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Austria Qualifying: Bottas edges Hamilton, Ferrari flounder

The sight off-track might have been alien with no fans, but the sight on-track was a familiar one with Valtteri Bottas and Mercedes on-top on Saturday in Austria. His third pole in Austria and 12th of hi... Read More...

Abiteboul: Don’t expect any engine upgrade from us this year

Renault are unlikely to bring any further power-unit upgrades this season according to team principal Cyril Abiteboul. The financial impact of the coronavirus pandemic has already been felt by the teams ... Read More...

Grosjean: Hamilton’s salary is ‘unacceptable’

Lewis Hamilton's £40 million per-year salary is problematic relative to the amount paid to some other drivers in Formula 1, says Haas' Romain Grosjean. Grosjean, who is director of the Grand Prix Drivers... Read More...

Horner: We may ask for a change in parc ferme conditions

The FIA's decision to allow Mercedes' dual-axis steering (DAS) system necessitate a rethink of parc ferme conditions, says Red Bull boss Christian Horner. After unsuccessfully appealing DAS on Friday, Ho... Read More...

Austria Practice 3: Mercedes still in front, Verstappen closes up

Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas made it a third-straight practice 1-2, while Max Verstappen managed to significantly close the gap in the final session of practice in Austria on Saturday. As... Read More...

Hamilton: Stop making sh!t up

Lewis Hamilton urged the media to stop "making shit up" after reports emerged that he was demanding a £40m salary from Mercedes in negotiations over a new contract. The six-time world champion responded ... Read More...

F1 confirms no COVID-19 cases in past 7 days

Formula 1 has confirmed that no team or organisational personnel have tested positive for Covid-19, with more than 4,000 tests administered prior to the Austrian Grand Prix. Anyone travelling to the Red ... Read More...

Austria F2 Qualifying: Zhou takes pole from rookie Drugovich

Message from Getty Images regarding F2 Media content: Free content is no longer offered to the imagery in line with the broader content solutions we provide to global clients. Guanyu Zhou got his title chal... Read More...

The Morning After: Politics as Usual

The action on track may not have even had the chance to heat up yet, but off-track it took less than a day for the fireworks to start in Austria. Indeed, it was fair to assume a protest of DAS was incomi... Read More...

Horner: FIA-Ferrari settlement promotes suspicion

Ferrari should reveal the particulars of its confidential settlement with the FIA in order to protect the health of Formula 1, says Red Bull boss Christian Horner. A controversy that dominated F1 headlin... Read More...

FIA rejects Red Bull’s DAS protest

Formula 1 stewards rejected on Friday a Red Bull protest against a new steering system used by champions Mercedes in practice for the season-opening Austrian Grand Prix. The action concerned the cars of ... Read More...

Ferrari: We want our 1000th Grand Prix to be at Mugello

Ferrari are in talks with Formula 1 management about holding the Italian team's 1,000th grand prix at their own Mugello circuit, principal Mattia Binotto said on Friday. Formula One has so far released o... Read More...

Latifi: Now I can say I am officially a Formula 1 driver

On Friday after the first free practice of the Austrian Grand Prix practice, Nicholas Latifi declared himself a proper Formula 1 driver after the Canadian rookie finally made his first-ever FP2 session appe... Read More...

Austrian Grand Prix Friday Press Conference Transcript

Full transcript from the team representatives press conference held on the Friday of the Austrian Grand Prix weekend, Round 1 of the 2020 Formula 1 World Championship, featuring: Toto Wolff (Mercedes), ... Read More...

Red Bull lodge official protest against Mercedes DAS system

Its official, Red Bull have lodged an official protest against Mercedes DAS system and thus fired the first real salvo in the 2020 Formula 1 World Championship battle which has still to get underway. Ahe... Read More...

Mercedes: We will take today’s result with a pinch of salt

It was back to business and business as usual rolled into one on the first day of practice for the Austrian Grand Prix weekend as their reigning Formula 1 World Champion owner day one in the pretty, albeit ... Read More...

Ferrari: We are not at the top, we’re not the favourites

Sebastian Vettel celebrated his 33rd birthday, spending his time at the wheel of the SF1000, 215 days on from the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix that brought the curtain down on the 2019 season. It was the third-... Read More...

Red Bull: The lap times don’t really say anything

Much is expected of Red Bull this weekend at their home track, the Austrian Grand Prix provides them with a double-header at a venue where they have been unbeaten in the previous two years. It was eviden... Read More...