from Day 1 of F1 testing
Total F1 - 19 Feb 2020 09:40
The wait is finally over! Follow live updates from the first day of F1 testing at the Circuit de Catalunya in Barcelona. All times local (Morning session begins at 0900 and ends at 1300; Afternoon session runs from 1400 ...
Drivers should control on-track discipline - Villeneuve
Total F1 - 19 Feb 2020 08:40
Feb.19 Formula 1 was better when driver discipline was left up to the drivers rather than "too many rules and too many decisions". That is the view of outspoken 1997 world champion Jacques Villeneuve, who remembers a tim...
Hamilton fastest as testing gets off to busy start
Racer - 19 Feb 2020 19:42
Lewis Hamilton's world championship defense got off to a strong start with Mercedes leading the way on a busy first day of pre-season (...)
Easier to drive, higher build quality, "much better" handling - Russell's verdict on new Williams | 2020 F1 season
F1 Fanatic - 19 Feb 2020 15:48
George Russell says his new Williams already feels "much better" to drive than last year's car following his first run in testing today.
Formula 1 considering two-day Chinese Grand Prix in November
GRAND PRIX 247 - 19 Feb 2020 04:57
The 2020 Chinese Grand Prix could become a two-day event as the penultimate race of the season, according to a report from Autosport. Removed from its original date of April 19 due to the ongoing coronavirus outbreak, F1...
Norris became less "shy" about car feedback during first season | RaceFans Round-up
F1 Fanatic - 19 Feb 2020 02:01
In the round-up: Norris became less "shy" about car feedback during first season • NASCAR's Newman "awake" after horror crash • Vietnam GP "will not be postponed"
Formula 1 teams confirm test schedules
Total F1 - 19 Feb 2020 01:40
F1 teams have confirmed their opening test schedules pic: Renault F1 Twitter Daniel Ricciardo will get his first test of Renault's new Formula 1 machine in Barcelona in the latter part of the opening day's running. Ricci...
Andretti expected to announce Hinchcliffe for Indy 500
Racer - 19 Feb 2020 00:08
After months of wondering about his IndyCar future, it appears James Hinchcliffe finally has some good news to share. Andretti Autosport (...)
Racing Point beat their fastest lap time from 2019 in the first two hours of testing | Lap times and mileages: 2020 pre-season testing day one
F1 Fanatic - 19 Feb 2020 23:55
Less than two hours after the first test of 2020 began, Racing Point's new RP20 beat the best time the team set in the whole of last year's pre-season test.
Hamilton pleased with 'really good start' to testing
Total F1 - 19 Feb 2020 23:40
Lewis Hamilton has vowed to "keep churning out the miles" following what he has hailed as "a really good start" to Formula 1 pre-season testing. After taking over the Mercedes W11 for the afternoon from team-mate Valtter...
Ocon: These cars will break all the lap records
Total F1 - 19 Feb 2020 23:40
Renault's Esteban Ocon expects lap records to be smashed in Formula 1 this season after impressive times and remarkable reliability on the first day of testing in at Circuit de Barcelona- Catalunya in Spain on Wednesday....
Steiner: Haas F1 critic Racing Point should 'think before it talks'
Auto Sport - 19 Feb 2020 23:36
Haas boss Gunther Steiner says previous critic Racing Point should "think before they talk" in reference to the similarities between its rival's 2020 Formula 1 car and Mercedes' 2019 challenger
Ocon: These cars will break all the lap records
GRAND PRIX 247 - 19 Feb 2020 23:36
Renault's Esteban Ocon expects lap records to be smashed in Formula 1 this season after impressive times and remarkable reliability on the first day of testing in at Circuit de Barcelona- Catalunya in Spain on Wednesday....
Russell: Handling of the car is much better
Total F1 - 19 Feb 2020 23:30
George Russell was first on track for the start of pre-season Formula 1 testing on Wednesday at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya and sounded positive afterwards as his Williams team set about banishing the ghosts of a dire...
Russell: Handling of the car is much better
GRAND PRIX 247 - 19 Feb 2020 23:27
George Russell was first on track for the start of pre-season Formula 1 testing on Wednesday at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya and sounded positive afterwards as his Williams team set about banishing the ghosts of a dire...
Chastain to fill in for Newman
Racer - 19 Feb 2020 23:01
Roush Fenway Racing has tabbed Ross Chastain as its substitute driver starting this weekend at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Chastain (...)
Racing Point explains 'risky' attempt to replicate 2019 F1 Mercedes
Auto Sport - 19 Feb 2020 22:55
The Racing Point Formula 1 team's technical director Andrew Green says the outfit has taken a big risk by attempting to replicate the aerodynamic philosophy pioneered by Mercedes
More races possible for Hinchcliffe but not Toronto, Andretti says
Racer - 19 Feb 2020 22:46
The Canadian fans of James Hinchcliffe are no doubt ecstatic their favorite IndyCar driver will have a great ride for the 104th (...)
Max Verstappen on Red Bull's title chances: 'Hopefully we'll have done enough!'
Total F1 - 19 Feb 2020 22:31
Max Verstappen got Red Bull Racing's 2020 Formula 1 Championship off to a successful start as pre-season testing kicked off at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya. Over the course of a marathon outing, Verstappen racked u...