Formula One News — March 2019

MARCH 8, 2019

Mercedes must not do too much to catch Ferrari says Wolff

Toto Wolff says Mercedes can fight back in 2019.

Ross Brawn backs Mick Schumacher

Mick Schumacher has won the backing of Liberty Media's F1 sporting boss, Ross Brawn.

MARCH 7, 2019

Renault to talk to McLaren about B team alliance

Cyril Abiteboul says Renault will not be joining the "crazy arms race" in F1.

Racing Point becoming normal team

2019 will be a transition year for the team formerly known as Force India.

Todt hits out at F1 rule change negativity

Jean Todt has hit out at the constant negativity in formula one.

Paddy Lowe leaves Williams

Paddy Lowe has left Williams.

Alfa Romeo has good car for 2019 says Giovinazzi

Antonio Giovinazzi says Alfa Romeo has produced a "good" car for 2019.

Magnussen expects intense midfield battle

Kevin Magnussen is expecting an "intense" midfield battle in 2019.

Marko predicts three way battle for title

Dr Helmut Marko is predicting a "three-way battle" for the 2019 world championship.

F1 under pressure over jailing in Bahrain

Pressure is once again being applied on the management of formula one by human rights activists.

Sainz responds to Marko saying McLaren at the back

Carlos Sainz has responded to Dr Helmut Marko's claim that McLaren will be "at the back" in 2019.

MARCH 6, 2019

Liberty preparing F1 for Brexit

Liberty Media is working on "contingency plans" in the event that a so-called 'no deal Brexit' proceeds at the end of the month.

Renault in fight with five teams

Renault is bracing for a tough fight to be 'best of the rest' in 2019.

Renault must speed up car development says Ricciardo

Renault needs to speed up the way it develops its F1 car throughout the season.

Magnussen should keep title dream alive

Kevin Magnussen should not give up on winning races and even the world championship.

Alonso would say yes to top team comeback

Fernando Alonso has admitted he could say "yes" to a formula one comeback.

Times not right for VW in F1 says Domenicali

"The times are not right" for Volkswagen to enter formula one.

CEO confirms no Mission Winnow branding in Melbourne

Ferrari CEO Louis Camilleri has confirmed that the 'Mission Winnow' branding will be absent when Ferrari's 2019 season begins next week in Melbourne.

FIA should keep working on engine grey areas says Abiteboul

The FIA should keep working to end the 'grey areas' in the engine regulations.

No 2020 Spanish GP negotiations yet

Negotiations with Liberty Media about extending Barcelona's F1 race contract have not even started yet.

MARCH 5, 2019

Red Bull undecided over F1 race contract beyond 2020

Red Bull is not yet committing to staging more Austrian grands prix beyond 2020.

Gasly says Red Bull pressure part of the game

Pierre Gasly says his goal for 2019 is to develop as a formula one driver.

Perez no longer planning Ferrari future

Sergio Perez is looking ahead to a "major improvement" for his car in Melbourne.

Ferrari struggling with reliability says Surer

Ferrari may be grappling with a real reliability issue ahead of the 2019 season.