F1 Gossip: Mick Schumacher has ‘guarantee’ over 2021 seat

- Formula 2 points leader Mick Schumacher is increasingly likely to make his F1 race debut in 2021 after being given a guarantee over a seat if he finishes in the top three in the championship (RaceFans) 

- Kimi Raikkonen has taken a swipe at Lewis Hamilton on Instagram in a comparison of “evolution of an Formula 1 driver” (Instagram) 

Kimi Raikkonen taking a swipe at @LewisHamilton on Instagram. #F1 pic.twitter.com/3zJ3davRiz

— Keith Collantine (@keithcollantine) September 16, 2020

- F1 has launched a poll for fans asking whether it should replace qualifying sessions with reverse-grid sprint rounds of the 2021 season (F1 Fan Voice) 

- Meanwhile, FIA president Jean Todt says he is not a fan of F1’s reverse grid proposal but would not stand in the way of its introduction (Auto motor und Sport) 

- Renault is keen for Fernando Alonso to familiarise himself with 2020 F1 machinery ahead of his return to the sport, and is pushing the FIA to permit the two-time world champion to take part in the post-season ‘young drivers test’ in Abu Dhabi (AS) 

- Alex Albon insists his confidence never wavered over his future at Red Bull before claiming his first F1 podium finish at Mugello (ESPN) 

- Otmar Szafnauer says Sebastian Vettel is the “perfect fit” to push Aston Martin forwards from 2021, adding the four-time world champion is in his “prime” and remains “highly-motivated” (Sky Sports F1)

- Former F1 driver Jolyon Palmer believes the Tuscan Grand Prix at Mugello was a reminder of the benefits of an old-fashioned classic circuit (BBC)