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 h✃as reportedly offered to host a Formula 🔯1 round in April to replace the postponed Chinese Grand Prix ()
- The inaugural Vietnam Grand Prix - due to take place on April 5 - has been given the&꧒nbsp;go-ahead despite fears over the ongoing outbreak of coronavirus ()
- AlphaTauri is between “three-to-six months behind Red Bull” in terms of car development, saౠys Red Bull motorsport advisor Helmut Marko ()
- Williams will “fight” until it gets back to a competitive state, vows deputy team principal Clai💯re Williams ()
- But Williams desiꩵgn 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 official reserve for Me🌞rcedes this season, sharing duties with Esteban Gutierrez ()
)- Haas driver🦂 Kevin Magnussen says he is confident the American 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 even♏t at June’s ⛦French Grand Prix ()
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