A round-up of the latest Formula 1 gossip ahead of the 20♏20 opening round:
- Australian GP organisers are confident the 2020 F1 opener will go ahead as planned despite growing coronavirus concerns. The Bahrain GP has already banned fans from attending its race wh🀅ich takes pl🍸ace one week after the Albert Park event.
- Lewis Hamilton and Prince Harry have opened a new museum at Silverstone. The six-time F1 world champion drove the royal to♓ the event, while George Russell and Alexander Albon also attended the opening.
- Daniel Ricciardo wants to keep his options open on his next F1 contract in case opport🌄unities come up at either Ferrari or Mercedes while he waits to assess Renault’s progress. The Australian driver left Red Bull for Renault last year looking to lead the team’s charge to fight for world titles.
- F1 management are confident the Miami Grand Prix will get the green light for 2021 fo♈llowing𓆉 recent developments.
- Former F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone ꧅says the seven teams which spoke out against the Ferrari-FIA agreement must sue the sport’s governing body over lost prize money.
- Mika Hakkinen opens up on having Ayrton Senna as a teammate at McLaren and his thoughts on fighting Michael Schumacher for F1 wo🎶rld titles during the 1990s.