In today's Formula 1 Gossip, Imola offers to step in to fill slot vacated by postponed Chinese GP, Vietnam race gets 'go-ahead' and AlphaTauri "six months" behind Red Bull.
- Imola has reportedly offered to host a For♕mula 1 round in April to replace the postponed Chinese Grand Prix ()
- The inaugural Vietnam Grand Prix - due to take place on Apꦓril 5 - has been given the go-ahead despite fears over the ongoing outbreak of coronavirus ()
- AlphaTauri is betweไen “three-to-six months behind Red Bull” in💦 terms of car development, says Red Bull motorsport advisor Helmut Marko ()
🌌- Williams will “fight” until 🎀it gets back to a competitive state, vows deputy team principal Claire Williams ()
- But Williams design director Doug McKiernan says the team has made “no fundamental ༒changes” from its 2019 Formula 1 car with its new FW43 challenger ()
- Former McLaren Formula 1 driver Stoffel Vandoorne will be an offic🌺ial reserve for Mercede🌟s this season, sharing duties with Esteban Gutierrez ()
)- Haas driver Kevin Magnussen says he is confident the Ame🌜r💮ican squad can recover from its difficult 2019 season to be a midfield force to be reckoned with this year ()
- Circuit Paul Ricard has announced it is planning its own Formula 1 festival event at June’s French Grand Prix ()꧅
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