F1 Gossip: Two-tone livery for Ferrari? Silverstone wants full British GP crowd

- Ferrari’s 2021 F1 car, the SF21, is reportedly set to feature a double shade of red tone when it is unveiled ahead of pre-season testing in Bahrain on 10 March (Formu1a.uno) 

- Silverstone boss Stuart Pringle remains hopeful that this year’s British Grand Prix will be staged in front of a large crowd, believing that vaccine passports could open the door for summer sports events to held at full capacity (Sky) 

- F1 has confirmed that a deal for its controversial race in Saudi Arabia guarantees the country a place on the calendar for “a decade, if not longer” (GPFans)

- The championship also remains hopeful that it can eventually launch a grand prix in Vietnam despite the postponement and continued absence of the event (MotorsportWeek) 

- Gene Haas says he is “optimistic about the future” and insists his Haas team will be on the F1 grid for at least the next five years thanks to the incoming introduction of new rules and a budget cap (RACER) 

- Seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton has been nominated for his fourth-straight Laureus World Sports Award, while his Mercedes team have been nominated for their seventh-consecutive Laureus Team Of the Year Award after clinching a record-breaking world championship double in 2020 (Formula1.com) 

- Revisions to Turn 10 at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya have been fully revealed following their completion, with the changes making the corner similar in shape to its original version (RaceFans) 

- Pirelli has concluded its first 2022 18-inch tyre development test of the year at Jerez, with Ferrari drivers Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz both taking part (Twitter)

Our 2022 #Fit4F1 @F1 18-inch tyre development test at @circuitodejerez finished today with 125 laps completed by @carlossainz55 for @scuderiaferrari on slick, intermediate and wet tyres. #F1 pic.twitter.com/xVTujc4FZE

— Pirelli Motorsport (@pirellisport) February 24, 2021