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Verstappen breaks Mercedes streak in F1 70th Anniversary Grand Prix
Verstappen breaks Mercedes streak in F1 70th Anniversary Grand Prix
FORMULA ONE: Max Verstappen has broken Mercedes hearts with a perfectly judged strategy at a sizzling Silverstone yesterday (Aug 9) to snatch his first win of the season.
Bottas beats Hamilton as Hulk takes third
Bottas beats Hamilton as Hulk takes third
FORMULA ONE: Valtteri Bottas will start the F1 70th Anniversary Grand Prix from pole position after pipping teammate Lewis Hamilton at the death during qualifying yesterday (Aug 8).
Momentum with Hamilton after Silverstone domination
Momentum with Hamilton after Silverstone domination
FORMULA ONE: When it rains it pours – at least if you’re Valtteri Bottas.
Hamilton wins British Grand Prix on three wheels
Hamilton wins British Grand Prix on three wheels
FORMULA ONE: Lewis Hamilton took a record-breaking seventh home-race victory at the British Grand Prix yesterday (Aug 2) on just three wheels after a last-lap tyre failure robbed him of a cruise to the chequered flag.
Hamilton crushes qualifying for British GP
Hamilton crushes qualifying for British GP
FORMULA ONE: Lewis Hamilton has taken pole and Mercedes has crushed the competition in a dominant qualifying performance at the British Grand Prix yesterday (Aug 1).
Racing Point’s wicked Vettel problem
Racing Point’s wicked Vettel problem
FORMULA ONE: Sebastian Vettel must feel particularly aggrieved with the way 2020 is panning out.
Will anyone catch Mercedes?
Will anyone catch Mercedes?
FORMULA ONE: The F1 paddock’s burning question, to be clear, isn’t whether Mercedes can be beaten to the championship; the question is whether Mercedes can be beaten in a race at all.
Hamilton hot in Hungary
Hamilton hot in Hungary
FORMULA ONE: Lewis Hamilton cruised to a record-equalling eighth victory at the Hungarian Grand Prix yesterday (July 19) to take control of championship standings.
Hamilton takes record-breaking pole at Hungarian GP
Hamilton takes record-breaking pole at Hungarian GP
FORMULA ONE: Lewis Hamilton has taken his 90th F1 pole position with a new lap record at the Hungarian Grand Prix.
The pressure forcing Ferrari’s crumble
The pressure forcing Ferrari’s crumble
FORMULA ONE: Never has the Formula One paddock been more intensely pressurised than in this most unusual 2020 season.
Hamilton cruises to Styrian Grand Prix victory
Hamilton cruises to Styrian Grand Prix victory
FORMULA ONE: Lewis Hamilton secured his first win of the season in a one-two victory for Mercedes at the Styrian Grand Prix yesterday (July 12).
Hamilton supreme in soaking-wet Styria
Hamilton supreme in soaking-wet Styria
FORMULA ONE: Lewis Hamilton has put on a masterclass of wet-weather driving with a dominant pole position in saturated Styrian Grand Prix qualifying.
Bottas wins bonkers Austrian GP
Bottas wins bonkers Austrian GP
FORMULA ONE: Valtteri Bottas has survived an Austrian Grand Prix of high attrition to claim the first win of the 2020 Formula One season.
Bottas on pole, Ferrari struggles in Austrian GP qualifying
Bottas on pole, Ferrari struggles in Austrian GP qualifying
FORMULA ONE: Valtteri Bottas will lead Lewis Hamilton on an all-Mercedes front row after the Silver Arrows dominated qualifying at the Austrian Grand Prix.
F1’s bold resumption returns this weekend
F1’s bold resumption returns this weekend
FORMULA ONE: Formula One isn’t the first sport to resume from coronavirus-induced hiatus, but its 15-race, four-continent plan to return to business certainly makes it the most ambitious.
Botched Australian Grand Prix must be a wake up call for F1
Botched Australian Grand Prix must be a wake up call for F1
FORMULA ONE: F1 gambled and lost on trying to start its 2020 season amid the worsening coronavirus pandemic, but its handling of a potential outbreak has called into question the judgement of those running the sport at its highest levels.
F1 cancels Vietnam, Bahrain in coronavirus pandemic
F1 cancels Vietnam, Bahrain in coronavirus pandemic
FORMULA ONE: Next weekend’s Bahrain Grand Prix and April’s inaugural Vietnamese Grand Prix have been postponed off the back of coronavirus fears.
Australian GP cancelled after positive coronavirus test
Australian GP cancelled after positive coronavirus test
FORMULA ONE: The Formula One Australian Grand Prix has been cancelled after a McLaren employee tested positive for COVID-19 and triggered the team to withdraw from the race. The member of staff self-isolated on Wednesday (Mar 11) after reporting coronavirus symptoms, and the team announced late last night (Mar 12) that tests had confirmed they are infected with the virus. Formula One subsequently announced after an excruciating 12-hour delay that the Melbourne race would be cancelled, with confirmation coming from the governing body, the FIA, after 10am today (Mar 13) local time. “The FIA and Formula One convened a meeting of the other nine team principals on Thursday evening,” a joint statement of the FIA and the Australian Grand Prix Corporation read. “Those discussions concluded with a majority view of the teams that the race should not go ahead. “The FIA and Formula One, with the full support of the Australian Grand Prix Corporation (AGPC) have therefore taken the decision that all Formula One activity for the Australian Grand Prix is cancelled. “All parties took into consideration the huge efforts of the AGPC, Motorsport Australia, staff and volunteers to stage the opening round of the 2020 FIA Formula One World Championship in Melbourne, however concluded that the safety of all members of the Formula One family and the wider community, as well as the fairness of the competition, take priority.” The Australian Grand Prix corporation released a further statement highlighting updated governmental advice banning mass gatherings in the state of Victoria made this morning. “At 9am today the Australian Grand Prix Corporation was advised by Formula One of their intention to cancel all Formula One activity at the Formula One Australian Grand Prix,” it read. “In light of this decision and updated advice this morning from the chief health officer of the Victorian government’s Department of Human and Health Services, the Australian Grand Prix Corporation confirms the Formula One Australian Grand Prix is cancelled immediately.” Formula One has been dealing with several suspected cases of the COVID-19 virus since Wednesday afternoon, with nine people self-isolated and referred for further tests, at least five of whom were members of a team, including four from Haas and one from McLaren. The Australian Grand Prix Corporation confirmed eight results had been returned by Thursday night, including the positive test that triggered McLaren’s withdrawal, with one further case “not associated with any Formula One team, the FIA or associated suppliers” still pending. The ninth suspected case is reportedly a photographer. The Victorian chief health officer had said yesterday morning that he expected a positive test from any individual team member would result in several other personnel requiring quarantine and testing to prevent the further spread of the highly contagious virus. The Bahrain Grand Prix, scheduled for next weekend, 22 March, must also be considered in doubt considering the island kingdom’s already stringent entry requirements to avoid importing new cases of the virus, notwithstanding Formula One’s efforts to work with authorities to ensure the running of the event. The inaugural Vietnam Grand Prix, set for 5 April, is also tentative, with Chase Carey having stopped in host city Hanoi this week to sure up support for the race to continue despite the unfolding pandemic. Reigning world champion Lewis Hamilton said yesterday, before the McLaren announcement, that he was “shocked” the race appeared to be going ahead as planned. “I am really very, very surprised that we’re here,” he said. “It’s shocking that we’re all sitting in this room.” “It seems like the rest of the world is reacting, probably a little bit late, but … Formula One continues to go on.” Asked why he thought the race was continuing apace, Hamilton was blunt: “Cash is king”. (See story here).
Uncertainty reigns for F1 season opener
Uncertainty reigns for F1 season opener
FORMULA ONE: Never before has a Formula One season opened to such a plethora of unknowns heading into the first round of the season.
Hamilton closes season in style
Hamilton closes season in style
FORMULA ONE: World champion Lewis Hamilton has dominated the final race of the 2019 season in Abu Dhabi to take his 11th win of the season.