Formula 1 Season Launches This Week on ESPN After Four-Month Delay
After a delay of nearly four months, the 2020 season of the FIA Formula One World Championship will launch this week with the first of two consecutive weekends of racing … Read More
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F1 (Re)Start your engines
The Alfa Romeo of Antonio Giovinazzi in 2019 Every season start is painted as the harbinger of change: the new cars, on which hopes and expectations are pinned by teams … Read More
Liberty Media Announces Amendment to Formula 1 Financial Covenant
Chase Carey Liberty Media Corporation ("Liberty") (Nasdaq: LSXMA, LSXMB, LSXMK, BATRA, BATRK, FWONA, FWONK) announced today an amendment to the term loan and revolving credit facility of certain subsidiaries of … Read More
Mercedes switches to black cars for 2020
Lewis Hamilton gets his black car When Formula One returns to racing this weekend in Austria, it will do so in a world that has changed profoundly since the teams … Read More
Ecclestone slams Carey over racism controversy
Ecclestone fires back (GMM) Former F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone has aimed fire at his successor amid a new movement of racial politics within the sport. Both Formula 1 and its … Read More
Wolff expects ‘tight fight’ with Red Bull
Verstappen won in Austria last year, he is expected to be strong again this coming weekend (GMM) 2020 is shaping up as a two-man fight between Lewis Hamilton and Max … Read More
Corona outbreak means F1 teams could miss Austria
Laurent Mekies (GMM) Ferrari has admitted teams may need to miss this weekend's Austrian GP if there is a coronavirus outbreak. Laurent Mekies, the Maranello team's sporting boss, told Sky … Read More
No Renault freeze for McLaren-bound Ricciardo
Daniel Ricciardo in preseason testing in Barcelona (GMM) Daniel Ricciardo will not be locked out of Renault's car development program in 2020, team boss Cyril Abiteboul insists. Ricciardo will move … Read More
Domenicali thinks Vettel will ‘behave’ in 2020
Vettel is a professional driver and strong family man. F1 needs more people like him (GMM) Former Ferrari boss Stefano Domenicali has tipped Sebastian Vettel to "behave correctly" during the … Read More
Second part of 2020 calendar to be released Monday
Mugello expected to get a race on the calendar (GMM) It is rumored that the second and final part of Formula 1's 'corona calendar' for 2020 will be released on … Read More
Crisis could move Raikkonen towards F1 exit
Kimi Raikkonen (GMM) The corona crisis could have inched Kimi Raikkonen closer to retirement, according to former F1 driver Mika Salo. As is clear from the 2007 world champion's social … Read More
Vettel, Alonso eye ‘pink Mercedes’ for 2021 (3rd Update)
Would Alonso look good in pink? UPDATE (GMM) Sebastian Vettel and Fernando Alonso are both in the running to drive for the new Aston Martin works team from 2021. That … Read More
F1 teams to ditch motorhomes – Team staff to be housed in tents
Typical F1 paddock Limited staff presence in the F1 paddock and a need to simplify logistics has forced teams to replace their luxurious motorhomes with tents and awnings this season … Read More
Bernie Ecclestone says Black people are often ‘more racist than White people’ (Update)
Hamilton calls Ecclestone ignorant UPDATE Lewis Hamilton has responded to Bernie Ecclestone’s comments on diversity, which have caused some controversy, with Formula 1 moving to distance itself from the former … Read More
Alfa Romeo holds fire on 2021 driver decision
Frederic Vasseur waiting on ride-buyers with deepest pockets? (GMM) Alfa Romeo has no plans to make an early decision about its driver lineup for 2021. Other teams, including Ferrari and … Read More
Expiring contract ‘nothing to worry about’ – Bottas
Valtteri Bottas (GMM) Valtteri Bottas insists he has "nothing to worry about" despite heading into the delayed 2020 season without a contract in place for next year. Mika Hakkinen, part … Read More
McLaren switch decision was ‘not easy’ – Ricciardo
Daniel Ricciardo chases that Mercedes power (GMM) Daniel Ricciardo says "time will tell" if he has made the right decision to switch to McLaren for 2021. On the face of … Read More
Mercedes’ Cowell could switch to Aston Martin
Andy Cowell moving to Aston Martin ahead of Toto Wolff will all of Mercedes' secrets? (GMM) Mercedes' departing engine guru Andy Cowell could be moving to Aston Martin, according to … Read More
Spa not going back on ‘ghost race’ plan
Spa (GMM) Spa-Francorchamps will not alter its plans to host the Belgian GP this year without spectators. Dutch regional newspaper Het Belang van Limburg reports that although mass events were … Read More
China to run two F1 races this year (Update)
Shanghai Circuit UPDATE (GMM) China has "fixed" itself a place on the 2020 corona crisis race calendar, according to Red Bull's Dr Helmut Marko. Marko, a top Red Bull official … Read More
Latifi buying Williams would be ‘terrific’
Latifi's billionaire father, like Lance Stroll's billionaire father, may buy Williams to guarantee his son always has a ride (GMM) Williams will on Friday reveal a "sharp" and "smart" revised … Read More
Bottas, Verstappen to attack Hamilton – Hakkinen
Former F1 champion Mika Hakkinen (GMM) Valtteri Bottas and Max Verstappen could put up a real challenge to reigning six-time world champion Lewis Hamilton in 2020. That is the view … Read More
McLaren will not freeze Sainz Jr. out in 2020
Ferrari bound Carlos Sainz Jr. (GMM) Carlos Sainz Jr. will not be frozen out by McLaren in 2020. That is the word from the British team's supremo Zak Brown, even … Read More
Ferrari adds 15hp to engine before Austria GP (Update)
Mercedes and Red Bull will likely dust Ferrari every race in 2020, regardless of the 15 or 30 hp boost. UPDATE (GMM) Ferrari says reports of a major car upgrade … Read More
Williams F1 reveals 2020 livery
New Williams livery Williams has revealed a new white-and-blue livery on its Formula 1 car in the 2020 season after splitting with title sponsor ROKit last month. It has now … Read More