Formula 1

FIA race director Michael Masi says that the Russian GP stewards decided that the original Formula 1 penalty points awarded to Lewis Hamilton was “inappropriate” after a post-race review. Hamilton was awarded two five-second time penalties for conducting two practice starts outside the designated zone beyond the pit exit, and both came with an extra

Lewis Hamilton called his two five-second time penalties in the Russian Grand Prix “ridiculous”, saying the Formula 1 stewards are “trying to stop me”. Hamilton was hit with 10 seconds worth of penalties during Sunday’s race in Sochi for two separate violations while en route to the grid. Hamilton was adjudged to have breached the

Red Bull team boss Christian Horner says Max Verstappen drove an “unbelievable lap” to qualify on the front row and split the Mercedes drivers ahead of the Russian Grand Prix. Horner noted the Dutch driver benefited from a tow from Valtteri Bottas, the man he bumped from second position to join polesitter Lewis Hamilton on

In a dramatic qualifying for the Russian Grand Prix, Lewis Hamilton secured his 96th career pole position – but that doesn’t tell the whole story. After a red flag caused by Sebastian Vettel’s crash in Q2, Hamilton left it incredibly late to ensure his progression into the pole position shootout, crossing the line to start

Lewis Hamilton claimed pole for Formula 1’s 2020 Russian Grand Prix despite nearly not setting a Q2 lap after Sebastian Vettel crashed, while Max Verstappen beat Valtteri Bottas to second. Hamilton also faces a post-qualifying investigation for a track limits violation – along with Nicholas Latifi, Romain Grosjean and Kevin Magnussen – in Q1, and

Racing Point Formula 1 technical director Andrew Green believes the future Aston Martin team can help Sebastian Vettel find his “sweet spot” again having “lost his mojo a little bit”. It was announced ahead of the Tuscan Grand Prix at Mugello that Vettel will join the Silverstone-based squad next year in place of Sergio Perez,

After both of Friday’s free practice sessions for the Russian Grand Prix it was Mercedes who once again came out on top – but not without a few problems. Valtteri Bottas set the pace in both sessions, but he and team-mate Lewis Hamilton made errors during their running as they struggled for grip on the

Valtteri Bottas topped second practice at Formula 1’s 2020 Russian Grand Prix ahead of Lewis Hamilton, while Renault’s strong start to the Sochi weekend continued as Red Bull struggled. Both Mercedes drivers lost time on their final runs on the soft tyres, with Hamilton having to abandon his lap after going off and nearly hitting

Lewis Hamilton and Kimi Raikkonen could be set to make their mark in the Formula 1 history books at the Eifel Grand Prix, and you can book now with Motorsport Tickets, and witness it live in two weeks’ time. With tickets limited to just 20,000 seats this is going to be a sell-out. The 2020

Formula 1’s Russian Grand Prix at Sochi will take place this weekend, with 2020’s season now heading into its 10th round. Six-time F1 champion Lewis Hamilton is on the precipice of matching Michael Schumacher’s all-time record of wins, and could score his 91st victory to equal the seven-time title winner. Meanwhile, departing Racing Point driver

Romain Grosjean says he has “options elsewhere” for 2021 if he were to lose his Haas Formula 1 seat, citing interest in Formula E and the World Endurance Championship. Haas is currently weighing up its driver options for 2021 as both Grosjean and team-mate Kevin Magnussen near the end of their existing contracts. The team

McLaren CEO Zak Brown says he was ‘surprised’ Racing Point owner Lawrence Stroll withdrew his Formula 1 brake duct ruling appeal just weeks after vowing to clear his name. Racing Point was docked 15 constructors’ championship points and fined 400,000 Euros after being found guilty by the FIA of having used Mercedes-designed brake ducts. That

Formula 1 team bosses have backed the idea of a rotating calendar in the future, so the schedule gets injected with fresh events each year. The 2020 schedule features a number of one-off events in light of the coronavirus pandemic in order to boost calendar numbers, with the likes of Mugello, Algarve and Imola all

Major change at the top of Formula 1 is incoming as Stefano Domenicali gears up to take over from Chase Carey as the series’ CEO. Domenicali is set to become only the third CEO of F1 in its 70-year history, following Carey and long-serving chief Bernie Ecclestone, and will take over the reins by the

Mercedes boss Toto Wolff should ‘get out’ of his role at Mercedes right now while the German car manufacturer is at the top, reckons former team chief Eddie Jordan. Wolff is currently negotiating a new contract at Mercedes that is expected to move him into a new senior role. While retaining his main responsibilities as

Formula 1 should consider adopting NASCAR’s ‘restart zone’ to avoid a repeat of the pile-up at Mugello that was triggered after a safety car period, reckons Haas boss Gunther Steiner. The recent Tuscan Grand Prix had to be red-flagged early on when a chain reaction crash at a safety car restart led to Carlos Sainz

Renault CEO Luca de Meo is installing a spirit inside the Formula 1 squad with similarities to the story behind the ‘Ford v Ferrari’ movie, reckons team boss Cyril Abiteboul. The ambitions of Ford in the 1960s, when the American company built the Ford GT40 to take on and eventually beat the then dominant Ferrari

The Eifel Grand Prix at the Nurburgring is set to take place in front of 20,000 fans, with race organisers having been granted permission to open the doors to spectators. Local officials are happy that suitable safety measures, including contactless ticketing and social distancing, will allow the event to go ahead with a fairly sizeable

Renault team boss Cyril Abiteboul says the squad’s progress in Formula 1 this year explains just why he was so frustrated when Daniel Ricciardo first signed with McLaren. As part of the pre-season driver merry-go-round prompted by Ferrari not keeping Sebastian Vettel for 2021, Ricciardo was snapped up by McLaren as the replacement for the

Racing Point has appointed Jefferson Slack, the former marketing chief for basketball star Michael Jordan and CEO of Inter Milan, as its new commercial managing director. Slack is the latest big-name appointment at the Formula 1 team ahead of its rebrand as Aston Martin for 2021, when it will be joined by four-time world champion

Carlos Sainz Jr says he has been left “a little angry” at the way Sergio Perez has had to make way at Racing Point for the incoming Sebastian Vettel. Although Perez had a long-term deal at Racing Point, the team activated an exit clause in the deal to allow it to cut the contract short

Formula 1’s bid to ensure it gets a full calendar of races slotted in amid the coronavirus pandemic has opened the door for a unique calendar this year. While regular venues like Monza, Silverstone and Spa have continued to hold races, so too are we seeing some firsts like Mugello or the return of old

The Algarve circuit has said that ticket sales for the Formula 1 Portuguese Grand Prix have gone “crazy”, with 45,000 fans expected to attend each day of the event. Miguel Praia, the circuit’s event and commercial director, said that there had been huge interest ever since it became clear the GP would be open to

Ferrari is planning to bring some minor upgrades to the Russian Grand Prix, but the team does not believe they will cure any of the SF1000’s main issues. The Italian outfit is coming off the back of a disappointing run of races at Spa-Francorchamps, Monza and Mugello where it has struggled for competitiveness. As well

Pierre Gasly thinks staying at AlphaTauri in the long term would not necessarily be a bad thing for his career, with the outfit having big ambitions to match Red Bull. The Frenchman has driven strongly this year, and took his maiden Formula 1 victory at the Italian Grand Prix earlier this month. That success prompted

When it emerged recently that McLaren was putting its iconic Formula 1 factory up for sale, it prompted some fears about whether or not the team faced fresh money concerns. After all, the impact of the financial crisis caused by the coronavirus pandemic had hit the McLaren group’s automotive and racing operations hard – prompting

Pierre Gasly says the AlphaTauri team is “more motivated than ever” to improve its 2020 Formula 1 car following his shock victory in the Italian Grand Prix. Gasly’s triumph at Monza – the team’s second triumph in 12 years after Sebastian Vettel’s win at the same race in 2008 for what was then called Toro

Sebastian Vettel has revealed that the Ferrari F2004 is his favourite Formula 1 car – but when he tried to buy one for his collection it was “way too expensive.” The F2004 carried Michael Schumacher to his seventh and final World Championship in 2004, and the German won 13 of that season’s 18 races with

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McLaren says it has zero interest in an early swap of 2021 drivers for this season, because it thinks it benefits with its current line-up while other teams are “destabilised”. The Woking-based outfit was at the centre of the driver merry-go-round that was triggered by Ferrari electing not to extend Sebastian Vettel’s contract in to