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2020 F1 season could start with closed-door races
This year’s Formula 1 season may start with grands prix held behind closed doors, as the series looks to cram up to 19 races into the second half of the…
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Priority 1: F1’s survival — teams face tough decisions in crisis talks
A crisis meeting between teams and F1 ended without a decision on cost-saving measures. Teams will have to compromise to secure F1’s future, writes Chris Medland
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Canadian Grand Prix is latest F1 race to be postponed
The Canadian Grand Prix is the latest Formula 1 race to be postponed, pushing the provisional start of the season well into summer. It leaves the French Grand Prix on…
F1
Formula 1 extends its shutdown period to five weeks after teams and FIA agreement
The FIA has announced that the Formula 1 shutdown period currently being observed will extend from three to five weeks after an agreement was reached with the teams. The shutdown…
F1
Mercedes F1 engine factory now producing 1,000 breathing aids a day
Mercedes has repurposed its entire Formula 1 engine factory to produce breathing apparatus for hospitals. Up to 1,000 devices per day are being produced for the NHS in Brixworth, Northamptonshire,…
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MPH: Six years of star chasing — speed gains in F1’s hybrid era
In this enforced pause in F1 on-track activity, it’s as good as time as any to reflect on the first six years of the turbo hybrid formula from a competitive…
E-sports
Charles Leclerc dominates for Ferrari to win Virtual Vietnam Grand Prix
Round two of the Formula 1 Virtual Grand Prix season had many more big names in the mix, and it was an online racing newcomer that dominated proceedings. Just a…
F1 at 70
Silverstone 1950: were you there?
As Giuseppe Farina drove to victory in the first Formula 1 World Championship race, a Silverstone crowd, estimated to number 120,000 people, looked on. Among those were the King, Queen…
F1
Aston Martin return to F1 made official despite financial uncertainty
Aston Martin’s return to the Formula 1 grid has been officially confirmed, with the team taking over the Racing Point entry. The move will go ahead despite concerns surrounding the…
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Best racing films and box sets to stream on Netflix, Amazon and iPlayer — updated
Millions are stuck inside, there’s no racing on the box, so what is there to watch? We selected some of the best film and box set offerings available to stream…
F1
Nelson Piquet: the underrated three-time F1 champion
Being a three-time Formula 1 world champion puts you in a select band. Only 10 have done it. And, of the 10, one stands apart, but for the wrong reasons.…
F1
MPH: F1’s raft of innovations to tackle the coronavirus crisis
Project Pitlane – F1’s response to the call to arms by the British government for technology to alleviate the coronavirus pandemic – has had its first significant success. A breathing…
F1
Project pitlane: F1’s combined response to ventilator challenge
Seven British-based Formula 1 teams are pooling their resources to boost the NHS’s stock of ventilators, as coronavirus cases climb. The group, dubbed Project Pitlane, is using its engineering expertise…
F1
MPH: Six years of star chasing — speed gains in F1’s hybrid era
In this enforced pause in F1 on-track activity, it’s as good as time as any to reflect on the first six years of the turbo hybrid formula from a competitive…
F1
MPH: F1’s raft of innovations to tackle the coronavirus crisis
Project Pitlane – F1’s response to the call to arms by the British government for technology to alleviate the coronavirus pandemic – has had its first significant success. A breathing…
MotoGP
How I ride: Franco Morbidelli
Franco Morbidelli became Valentino Rossi’s first protégé when he moved from Rome to Tavullia in 2008, at the age of 13. And when Rossi established the VR46 Riders Academy in…
Motorcycles
Rob McElnea: the last GP and TT star
Rob McElnea was the last racer to run at the front at GPs and at the Isle of Man TT. Mat Oxley interviewed him a few years ago when he quit BSB, after winning five BSB titles as rider and team boss
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F1’s crisis plan: restrain teams for their own good
You may have noticed a hint of criticism over Formula 1’s handling of the Australian Grand Prix cancellation, and the complete lack of a ready-made response to the situation. It…
F1
Formula 1 Azerbaijan Grand Prix postponed due to spread of coronavirus
The 2020 Formula 1 season will not begin before mid-June as the Azerbaijan Grand Prix has become the latest race to be postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic. It means…
Mark Hughes
MPH: F1 is in survival mode and the effects could be long-lasting
The concerns of F1 are insignificant in this unprecedented time, but with Baku expected later today to be the eighth 2020 grand prix either cancelled or postponed, we should probably…
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Renault’s Zhou wins Formula 1’s chaotic first-ever Virtual Grand Prix
Formula 1’s attempt to entertain the masses during the coronavirus pandemic brought together an eclectic mix of experience and exposure, as Renault Academy driver Guanyu Zhou won the first-ever virtual…
F1
Senna: 60 years
Born on 21 March 1960, Ayrton Senna would be celebrating his 60th birthday this weekend. His status as one of the sport’s greats remains undimmed, more than 25 years after…
F1
Ayrton Senna: the forgotten great drives
Ayrton Senna’s great drives trip off the tongue. Monaco 1984; Portugal ’85; Japan ’88; Brazil ’91; Donington ’93; qualifying for Monaco in ’88; holding off Nigel Mansell in those scintillating…
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1984 Monaco Grand Prix: the arrival of Senna
For the third lap in a row, Alain Prost gestured from his McLaren as he raced past the pitlane. The Frenchman believed the race he was leading was too dangerous…
F1
60 years of Ayrton Senna: his status undimmed
On what would have been his 60th birthday, Ayrton Senna still lives on in the minds of racing fans around the world as one of the greatest drivers to step…
F1
Gallery: Ayrton Senna’s racing career in pictures
Ayrton Senna’s grand prix career spanned 162 races, of which he won 41. The three-time Formula 1 world champion also took 65 pole positions and stood on the podium 80…
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Priority 1: F1’s survival — teams face tough decisions in crisis talks
A crisis meeting between teams and F1 ended without a decision on cost-saving measures. Teams will have to compromise to secure F1’s future, writes Chris Medland
F1
Canadian Grand Prix is latest F1 race to be postponed
The Canadian Grand Prix is the latest Formula 1 race to be postponed, pushing the provisional start of the season well into summer. It leaves the French Grand Prix on…
F1
Formula 1 extends its shutdown period to five weeks after teams and FIA agreement
The FIA has announced that the Formula 1 shutdown period currently being observed will extend from three to five weeks after an agreement was reached with the teams. The shutdown…
F1
Mercedes F1 engine factory now producing 1,000 breathing aids a day
Mercedes has repurposed its entire Formula 1 engine factory to produce breathing apparatus for hospitals. Up to 1,000 devices per day are being produced for the NHS in Brixworth, Northamptonshire,…
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