Our writers’ verdicts on the Mercedes legality decision
Late in the night after Austrian Grand Prix Friday practice, the FIA stewards declared Mercedes’ DAS system was legal. Here’s what our F1 writers made of that decision
What we learned on the first proper day of F1 2020
After a seemingly never-ending off-season, Formula 1 roared back to life in Austria on Friday – with a multitude of new storylines set up to play out in 2020
Mercedes still reigns, but midfield’s had a major shake-up
Friday’s Formula 1 practice running at the Red Bull Ring offered us the first look at the competitive order for 2020 – it’s brilliant news for one supposed midfield team, but bad news for two major names
How Mercedes used DAS on-track and what it reveals
Friday practice in Austria gave us the first real glimpse of Mercedes’ controversial DAS system in action. Scott Mitchell explains what we learned from seeing it in use – and what that means for the next step in a complex saga
Red Bull lodges formal protest against Mercedes’ DAS system
Red Bull has formally protested Mercedes’ dual-axis steering system following Friday practice at Formula 1’s season-opening Austrian Grand Prix
Is DAS legal? Gary Anderson explains the key arguments
Gary Anderson takes a look at the grounds other teams have to protest Mercedes’ use of DAS, checking them against the Formula 1 regulations the FIA will use to make a decision
Renault’s Austrian GP F1 update package explained
Our tech expert Gary Anderson takes a closer look at the ‘triple’ upgrade package brought by Renault to the F1 season opener in Austria
Hamilton and Mercedes stay fastest, Racing Point goes third
Lewis Hamilton led another Mercedes 1-2 in second Austrian Grand Prix practice, as Racing Point’s Sergio Perez beat Sebastian Vettel’s Ferrari to third and Red Bull languished down the order
Horner: Friday DAS protest would be ‘fairest’ solution
Red Bull has heavily hinted it will lodge a protest against Mercedes’ DAS system before the end of Friday practice at the Austrian Grand Prix
Renault and Ferrari explain lack of engine upgrades
Ferrari and Renault have not introduced engine upgrades for the 2020 Formula 1 season opener in Austria, and will therefore contest the whole campaign with their initial specifications of power unit
