23-race 2021 calendar presented to F1 teams, Max Verstappen informs Red Bull of preferred teammate for next season, and could a salary cap dent a new mega money Mercedes deal for Lewis Hamilton? It's all in the latest gossip column...

- A draft 2021 calendar comprising 23 rounds, two triple-header events and a first-ever race in Saudi Arabiaꦍ has been presented to F1’s 10 teams () 

- ಌF1’s bid to intr⛄oduce select reverse-grid qualifying races in 2021 has been voted down for a third time after a lack of support from teams () 

- Max Verstappen has told Red Bull that Nico Hulke𒆙nberg would be his preferred  teammate for the 2021 F1 season, after the team’s bosses asked the Dutchman for his opinion about a ܫpossible successor to Alex Albon () 

- A salary cap could dent a new £40m-a-year Mercedes deal for Lewis Hamilton after F1 teams unanimously agree to limit drivers’ wages to £22m per season from 202ᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚ3 () 

- Nico Rosberg has hailed Hamilton’s record 92n♛d F1 win and sporting longevity as a great achievement but said the way the Briton was using his platform to raise awareness for global issues is just as impressive () 

- Mercedes-Benz has announced ꩲit will make a major investment in Aston Martin to up its stake from five percent to 20, in what executive chairman Lawrence Stroll described as “a transformational moment” for the company ()&nbs❀p;