Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton conquered the elements to claim pole position ahead of tomorrow’s Styrian Grand Prix. Red Bull’s Max Verstappen starts second with McLaren’s Carlos Sainz third.
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F1 has added a further two races to its revised 2020 calendar. Ferrari’s Mugello race track will host a second grand prix in Italy to mark the team’s 1000th race in the world championship. That will be held on the 13th of September, with Sochi then hosting the Russian GP later in the month.
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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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