Fernando Alonso will return to Formula 1 in 2021 after Renault confirmed the two-time world champion as Daniel Ricciardo’s replacement. After two seasons off the grid, the 38-year-old Alonso will rejoin Renault for a third stint at the team where he won his two titles in 2005-2006.
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Mercedes’ Dual-Axis Steering system has been declared legal by Austrian GP stewards after a protest by Red Bull was rejected. In a verdict delivered early on Saturday morning in Austria by the FIA, stewards at F1’s season-opening race ruled that “DAS is part of the steering system, albeit not a conventional one”.
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Red Bull have formally lodged a protest against Mercedes’ ‘DAS’ system ahead of Formula 1’s season-opening Austrian GP. The Dual-Axis Steering device allows drivers to move the steering wheel backwards and forwards and was used by Mercedes in testing.
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There will be no Formula 1 Grands Prix in Azerbaijan, Singapore or Japan this year due to the coronavirus pandemic. New rules will also see drivers forego podium celebrations and pre race driver parades as the sport adapts to the current climate.
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The 2020 Formula 1 season is poised to start on July 5 with the Austrian GP the first of eight behind-closed-door European races in 10 weeks. After months of cancellations and postponements, the sport has revealed a bumper provisional calendar to return to track action.
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