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Ferrari are making a major redesign of their car as a result of flaws discovered since it ran in pre-season testing in February.

Circuit of the Americas boss Bobby Epstein says it's too early to make a call on whether his track will host a Formula 1 grand prix this year

Race: 1972 Italian GP Car: Lotus 72D For me, a great achievement was when I won the Formula 1 world championship at Monza. I won the race and I won the championship. If you consider the technique and difficulty involved in winning a race, it's a different story. It can be a much less important race and you fight like crazy to win – like Mid-Ohio in 1988 – and it has a very important ... Keep reading

The race is still theoretically on the calendar in its original October 25 date, and is potentially part of a run of up to four races on the continent.  It could be preceded by the Canadian GP, which is being teed up for October 11 if a deal can be agreed with the local authorities, and then followed by Mexico on November 1 and Brazil on November 8. None of the dates have yet been ... Keep reading

Mattia Binotto reveals that the SF1000 will run in Barcelona test-spec in Austria ahead of a significant upgrade in Hungary.

Ferrari are making a major redesign of their car as a result of flaws discovered since it ran in pre-season testing in February.

Funding from the National Bank of Bahrain secured, Andreas Seidl breathes a sigh of relief and admits it was a "tough period for the team".

This weekend the car will run in the same configuration used towards the end of the Barcelona tests... our aim is to introduce updates at the third race at the Hungaroring.

Ferrari will "recalibrate" the entire upgrade programme for its 2020 Formula 1 car, and is set to introduce a full revamp of the SF1000 at the Hungarian Grand Prix

Formula 1 drivers could take a knee on the grid before Sunday's season-opening Austrian Grand Prix to show solidarity with protests against racial injustice around the world

Team principal Mattia Binotto said that after the lockdown break the team decided to take a major change of direction in order to find more performance from the SF1000, while knowing that the updates would not be ready for the first two races. The short time available after the FIA factory shutdown, as well as new COVID-19 protocols that compromised the pace of work in Maranello, meant that ... Keep reading

Zeltweg Airfield hosted the first Austrian Grand Prix in 1963 and the event briefly joined the Formula 1 world championship the following year. It then became a sportscar race before returning to the F1 schedule full-time in 1970, at the fast and impressive Osterreichring. Since then the race has fallen off the calendar on two further occasions, with all the races being held on the same site ... Keep reading

McLaren insists that there was never a risk of the team being unable to continue in Formula 1 next year, despite the financial difficulties it has faced over recent weeks

Red Bull's hopes of taking the fight to Mercedes when Formula 1 returns in Austria this weekend have been further boosted by an upgraded powerunit from engine partner Honda

Amid the ongoing activism against racism in recent weeks, F1 has launched the We Race as One campaign targeted at improving inclusion and diversity within the sport, while Mercedes has switched to a black livery for the full 2020 season as part of its anti-racism message. Prior to the start of the opening round of Premier League football matches this month, players took a knee at kick off in a ... Keep reading

Max Verstappen, Alex Albon and team boss, Christian Horner look ahead to the Austrian Grand Prix, Red Bull having won the event for the past two years.

As Autosport launches the latest episode in its Race of My Life podcast series, we revisit the race double Formula 1 world champion Emerson Fittipaldi picked as his best - the 1972 Italian Grand Prix in which he clinched his first title for Team Lotus

With the Formula 1 season having been called off before cars left the pitlane at the Australian Grand Prix, it means all teams are free to bring new car and engine packages to Austria. Speaking in a team preview ahead of this weekend's first round of the championship, Red Bull team boss Christian Horner said that engine partner Honda would be bringing what was its original second version of the ... Keep reading

With the McLaren Group's income having been hit hard by a stop in road car sales and a lack of racing action, it went to court recently in a bid to push through a refinancing plan that involved the release of securities – including properties and its heritage car collection. In court documents, the company expressed a sense of urgency to its request as it needed to find £280 million by July ... Keep reading

McLaren's Lando Norris says Formula 1 drivers have discussed 'taking a knee' at the season-opening Austrian Grand Prix this weekend.

As Mercedes unveiled its new, End Racism-emblazoned black livery in which it will contest the 2020 Formula 1 season, the accompanying press release underlined that this was more than a token gesture. In that release, Mercedes admitted 12% of its employees were women and just 3% belonged to a black and minority ethnic (BAME) background. Businesses are reticent to underline their employee ... Keep reading

Sirotkin, 24, previously enjoyed two stints with Renault in a reserve role, taking up the position for both the 2017 and 2019 seasons, making six free practice appearances for the team. The Russian returned to Renault last year after a one-year stint racing with Williams, scoring one point with a 10th-place finish at the Italian Grand Prix. Renault confirmed in an announcement on Tuesday ... Keep reading

Sergey Sirotkin is to remain with Renault as reserve driver, his third season with the French team.

Renault has announced that Sergey Sirotkin will continue as its Formula 1 reserve driver through the 2020 season

As Mercedes revealed that only 3% of its Formula 1 workforce identified as having a minority ethnic background, the team has sought change. But it must also help fix the societal imbalance that hinders BAME involvement in F1 and other STEM careers

A new management structure will officially begin to operate on Wednesday, following the announcement earlier this month that Cowell is moving on. Cowell will work alongside new managing director Hywel Thomas, who will have responsibility of F1 powertrains, during a period of transition. “There are two angles to it,” Wolff told an F1 vodcast. “Obviously Andy needed a new challenge, and ... Keep reading

The 2020 Formula 1 season is almost ready to start, so can you name these famous circuits from just one clue? Take the quiz to find out.

Sebastian Vettel's Ferrari departure at the end of 2020 could be the spark to help him 'fly' in his final season with the team, reckons Formula 1 commentator Martin Brundle

The 2020 Formula 1 season finally gets underway in Austria this weekend. From team-mates colliding to victory by just 0.050s, Autosport has picked out the 10 best races from the event's rich history

With F1 chiefs looking likely to expand the European season in September, there are mounting indications that the Ferrari-owned Mugello circuit will be allowed to hold a race on September 13, one week after Monza. That would nicely coincide with Ferrari's 1000th world championship grand prix . The elevation changes and high-speed nature of Mugello have made it a favourite for fans and ... Keep reading

Alex Zanardi has undergone a second neurological operation as he remains in a medically-induced coma.

The loan and a $500m credit facility that belong to F1 are governed by a covenant in which the lenders specify the maximum possible leverage, or ratio of total debt to profit, that F1 is obliged to operate within. Usually that number wouldn’t be an issue, as F1’s annual profits have always been sufficient to keep the ratio well below the required limit. However, with 2020 profits set to be ... Keep reading

Paralympic gold medallist and ex-F1 driver Alex Zanardi has a second operation after suffering severe head injuries in a hand cycle accident.

Fans warned that attempting to access Silverstone circuit could not only jeopardise Grands Prix but the season itself.

Fans have been warned by the police to stay away from Silverstone when it hosts its two Formula 1 races in August, as their presence could jeopardise both events

Ex-Formula 1 and CART driver Zanardi was hit by a vehicle while taking part in a Paralympic handbike event in Siena on 19 June, leaving him with head and facial injuries. Zanardi underwent surgery upon admission and has remained in a medically-induced coma since, with the most recent update being issued last Wednesday confirming his condition remained serious. Read Also: Hospital ... Keep reading

OPINION: Mercedes has revealed it will run a black livery for the 2020 Formula 1 season as a show of support for the Black Lives Matter push for racial equality. In doing so, it is taking Lewis Hamilton's desire for change to the "top" in more ways than one

With F1 beginning its season with closed door events that spectators are banned from, there are concerns that supporters may still try to get close to venues to watch the action from nearby vantage points. Ahead of Silverstone hosting the British GP on August 2 and the 70th Anniversary GP the following weekend, local police have made it clear that any such gathering at the venue by fans will ... Keep reading

"Bernie is out of the sport and a different generation but this is exactly what is wrong - ignorant and uneducated comments which show us how far we as a society need to go before real equality can happen. "It makes complete sense to me now that nothing was said or done to make our sport more diverse or to address the racial abuse I received throughout my career. "If someone who has run the ... Keep reading

Mercedes Formula 1 team boss Toto Wolff believes the series can put on a great show in Austria to overcome the "weirdness" of a race held behind closed doors

A lot of work has been done to bring the chassis upgrades planned for the cancelled races. This is particularly important when we remember the difficulties of our car at the Red Bull Ring in previous seasons.

The tyres are exactly the same as last year, so probably the biggest variable element will be the 'rust' that teams and drivers might have accumulated after such a long time away from a race weekend.

Two races in Austria presents an interesting new challenge for us. We were strong there last year but, with the uncertainty caused by the delayed start to the season, we will need to be operating at 100% to maximise our performances in both races.

Almost 16 weeks have passed since Formula 1's aborted start to the 2020 season in Australia due to coronavirus and since then the championship has undergone a dramatic transformation

After the COVID-19 pandemic forced the opening 10 races of the year to be called off, the new F1 season will begin with the Austrian Grand Prix on 5 July. It is the first of eight races announced so far, and while F1 is confident of bolstering the calendar further, it will be significantly shorter than the 22-round schedule that was planned. A shorter calendar is set to make retirements and ... Keep reading

All in all, it will be a classic season opener, full of "what if" and "if only" moments, unpredictability and excitement. It will be different, but it will be what we have been looking for.

Racing Point drivers, Sergio Perez and Lance Stroll look ahead to the season opener in Austria.

The McLaren Group has secured a £150m "financing facility" with the National Bank of Bahrain.

The McLaren Group, which includes both the Formula 1 team and its road car business, has been hit hard by the economic fallout of the coronavirus pandemic. But an attempt to refinance its operations to help it overcome short-term difficulties hit a road block when a group of creditors resisted attempts for it to raise finance through the release of securities such as its heritage car collection ... Keep reading

BBC Sport's Jack Nicholls previews the start of the new Formula 1 season and examines what racing behind closed doors will be like.

Mercedes will run a new black livery in Formula 1 in 2020 as a signal of their commitment to greater diversity and inclusion in motorsport.

McLaren has agreed a £150 million loan arrangement with the National Bank of Bahrain to ease short-term cash flow problems which would have impacted its Formula 1 operation

Mercedes will run an all-black base livery for the 2020 season as part of its commitment to greater diversity and inclusion in F1.

Mercedes has unveiled a new, black livery for the 2020 Formula 1 season as part of a new campaign to fight racism

The reigning constructors' champion team announced the new look for the Mercedes W11 car on Monday ahead of this weekend's season opener in Austria. Mercedes has traditionally raced in silver throughout its time in F1, dating as far back as 1954, but will now run in black for the entirety of the new season. The new black livery base retains the green trim of title sponsor Petronas, the red ... Keep reading

With Vettel and Ferrrai having announced during the lockdown period that they were parting company at the end of 2020 after failing to agree a new deal, there had been some suggestions that it could leave the German on the backfoot and demotivated for the battle ahead. However, Sky F1’s Brundle thinks the opposite will be true: and that Vettel will go all out for himself in a way that could ... Keep reading

The first race, first scheduled as the 11th round of the championship, occupies its same original date on the calendar so will throw up its usual challenges. So allied to the normal hot weather and potential for storms, the dominating characteristic that will be on the team's minds is that the Red Bull Ring sits 660m above sea-level and puts them on the back foot as they do their best to reach ... Keep reading

Daniel Ricciardo hopes Renault will try and take more risks through the shorter 2020 Formula 1 season, saying there is "less to lose" for the midfield teams

Looking to the future, as ever, Mercedes boss, Toto Wolff reveals that his team may go where no F1 team has gone before... space.

F1’s 70th anniversary season was originally due to begin at the Australian Grand Prix in March, but the race had to be cancelled prior to first practice after a member of the McLaren team tested positive for coronavirus. Since then the entire calendar has been reshuffled, while a number of high-profile events such as the Monaco Grand Prix and the returning Dutch GP at Zandvoort have been ... Keep reading

Sebastian Vettel expects the margin for errors at the forthcoming double headers at the Red Bull Ring and Silverstone will be smaller than usual.

Mugello and Imola are both in the running to host races after the currently scheduled Italian GP at Monza on September 6, with Imola’s boss having this week touted a triple header. Sources suggest that it’s currently more likely that Mugello will host a race on September 13 followed by a trip to Portimao in Portugal, but Imola is not yet officially out of contention, although there are ... Keep reading

With the COVID-19 pandemic forcing the majority of the world to abandon their offices and adjust to working from home, video meetings have become the new normal

Lewis Hamilton says that Africa is "the most important place that we have to go to" as he urges F1 bosses to put the continent back on the F1 map.

Racing Point Formula 1 boss Otmar Szafnauer doesn't believe a closer field in the future will jeopardise the team's technical partnership with Mercedes

F1 will hold back-to-back races at the Red Bull Ring in Austria on July 5 and July 12 to start the revised 2020 calendar after the opening 10 rounds were called off due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It will mark the first time in F1 history that a circuit has held multiple rounds of the world championship in the same season, with Silverstone set to do the same in August. F1 officials had ... Keep reading

Renault Formula 1 chief Cyril Abiteboul fears one positive test for COVID-19 striking at the wrong time could bring down a team and force it to miss a race

Along with its power unit the world championship-winning outfit provides a gearbox and other systems to Racing Point, as well as usage of the Brackley wind tunnel. Renault boss Cyril Abiteboul suggested recently that such relationships could be under threat if the cost cap closes the field up and the bigger teams become less keen to supply technology to partners who could potentially challenge ... Keep reading

Ronnie Peterson, who took his first Formula 1 win 47 years ago at the French Grand Prix, is a motorsport legend. When he spoke to CHRIS HOCKLEY for the 7 September 1978 issue of Autosport magazine, he was at the height of his powers, but the great Swede was tragically killed just days later at the Italian Grand Prix

Formula 1's pitstops should not be any slower as a result of the staffing restrictions that have been put on teams, reckons Ferrari sporting director Laurent Mekies

As part of the protocols introduced amid the coronavirus pandemic, teams have had to cut back on the number of staff members they are allowed at races. An overall limit on personnel allowed to work on the car has been replaced with a limit on total team members at the event – with the ceiling set at 80. Furthermore, amid efforts to limit the spread of coronavirus if a team member is ... Keep reading

Claire Williams makes clear that it is not all 'doom and gloom' at Grove as she reveals talk of selling the team is all part of the plan.

F1 personnel working in the biosphere that will be the 'new normal' at races this year will be tested for COVID-19 every five days as the sport faces its greatest ever challenge.

Wolff says that the twin races at the Red Bull Ring with COVID-19 protocols applied will be a new experience for everyone involved, but he believes that his team is well prepared. “I think we know what to do, I think we know that protecting our staff and everybody who attends is the main priority,” said Wolff in an F1 vodcast. “But equally, it’s new ground, we’ve never ... Keep reading

Russell, who has not had the opportunity to test a real car during the break, was surprised by how easily he got back into a rhythm when he returned to the Williams simulator. The Briton also believes that his recent focus on Esports, which saw him win the unofficial Virtual GP championship, has helped to keep him sharp. “I’ve driven on the sim and my first five laps were absolutely ... Keep reading

Having starred at Sauber in the early years of his F1 career, Frentzen replaced reigning world champion Damon Hill at Williams for 1997. Yet he scored only one win to champion teammate Jacques Villeneuve’s seven, leaving him a very distant second in the world championship – and only once Michael Schumacher had been stripped of all his points for his indiscretion at the Jerez ... Keep reading

Renault boss Cyril Abiteboul says the team can involve Daniel Ricciardo in car development this year, as McLaren will use up development tokens on switching to Mercedes in 2021

By the end of the 2019 Formula 1 season, Charles Leclerc had answered all questions about his readiness to join Ferrari in just his second full year on the grid. It was a season that saw Leclerc score two race wins and score four pole positions en route to soundly beating teammate Sebastian Vettel in the standings. It earned Leclerc a new long-term Ferrari deal, as well as marking the end of ... Keep reading

Ecclestone was at the helm of F1 for 40 years before exiting when F1 was taken over by Liberty Media in January 2017. F1 has recently begun a new campaign to make the sport more inclusive, while six-time world champion Hamilton - the only black driver in F1 history - has launched his own commission to improve diversity throughout motorsport. Ecclestone said in an interview with CNN ... Keep reading

Charles Leclerc was dealt a bitter defeat in the 2019 Austrian Grand Prix - streamed by Formula 1 today. But the bareknuckle aggression which cost him a debut win would ultimately sharpen his teeth for combat

Supercars needs further aero cuts to promote better racing, according to a number of the category's leading drivers

Lewis Hamilton says Bernie Ecclestone is "ignorant and uneducated" after the ex-Formula 1 boss made comments about racism.

Formula 1's paddock will look completely different at its first races back with tents and awnings replacing motorhomes, and team trucks further away from garages

At the moment only eight races are formally scheduled, starting in Austria next week, although more are expected to be confirmed in the coming days. F1 CEO Chase Carey has consistently said that there will be a calendar of at least 15 races, but he has struggled to confirm any events outside Europe thus far. Asked how tough it would be for the teams had the season not resumed ... Keep reading

Lewis Hamilton says the lack of action to improve diversity in Formula 1 under Bernie Ecclestone "makes complete sense" following the sport's former supremo's comments about racism

Ecclestone, 89, was at the helm of F1 for 40 years prior to his exit in January 2017 following the takeover of the sport by Liberty Media, when he received an honorary title as ‘Chairman Emeritus’. Amid ongoing anti-racism protests around the globe and a greater focus on equality within society, F1 has announced plans for a new campaign to improve diversity within the sport.  Six-time ... Keep reading

Formula 1 has moved to distance itself from former supremo Bernie Ecclestone's recent comments on racism, saying they have "no place" in either the sport or society

Renault boss, Cyril Abiteboul insists that both his drivers will be given equal treatment this season, despite Daniel Ricciardo jumping ship to McLaren.

Renault team boss, Cyril Abiteboul reveals that the French outfit will be bringing a number of upgrades to next week's season opener.

As part of a move to limit the number of staff needing to attend, F1 has agreed with teams that the usual motorhomes that are a feature for European races will no longer be brought along. The building and transportation of F1's super-structure motorhomes required a lot of staff and it was felt that it would be better for teams to use circuit facilities instead. The absence of the motorhomes ... Keep reading

Daniel Ricciardo says he and Renault have "moved on" from his decision to switch to McLaren next year ahead of the start of the new season.

Unlike Mercedes and Ferrari, which opted for the capability to run for longer with an older car in its pre-Austria running, Red Bull felt it better to use its limited time at Silverstone to evaluate protocols and give a first run out to some updated new bits. Red Bull Racing RB16 floor detail Photo by: Red Bull Content Pool The most obvious aspect of the update package tested was ... Keep reading

Red Bull's Alex Albon says adapting to the new COVID-19 protocols proved to be "pretty seamless" when the team ran a filming day at Silverstone on Thursday

Ricciardo has already signed to join McLaren for next season, as replacement for the Ferrari-bound Carlos Sainz. While in the past drivers leaving teams has led to be them being sidelined from being involved in secret technical details, Abiteboul says that Renault has every intention of working as close as ever with Ricciardo. He says the key factor in that is that with a new token system in ... Keep reading

Renault is set to bring planned upgrades from three cancelled races to next week's Formula 1 season-opener in Austria in a bid to boost the performance of its car

Renault had planned an aggressive approach to updates for its R.S.20 car through 2020, only for the COVID-19 pandemic to result in a delay to the start of the season. But the team continued to work on the developments it had planned to bring to races in Vietnam, the Netherlands and Spain, all of which will be combined and put on the car for next week's Austrian Grand Prix. "The upgrades are ... Keep reading

Wearing a face mask amid the heat and intensity of a Formula 1 garage will be the biggest challenge for team personnel from new coronavirus protocols, reckons Ferrari's Laurent Mekies

Albon completed the allowed 100kms on Pirelli’s demo tyres after an absence of 118 days since he took part in winter testing at Barcelona. Teammate Max Verstappen was absent due to potential travel and quarantine issues and the fact that the low amount of mileage meant there was little point in splitting it between two drivers. Albon noted that despite the long break he felt ... Keep reading

As teams gear up for the first race of the F1 season at the Austrian Grand Prix next weekend, a number of outfits have already run private tests to try to get used to a new way of working. Although all competitors are braced for logistical difficulties and work to take longer because of social distancing requirements, Ferrari sporting director Laurent Mekies says it is adjusting to life with a ... Keep reading

Williams has revealed a revised livery following its decision to drop title sponsor ROKiT.

The Grove-based outfit has revamped its colour scheme in the wake of the split with title sponsor ROKiT last month. ROKiT had joined the outfit for the start of 2019 and had a long term deal in place, but Williams elected to terminate the agreement early for unspecified reasons. The revamped white-and-blue livery features an increased branding presence from Canadian food company Sofina, and ... Keep reading

Williams has unveiled its new livery ahead of the first race of the Formula 1 season in Austria next week

But, while the competition will be just as fierce once track action gets underway, F1 will face a 'new normal' as it bids to operate under unique protocols laid down to ensure events can go ahead. Here we look at what's changed for fans, drivers and teams as F1 gets going again. Closed door races While there still remains a risk of COVID-19 being transmitted among the general public, no ... Keep reading

McLaren boss, Zak Brown fears his team is facing a tough season, with Racing Point and Renault likely to be the biggest threats.

AlphaTauri drivers, Daniil Kvyat and Pierre Gasly have spoken of their delight at being back on track as team completes filming day at Imola.

From 2021 the aerodynamic testing restrictions have been adjusted so that the amount of wind tunnel hours and CFD usage allowed per team is based on the previous year’s constructors’ World Championship positions. From next year the fifth placed team is allocated 100% of the allowed usage, the World Champion 90%, and the 10th placed team 112.5%. From 2022 that range will be extended, and ... Keep reading

Formula 1's new season begins with the Austrian Grand Prix on 5 July, with the first half of the campaign having been wiped out by the coronavirus pandemic

Williams has the necessary funding in place to continue racing into 2021, courtesy of a deliberate strategy that goes back to the start of 2019.

Formula 1 is launching a foundation to fund apprenticeships and scholarships to increase diversity in the sport.

F1 boss, Chase Carey is personally donating $1m to kick-start a foundation aimed at creating internships and apprenticeships in F1 for under-represented groups.

The foundation is part of the #WeRaceAsOne diversity initiative that F1 launched earlier this week, which followed on from a commitment made in November. F1 says that the role of the new foundation will be "to finance primarily, but not exclusively, internships and apprenticeships within F1 for underrepresented groups to ensure they have the opportunity to fulfil their potential and have access ... Keep reading

Formula 1 has launched a foundation to help people from underrepresented groups forge a career in the series, with CEO Chase Carey personally donating $1m to the project

Red Bull's Max Verstappen must wait until the Austrian Grand Prix for his first chance to drive a Formula 1 car since lockdown started, amid the UK's quarantine restrictions

Red Bull elected to use up one of its filming days with its 2020 F1 car to get it drivers and staff up to speed again. As well as giving the drivers a refresher in the cockpit, such tests have been valuable in helping teams better understand the protocols that will be in place for the closed-door events at the start of the season. While in an ideal world Red Bull would have had both it ... Keep reading

OPINION: The economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic is only just starting, and many people are searching for answers. But LUCAS DI GRASSI argues it's crucial that leaders avoid becoming fixated on history and keep an open mind to the future

Max Verstappen must wait until the Austrian Grand Prix for his first chance to run in a Formula 1 car since lockdown started, with the UK's quarantine restrictions making it too complicated for him to join Red Bull at Silverstone on Thursday

Williams is to reveal a new livery ahead of next weekend's season opener in Austria.

McLaren has no concerns about remaining open on information with Carlos Sainz Jr. through the 2020 Formula 1 season despite his planned move to Ferrari for next year

The Grove-based outfit split with title sponsor ROKiT last month for unspecified reasons, which has prompted a rethink of its colour scheme. In a tweet on Thursday, Williams said that the new livery would be launched at 9am on Friday morning – as it teased the reaction from its drivers. Looking at images of the car, Nicholas Latifi said that it looked 'sharp', while George Russell said it ... Keep reading

Williams will unveil its new Formula 1 livery on Friday morning, with just one week to go until the season-opening Austrian Grand Prix

Sainz will leave McLaren at the end of the season and join Ferrari after being confirmed as four-time world champion Sebastian Vettel’s replacement in May.  Sainz still has one complete F1 season to race with McLaren after the COVID-19 pandemic delayed the start of the campaign, which is now due to begin on July 5 in Austria. Drivers moving teams often find themselves being ... Keep reading

There are currently eight races locked in for the resumption of the 2020 season, however at the time of the revised calendar announcement F1 officials were still hopeful of expanding that to as many as 18 races before the end of December. The eight-race run ends with the Italian Grand Prix at Monza on September 6, with two other Italian venues, Mugello and Imola, currently lobbying to stage ... Keep reading

Renault driver Daniel Ricciardo says anything from 10 races onwards would be enough to fairly crown a legitimate 2020 Formula 1 world champion

It is understood that in its efforts to stave off insolvency, McLaren is seeking a loan from the National Bank of Bahrain (NBB).

The majority of F1 teams have some kind of young driver programme, with the most notable belonging to the likes of Mercedes, Ferrari and Red Bull, who have helped forge the careers of drivers such as Esteban Ocon, Charles Leclerc and Max Verstappen. Read Also: Sauber launches new young driver academy Why Ferrari's talent bottleneck is creating its own issues The young driver ... Keep reading

As the Formula 1 driver market for 2021 continues to hot up, a number of teams will be starting to consider the futures of their young academy drivers

The boss at Imola, which last hosted an F1 race in 2006, is pushing for his track to form a 2020 triple-header with Monza and Mugello.

On the day that F1 cars returned to action around the Imola track, with Pierre Gasly and Daniil Kvyat conducting a filming run and test for AlphaTauri, its chief has made clear that his desire for a race remains strong. With Mugello looking increasingly likely to get the nod to hold a second Italian event after Monza in September, Formula Imola president Uberto Selvatico Estense still sees a ... Keep reading

Imola's circuit boss has urged Formula 1 to consider an Italian triple header this year, as efforts continue for the venue to host a grand prix later this season

As a cost cutting exercise some parts of the car are frozen to the end of 2021 from the first race in Austria, while others will be fixed from September 30. A token system allows teams to make some changes after those dates. Green says it will be critical for teams to keep on top of their homologated parts and ensure that only the approved specifications are used, and thus a dedicated group ... Keep reading

On this day 30 years ago, Nigel Mansell pulled off what is considered one of the greatest overtakes in Formula 1 history, but he says the move wasn't premeditated and is unlikely to be bettered by drivers in the modern cars