Japanese Grand Prix cancelled due to ‘ongoing complexities’ of pandemic
The 2021 Japanese Grand Prix has been cancelled due to the ongoing coronavirus situation in the country. The Suzuka race was set for October 10,...
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Verstappen takes British Grand Prix pole with F1 sprint win
Red Bull’s Max Verstappen won Formula One‘s first Saturday sprint race to secure pole position for the British Grand Prix and extend his championship lead over Lewis...
F1 kills off reverse grid plan, still considering sprint races
Formula One has given up on the idea of holding reverse-grid races in place of qualifying at some grand prix weekends but is still considering a...
F1 races to start on the hour again, practice shortened
Formula One grands prix will start on the hour again this season, rather than 10 minutes past, after scrapping a previous timetable intended to give broadcasters more...
Team sold, Williams family to leave F1 after Italian GP
Claire Williams, Formula One’s only female team boss, will step down after Sunday’s Italian Grand Prix and following the sale to U.S.-based Dorilton Capital, the...
F1 cancels Azerbaijan, Singapore and Japan races
This year’s Azerbaijan, Singapore and Japanese Formula One Grands Prix have been cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, organisers said on Friday. Formula One had already cancelled four other races,...
Hungarian GP rules out spectators for August race
The Hungarian Formula One Grand Prix scheduled for August can only go ahead without spectators due to the latest restrictions imposed to combat the COVID-19...
F1 to hold virtual races in place of postponed grands prix
Formula One will run a series of virtual races, with some current drivers taking part, to replace a string of grands prix postponed by the...
Six world titles but domestic honours elusive for Hamilton
Lewis Hamilton’s absence from Britain’s New Year’s honours list has angered his Formula One fans and triggered fresh debate about the sport’s status and whether the...
Champagne is Ricciardo’s main aim for 2020
Daniel Ricciardo is missing the taste of post-race champagne, whether supped from a sweaty boot or not, and has made a return to the Formula...
Leclerc puts Ferrari on pole position in Italian GP
Charles Leclerc put Ferrari on pole position for their home Italian Formula One Grand Prix on Saturday in a qualifying session that ended in farce and with drivers...
Formula One releases record 22-race draft calendar
Formula One will have a record 22 races next season, a draft of the 2020 calendar released by the sport’s U.S.-based commercial rights holders Liberty Media confirmed...
Mercedes’ Bottas on pole in Spain for third race in a row
Formula One leader Valtteri Bottas put Mercedes on pole position for the Spanish Grand Prix on Saturday with team mate Lewis Hamilton qualifying alongside in a front...
Mercedes’ Bottas leads way in practice at China GP
Valtteri Bottas provided Mercedes with hope that they will be able to take the fight to Ferrari this weekend after leading the way in practice...
Ferrari’s Leclerc says F1 rivals are ‘sandbagging’
Ferrari newcomer Charles Leclerc has played down talk of his Italian team being faster already than Formula One champions Mercedes and said he suspected rivals were hiding...
Verstappen fastest despite Mexico practice problem
Max Verstappen left Formula One title contenders LewisHamilton and Sebastian Vettel trailing on Friday by dominating Mexican Grand Prix practice before his Red Bull was halted...
Hamilton storms to 80th pole in Japan
Lewis Hamilton timed his run to perfection in changing conditions to take a record-extending 80th pole position at the Japanese Grand Prix on Saturday while...
Hamilton storms to pole in Singapore
Championship leader Lewis Hamilton stormed to pole position for the Singapore Grand Prix on Saturday, the Mercedes driver lapping the Marina Bay Street Circuit in...
Massive Ericsson crash halts Italian GP practice
Sauber’s Marcus Ericsson walked away from a spectacular crash in Friday’s practice for the Italian Grand Prix, with the Swede’s car wrecked after hitting the...
Formula One excited by Vietnam possibilities, says Carey
Formula One is excited by the possibility of a race in Vietnam as part of an expansion in Asia but Europe remains the bedrock of...