Formula One News — November 2020

NOVEMBER 6, 2020

Ralf Schumacher thinks Hamilton could retire

Ralf Schumacher thinks it is possible that Lewis Hamilton really will retire from Formula 1 after wrapping up his seventh title.

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

2020 to be one-off slump season for Ferrari says Binotto

2020 is a one-off season of struggle for Ferrari, team boss Mattia Binotto insists.

Wurz hits out at Liberty's calendar plans

Alex Wurz has hit out at Formula 1's plans to schedule longer and longer annual calendars by potentially shortening the race weekend format to just two days.

No interest in Mercedes switch or engine says Leclerc

Charles Leclerc says he has no interest in moving to Mercedes - or even enjoying the superior power of the reigning world champions' dominant F1 engine.

Verstappen better than Red Bull car

Max Verstappen is the only driver capable of mixing it with Mercedes' dominant cars in 2020.

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

Alonso working on F1 fitness in Bahrain

Fernando Alonso says he will be working on building up his neck muscles as he tests a two-year-old Renault this week in Bahrain.

Car upgrade successes good sign for future says Leclerc

Ferrari is on the right track as the Maranello team moves to pull out of its competitive slump.

Costa thinks Mercedes will continue to dominate

Aldo Costa says he doubts Mercedes can be beaten by any rival Formula 1 team any time soon.

Salo surprised as Raikkonen keeps racing in 2021

Mika Salo has admitted to surprise that Kimi Raikkonen will keep his longest-ever Formula 1 career alive into yet another season in 2021.

Verstappen not upset about missed F1 record

Max Verstappen is not bothered that he will never be crowned the youngest world champion in Formula 1 history.

More gravel traps will improve the show says Binotto

Mattia Binotto says installing more old-school gravel traps at Formula 1 circuits will help to "improve the show".

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

Haas a good place to start for Schumacher says Maylander

Haas is a good first team for likely 2021 rookie Mick Schumacher.

Alpha Tauri preparing Tsunoda for 2021 debut

Yuki Tsunoda is standing on the cusp of a busy period ahead of his almost certain 2021 debut for Alpha Tauri.

Jos Verstappen wants Hulkenberg to be son's teammate

Jos Verstappen says that if he was running Red Bull, Nico Hulkenberg would replace Alex Albon and become his son Max's teammate in 2021.

Hamilton defends Russell after safety car crash

Fellow drivers are jumping to George Russell's defence after the Williams driver made an embarrassing mistake during the race at Imola.

Haas also opposed to Alonso's young driver test

A third team has revealed its opposition to Fernando Alonso's participation in the end-of-season 'young driver' test in Abu Dhabi.

Grosjean definitely eyeing Indycar move

Romain Grosjean has admitted that a move from Formula 1 to Indycar for 2021 cannot be ruled out.

Mercedes to keep black livery in 2021

Mercedes will keep its all-black livery in 2021, boss Toto Wolff has revealed.

Zandvoort still not confirming 2021 race date

Organisers of the Dutch GP at Zandvoort are still not confirming the race date for its first grand prix since agreeing to return to Formula 1.

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

Race Analysis - Record seven

Emilio Romagna GP - Race Analysis

Wolff thinks tired Hamilton will stay in F1

Toto Wolff remains confident that Lewis Hamilton will eventually sign a new Mercedes contract for 2021 and beyond.

Kvyat out but Marko gives Albon more time

While one Red Bull-contracted driver's exit appears set in stone, another still has a few races to prove he still belongs in Formula 1.

F1 should move to rotating races idea says Seidl

Andreas Seidl has admitted his opposition to the trend for longer Formula 1 calendars made possible by the likely introduction of Imola-like two-day race weekends.

Covid threatens tail-end of 2020 season says Wolff

The rest of this year's makeshift Formula 1 calendar is in "the hands of the national authorities".