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Ross Brawn admits he wanted to be more ambitious with planned Formula 1 engine rules changes for 2021, but understands why there was a push back from the current manufacturers

Formula 1 chief Chase Carey recently declared that there was "real interest" from new teams about joining the grid under the 2021 rules revamp

Ever since the turbo hybrid engines came in with a strict fuel limit, some manufacturers have tried to find ways to boost power through burning oil rather than petrol.
The FIA quickly cottoned on to what the engine makers were up to, and have made several moves over the years to limit the activity.
Teams currently have to operate with a strict limit of oil consumption of 0.6 litres per ...Keep reading

Formula 1's 2021 overhaul should provide new opportunities to make big gains in a technical area that has become one of grand prix racing's most important battlegrounds

Mick Schumacher will make his official F1 test debut in next week's post-Bahrain Grand Prix test at the wheel of a Ferrari and also drive for Alfa Romeo.

The son of seven-time F1 world champion Michael will drive for Ferrari - the team where his father achieved the majority of his success - on day one of next week's Bahrain test, before switching to Alfa Romeo for the second day on Wednesday.
Motorsport.com sources revealed the plan for Schumacher's first run in a contemporary F1 car on Monday. 
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Mick Schumacher says he will try to put thoughts of his imminent Formula 1 test debut out of his mind this weekend to focus on his first Formula 2 races

Ferrari junior Callum Ilott will get his first on-track Formula 1 experience in May's Barcelona test, where he will join the Alfa Romeo team's driver line-up

Alfa and the Ferrari Driver Academy have confirmed that the Formula 2 rookie will complete one day in the Alfa Romeo C38 at the Barcelona circuit, following the Spanish Grand Prix, after Mick Schumacher drives for the team in Bahrain.
This fulfills part of the team’s requirement to field two ‘rookie’ drivers across half of its four days of official testing during the season.
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Two Formula 1 team bosses recently discussed the possibility of forming a rival breakaway series with Bernie Ecclestone, the former F1 CEO has told RaceFans.

In the round-up: Wolff: Honda's progress "makes me happy" • Vital meeting on 2021 F1 rules today • Cost cap "too complex" for definitive rules - Brawn

It's the Bahrain Grand Prix this weekend. Don't want to miss any of the live action? Here are the times for all of this weekend's sessions in the UK and USA.

Fernando Alonso plans to test a Dakar-specification Toyota Hilux in South Africa this week as the ex-F1 star considers attempting the gruelling event.

Last season McLaren made a promising start with five points finishes from the first five grands prix, and briefly held third in the constructors' championship.
It then stagnated, drifting back to a distant sixth in the standings and spending much of the year in a battle with Williams at the tail of the field.
The team began this year with a Q3 appearance courtesy of Lando Norris in ...Keep reading

Ferrari expects its performance in this weekend's Bahrain Grand Prix to show the effect of the "corrections" it has made following its poor start to the 2019 Formula 1 season

After a mixed Australian Grand Prix, Renault are hoping Bahrain's more traditional layout will back up their claims of having had their "best winter in five years".

One down, 20 to go. After the season-opener in Australia, it’s time to see more from F1 in 2019 as we head to the Middle East for the Bahrain Grand Prix.

Pirelli reveal the tyre compound choices the teams and drivers have made ahead of the 2019 Bahrain Grand Prix.

Watch highlights from last year's F1 Bahrain Grand Prix from Sakhir, as Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel battles Mercedes' Valtteri Bottas for race victory.

Red Bull and Honda teaming up was a gamble, a marriage of convenience even. But the early signs suggest it could actually turn out to be a match made in heaven.