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Motorsport.com Toro Rosso gets approval for F1 team name change

Toro Rosso gets approval for F1 team name change

The request from Scuderia Toro Rosso to be renamed Scuderia Alpha Tauri from next season has been approved, Motorsport.com has learned.
By Scott Mitchell Oct 17, 2019
Motorsport.com FIA to impound protested Renault

FIA to impound protested Renault's ECUs and steering wheels

The FIA has been directed to seal and impound both Renault Formula 1 cars’ electronic control units and steering wheels, to allow a protest against the team to proceed.
By Scott Mitchell Oct 14, 2019
Motorsport.com Bottas can only

Bottas can only 'blame' himself for gap to Hamilton

Valtteri Bottas says he can "blame" himself for being so many points behind Lewis Hamilton and knows he needs to be "very lucky" to fight for the Formula 1 title.
By Scott Mitchell Oct 13, 2019
Motorsport.com Japanese GP: Bottas wins after terrible start for Ferrari

Japanese GP: Bottas wins after terrible start for Ferrari

Valtteri Bottas's took his first Formula 1 win since April to help Mercedes clinch a sixth consecutive constructors' championship as a jump start and first-corner clash undermined Ferrari's Japanese Grand Prix.
By Scott Mitchell Oct 13, 2019
Motorsport.com Typhoon forces Suzuka to scrap Saturday action

Typhoon forces Suzuka to scrap Saturday action

Formula 1’s Japanese Grand Prix qualifying session will take place on Sunday morning as the Suzuka circuit will be closed on Saturday amid the threat of Typhoon Hagibis.
By Scott Mitchell Oct 11, 2019
Motorsport.com Mercedes admits McLaren supply deal

Mercedes admits McLaren supply deal 'a risk'

Mercedes Formula 1 boss Toto Wolff acknowledges there is a "risk" in supplying engines to McLaren from 2021 because it has the potential to rival his own team.
By Scott Mitchell Oct 09, 2019
Motorsport.com Hamilton: Dirty air data for 2021 cars looks

Hamilton: Dirty air data for 2021 cars looks 'great'

Five-time Formula 1 champion Lewis Hamilton says he has seen the data from research to make it easier for cars to follow in 2021 and thinks it looks “great”.
By Scott Mitchell Oct 07, 2019
Motorsport.com McLaren: Mercedes deal leaves us

McLaren: Mercedes deal leaves us 'nowhere to hide'

McLaren wanted a Mercedes Formula 1 engine supply so it could give itself “nowhere to hide” as it bids to establish itself as a leading team again.
By Scott Mitchell Oct 07, 2019
Motorsport.com F1 teams ‘pushed and pulled all over’ by 2021 rule talks

F1 teams ‘pushed and pulled all over’ by 2021 rule talks

Formula 1 teams have been "pushed and pulled in many directions" as they develop next year’s cars while also beginning "limited" work on the major design change planned for 2021.
By Scott Mitchell Oct 06, 2019
Motorsport.com Ferrari form boosted by bringing forward 2020 upgrades

Ferrari form boosted by bringing forward 2020 upgrades

Mattia Binotto has suggested the crucial recent car upgrades that transformed Ferrari into Formula 1's form team were a result of bringing forward development work planned for 2020.
By Scott Mitchell Oct 05, 2019
Motorsport.com F1 teams back open-source designs proposal

F1 teams back open-source designs proposal

Formula 1's leading teams are supportive of the idea to publish some car part designs online for rivals to use but the proposal would need time to work properly.
By Scott Mitchell Oct 04, 2019
Motorsport.com Hamilton was doing

Hamilton was doing 'qualifying laps' to follow Ferraris

Mercedes Formula 1 driver Lewis Hamilton says he was trying to "do qualifying laps every lap" to keep pace with Ferrari in the first phase of the Russian Grand Prix.
By Scott Mitchell Oct 01, 2019
Motorsport.com Russian GP: Hamilton snatches win amid Ferrari dramas

Russian GP: Hamilton snatches win amid Ferrari dramas

Lewis Hamilton won the Russian Grand Prix after Ferrari's race imploded following a team-orders controversy and an ill-timed retirement from Sebastian Vettel.
By Scott Mitchell Sep 29, 2019
Motorsport.com Toro Rosso requests 2020 name change to AlphaTauri

Toro Rosso requests 2020 name change to AlphaTauri

The Toro Rosso Formula 1 entry will change its name to AlphaTauri next season if rival teams approve a request to do so. Above is our rendering of what its livery could look like.
By Scott Mitchell Sep 29, 2019
Motorsport.com F1 teams shown revised 2021 designs with

F1 teams shown revised 2021 designs with 'plane-like' wings

Formula 1 has revised the wing designs that will form a key part of 2021 car concepts, and moved towards a more “dramatic” aesthetic with an aeroplane-like style.
By Scott Mitchell Sep 24, 2019
Motorsport.com Singapore GP: Vettel beats Leclerc to end victory drought

Singapore GP: Vettel beats Leclerc to end victory drought

Sebastian Vettel scored his first Formula 1 victory in over a year as Charles Leclerc criticised a Ferrari decision he did not think was "fair" in the Singapore Grand Prix.
By Scott Mitchell Sep 22, 2019
Motorsport.com Revealed: The changes that transformed Ferrari in Singapore

Revealed: The changes that transformed Ferrari in Singapore

Ferrari's surprising performance in Singapore Grand Prix qualifying caught Mercedes out with a "big step", as its latest Formula 1 upgrade made it a "force to be reckoned with".
By Scott Mitchell Sep 22, 2019
Motorsport.com Hulkenberg F1 exit would be

Hulkenberg F1 exit would be 'difficult' to take - Renault

Renault Formula 1 boss Cyril Abiteboul has admitted it would be “difficult” if dropping Nico Hulkenberg forced his outgoing driver to leave the championship entirely.
By Scott Mitchell Sep 21, 2019
Motorsport.com Kubica: F1 comeback

Kubica: F1 comeback 'biggest achievement of my life'

Robert Kubica says returning to Formula 1 after severe injury has been "the biggest achievement of my life", as his Williams exit looks to limit his comeback to one season.
By Scott Mitchell Sep 20, 2019
Motorsport.com Hamilton hails Kubica

Hamilton hails Kubica's 'remarkable' F1 comeback

Robert Kubica's short-lived Formula 1 comeback has been hailed as "remarkable" and an "inspiration" by Lewis Hamilton and Romain Grosjean, following the announcement he will leave Williams after 2019.
By Scott Mitchell Sep 20, 2019
Motorsport.com Ferrari backs Giovinazzi despite Hulkenberg availability

Ferrari backs Giovinazzi despite Hulkenberg availability

Mattia Binotto says Alfa Romeo driver Antonio Giovinazzi needs to feel the "confidence" of Ferrari, amid speculation over his Formula 1 future and Nico Hulkenberg's emergence as a free agent.
By Scott Mitchell Sep 19, 2019
Motorsport.com Channel 4 extends Formula 1 TV coverage deal

Channel 4 extends Formula 1 TV coverage deal

The British Grand Prix will be broadcast live on Channel 4 in a "multi-year" deal with Sky that secures Formula 1's free-to-air presence in the UK.
By Scott Mitchell Sep 17, 2019
Motorsport.com Montoya: Vettel

Montoya: Vettel's troubles 'technical', not mental

Sebastian Vettel’s troubles this year are more likely to be a “technical” problem than an issue with the four-time Formula 1 world champion’s mentality, reckons Juan Pablo Montoya.
By Scott Mitchell Sep 15, 2019
Motorsport.com Bottas

Bottas 'far away' from level he wants to be at

Valtteri Bottas says he is still “far away” from the level of Formula 1 driver he believes he can be and wants to be “much better” than he is now.
By Scott Mitchell Sep 15, 2019
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