Mercedes Formula 1 world champion Lewis Hamilton says the last-minute cancellation of the Australian Grand Prix due to the coronavirus crisis was a “shock to the system”. On Thursday in Melbourne Hamilton questioned why the F1 circus had travelled to Australia as the coronavirus crisis began to take hold, but nevertheless he hadn’t expected the
Month: May 2020
8:48 AM ET Lewis Hamilton has said the prospect of taking part in a Formula One race without fans leaves him with an “empty feeling”, but the six-time champion agreed it is better than no racing at all. The first 10 races of the 2020 F1 season have been either postponed or cancelled due to
Encouraged by the success of the Blancpain Endurance Series, world-renowned Swiss watch manufacture Blancpain and the SRO Motorsports Group decide at the end of 2013 to extend their partnership to the Sprint series, previously promoted as the FIA GT Series, offering teams and drivers the opportunity to compete for an overall Blancpain GT Series title,
Continuing the series celebrating 70 years of Formula 1, Autosport picks out the 10 moments that defined the 1980s, with the help of the extensive Motorsport Images archive It’s onto the era of big hair and turbos as we continue our look through the defining moments of Formula 1 history with the Motorsport Images archive.
10:47 PM ET Associated Press Kyle Larson has returned to racing for the first time since he was fired by Chip Ganassi Racing for using a racial slur in an iRacing event last month. Larson was one of 48 drivers attempting to make the main event Friday night in the World of Outlaws race at
NASCAR has announced what three tracks will lose races in 2020 as it revamps the schedule due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The current NASCAR season has been on forced hiatus since March, though is due to get going again on 17 May with a return to action at Darlington as part of a string of
Join Stuart Codling for the sixth Autosport Formula 1 Pub Quiz. To play along, get your pens and paper at the ready and don’t forget to write your answers in the comments too! There will be five rounds of 10 questions, ranging from simple to super hard (those should be the new tyre compounds!), designed
3:55 AM ET Formula One could race at circuits not on the current calendar as it seeks to rev up a 2020 season stalled by the COVID-19 pandemic and against a backdrop of plunging revenues. The Liberty Media-owned sport reported first quarter revenues of $39 million on Thursday, compared to $246 million in the same
Andrea Iannone’s lawyer is “confident” a verdict on the Italian MotoGP rider’s appeal against his 18-month doping ban can be achieved by July, when the season is due to begin. Aprilia rider Iannone was handed the ban at the start of April after testing positive for an anabolic steroid during last year’s Malaysian Grand Prix,
Formula 1 boss Chase Carey says it won’t be “handing out candy” when dealing with the teams and its other partners in regards to financial aid during the coronavirus crisis. F1 is in the difficult position of being under some pressure to offer financial support to the teams in order to help them through the
4:13 AM ET Laurence Edmondson Close F1 Editor • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Nate Saunders Close F1 Associate Editor • Previously worked in rugby union and British Superbikes • History graduate from Reading University• Joined ESPNF1 in February 2014 Formula One’s plan to return to racing in July is dependent on a series
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Chase Carey has confirmed Formula 1 is considering adding venues that were not on the original 2020 calendar and admitted this year’s schedule could run into next year. The current season is on hold until at least July, after the coronavirus pandemic forced the postponement and cancellation of races from Australia through to the French
10:36 AM ET The W Series has launched an all-female online racing championship aimed at diversifying “what has previously been seen as a predominantly male-dominated activity”. Lando Norris joins the podcast to talk his recent run-in with Indy 500 champion Simon Pagenaud, why esports deserves to be treated seriously and how he’s been staying in
Northern Ireland’s former Secretary of State was “on the cusp” of granting the province the chance to stage the British World Rally Championship round in 2021, it has emerged. The revelation was made as Julian Smith MP – who was removed from his post as part of a cabinet reshuffle in February – gave evidence
In the second instalment of free episodes from Motorsport.tv’s Duke archive, relive a farcical 1989 US Motorcycle Grand Prix which offers a stark reminder of how far MotoGP safety has come. The 1989 American Motorcycle Grand Prix isn’t history’s most significant race, but a re-watch of the event offered up a grim reminder of what
The 2020 NTT IndyCar Series season will begin 6th June with the Genesys 300 at Texas Motor Speedway, which will be held behind closed doors due to the coronavirus pandemic. The 2020 IndyCar Series season has been on hold since the coronavirus outbreak which has forced a complete shake-up of its original calendar. As well
Claire Williams fears Formula 1 could lose “an awful lot of teams” if it is unable to race this year as plans evolve to get the season started. The COVID-19 pandemic has caused the opening 10 races of the 2020 season to be called off, which is set to hit teams hard through a loss
2:22 PM ET Associated Press FORT WORTH, Texas — IndyCar has gotten the green flag to finally start its season in Texas next month with a night race without spectators. The June 6 race at Texas Motor Speedway was the next on the series schedule that hadn’t been postponed or canceled because of the coronavirus
MotoGP promoters Dorna Sports and Jerez have agreed a proposal to host the first two 2020 rounds in July to be sent to the Spanish Government for approval. The outbreak of COVID-19 has forced the opening 11 rounds of the season to be scrubbed from their original slot, with the Qatar, Dutch, German and Finnish
Front-running Formula 1 teams should offer customer cars for free if they are serious about the practice as a cost-saving measure, according to McLaren chief Zak Brown. F1 teams are currently working on ways to cut costs ahead of the anticipated economic crisis following the COVID-19 pandemic, which has already forced the opening 10 races
6:08 AM ET Football stars Sergio Aguero and Arthur Melo have joined the grid for Formula One’s esports event this Sunday. F1’s Virtual Racing Series sees events held in place of postponed or cancelled races. On Sunday, the series will use Codemasters’ F1 2019 game with a simulated Spanish Grand Prix around Barcelona’s Circuit de
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Three-time MotoGP champion Jorge Lorenzo says he has been “convinced” of Andrea Iannone’s innocence amid the Italian’s 18-month suspension for doping. Aprilia rider Iannone was handed the ban by the FIM after testing positive for an anabolic steroid late last year, but the 30-year-old has always insisted he was not at fault and has pledged
Following a series of incidents in the final few laps of the IndyCar iRacing Challenge last Sunday, the chatter in the sim racing world has been fierce about what consequences the drivers involved should face. Santino Ferrucci was quick to defend his actions after taking out Oliver Askew to deny the McLaren driver victory, saying
5:08 PM ET Associated Press Kyle Larson plans to race again Friday night in a World of Outlaws event at Knoxville Raceway. The dirt track in Iowa will not have spectators at the event because of the coronavirus pandemic. Larson was fired three weeks ago by Chip Ganassi Racing for using a racial slur while
In recent days, Petronas SRT has confirmed talks have been held with Yamaha about putting a deal in place for the 2021 MotoGP season for Valentino Rossi. Nine-time grand prix motorcycle racing world champion Rossi has lost his place at the works Yamaha team to Fabio Quartararo for 2021, but was promised full support from
When Justin Wilson delivered victory for Dale Coyne Racing at Watkins Glen in IndyCar back in 2009, it was not only a case of beating the big boys but also putting right the wrongs of a missed opportunity from the opener at St. Petersburg No open-wheel driver of the past 30 years in the United
The latest officially licensed NASCAR video game, NASCAR Heat 5, will be released in July with bonus content centred around three-time champion Tony Stewart. Motorsport Games will publish the ‘gold’ edition of 704Games-developed NASCAR Heat 5 on PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Steam (PC) on July 7, and the standard edition three days later. As