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Formula 1 April 2020 News Archive

F1 The fundamental reset F1 may need in the post-coronavirus world
F1 F1 News: New F1 2020 gameplays shows off Zandvoort circuit changes
F1 Have a go hero: When Ocon made a Renault World Series cameo
F1 F1 News: Szafnauer doubts Wolff involvement in Aston Martin team
F1 F1 News: Latest Virtual GP Esports line-up revealed, WRC ace Solberg to wildcard
F1 F1 News: Teams need to look out for each other during the crisis, says Vettel
F1 F1 News: Return can't deprive world of COVID-19 tests, says Seidl
F1 The signs that F1 must not ignore in its post-pandemic transformation
F1 F1 European GP 99 retrospective: The day Ralf stepped out of Michael’s shadow
F1 F1 News: Hockenheim in talks to host race in 2020
F1 F1 News: Leclerc thinks returning to mental "bubble" will be tough
F1 F1 News: McLaren challenges Ferrari to release FIA engine settlement details
F1 F1 News: COVID-19 shutdown period for teams extended to 63 days
F1 F1 News: Hungaroring "open to all solutions" to host August grand prix
F1 From the Ferrari brains trust to Autosport
F1 F1 News: No room for DNFs in shortened 2020 season
F1 F1 News: Leclerc "happy" to keep Vettel as 2021 Ferrari team-mate
F1 Motorsport Heroes: Hakkinen on his Macau 1990 clash with Schumacher
F1 F1 News: Racing Point says starting 2020 season in Austria is realistic
F1 F1 News: Catalunya circuit open to hosting summer Spanish F1 GP
F1 Why there’s even more to come from Hamilton yet
F1 Banned: The Mercedes F1 team's double DRS device
F1 F1 News: Silverstone 'encouraged' by UK government talks on resuming sport
F1 When Alonso’s Brawn GP links trumped Kubica’s F1 triumph
F1 F1 News: Early plans for 2020 calendar revealed with July start
F1 F1 News: French GP called off amid ongoing COVID-19 disruption
F1 Coronavirus: when will motorsport resume in 2020?
F1 F1 News: 2020 British GP will be held without fans if it goes ahead
F1 The new factor boosting Sergio Perez
F1 F1 News: Vettel's Ferrari future likely to be decided before season starts
F1 Obituary: Famous motorsport designer Richard Divila dies aged 74
F1 Brazil 2012: Vettel’s “toughest” triumph and more reaction from F1's 2012 finale
F1 Ranking the 10 best 'point-less' F1 races
F1 How Honda planned to save its first attempt to crack F1
F1 Brazil 2012: The race that could have changed an F1 nearly-man's career
F1 F1 News: Sainz Jr says losing 2020 season over coronavirus would be hard to accept
F1 F1 News: Ferrari's Vettel set to join rivals in Esports competitions
F1 The last hurrah of two F1 titans
F1 The F1 moments that defined the 1960s
F1 Leclerc: Twitch streaming shows real me compared to F1 image
F1 FIA decision-making rule change brings F1 cost cap cut closer
F1 Every missed F1 race due to COVID-19 could cost AlphaTauri €2million
F1 Brown: Ferrari F1 cost cap arguments "don't stack up"
F1 How Leclerc is embracing his new mission
F1 The car that cost Prost his French F1 dream
F1 F1 hands certain teams advance payments to protect 'ecosystem'
F1 F1 could have raced in Australia safely, says Racing Point chief
F1 Ferrari will not accept further reductions to F1's planned cost cap
F1 New podcast: Is It Just Me?
F1 My job in F1: Helmet manager to the stars
F1 Remembering F1's last aggregate grand prix
F1 Why F1 can't waste a lap in the post-coronavirus new era
F1 Imola open to hosting closed-door F1 races if safe to do so
F1 McLaren F1 driver Norris set to join COTA IndyCar Esports round
F1 McLaren doubts any contract issues if F1 season extends into 2021
F1 The Senna victory that outclassed Donington '93
F1 The 10 best curios of non-championship Formula 1
F1 How Mercedes has bucked the trend and reaped rewards
F1 McLaren explains "difficult" decision to furlough F1 team staff
F1 Vettel: 10-race season won't devalue 2020 F1 title win
F1 When Alonso triumphed through chaos to relieve a nation
F1 Ex-Force India F1 boss loses extradition appeal in UK High Court
F1 Banned: The 2010 Formula 1 season's F-duct
F1 "Absolutely critical" for Williams F1 to go racing in 2020
F1 Marko: Plan to start F1 2020 season in Austria has good chance
F1 Silverstone willing to run multiple closed-door F1 races in 2020
F1 Todt: F1 teams should trust FIA after Ferrari engine investigation
F1 Coronavirus-forced F1 season halt may delay McLaren's resurgence
F1 Ferrari's Leclerc makes it back-to-back F1 Virtual GP victories
F1 Why F1 was right to drop a pointless restriction
F1 The race that turned perceptions of Red Bull around
F1 "Painful" not to be racing in F1 right now - Vettel
F1 Motorsport Heroes: Massa recalls the day he almost died
F1 Ricciardo's victory and more reaction from F1's 2018 Chinese GP
F1 When a retired F1 veteran tried Williams' active car
F1 Norris: F1/FIA coronavirus calls create a “level playing field"
F1 Wolff makes Aston Martin investment, committed to Mercedes F1 role
F1 The F1 moments that defined the 1950s
F1 Why F1's furlough debate isn't as clear cut as in football
F1 Why the newest member of Class A is setting no targets in 2020
F1 McLaren F1 driver Sainz joins Chinese Virtual Grand Prix grid
F1 McLaren changes to fit Mercedes F1 engine switch will be monitored
F1 Rosberg and di Grassi discuss sustainable solutions amid COVID-19 crisis
F1 F1 champion Vettel in talks with Ferrari about taking a pay cut
F1 Progress made on lowering F1 cost cap in "constructive" teams meeting
F1 How Project Pitlane has changed F1's battle lines
F1 The revamped BAR that saved Button's career
F1 Italian F1 GP cannot afford repeat of 'Australia mistakes'
F1 Virtual F1 Chinese GP line-up revealed
F1 Seidl: F1 will survive COVID-19 crisis, but not all teams certain to
F1 Belgium ban on mass gatherings puts F1 grand prix under threat
F1 The day Schumacher “made everyone look silly”
F1 My job in F1: Raikkonen's race engineer
F1 The key element F1 must hope remains after coronavirus
F1 COVID-19 crisis Formula 1's 'final wake-up call' to be sustainable
F1 Austria open to running Formula 1 race behind closed doors
F1 F1 should scrap 2020 season, says former FIA president Max Mosley
F1 F1 2020 game to be released in July, includes management mode
F1 Ricciardo: Leclerc achieving F1 success Bianchi would have enjoyed
F1 Netflix shows "surprising" Steiner leadership style - Grosjean
F1 Ranking F1's greatest wet-weather drives
F1 Approval given for two F1 "Project Pitlane" breathing aid projects
F1 Vettel: Ferrari form against F1 rivals matters more than Leclerc battle
F1 F1 French GP thrown into doubt as social distancing measures extended
F1 Alfa: F1 delays make it "more difficult" to recover a bad start in 2020
F1 The motorsport 'gimmicks' that F1 should try
F1 The day Montoya refused to give up
F1 How Drive to Survive has moved away from its origins
F1 Banned: The ingenious twin-chassis Lotus F1 car
F1 Top F1 drivers back idea for Albert Park layout changes
F1 F1's Norris "won't be someone I'm not" despite "too jokey" comments
F1 Race of my life: Stirling Moss
F1 Stirling Moss on his retirement from racing
F1 Motorsport world pays tribute to late F1 legend Sir Stirling Moss
F1 Why Moss was 'Mr. Motor Racing'
F1 The secret Tyrrell that started an F1 dynasty
F1 Sir Stirling Moss: Racing legend dies aged 90
F1 Brawn: F1 must balance risk, economic impact to decide season start
F1 F1 news recap: Italian Grand Prix 2019
F1 Autosport 70: The "cheapest" world champion opens up
F1 The day "mesmeric" Senna blew Prost into the weeds
F1 Why Racing Point's 'copycat' shouldn't be controversial
F1 Renault not ruling out Racing Point F1 car design legal challenge
F1 Holding Zandvoort F1 race behind closed doors "unthinkable"
F1 Renault puts majority of F1 staff on furlough to safeguard future
F1 The F1 leader who's arrived at a crucial time
F1 When will Formula 1 return? The best-case versus worst-case scenario
F1 F1 can't expect same "interest" from fans post-pandemic - Todt
F1 Williams secures refinancing following sale of engineering division
F1 Mercedes explains origins of F1 dual-axis steering system
F1 Brawn proud of F1 teams' COVID-19 ventilator contributions
F1 Norris: McLaren is listening to me more ahead of second F1 season
F1 How F1 is waking up to its existential threat
F1 The Newey engineering wonder that may never race
F1 Teams blocking F1 cost cap reduction "playing with fire" - Brown
F1 F1 needs to be recalibrated to survive COVID-19 crisis - Todt
F1 Brawn: F1 could run closed-door and two-day races in 2020 season
F1 FIA: Ferrari blocked release of full engine case details
F1 Binotto: F1 can't make emotional decisions on future amid virus crisis
F1 The race that unearthed Schumacher's greatest rival
F1 How Aston Martin's long-term F1 aspirations can be saved
F1 The quality F1 has lacked that it needs most in this crisis
F1 Vettel: Current high downforce F1 cars too heavy
F1 Congested 2020 F1 calendar may escalate costs for small teams
F1 Canadian GP postponement continues F1 2020 season delay
F1 FIA confirms extension of Formula 1 shutdown amid COVID-19 pandemic
F1 The best F1 cars never to win a GP
F1 What we've learned from Formula 1's latest crisis meeting
F1 F1 considering a token system for car development for 2020/21
F1 Lando Norris backs "cool" but "tricky" reverse Silverstone proposal
F1 Mercedes F1 engine facility repurposed for breathing aid production
F1 Formula 1 organisation furloughs staff and issues pay cuts
F1 Williams F1 team announces furlough of staff and driver pay cuts
F1 Wolff's Mercedes role won't change in short term, dismisses Aston rumours
F1 Brown: F1 could lose four teams if COVID-19 crisis not handled properly
F1 Grosjean: Gene Haas' honesty over F1 team's future is positive
F1 Ex-McLaren F1 chief Dennis to support NHS frontline with free meals
F1 The F1 tracks that work in reverse
F1 Hamilton proved he was a "problem" after two runs of debut F1 test
F1 How Monaco 1996 typified a hard-charger’s F1 career
F1 Why Vettel's Ferrari mission isn't over yet
F1 Williams: Poor form not because it doesn’t have 'pink Mercedes'
F1 Which F1 driver has the most fastest laps?
F1 Remembering F1's most recent super-sub
F1 Aston Martin F1 name change for Racing Point adds pressure - Stroll
F1 Norris: Williams now a factor in F1 2020 midfield battle
F1 F1 engine development freeze could be introduced
F1 Silverstone open to running multiple F1 races, reverse layout
F1 How many races does Formula 1 need to declare a season?
F1 Leclerc among five official drivers confirmed for next F1 Virtual GP
F1 Sainz, Norris take pay cuts as McLaren F1 team furloughs staff
F1 How much does an F1 car cost, and other F1 questions answered
F1 Vettel: Happiness, not money, key to new Ferrari F1 deal
F1 Grand Prix Gold: Australian GP 1986
F1 How the 1986 Australian GP played out in the pitlane
F1 The dynamic F1 has been missing for a decade
F1 Formula 1's current factory shutdown period could be extended
F1 Silverstone sets April deadline for F1 British GP decision
F1 Aston Martin's '21 F1 plans still on track despite financial warnings