During the 2019 MotoGP season finale weekend at Valencia in mid-November, Johann Zarco was scathing about Avintia Ducati. Just weeks later, he was being announced as its new 2020 rider.
Several Formula 1 rule tweaks have been pushed through for 2020, including stopping teams from covering their cars at testing and redefining the use of the chequered flag
Nicholas Latifi’s 2020 Williams Formula 1 deal, replacing Robert Kubica alongside George Russell, could be interpreted as the latest pay-driver stopgap choice by what has become F1’s bottom team.