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The new car, which is still codenamed 670 internally, is essentially a bare chassis at present, with its bodywork and aerodynamic elements still in development and/or build ahead of its February 15 launch. It then plans to conduct a shakedown test at Barcelona, ahead of the official group test there on February 18. With two customer teams to supply, Haas and Sauber, it was important that ... Keep reading

McLaren Applied Technologies recently revealed a radical vision for how Formula 1 could look in 2050 - the 300mph 'MCLExtreme' proposal

Mick Schumacher opens up on what it is like to be the son of arguably the most successful Formula One driver of all time.

Ahead of the team's official launch at its Woking factory on February 14, the fire-up of the MCL34 marks another important moment for the team as it bids to bounce back from a disappointing 2018 campaign. The short video which was tweeted by McLaren, shows staff gathered in the F1 bays watching the fire up as engineers check through the data to ensure everything is working as planned. With ... Keep reading

In the quest to find the best female candidate for a shot at the Formula One junior ladder, the finalists for the inaugural W Series have been named, following a qualifying event in Austria. Through a series of tests in front of a judging panel including Alexander Wurz, David Coulthard, Dave Ryan and former Indycar […]

Hamilton made his F1 debut in 2007 with McLaren after spending his junior career backed by the British company, won his first world title the following season and has benefitted from his current Mercedes team's domination of the V6 turbo-hybrid engine era to add another four titles to his CV. Britons George Russell and Lando Norris, plus British-born Thai racer Alexander Albon, all graduate to ... Keep reading

Lewis Hamilton's career does not give Britain's new Formula 1 rookies an unrealistic benchmark because there is an element of luck involved, reckons three-time world champion Sir Jackie Stewart

Your guide to the key dates for pre-season car launches and testing for the 2019 Formula 1 season.

Estrella Galicia, which previously sponsored Toro Rosso, has followed Carlos Sainz to McLaren.

The idea is to make the current generation of high downforce cars look more "edgy" than they have done in the past. "There's a big push for 2019 is to reflect the speed of the sport, and the pace of the cars," F1's head of TV and media Dean Locke told Motorsport.com. "There's a rethink on all camera positions. If you're in the grandstand and watch them, they look incredible, don't ... Keep reading

Admitting that Pierre Gasly has been promoted to Red Bull earlier than desired, Christian Horner says the team must give the Frenchman time.

Formula 1 is having a major rethink of its trackside television camera strategy for 2019 in order to better translate the speed of the cars to the screen

Though somewhat disillusioned following his time in F1, Brendon Hartley admits that qualifying for a Grand Prix is the ultimate thrill.

Red Bull Formula 1 team boss Christian Horner thinks it essential Pierre Gasly is given time to get up to speed this year as he takes on Max Verstappen

Gasly has been drafted in to replace Daniel Ricciardo, who has decided to switch to the Renault team for 2019. And although Red Bull has a history of being ruthless on drivers that do not perform, Horner says the outfit needs to be responsible with Gasly in letting him adjust to the step up to a top team so early in his Formula 1 career. “I think Pierre is a very quick driver and it is up ... Keep reading

Formula 1 fans are waiting for new-look cars to emerge next month, with an aerodynamic rules revamp forcing teams to produce very different front and rear wings

Brendon Hartley reveals the pain behind learning that just a few races into the season, Toro Rosso was looking to replace him.

Hartley's rookie full-season campaign in F1 was dogged by speculation he would lose his Toro Rosso drive, with Red Bull contacting McLaren early in the year over the availability of its then-Formula 2 driver Lando Norris. World Endurance champion and Le Mans 24 Hours winner Hartley retained his seat to the end of 2018 but was replaced by Alexander Albon for 2019 within 24 hours of the Abu Dhabi ... Keep reading

Ex-Toro Rosso driver Brendon Hartley has claimed that a plan to oust him from his Formula 1 seat was "in motion" as early as last year's Monaco Grand Prix

With the car launch dates edging ever closer, reigning Formula One constructors’ champions Mercedes have confirmed the unveiling date of their 2019 challenger. Mercedes willing be bidding to win the championship ‘double’ (drivers and constructors titles) for a record-breaking sixth consecutive season. Their 2019 car – the Mercedes W10 – will be unveiled on Wednesday […]

Mercedes announce their new 2019 Formula 1 car will have a shakedown run on 13 February at Silverstone.

Mercedes has announced that its 2019 contender, the F1 W10 EQ Power+, will make its track debut on 13 February.

Mercedes' new Formula 1 car will run for the first time on February 13 ahead of the start of official testing for the 2019 season

The new W10, the tenth contemporary Formula 1 car built by the German manufacturer, will take to the track for a shakedown run five days ahead of the beginning of testing in Spain. The run will take place at the Silverstone circuit. The shakedown will be a closed event, not accessible to media or public. Mercedes' run will coincide with the season launch of the Racing Point team, which ... Keep reading

Renault Formula 1 executive director Marcin Budkowski believes the decision for teams to take the compromise of a bigger fuel tank under the new 2019 rules is not clear-cut

The push to get rid of the 'outwash' effect of the old wing designs, and help reduce the turbulence for following cars, is aimed at trying to help improve the chances of overtaking. There are also much talked about new tyre rules aimed at simplifying how the compound selections are labelled on grand prix weekends. But it is not just the aerodynamic and tyres rules that are changing for 2019 ... Keep reading

In the wake of Monday's statement from the F1 race promoters association, the promoter of the Mexican Grand Prix has issued a statement.

The Mexican Grand Prix promoter has distanced itself from a statement made by the Formula One Promoters' Association that criticised Formula 1 owner Liberty Media

FOPA issued its statement after a meeting on Monday that was said to involve 16 of the current 21 promoters, ahead of a further meeting between Liberty and all the promoters in London on Tuesday. The Mexican promoter clearly wanted to distance itself from any controversy that FOPA’s views have stirred up, and issued a statement outlining its own views this evening, complimenting ... Keep reading

Formula 1's race organisers express concerns over the future of the sport and demand a more open approach from its owners.

Formula One Management has revealed that to officially mark the start of the 2019 season, Melbourne will play host to the first ever season launch event.

The announcement came the day after race promoters issued a statement questioning the commitment of the sport's new owners. To be held in Federation Square, it will follow a similar format to the stage element of the London F1 Live event, when all drivers bar the absent Lewis Hamilton and several team principals were interviewed in front of the crowd. F1 has promised that this time all 20 ... Keep reading

Formula 1 will launch its 2019 season with an event in downtown Melbourne on March 13, the Wednesday before the Australian Grand Prix weekend begins

Nico Rosberg believes Valtteri Bottas is better than he showed in Formula 1 last season and has backed him to be "annoying" Lewis Hamilton "quite a lot" in 2019

Bottas contested last weekend's Arctic Lapland Rally in an M-Sport Ford Fiesta WRC in association with the Finnish governing body's Flying Finn project to support young drivers, the Finnish Rally Championship and AKK-Motorsport. Run by M-Sport engineers and co-driven by two-time WRC champion Timo Rautiainen, Bottas recorded one stage win on his way to fifth overall. Team principal Rich ... Keep reading

Bottas contested last weekend's Arctic Lapland Rally in an M-Sport Ford Fiesta WRC in association with the Finnish governing body's Flying Finn project to support young drivers, the Finnish Rally Championship and AKK-Motorsport. Run by M-Sport engineers and co-driven by two-time WRC champion Timo Rautiainen, Bottas recorded one stage win on his way to fifth overall. Team principal Rich ... Keep reading

MAT revealed arguably the most extreme and comprehensive F1 vision yet as it explored what F1 could become in 2050. Though it went much further than simply its centrepiece concept car, the MCLExtreme, it was not the first time someone has got mileage out of such design freedom. Some concepts have focused on performance, others on future-proofing F1 or readying it for short-term and ... Keep reading

2016 world champion Nico Rosberg believes Valtteri Bottas can put the nightmare of 2018 behind him and "annoy" teammate Lewis Hamilton this season.

An open Formula 1 rulebook is a tantalising prospect for designers and engineers, with McLaren Applied Technologies becoming the latest to conceptualise grand prix racing's future last week

Rosberg beat Hamilton to the 2016 world championship when they were teammates at Mercedes and then announced his shock retirement at the end of the year. Mercedes signed Bottas to replace him but a solid first season, in which he won three grands prix, was followed up by a winless 2018 campaign. Sky F1 pundit Rosberg, speaking at a day of promotional filming for the channel, believes the ... Keep reading

The deputy general director of the Sochi F1 promoter is among the first to distance his event from the FOPA statement whilst leaping to Liberty’s defence.

Former Williams driver Sergey Sirotkin will contest the final three rounds of the 2018-2019 Super Season including the Le Mans 24 Hours.

A statement issued by the 16 members of the Formula One Promoters’ Association [FOPA], of which Russia is not a member, took aim at Liberty over concerns it has about the future direction of the sport. In particular the promoters are worried about declining audiences caused by the move to pay TV, plus a lack of a clear strategy about where F1 is heading. But Sergey Vorobyev, deputy general ... Keep reading

The boss of the Russian Grand Prix has defended Liberty Media's running of Formula 1 and says criticisms aimed at the championship's owners by rival promoters are "toothless"

Formula 1's race organisers have expressed concerns over the future of the sport and demanded a more open approach from its owners.

Formula 1 owner Liberty Media has been criticised by grand prix promoters for the direction it is taking, after taking the unusual step of issuing a statement to express concerns

Following its meeting in London, the Formula One Promoters Association, has expressed dissatisfaction with the sport's decision making process under Liberty Media.

Jenson Button believes new Ferrari signing Charles Leclerc could force Sebastian Vettel into a "tough decision" over his Formula 1 future

Leclerc has replaced Kimi Raikkonen at Ferrari for the 2019 campaign after just one year with Sauber, while Vettel is preparing to bounce back from a mixed 2018 in which he fought for the title but made several high-profile errors. Button has joined Sky Sports F1 as a full-time pundit for this season and, speaking at a day of promotional filming for the channel, the 2009 world champion compared ... Keep reading

It is understood that Russian hopeful, Nikita Mazepin, is to undergo a private F1 test programme using a 2017 Mercedes.

The company has lagged behind Mercedes and Ferrari in F1's V6 turbo-hybrid era but has been investing in a new test bench at its Viry-Chatillon facility in France, and building it over the last 18 months as it bids to catch up in terms of power and reliability. Renault's new bench, which will be usable from February, will allow it to identify problems it would otherwise have only discovered ... Keep reading

The GP3 race winner and 2018 runner-up will complete 12 days of testing this year in a Mercedes W08. In terms of official running using contemporary machinery, F1 teams are restricted to just two four-day tests pre-season and a pair of two-day tests during the campaign, plus a tyre test after the season finale. However, they are also allowed to test cars that were designed and built to the ... Keep reading

Nikita Mazepin will dovetail his rookie Formula 2 campaign with a private testing programme in a 2017 Mercedes Formula 1 car

Renault will have a new engine test bench to use from next month which should provide the Formula 1 manufacturer better reliability validation and be compatible with more powerful engines

After scoring just five points in 2017 with a poor car and a year-old Ferrari engine, Sauber scored 48 in 2018 to finish eighth in the championship. It ended the campaign with arguably the fourth-fastest car, having made more progress than any of its rivals from the end of the 2017 season to the next. Vasseur said he had not tried to put expectations on the team in 2018 given how far behind ... Keep reading

Sauber is judging itself against Formula 1's biggest teams having improved more than any other across the 2018 season, says team boss Frederic Vasseur

Sergio Perez defends his record against Esteban Ocon, insisting that while regularly out-qualified by the Frenchman he performed better on race day.

Fernando Alonso’s post-F1 motor racing career has begun in fine style after he and his Wayne Taylor Racing team-mates survived – and won – the rain-affected Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona. The two-time Formula One champion raced alongside ex-F1 and endurance racing regular Kamui Kobayashi, as well as former Daytona winners Jordan Taylor and Renger […]

Although Red Bull has hopes that Honda can keep making the kind of gains with its power unit that it showed this year, Renault F1 managing director Cyril Abiteboul is sceptical. He thinks that Honda's improvement was flattered by it adopting a policy of introducing regular engine updates in 2018, even though those new parts resulted in grid penalties. Over the course of the season, Toro ... Keep reading

Honda's progress in Formula 1 will be slowed by the increased need for reliability that will be demanded now it has teamed up with Red Bull, reckons Renault

Fernando Alonso becomes the third former Formula 1 champion to win the Daytona 24-hour race.

Eddie Irvine reflects on his post-debut confrontation with Ayrton Senna, racing for Ferrari and having no regrets about his title-challenging season.

Perez finished eighth in the drivers’ championship last season, four places and 13 points ahead of Ocon, and collected a podium in Azerbaijan while the Frenchman had a best finish of sixth. Eight-time podium finisher Perez, who joined Force India in 2014 after one season with McLaren and will stay with the team as it transforms into a new identity this year, argued that there is very little ... Keep reading

Mercedes driver Valtteri Bottas takes a stage win to finish fifth overall on his rally debut.

Sergio Perez believes that people have undervalued his Formula 1 performances, especially in comparison to former team-mate Esteban Ocon.

Renault believes Formula 1's top three outfits will be pulled back closer to the midfield teams in 2019 thanks to new regulations

With F1 teams having to design all-new aero for this season, thanks to a raft of rule changes aimed at helping overtaking, there is potential for a change in the pecking order. Budkowski thinks that the changes will hurt the likes of Mercedes, Ferrari and Red Bull more because they had built up a bigger advantage with the older specification cars. And that could mean the huge advantage the ... Keep reading

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Bottas, driving a car similar in spec to those currently being driven by M-Sport’s World Rally Championship drivers, was competing against Finnish championship regulars, who were piloting less-powerful R5-specification machinery used in the world championship’s WRC2 support category. After a slow start with only seventh- and ninth-fastest times on the opening two stages of the event, Bottas ... Keep reading

Alongside his title-winning Formula 2 campaign, Russell spent the 2018 season as Mercedes’ official reserve, embedded in the team that has won the last five F1 drivers’ and constructors’ championship. Lowe, who was part of the Mercedes top brass before moving to Williams for the start of the 2017 season, reckons Russell is “intelligent and humble” enough to have learned from the ... Keep reading

F1's head of global sponsorship and commercial partnerships admits that the sport’s powers-that-be would "love" a second Grand Prix in China.

Nico Hulkenberg would win races "straight away" at a leading Formula 1 team, reckons his 2018 team-mate Carlos Sainz Jr

The Chinese Grand Prix at the Shanghai circuit has been ever-present on the calendar since the inaugural race in 2004, and this year’s race will be the 1,000th in F1. F1, like other major categories, has identified growing its presence in China – the world’s second-largest economy and a key location for car manufacturers – as a priority. Head of global sponsorship and commercial ... Keep reading

Being Mercedes' reserve driver and watching five-time world champion Lewis Hamilton up close will be "extremely valuable" to Formula 1 rookie George Russell, reckons Williams technical chief Paddy Lowe

Hulkenberg won F1’s ‘Class B’ fight last season, finishing seventh in the championship behind the drivers at Mercedes, Ferrari and Red Bull. However, joining Renault in 2017 to spearhead its works team effort represented a longer-term project as the French manufacturer is a recent re-addition to the grid. That means Hulkenberg is still searching for his first podium finish, holding an ... Keep reading

While fans and F1 insiders alike question the wisdom in 'promoting' technical boss Mattia Binotto to the role of team principal, there comes unconfirmed news of an altogether more sensible personnel change at Maranello.

Just months after confirming that F1 will head to Vietnam in 2020, it appears the sport has plans for another event in South East Asia.

The first attempts at solving the overtaking issue in F1 have been made, but the results will only be found out in the first couple of races of the season. Will the 2019 rule changes improve overtaking in Formula One? A combination of higher-downforce cars – introduced for 2017 – and aerodynamic evolution have resulted […]

Toro Rosso currently set to unveil its 2019 contender before anyone else.

Renault has revealed that its 2019 Formula 1 car is an all-new design in which only the power steering system is being carried over from last year

Toro Rosso is poised to become the first team to officially reveal its 2019 Formula 1 car after confirming the earliest launch date so far

Caterham went into administration in 2014 amid a dispute between founder Tony Fernandes and a group of investors who had bought the team that summer. Administrators from Smith & Williamson took control of Caterham later in the year but the team had to miss the US and Brazilian Grands Prix, before a crowdfunding project helped secure its participation in the Abu Dhabi season ... Keep reading

The Red Bull junior team has announced its Honda-powered STR14 will be unveiled on Monday, February 11. That puts it at the head of a queue of teams preparing to reveal their new challengers that week, ahead of testing commencing on February 18. Six teams have now confirmed their launch dates, with Renault previously set to be the earliest by unveiling its new car on February 12. Racing ... Keep reading

More than 200 ex-Caterham Formula 1 employees have been paid a small sum as the long-running legal saga following the team's collapse finally nears its end.

While new aero regulations aimed at helping overtaking have forced teams to redesign cars for the new season, Renault has elected to change almost everything in a bid to find more performance. Renault executive director Marcin Budkowski says that its quest to produce the fastest car possible has increased stress levels because of the amount of work necessary, but thinks the gains will be worth ... Keep reading

Deal with new sponsor, Kenyan bookmaker SportPesa, likely to lead to revised livery for Racing Point.

The Paul Ricard pitlane entry will be moved for this year's French Grand Prix following the safety concerns that were raised during the 2018 Formula 1 race weekend

Last year drivers and teams expressed worries that the pitlane entry forced a tight left turn right in front of the Mercedes pit and potentially put he team's crew at risk, particularly in the wet. Race director Charlie Whiting cut the speed limit from 80km/h (50mph) to 60km/h (37mph) after first practice to reduce the risks, as there was no scope to change the pit entry during the ... Keep reading

Carlos Ghosn, who remains in prison for his part in the misconduct scandal in the Nissan-Renault-Mitsubishi Alliance, has officially stepped down as chairman, with outgoing Michelin CEO Jean-Dominique Senard set to replace him. As reported back in November 2018, Ghosn was arrested for gross financial misconduct after failing to accurately report his earnings. It is believed that […]

Renault has turned to Michelin CEO Jean-Dominique Senard to be its new boss having opted for an all-new management structure following the resignation of former chairman and CEO Carlos Ghosn

Ghosn remains in jail in Japan after being accused by authorities of financial irregularities, although he has strongly denied any wrongdoing. Despite the ongoing legal situation in Japan, Ghosn had officially kept his position at Renault up until now but, ahead of a board meeting in France on Thursday, he finally stood down. In response to the situation, Renault has elected to split the ... Keep reading

Pirelli has outlined how it will identify its five new Formula 1 tyre compounds in pre-season testing, following the removal of the previous 'rainbow' range

The Italian company will provide five compounds this season, compared to seven in 2018. Pirelli will use three nominated colours to identify tyres at races in 2019: the white will be the hard, the yellow will be the medium and the red will be the soft. It has confirmed that those three colours will be used in testing, but as there are more compounds than colours they will be marked ... Keep reading

Formula 1's global sponsorship boss says it would "love" to have a second race in China

F1’s 2019 changes include simplified front wings and bargeboards in a bid to make it easier for cars to follow, which in turn should lead to closer and better racing.  Red Bull were vocal opponents to the decision to push through those changes in May last year, citing a lack of reliable data to support it and the financial impact it would have.  Marko told Motorsport.com that while the ... Keep reading

An amendment to the EU Motor Insurance Directive (MID) appears to lift the threat hanging over motorsport in Europe.

Formula 1's front wing rule changes cost Red Bull £15million but it has already recovered a large amount of performance, says the company's motorsport advisor Dr Helmut Marko

Following Red Bull's refusal to allow Daniel Ricciardo test for his new team in Abu Dhabi, Renault is playing up the positives of the snub, suggesting its former partner is running scared.

Ex-Ferrari Formula 1 driver Eddie Irvine has labelled four-time world champion Sebastian Vettel "massively overrated" and a "one-trick pony"

Irvine raced for Ferrari from 1996 to 1999 and earned all four of his grand prix victories in his final season with the famous team, taking on the role of its title protagonist after Michael Schumacher suffered a broken leg. Despite claiming that "I don't watch it [F1] anymore because it bores me", Irvine – who left F1 at the end of the 2002 season after three years with Jaguar – questioned ... Keep reading

Ex-Formula 1 racer Eddie Irvine describes four-time World Champion Sebastian Vettel as a "one-trick pony" in a scathing assessment of the Ferrari driver.

Renault found it "quite flattering" that Red Bull did not allow Daniel Ricciardo to test for his 2019 Formula 1 team early because it means its rival is "afraid"

Ricciardo has left long-time backer Red Bull to join Renault for the 2019 season, but was not given permission to test for the French manufacturer in Abu Dhabi at the end of last year. He has since visited Renault’s factory as part of his preparations but will not drive on-track until the team tests its new car in Spain next month. Asked by Motorsport.com if Ricciardo has already made a ... Keep reading

As the Renault Sport Academy (RSA) enters its fourth year, three familiar faces remain from 2018 and two new drivers are added to the line-up.

Any additional pressure placed on the shoulders of rookie Alexander Albon and returnee Daniil Kvyat may be eased by the knowledge that Red Bull junior Dan Ticktum may not be eligible for the extra points required to obtain an F1 superlicence. According to a report by Motorsport.com, Ticktum’s attempts to compete in the Asian Formula 3 […]

McLaren Applied Technologies, the Formula 1 team's sister company, has unveiled an extreme concept of how grand prix racing could look in 2050

McLaren Applied Technologies has unveiled Future Grand Prix, its vision of how motorsport could operate in 2050.

As part of the vision, it has released images of a car concept dubbed the MCLExtreme, a 500km/h rear-wheel-drive electric car powered by a "foldable battery moulded to the aerodynamic package". The aero would be "shape-shifting", while the car technology would include an onboard AI co-pilot and "self-healing tyres". It is not the first time McLaren has unveiled a futuristic concept, having ... Keep reading

Williams technical chief Paddy Lowe says Robert Kubica did not do enough to earn a Formula 1 race seat when he first tested for the team in 2017

Kubica first drove for Williams in Abu Dhabi, but after analysing the candidates, the Grove outfit opted to take Sergey Sirotkin for this season. However, Kubica's performances in FP1 sessions and testing in 2018 convinced the team to hire him as George Russell's teammate. "It's never that easy to chose drivers on a technical basis," said Lowe. "And actually if you look in the past very ... Keep reading

Three-time Formula 1 world champion Sir Jackie Stewart says top drivers are "desperately missing" coaches, which he believes is "absolutely wrong"

It is common for modern racing drivers to seek professional help with their physical preparation and conditioning, through the likes of personal trainers and nutritionists. Stewart, who has long been an advocate of the benefits of coaching behind the wheel and mentally, believes modern F1 drivers are not making the most of other avenues of support. He told Motorsport.com that using coaches ... Keep reading

Former F1 World Champion Nico Rosberg wants to bring electric transport to the masses.

Bottas is contesting the Arctic Rally in Finland in a Ford Fiesta WRC, co-driven by Timo Rautiainen - who won two world championships alongside Marcus Gronholm in the early 2000s. Though Suninen will not be present at the Rovaniemi-based event as it clashes with the WRC season-opening Monte Carlo Rally, he has given Bottas tips on what to expect. "I know him quite well, we have the same ... Keep reading

The inaugural Asian Formula 3 Winter Series (AWS) was included on the FIA’s list of series, published in December 2018, to which Formula 1 superlicence points would be assigned. Red Bull elected to place Ticktum – who has 35 of the 40 points required – into the AWS, which he has been contesting with Hitech GP. But reports emerged from last weekend’s second round at Sepang that points ... Keep reading

Insisting his team got good value for its money, Renault boss Cyril Abiteboul defends signing of Daniel Ricciardo.

Haas proved to be one of the surprises of 2018, as it battled with Renault for fourth place in the constructors' championship during what was its best campaign so far in F1. And although the outfit has fewer staff that many of its midfield rivals, Magnussen thinks that the culture at his team that has evolved because it is so small is allowing it to thrive. "It forces us to be very focused ... Keep reading

Renault F1 managing director Cyril Abiteboul insists the team is not spending 'stupid money' on Daniel Ricciardo, and that his acquisition represents good value, even if it is not yet ready to win.

Members of the Ferrari Driver Academy (FDA) gathered in Maranello today for their first day of work for the 2019 season.

Mexican rallying star Benito Guerra was crowned as the 2019 Champion of Champions at this year’s Race of Champions, with impressive performances from old hands, up-and-coming talents and the reigning eROC winner. The annual event, in which dozens of the top drivers from the world of motorsport compete against each other in identical machinery – […]

The Ferrari customer emerged as the most improved team of last season, starting the year at the back of the grid before developing into a regular top-10 qualifier and finisher. After clinching Alfa Romeo title sponsorship for 2018 it strengthened its technical department through the year and its growth was enough to convince 2007 world champion Kimi Raikkonen to sign a two-year deal with the ... Keep reading

Chinese racer, Guanyu Zhou, a former member of the Ferrari Driver Academy, has joined Renault as a development driver.

Kevin Magnussen believes one of Haas's big strengths is the lack of a blame culture that has held back other Formula 1 teams he has worked for

Ricciardo has made a shock switch from Red Bull to Renault for 2019, after feeling that the time was right for him to make a career change. And while some have questioned the Australian's decision on competitive grounds, his deal was sweetened by him taking a major pay hike over what he was expected to get if he had stayed at Red Bull. With Renault still in the building up phase and not ... Keep reading

Sauber should be feared by its rivals and is "the team to watch" in 2019, according to two of its main midfield Formula 1 competitors

Renault has signed former Ferrari Academy member Guan Yu Zhou as its Formula 1 test and development driver for 2019, adding to his Formula 2 programme with UNI-Virtuosi

Zhou, 19, contested European Formula 3 in 2018 and finished eighth with Prema Racing, and has already tested with his new F2 team ahead of the 2019 season. The Chinese driver will get significant simulator time in his new role in the Renault Sport Academy, alongside sitting in on the team's engineering briefings. "Renault is a very experienced and professional team in motorsports for a long ... Keep reading

Sauber's 2019 Formula 1 car will be officially unveiled on the first day of pre-season testing

Sauber has revealed the launch date of its 2019 contender, which will be driven by Kimi Raikkonen and Antonio Giovinazzi

Last year the Swiss team revealed its challenger in an online launch one week before the first test began. However, pre-season testing starts eight days earlier this year, so Sauber will present its Alfa Romeo-backed 2019 car in the Barcelona pitlane on February 18. It is the first team to commit to a pitlane roll-out for its launch, with Haas and Toro Rosso expected to do the ... Keep reading

It is understood that Mick Schumacher is to join the management company founded by Nicolas Todt, son of the FIA president.