In the round-up: Esteban Ocon warns that drivers will face a new challenge judging gaps to the walls at the Jeddah Corniche Circuit because of larger wheels on this year’s F1 cars. In brief Driver visibility at Jeddah will be “tricky” with 18 inch wheels, says Ocon F1 tyres have grown in overall height this … Read more

Sebastian Vettel said he was fortunate to reach the second round of qualifying at Mugello after making a mistake on his final Q1 lap. Advert | Become a Supporter & go ad-free The Ferrari driver corrected an oversteer snap through Luco, the left-handed second corner, and despite the error managed to advance into Q2. He … Read more

In this round-up: Fernando Alonso says the Halo on this year’s Formula 1 cars should not be up for debate because of its role as a crucial safety device. Links Your daily digest of F1 news, views, features and more from numerous sites across the web: Alonso optimistic for 2018 (Sky) “It’s a safety device. … Read more

The Circuit de Catalunya is widely regarded as Formula 1’s benchmark track. Do well here, the thinking goes, and you are likely to be competitive at many other circuits. Last year’s lap times broadly support that notion, although teams progress at different rates during a season. Alpine will be hoping the benchmark theory holds. Last … Read more

Valtteri Bottas said he could not explain why he lost pace to team mate Lewis Hamilton in the final phase of qualifying for the Russian Grand Prix. Advert | Become a Supporter & go ad-free The two Mercedes drivers were closely matched through most of qualifying. Hamilton had a difficult moment earlier, almost failing to … Read more

The 2020 F1 calendar has been revealed, featuring a record 22 races for the season. The schedule adds two new rounds in Vietnam and the Netherlands, while only Germany’s event at Hockenheim has been dropped. With that change the championship reaches an all-time high number of races. The season begins in Melbourne on March 15 … Read more

Oscar Piastri says he is not focused on his manager Mark Webber’s title loss 15 years ago as he prepares to bid for the championship this weekend. Advert | Become a Supporter & go ad-free Webber, who has overseen much of Piastri’s career, went into the final race of 2010 eight points behind leader Fernando … Read more

Williams has announced that its new Formula 1 car for the 2022 season will carry a livery that looks “more Williams” after another revision to the team’s colour scheme. The team has undergone several livery changes since title sponsor Martini left at the end of 2018. A new design introduced for Rokit in 2019 was … Read more

Christian Horner has denied reports that Max Verstappen’s three-year contract with Red Bull contains a break clause tied to Honda’s announced withdrawal from Formula One. Speculation suggested Verstappen could become a free agent if Red Bull were left without a power unit supplier after Honda confirmed it would end its F1 programme following the 2021 … Read more

In the round-up: Giancarlo Fisichella is supporting a proposal from Tanzania to build a Formula 1–standard race track. In brief Fisichella backs Tanzania grand prix track bid Former Formula 1 driver Giancarlo Fisichella is advising a project to develop a Formula 1–spec circuit in Zanzibar, off the coast of Tanzania. According to a post from … Read more