George Russell has criticised F1's plan to introduce reverse-grid races in the future, saying the proposal would make drivers "look a little bit stupid". read more »

Ever the purist, Sebastian Vettel argues the a move towards things like reverse grids is "testimony" that the sport has failed. read more »

Mercedes boss, Toto Wolff slams Ross Brawn's proposal that F1 should consider reverse grids in light of last week's events at Monza. read more »

George Russell has reiterated his anti-reverse grid stance as he feels Williams would be "made to look stupid" with Formula 1's proposal. read more »

Lewis Hamilton believes a proposal to stop teams using qualifying-specific engine modes is aimed at slowing Mercedes down, but says it will not have the desired effect. read more »

Williams driver George Russell says he is glad Formula 1 opted against introducing reversed-grid races for 2020, believing he would have been "made to look like an... read more »

Mattia Binotto has repeated his support for Christian Horner's proposal that the 'big teams' should be allowed to sell 'customer cars' to rivals. read more »

Ferrari team principal Mattia Binotto says the Scuderia put forward a "MotoGP" style proposal for the use of customer teams in Formula 1 only for the idea to be voted... read more »

F1 has proposed that the Shanghai International Circuit could host two races this year, but the city's government is yet to make a decision. read more »

The CEO of the Bahrain International Circuit was "surprised" to hear Ross Brawn's proposal to use the circuit's outer 'oval' layout for a Formula... read more »

China has been offered the chance to host not one, but two races as part of the revised 2020 schedule - but the Shanghai government is undecided. read more »

Formula 1 has enquired as to whether the Shanghai International Circuit could host two races in the 2020 season, but the city's government has not yet made any decision.... read more »

Shanghai Sports Bureau boss Xu Bin has said the city government has not made any decision on whether to host two Formula 1 races this year despite having a proposal on the table read more »

F1 will continue to evaluate possible changes to the traditional weekend format despite a proposal for a reverse-grid qualifying race getting snubbed, says CEO Chase Carey. read more »

Mercedes boss, Toto Wolff says there were a number of reasons his team vetoed the proposal for a reverse-grid qualifying race, not least the fact it was not popular with fans. read more »

Mercedes boss Toto Wolff says Formula 1 is not in need of "gimmicky" reversed-grid races, believing they would have devalued the championship, and left races open to... read more »

Mercedes technical director James Allison has revealed the FIA rejected the initial concept for the dual-axis steering [DAS] system. read more »

F1 boss, Chase Carey insists that though he and his team are seeking to "enhance the experience" for race fans, he is not seeking to introduce "gimmicks"... read more »

F1's proposal to introduce a shorter qualifying race at some events is likely to fall at the first hurdle with Mercedes opposed to the idea. read more »

Red Bull boss, Christian Horner has come out in favour of reverse-grid qualifying races, though Mercedes opposition to the proposal means it is unlikely to get off the ground. read more »

The proposal to run 30-minute reversed grid Formula 1 qualifying races on the second weekend of double-header events has stalled and looks unlikely to progress any further read more »

Red Bull team boss Christian Horner has called on Mercedes to support Formula 1’s proposal for reverse grid races at the second Austrian and British events. The delayed 2020 F1... read more »

Mercedes oppose a new proposal to have reverse grid qualifying races that would add excitement to double header race weekends when Formula 1 resumes. read more »

Red Bull boss Christian Horner says Mercedes has opposed F1's proposal to introduce reverse-grid races because it was "too much of a variable". read more »

A proposal to introduce reverse-grid races when Formula 1 returns next month is unlikely to be accepted due to opposition from Mercedes - with Red Bull boss Christian Horner... read more »