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Going ahead with Australian GP is “shocking” says Hamilton
Lewis Hamilton says he’s surprised that Formula 1 is pressing ahead with the 2020 Australian Grand Prix as the coronavirus outbreak continues to spread
Sports Cars
1000 Miles of Sebring axed after US travel ban
World Endurance Championship cancels the 2020 running of the 1000 Miles of Sebring after US ravel restrictions were imposed over coronavirus
News
Coronavirus and the motor racing calendar: cancelled races, changes & events under threat
Rome ePrix is the latest postponement as F1, MotoGP and Formula E all face the prospect of cancelled or postponed races. Here’s how motor sport has been hit by coronavirus
Historic Racing
Gallery: Historic Bentleys and Porsches tackle Southern Cross Safari rally
Competitors dodged local wildlife, muddy plains and rugged gravel tracks on the 2,000-mile Southern Cross Safari route through Kenya and Tanzania
MotoGP
MotoGP season to start in May after Argentina round postponed
This year’s MotoGP season will now start in May, after the Argentinian Grand Prix was postponed — the fourth race of 2020 to be disrupted due to coronavirus. The event,…
F1
2020 F1 Australian Grand Prix preview: Dark horses or Bulls on parade?
The 2020 Formula 1 season is set to get underway in Melbourne and Mercedes looks to be the team to beat once more: our team-by-team preview of the Australian Grand Prix
F1
Three F1 team members tested for coronavirus ahead of Australian Grand Prix
Two members of the Haas F1 team as well as a McLaren team member have gone into self-isolation in Melbourne ahead of the season-opening Australian Grand Prix. All three displayed…
Inside this month’s issue
Built 50 years apart, but with the same goal: to win Le Mans. A revived Ford GT40 head-to-head with the modern road-going car.
Plus: Guenther Steiner on Netflix stardom, Historic Racing special, and lunch with Hugh Chamberlain
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Spirit of Le Mans
It seems strange that the latest Ford GT and the first Ford GT40 are separated…
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The lost gamble
It’s hard to imagine a comparable situation in the modern era. Were it to arise,…
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Stranger Things
We are in the presence of TV royalty. Guenther Steiner is taking time away from…
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A spectacular last hurrah
The 2020 generation of Formula 1 cars are likely to be the fastest the championship…
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RACING LIVES: Justin and Derek Bell
The Andrettis, Mansells and Brundles have raced at the Le Mans 24 Hours, but so…
F1
Alesi vs Senna: the battle for victory in Phoenix
A new season opens with complaints that Formula 1 is less competitive, exciting and dramatic than in its golden years. The sentiment 30 years ago was much the same. Entering the…
MotoGP
MotoGP Grand Prix of the Americas postponed due to coronavirus
The Grand Prix of the Americas has been postponed from April 5 to November 15 as a result of the coronavirus outbreak. After the cancellation and postponement of the Qatar…
F1
Formula 1 announces global partnership deal with Saudi Aramco
Formula 1 has announced a new global partnership with Saudi Arabian oil company Aramco, adding to speculation that a Saudi Arabian Grand Prix will be joining the F1 calendar in…
MotoGP
Postcard from the Coronavirus Grand Prix
The Qatar Grand Prix has always felt a bit unreal. The first time MotoGP visited in October 2004 the newly built track was a 20-minute drive out of Doha into…
F1
Formula 1 to offer limited edition posters for 70th anniversary celebrations
New official posters commemorating 70 years of Formula 1 will be released after every race weekend throughout the 2020 season. Automobilist has designed artworks to mark seven decades of world…
MotoGP
The next MotoGP star? Who is Joe ‘no relation’ Roberts?
Joe Roberts may have missed the Moto2 podium in Qatar, but the MotoGP paddock’s latest American star – no relation to three-times 500cc world champion ‘King’ Kenny Roberts – started…
F1
MPH: Is F1 irresponsible to race amid coronavirus outbreak?
Grand Prix racing could have been designed to spread a virus worldwide, says Mark Hughes. So should Formula 1 postpone more races until coronavirus subsides?
Mark Hughes
MPH: Ferrari’s FIA power unit settlement – what does it mean?
A quite extraordinary and unexpected press release from the FIA last Friday stated: “The FIA announces that, after thorough technical investigations, it has concluded its analysis of the operation of…
MotoGP
Postcard from the Coronavirus Grand Prix
The Qatar Grand Prix has always felt a bit unreal. The first time MotoGP visited in October 2004 the newly built track was a 20-minute drive out of Doha into…
MotoGP
The next MotoGP star? Who is Joe ‘no relation’ Roberts?
Joe Roberts may have missed the Moto2 podium in Qatar, but the MotoGP paddock’s latest American star – no relation to three-times 500cc world champion ‘King’ Kenny Roberts – started…
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MPH: Is F1 irresponsible to race amid coronavirus outbreak?
Grand Prix racing could have been designed to spread a virus worldwide, says Mark Hughes. So should Formula 1 postpone more races until coronavirus subsides?
F1
Sérgio Sette Câmara named Red Bull test and reserve driver for 2020
Sérgio Sette Câmara has joined AlphaTauri as reserve driver, leaving McLaren where he had the same role. The 21-year-old is rejoining the Red Bull driver programme and will share the role…
F1
Bahrain Grand Prix to be held behind closed doors in latest coronavirus measure
Grandstands will be empty for this year’s Formula 1 Bahrain Grand Prix, after spectators are banned from attending to prevent the spread of coronavirus
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MotoGP and coronavirus: where to from here?
Many people in the paddock and most fans around the world are asking when will the 2020 MotoGP world season really start. Will the team freight currently languishing in Qatar…
MotoGP
Jorge Lorenzo MotoGP return confirmed with wildcard Catalunya entry
Jorge Lorenzo will race at this season’s MotoGP Catalunya Grand Prix, seven months after announcing his retirement from motorcycle racing. The three-time MotoGP champion will take Yamaha’s wildcard entry for…
MotoGP
War, politics and coronavirus: When the real world catches up with MotoGP
Motorcycle racing and other sports are bubbles – microcosms of life that allow competitors and fans to invest themselves in something wonderful but ultimately trivial. When working in the paddock…
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Ford’s finest, head to head: GT40 & modern GT
Separated by more than 50 years, the first Ford GT40 and the latest Ford GT were created with the same purpose: to win at Le Mans. To find out what…
Sports Cars
Aston Martin Valkyrie Le Mans hypercar put on hold
Aston Martin has put its Valkyrie Le Mans hypercar programme on hold, calling into question the future of the next-generation sports car formula. The Valkyrie was meant to compete with…
Sports Cars
End-of-season party that relaunched Silver Arrows
Mercedes’ campaign to win a seventh successive Formula 1 constructors’ championship begins in earnest tomorrow, with the first day of preseason testing. But the hybrid era could have gone in…
Podcasts
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Podcast
Podcast: Andy Cowell, head of Mercedes’ dominant F1 engine division
Andy Cowell is the managing director of a group that has totally dominated Formula 1 during the hybrid era. The power behind Mercedes’ six constructors’ championships, five of Lewis Hamilton’s…
F1
Podcast: 2019 F1 season review with Damon Hill & Karun Chandhok
Look back at the highlights and lowlights of 2019 with Damon Hill, Karun Chandhok and Simon Arron in this F1 season review podcast With 1,262 laps of Formula 1 racing…
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Aston Martin: Royal Automobile Club Talk Show
That plan also includes more special projects and personalisation options, including the Wings series which celebrates British aviation. Concorde, Spitfire and Red Arrows editions have already been produced. In the latest…
F1
Gordon Murray podcast
Gordon Murray joined Motor Sport for a Game Changers event, reflecting on his career in motor sport and the motoring industry The Brabham BT46 ‘fan car’, the McLaren MP4/4, the…
F1
Podcast: Rob Smedley — working for Eddie Jordan; the Ferrari years & a ‘baby’ Alonso
Rob Smedley is the man responsible for making Formula 1 more accessible: his current role with the sport’s promoters involves making technical information clearer to fans, as part of efforts…
Podcast
Podcast: Andy Cowell, head of Mercedes’ dominant F1 engine division
Andy Cowell is the managing director of a group that has totally dominated Formula 1 during the hybrid era. The power behind Mercedes’ six constructors’ championships, five of Lewis Hamilton’s…
F1
Podcast: 2019 F1 season review with Damon Hill & Karun Chandhok
Look back at the highlights and lowlights of 2019 with Damon Hill, Karun Chandhok and Simon Arron in this F1 season review podcast With 1,262 laps of Formula 1 racing…
Podcast
Aston Martin: Royal Automobile Club Talk Show
That plan also includes more special projects and personalisation options, including the Wings series which celebrates British aviation. Concorde, Spitfire and Red Arrows editions have already been produced. In the latest…
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Gordon Murray podcast
Gordon Murray joined Motor Sport for a Game Changers event, reflecting on his career in motor sport and the motoring industry The Brabham BT46 ‘fan car’, the McLaren MP4/4, the…
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