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• The danger of falling into F1’s pre-season testing trap

  3-2-2020 Formula 1 Crash.net 214

  It can be easy to get drawn into F1 testing timesheets and start predicting the new season away, but recent form shows the stopwatch cannot be...

• Aitken announces departure from Renault F1 team

  3-2-2020 Formula 1 Crash.net 205

  Formula 2 driver Jack Aitken has announced his association with the Renault Formula 1 team has come to an end.

• Norris “more relaxed” heading into sophomore F1 season

  2-2-2020 Formula 1 Crash.net 198

  Lando Norris says he feels “more relaxed and not so nervous” heading into his sophomore F1 campaign with McLaren.

• From Jordan to Aston Martin via Force India

  1-2-2020 Formula 1 Crash.net 213

  Crash.net charts the journey and numerous guises Racing Point has gone through ahead of its 2021 F1 rebranding into Aston Martin.

• Vettel sits in Ferrari’s 2020 F1 car for the first time

  1-2-2020 Formula 1 Crash.net 216

  Sebastian Vettel has completed his seat fit in Ferrari’s 2020 F1 car ahead of the new season. 

• Brown doesn’t expect McLaren to replicate “huge step” in 2020

  1-2-2020 Formula 1 Crash.net 195

  McLaren CEO Zak Brown does not anticipate his side will continue the same level of progress it achieved from 2018 to 2019 during the 2020 F1 season.

• McLaren's driver line-up risk turned into a 'gift'

  31-1-2020 Formula 1 Crash.net 199

  McLaren's decision to run an all-new, inexperienced F1 line-up in 2019 worked out well, says Zak Brown.

• Why 2020 will be a Formula 1 season to savour

  31-1-2020 Formula 1 Crash.net 224

  In his final column for Crash.net, F1 Digital Editor Luke Smith looks ahead to what promises to be a tantalising and record-breaking 2020 season.

• Racing Point to become Aston Martin F1 for 2021

  31-1-2020 Formula 1 Crash.net 216

  Lawrence Stroll becomes a minority shareholder in Aston Martin, paving the way for Racing Point to be rebranded in the future.

• Red Bull confirms Aston Martin split after Valkyrie delivery

  31-1-2020 Formula 1 Crash.net 197

  Aston Martin's title sponsorship of Red Bull Racing will end in 2020 following Lawrence Stroll's investment in the company.

• Williams confirms digital-only launch for FW43 car

  31-1-2020 Formula 1 Crash.net 202

  Williams outlines its launch plans for the 2020 F1 car next month.

• Why 'proper' F1 pre-season launches are a dying art

  30-1-2020 Formula 1 Crash.net 214

  A far cry from the days teams took over the streets of a city or hired out the Spice Girls for a gig, car launches are now a more understated affair.