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Ahead of the race, a minute’s silence was held in memory of Roland Ratzenberger and Ayrton Senna, the ’95 raceday falling on the exact anniversary of Ratzenberger’s death in qualifying. The drivers stood in a somber circle before getting into their cars on the starting grid, ahead of the race on the modified circuit layout, which now had two new chicanes between the startline and Tosa – ... Keep reading

While some restrictions on shops, restaurants and schools are to gradually be relaxed, a block on events involving more than 500 people has been extended to August 15. It has already led to the cancellation of several major musical festivals. F1 had been hoping to retain Hungary as the third destination on the 2020 calendar, following Austria and Britain. However, even a closed-doors event ... Keep reading

F1 is pushing to start a 15-to-18 race season with the Austrian Grand Prix at the start of July, running the race behind closed doors amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The opening set of European races through July, August and September are expected to be run without fans until national restrictions allow large public gatherings. Renault F1 driver Ocon said having a potential starting ... Keep reading

While the 2020 Formula 1 season remains on hold due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the latest installment in F1’s video game franchise is still on course for release on 10 July. In the build-up to the game’s release and ahead of what would have been the Dutch Grand Prix race weekend, Codemasters has now released a first look at the gameplay for the new title. The video shows Max ... Keep reading

On his inevitable rise to Formula 1, Esteban Ocon took time out from his 2014 title-winning European F3 Championship campaign to sample Formula Renault 3.5. His two-round cameo was unsuccessful, but taught him valuable lessons

Codemasters has released the first gameplay of the upcoming F1 2020 video game, showing the full extent of Zandvoort's upgrades with a lap of the Dutch Grand Prix circuit

He’d started just one F1 race, at Aida a fortnight earlier, but at 33 Ratzenberger had amassed a wealth of experience, and was hugely respected by those he’d raced against on the way up.                                      His path to the top had been a long one. One major step was taken on October 26th 1986, the day that Nigel Mansell's spectacular ... Keep reading

Racing Point Formula 1 chief Otmar Szafnauer doubts Toto Wolff will become involved with the team when it becomes Aston Martin next year despite his investment in the manufacturer

Silverstone managing director, Stuart Pringle admits that even without spectators, plans for British Grand Prix could fall short of government demands.

A likely slashing of sponsorship involvement, a pull back of corporate entertainment and the need for teams to tighten their belts means the days of thousands of people milling around behind the pits may not return for a while. One element that could also change for good is the motorhomes; with perhaps some of the opulent 'gin palaces', as they were referred to by F1 boss Ross Brawn earlier ... Keep reading

Austria's health minister has said that if the F1 season is to get underway at Spielberg in July, it "must" be without spectators.

Five current Formula 1 drivers have been confirmed for this weekend's Virtual Grand Prix event at Interlagos alongside 2003 World Rally Championship winner Petter Solberg

F1 will stage its latest Virtual Grand Prix event this weekend in place of the Dutch Grand Prix, which was due to be held at Zandvoort on Sunday 3 May. With Zandvoort absent from the F1 2019 video game, fans were invited to vote for which track would be used on social media, with Interlagos, the annual host of the Brazilian Grand Prix, gaining more than half of the 40,000 votes. F1 confirmed ... Keep reading

Almost everyone is aware of the tragic way Ayrton Senna's life ended, but Roland Ratzenberger's charm and determination also endures.

Sebastian Vettel says Formula 1 teams must "look out" for each other during the coronavirus pandemic, to make sure every outfit is able to survive the crisis

McLaren announced at the beginning of April it would furloughing staff under a British government scheme due to the anticipated financial pressures of the crisis. The scheme sees the government pay up to 80% of employee wages, and ensures their jobs will be protected in the long term. McLaren also confirmed its senior team members, including drivers Carlos Sainz and Lando Norris, plus CEO ... Keep reading

In the latest edition of our Podcast, Is It Just Me?, Jessica McFadyen and Luke Smith discuss your unpopular opinions about the race tracks you wouldn’t miss from the F1 calendar. Read Also: New F1 podcast: Is It Just Me? Hockenheim in talks over hosting 2020 F1 race Monaco has been regarded as the ‘jewel in the F1 crown’ throughout the sport’s history, but in ... Keep reading

Monaco and Silverstone may be two of the most historic and legendary tracks in Formula 1 history - but are they overrated?

Former Pirelli F1 boss, Paul Hembery, has hit out at the sport's leadership, questioning the reasoning behind its insistence on going ahead with the 2020 season.

Formula 1 should only go back to racing when it does not risk 'burning' through coronavirus tests or personal protective equipment, says McLaren team principal Andreas Seidl.

Hockenheim CEO reveals that he is in talks with F1 bosses with a view to hosting a round of the revised 2020 season.

The Nurburgring has held more than its fair share of classic F1 races through the years, but few can match the drama of the 1999 European GP. It was a race with two rain showers, five leaders, and a number of incidents that often involved the man at the front of the pack. In the end, Johnny Herbert was able to - literally - weather the storm to score the third and final victory of his F1 ... Keep reading

Whenever the name 'Schumacher' is uttered, few people immediately think of Michael's younger brother Ralf, a six-times GP winner in his own right. In Michael's injury-induced absence, he stepped out of the shadows in the 1999 European Grand Prix - which Formula 1 is live-streaming today - with a fine drive that quelled many doubters

At the moment, the race is still sitting in its original July 19 slot on the 2020 Formula 1 calendar, in theory as the second event of the year after Austria. The provisional plan is for two races at the Red Bull Ring to be followed by two at Silverstone, filling July and giving the world championship a flying start after months of inactivity. Many elements still have to fall into place for ... Keep reading

Ex-Ferrari Formula 1 boss Stefano Domenicalli says it would be "criminal" for motorsport not to seize the opportunity for major reform for the future presented by the coronavirus pandemic

Much as F1 bosses want to see the cars back on track, it is equally vital that the fans begin pouring through the turnstiles. Unfortunately, that isn't likely to be anytime soon.

Hockenheim has confirmed it is in early talks with Formula 1 over the possibility of hosting a grand prix in 2020

After securing title sponsorship from Mercedes to help keep the German Grand Prix on the calendar for 2019, Hockenheim was unable to reach a fresh agreement with F1 to host the race again this year. The German Grand Prix did not feature on the 22-race calendar initially planned by F1 for 2020, only for the COVID-19 pandemic to result in the opening 10 rounds to be called off. F1 officials ... Keep reading

My job is… The first thing I want to say is that mine is really a dream job. I am head of communications for Scuderia AlphaTauri, travelling all around the world taking care of everything which has to do with the team’s communications. I’m very often the first point of contact for the outside world to get in touch with the team, with one big group being the media. I’m also taking ... Keep reading

Charles Leclerc thinks it will be hard for Formula 1 drivers to get back in to the mental 'bubble' they need to perform at their best when racing eventually resumes

F1 bosses announced on Monday they remain hopeful of staging a 15-18 race season in 2020 despite the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, starting with a run of European races this summer. A shortened season would put more pressure on teams to take advantage of opportunities to score big points, potentially forcing drivers to try riskier moves on-track. But Renault driver Ocon stressed the importance ... Keep reading

When on-track battles and off-track negotiations warrant bravery to thrive in such a cut-throat environment, the more human side of the paddock can often be ignored. But, naturally, it never goes away. Each one of the 1,500-plus paddock personnel has their own story, their own challenges, and their own battles they face daily. Grief is something we all must manage at one stage of our lives ... Keep reading

McLaren CEO Zak Brown has challenged Ferrari to reveal all details of its arrangement with the FIA over its Formula 1 engine legality settlement

Hamilton has won five of his six F1 world championships with Mercedes against fierce competition including former teammate Nico Rosberg and four-time world champion Sebastian Vettel. Hamilton has rarely been accused of dangerous driving or acting in an unsporting fashion on-track, always engaging in hard but fair racing. Before joining Mercedes in 2017, Allison previously worked with world ... Keep reading

Formula 1 almost doubles the shutdown period for teams as the coronavirus crisis continues to play havoc with the 2020 championship.

The FIA's World Motor Sport Council has approved a further extension to the ongoing F1 shutdown.

Hungarian Grand Prix organisers insist its 2 August Formula 1 slot is still viable, and has expressed a willingness towards all options to run the event

The FIA has announced an extension to the Formula 1 shutdown period amid the ongoing COVID-19 crisis - but has given some leeway for R&D work to be conducted remotely

The original shutdown for teams was for 21 days, but on April 7th that was extended to 35 days. With the start of the season now expected in early July, the World Motor Sport Council has extended the shutdown to 63 consecutive days. That period runs to the end of May or the beginning of June, depending on when each team officially commenced its shutdown. Meanwhile, the extension for ... Keep reading

Renault Formula 1 driver Esteban Ocon says there can be no room for race retirements in the 2020 season, with the shortened schedule making any failure to finish more costly

On Monday there was formal confirmation from Chase Carey that the intention is to begin with a behind closed doors race in Austria, but after that, everything remains vague. All fans really gleaned from Carey's statement is that the intention is to run from July to December in Europe, Eurasia (which in F1 terms covers Azerbaijan and Russia), Asia, the Americas and the Middle East. Apart from ... Keep reading

But on the day of his first success, we've chosen to take a look back at one of his more remarkable victories that came a decade later. For Lauda's third Formula 1 title was one of the most incredible in the championship's history, and won by statistically the smallest margin - just half a point. In an interview conducted in 2017, Lauda talked Autosport through that season from his ... Keep reading

Should F1 "collapse", as managing director, Ross Brawn warned it could, the FIA would become the sport's rights holder.

As marshals are surveyed to ensure that they are still available for the British Grand Prix, no mention is made of a second race.

Looking ahead to the end of the pandemic, Lewis Hamilton admits that while missing racing he hopes the world can learn from the experience.

It's long-awaited return to the Formula 1 calendar has been put on hold, but the Dutch GP's rich history - pre-dating the world championship by two years - means it rightfully deserves its place. We picked six of the best moments from its 34 editions

The race was postponed from its original May 10 last month, at the same time that the Dutch and Monaco events were called off. With the French GP now officially cancelled and both the Netherlands and Belgium potentially impacted by local regulations stopping major events until September 1, Barcelona is one of the few European venues readily available to immediately follow the opening rounds of ... Keep reading

Charles Leclerc would be "happy" to keep Sebastian Vettel as his Ferrari Formula 1 team-mate next season after insisting their relationship is better than how it is sometimes portrayed

Vettel’s contract at the Italian outfit is up at the end of this year, and the four-time champion has already opened talks with his bosses to try to put together a new deal. But while there remains uncertainty about what Ferrari will do, Leclerc is clear that he would have no qualms about staying as Vettel’s teammate, despite some controversial collisions in their first year ... Keep reading

In Motorsport Heroes, the full-length feature film by Manish Pandey now available on Motorsport.tv, four legends of our sport share their successes, failures, personal struggles and life-threatening accidents

Ferrari was at the centre of controversy earlier this year when it was announced that it had reached a private agreement with the FIA to formally conclude an investigation into the legality of its engine. The deal was struck because the FIA did not want a lengthy court case over the matter, having been unable to prove Ferrari broke the rules with the Italian outfit adamant it had been legal at ... Keep reading

Racing Point Formula 1 team principal Otmar Szafnauer believes it is realistic to get the new season underway in Austria at the beginning of July

I heard the ‘bang/thud’ combo from my seat in the press office, which was situated 100 yards or so from the pitlane exit of Circuit Gilles Villeneuve. The TV delay meant a delayed reaction of a couple of seconds, enough time to exchange glances with my Autosport colleague Jonathan Noble to mouth “what the hell was that?” and look back to the monitors in time to see Lewis Hamilton plough ... Keep reading

Catalunya is open to hosting the Formula 1 Spanish Grand Prix in the summer, and says there are no restrictions on when the circuit can be used

Looking ahead to the end of the pandemic, Lewis Hamilton admits that while missing racing he hopes the world can learn from the experience.

At the start of the drag reduction system's tenure in Formula 1, multiple teams attempted to double its fun with novel and complex solutions. Mercedes' version brought the front wing into play, with mixed success before it was outlawed

Lewis Hamilton says the lack of racing in Formula 1 so far this year has left him feeling "a big void".

The push from the UK government to start talks over resuming sport is "very encouraging" for running the British Formula 1 Grand Prix in July, according to Silverstone circuit chief

Silverstone announced on Monday morning it would only run the British Grand Prix scheduled for 19 July without any fans present amid the ongoing restrictions due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The track remains open to hosting multiple races behind closed doors to help get the season underway, but would only be able to do so if government guidelines permit. Culture secretary Oliver Dowden said ... Keep reading

F1 officials are working to find a way to get the 2020 campaign in the coming months after the opening nine races have been called off due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Efforts are being made for the Austrian Grand Prix to go ahead behind closed doors on its scheduled date of 5 July at the Red Bull Ring. Racing Point team boss Szafnauer said that so long as the paddock personnel could be tested ... Keep reading

Should F1 "collapse", as managing director, Ross Brawn warned it could, the FIA would become the sport's rights holder.

Canada 2008 was a triumphant moment for Robert Kubica and an embarrassment for Lewis Hamilton. But an off-track rumour suggesting Fernando Alonso could join Honda for the 2009 Formula 1 season stands out in our latest journalist memory

In 2012, a system introduced by Mercedes had just that, as the FIA cleared what became known as its double DRS for use throughout the season. It was a system built on another solution that Mercedes had been working on during the latter phases of 2011, and had been uncovered by Giorgio Piola at the time. Mercedes had several different front wing solutions available to it at the Japanese GP ... Keep reading

Formula 1 hopes to squeeze 16 races into a truncated season, but how could it all work?

As Chase Carey reveals proposal for revised 2020 calendar, Silverstone has confirmed that if the British Grand Prix goes ahead it will be without spectators.

Formula 1 CEO Chase Carey has laid out what the 2020 calendar may look like with 15-to-18 races amid growing confidence of starting the season this summer

Formula 1 boss Chase Carey says he plans to start the season in Austria in July, after France became the latest country to call off its race.

Eric Boullier announces that the French Grand Prix, scheduled for 28 June, will not go ahead and there will not be a Grand Prix this year.

Formula 1 has confirmed the French Grand Prix at Paul Ricard has been cancelled, pushing the earliest possible start of the new season into July

Coronavirus has caused sporting events around the world to be postponed and cancelled, with Formula 1, Formula E and MotoGP among them

The French government announced earlier this month it would be extending existing lockdown measures for an additional month in the bid to combat the spread of COVID-19. French president Emmanuel Macron also confirmed the ban on public gatherings would remain until "mid-July", ending chances of the grand prix scheduled for 28 June at Paul Ricard going ahead as planned. Organisers confirmed in ... Keep reading

The first 10 races of the 2020 season have been called off due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with the French Grand Prix becoming the latest race to be cancelled on Monday morning. Plans are in the works for the Austrian Grand Prix to take place on 5 July behind closed doors, with a trimmed-down number of paddock personnel to help comply with the restrictions in place. In an update issued by F1 ... Keep reading

The French Grand Prix, scheduled for 28 June, becomes the latest race of the season to be postponed because of coronavirus.

Silverstone has confirmed that the Formula 1 British Grand Prix is to be held behind closed doors, if the race is able to take place

The French Grand Prix, scheduled for 28 June, becomes the latest race of the season to be postponed because of coronavirus.

In a letter sent to ticket holders, circuit boss Stuart Pringle said that it won’t be possible to allow fans to attend. Although it has yet to be confirmed, the track is expected to stage two races, following on from two opening rounds in Austria. More news on the revamped schedule is expected to emerge soon. “I am extremely disappointed to tell you that we are unable to stage this ... Keep reading

Mercedes technical director, James Allison has paid tribute to Mercedes after the German team offered him hope at one of the lowest points in his life.

Motorsport Heroes, the feature-length documentary available to watch on Motorsport.tv, follows the incredible racing careers of five icons of the sport

After Trulli won the German F3 championship in 1996 and finished third in the F3 Macau GP for KMS Benetton Formula, he made his F1 debut in 1997 with Minardi. At the French GP he switched to Prost as replacement for the injured Olivier Panis, who had broken his legs in a crash at the Canadian GP. He subsequently moved to Jordan in 2000, then Renault in 2002, Toyota in late 2004 and finally ... Keep reading

Latest accounts reveal that McLaren has received a £300m cash injection from shareholders.

As speculation mounts over back-to-back races in Austria and Britain, have F1 bosses overlooked one vital element, or at least taken it for granted?

At the end of the 2009 season Toyota announced its withdrawal from F1, ending an eight-year adventure that saw a huge amount of money spent, and no wins achieved. Would even one triumph have encouraged the company’s top bosses to stick with the programme through the global financial crisis that also claimed Honda and BMW? We’ll never know, but on April 26 that year the team came close to ... Keep reading

In late 2000, Red Bull - then a sponsor of the Sauber squad - decided to form its own driver academy to scout young drivers in the lower formulae and bankroll their careers. Although the Austrian energy drinks giant had already been supporting some drivers, notably playing a key role in Enrique Bernoldi’s elevation to an Arrows Formula 1 drive in 2001, the creation of the Red Bull Junior Team ... Keep reading

Sebastian Vettel admits that he and Ferrari may have to make a decision about their new contract before the 2020 Formula 1 season starts

Last week, Renault driver Daniel Ricciardo listed Bianchi as one of his most underrated rivals, and suggested that the Frenchman would have been as big a star at Ferrari as Leclerc has become, were it not for his death as the result of injuries sustained in a crash at the 2014 Japanese Grand Prix. “It's another part of what makes his story so sad, because [Bianchi] would have been in a top ... Keep reading

Ricardo 'Richard' Divila, perhaps best known as the designer of the early Copersucar Fittipaldi Formula 1 cars, has died at the age of 74 after a short illness

Watch highlights as pole sitter Stoffel Vandoorne loses five places in one lap to gift victory in the inaugural Formula E Race At Home Challenge to Maximillian Gunther.

Although he always remained famous for his Fittipaldi connections, Divila was involved with an extraordinary diverse range of categories and teams in an engineering and design career that stretched over nearly six decades, and which saw him work with a stellar list of drivers. For much of that time he worked as a freelancer via his own consultancy company, which meant that he was often juggling ... Keep reading

Honda came into Formula 1 racing at the 1964 German Grand Prix, and achieved its first success when Richie Ginther won the 1965 Mexican GP. In 1967, John Surtees joined the team and after a series of disappointments in the early part of the season scored a surprise victory in the Italian GP. To find out what we can expect from Honda in 1968, I talked to Honda F1 manager Yoshio Nakamura and John ... Keep reading

Interlagos has often produced spectacular Formula 1 races and intense title battles, but perhaps none were more remarkable or unpredictable than the 2012 season finale

Sebastian Vettel and Fernando Alonso had gone in to the Brazilian GP battling for the world title, with Vettel defending a comfortable cushion at the head of the standings. But despite the tall order that Alonso needed, his hopes took a massive boost early on when Vettel got involved in a first lap tangle. However, the German somehow managed to bring his car home and grab the points he ... Keep reading

F1 bosses are still unsure about when the first race of the season can take place because of the coronavirus pandemic, but there are hopes that the season can get going in July or August if travel restrictions are lifted. The lack of events until then means drivers could face up to five months away from both track action and working closely with their teams, before being thrown back in to ... Keep reading

Honda's first Formula 1 foray promised much, but despite winning in its first full season, it wasn't as a regular front-runner

With F1 races already cancelled or postponed until at least July, drivers are set to face at least some five months without getting behind the wheel of a grand prix car. While all of them keep working out from home to stay in shape for when F1 resumes, Sainz says no training can prepare them for the demands F1 machinery puts on their necks during races. "It affects you a lot, especially the ... Keep reading

A dressing-down by a team boss? Drivers who can't hide their frustration on team radio? How many memorable quotes do you remember?

The 2012 Brazilian Grand Prix, which is being live-streamed by Formula 1 today, is upheld as one of F1's most dramatic title-deciders

McLaren driver Carlos Sainz Jr says the 2020 Formula 1 season being cancelled because of the coronavirus crisis would be a "hard blow that would be difficult to accept"

Ferrari driver Sebastian Vettel says he will join many of his Formula 1 rivals and start sim racing soon, after recently taking delivery of his own rig

Efforts are being made to start the season in the summer at a European race behind closed doors, but the campaign could yet extend into early 2021. The lack of certainty over when racing will return has prompted teams to make moves to protect their futures, with one of the largest elements being the carryover of the 2020 cars into ’21. By keeping the cars for an additional season, teams ... Keep reading

Michele Alboreto was not someone who became interested in racing only once he was involved. He was like you or I – a pure fan – long before he became a driver, and each year he’d make the 45min journey from home in Milan to Monza for the Italian Grand Prix. In 1970, he was left tearful on witnessing Jochen Rindt’s fatal accident in practice, then felt the exhilaration 24 hours later as ... Keep reading

Join Stuart Codling for the fourth Autosport Formula 1 Pub Quiz

From Niki Lauda to making history, John Watson, Northern Ireland's most successful Formula 1 driver, recalls his five Grand Prix victories.

With the COVID-19 pandemic putting a stop to all top-tier motorsport, a number of drivers have been turning to sim racing and Esports to keep sharp and stay entertained. Norris has been involved in sim racing for a number of years, and has recently been taking part in both F1’s Virtual GP events and the Not the GP series co-produced by Veloce Esports and Motorsport Games. Norris was ... Keep reading

Charles Leclerc says his Twitch video streams offer a better glimpse of the 'real' him compared to how he comes across at actual Formula 1 weekends

With F1 potentially being forced to run multiple events at the same venue in 2020 in a bid to bolster the number of races because of the coronavirus pandemic, one idea that has been suggested is trying to vary the layouts used. While doing that at tracks with multiple configurations – such as Silverstone or Paul Ricard – is quite easy, other venues do not have that option. The ... Keep reading

It was the first time that the two had fought so closely for a race victory all the way to the chequered flag, and Alonso’s superb win appeared to signal a changing of the guard. We didn’t know it at the time but Imola was to be a rare high for a Ferrari team strangled by that year’s tyre regulations – Alonso’s main title opposition was to come from McLaren’s Kimi Raikkonen, who ... Keep reading

The World Motor Sport Council has approved measures which will allow the FIA, under exceptional circumstances, to make "swift regulatory changes" by majority.

Hopes from Formula 1's smaller outfits that the budget cap will be brought down dramatically received a boost on Friday when the FIA announced a change to its decision-making processes

Amid growing tensions between Ferrari and rival teams about the scale of a reduction in the budget cap, the FIA stepped into the debate by making it clear that under certain circumstances it could now accept majority approval for rule changes. Up until now, the terms of F1's International Sporting Code meant that any changes for 2021 made at this stage required unanimous support from all ... Keep reading

The F1 season is currently on hold because of the coronavirus pandemic, with the first nine events of the 2020 campaign having been cancelled or postponed. Although the first scheduled race is the French Grand Prix on June 28, it is unlikely that will be able to go ahead because of ongoing restrictions on public gatherings. Last week, F1 CEO Chase Carey outlined to teams the idea of getting ... Keep reading

The 2020 F1 season opener in Melbourne was cancelled just hours before the scheduled start of practice after one member of the McLaren team tested positive for COVID-19. Teams were locked in talks overnight from Thursday to Friday after the test result, and were initially in favour of continuing with the race weekend as planned. But the decision was ultimately taken to cancel the grand prix ... Keep reading

McLaren boss, Zak Brown hits out at Ferrari over the Italian team's stance on the budget cap, accusing the Maranello outfit of being in denial.

AlphaTauri Formula 1 boss Franz Tost reckons that every missed race due to the coronavirus pandemic costs his team around €2million

McLaren CEO Zak Brown says Ferrari's arguments against a major budget cap reduction to save smaller teams are 'contradictory' and 'don't stack up'

Ferrari has made clear it is against a plan to reduce F1’s planned cost cap much below a $145million level, with some outfits like McLaren wanting it brought down to as little as $100million. The Italian team’s boss Mattia Binotto told the Guardian newspaper on Thursday that it was against such a cut back because it did not want to get rid of staff or have to deploy them to other racing ... Keep reading

McLaren say Ferrari are "living in denial" over their opposition to plans to lower Formula 1's budget cap.

In what might be seen as a bold, clever move by Liberty Media in giving F1 a $1.4bn lifeline, has it missed out on a golden opportunity to secure the sport's future?

Some ex-F1 circuits are off the menu for commercial reasons, while others no longer either have the necessary homologation or, in other cases, no longer exist. Although there a number of circuits previously used in F1 that would be wholly unsuitable for the rigours of modern racing, there are a few that could either stage exciting racing today or once the new rules touted for 2022 come to ... Keep reading

For scheduling reasons seemingly known only to Bernie Ecclestone, the event was shifted forward into April and the fickle British springtime weather played its part, as you’d expect. So much rain had fallen that car parks became quagmires and, to much outcry, many spectators were turned away from qualifying to protect the grassland parking for raceday. Ferrari had been on a roll in the ... Keep reading

The complex series of dealings is between FWON, the holding company for F1, and the sister SiriusXM division. The main change is that concert promotion company Live Nation, which used to sit alongside F1 under the FWON umbrella, has been moved across to join radio network Liberty SiriusXM. Along with giving F1 more cash, part of the reasoning is that both F1 and Live Nation are seriously ... Keep reading

Throughout Formula 1's history, circuits have come and gone - and naturally, there are some that we dearly miss.

Vettel endured a tough 2019 season at Ferrari, winning just one race in Singapore. That win came during a strong spell for Ferrari, which teammate Leclerc managed to capitalise on more than Vettel. After the summer break Leclerc took four consecutive poles and converted two of those into wins in Belgium and Italy. Leclerc also defeated Vettel in points and in qualifying duels, while Vettel ... Keep reading

Liberty Media president and CEO Greg Maffei has confirmed that Formula 1 has given some teams payments in advance in order to protect the championship's 'ecosystem'

Teams are paid a percentage of F1's overall income, which has taken a major hit as more and more races are lost from the calendar. The top teams have some guaranteed fees under deals negotiated in the Bernie Ecclestone era, but those further down the field rely solely on a share of F1's ongoing profitability. Liberty Media president and CEO Greg Maffei says that in order to help them through ... Keep reading

F1 currently remains on hold due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic that has already forced the opening nine races of the season to be called off. A number of contingencies are being worked on by F1 officials, with one consideration being an extension of the 2020 season into early 2021. McLaren drivers Carlos Sainz Jr. and Lando Norris are both out of contract at the end of 2020, while the ... Keep reading

Racing Point Formula 1 boss Otmar Szafnauer believes the Australian Grand Prix could have gone ahead safely due to a "very low" risk of COVID-19 spreading in the paddock

With their income cut, the COVID-19 crisis has put a focus on the financial situation of all teams, and especially the smaller outfits that are backed by wealthy individuals like Gene Haas. Teams have had fruitful discussions with the FIA and F1 bosses about a reduced cost cap from 2021 onwards, and which would give the smaller outfits more motivation to stay on, as it would close the ... Keep reading

Ferrari has sought to clarify Mattia Binotto's latest comments, the Italian team denying that he actually said the team was threatening to quit F1.

Everyone feared the worst as they watched the fire engulf the car, with the speedy arrival of fire marshals within seconds of the incident a significant factor in the Austrian driver's survival. Berger, who had been left unconscious thanks to the ferocity of the crash, escaped with second-degree burns to his hands, bruises and cracked ribs. It was another wake-up call for F1 though. For ... Keep reading

Charles Leclerc believes that a season comprising fewer races will see drivers take more risks than normal.

Ferrari has warned that it could turn its back on Formula 1 and quit the sport if a reduction in the level of a planned budget cap is too extreme