Tuesday's Formula 1 news roundup: Sebastian Vettel, Lewis Hamilton, Daniil Kvyat

Sports Mole rounds up all of the latest news regarding Formula 1 on Tuesday, July 7.

Tuesday morning's headlines:

'Gloves are off' in Mercedes vs Red Bull battle Tensions are heating up between title contenders Mercedes and Red Bull. Read more.

Renault may announce Alonso news on Wednesday Renault is shaping up to reveal Fernando Alonso as the works team's driver for 2021. Read more.

Failure makes title 'a lot harder now' - Verstappen The opening race weekend of 2020 has made Max Verstappen's big title target "a lot more difficult to achieve". Read more.

Activism 'a distraction' for Hamilton - Schumacher The first race of 2020 in Austria was "certainly not the best weekend" for Lewis Hamilton. Read more.

No big decisions amid F1 uncertainty - Steiner Haas will continue to tread water regarding the development of its 2020 car, according to team boss Gunther Steiner. Read more.

Ecclestone told Vettel to reveal truth Bernie Ecclestone says he advised Sebastian Vettel to go public about the way he was axed by Ferrari. Read more.

'No problem' with Vettel as teammate - Verstappen Max Verstappen insists he would have "no problem" racing with Sebastian Vettel as his teammate. Read more.

Ferrari CEO backs embattled team boss Binotto Ferrari's CEO has expressed "confidence" in team boss Mattia Binotto after an uncompetitive start to the 2020 season in Austria. Read more.

Zanardi condition 'severe' after third surgery After a third surgery, the hospital looking after Alex Zanardi says the former F1 driver's neurological condition remains "severe". Read more.

Lewis Hamilton: 'Taking a knee is about equality, not politics' Ferrari's Charles Leclerc and Red Bull driver Max Verstappen were among six drivers who opted not to take a knee. Read more.

UK gov't clears F1 staff for Silverstone races The Formula 1 circus has received a green light to travel to Britain for the back-to-back races at Silverstone next month. Read more.

Mugello's 2020 F1 race hopes at '98 percent' - Binotto Mugello's chances of hosting a Formula 1 race on the 2020 'corona calendar' stand at 98 percent. Read more.

Mercedes' current drivers staying in 2021 - Kallenius Ola Kallenius, the CEO of Mercedes' parent company Daimler, has ruled out a move to the German works team for Sebastian Vettel. Read more.

Vettel-Ferrari union continues to break down Sebastian Vettel's relationship with Ferrari continued to deteriorate after the 2020 season re-start in Austria. Read more.

Dr Helmut Marko says Formula 1 should re-think the "whole system" of in-race driver penalties. Read more.

F1 should be 'careful' with political movements - Todt Jean Todt admits Formula 1 should be "very careful" about letting the world of politics into the paddock. Read more.