Lewis Hamilton says he and his fellow drivers will make a collective gesture of support for anti-racism before the Austrian Grand Prix on Sunday. The world champion said the drivers would discuss the action they would take in the next couple of days. McLaren’s Lando Norris said on Monday that the drivers might take a
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Sebastian Vettel says he did not expect Ferrari’s decision not to keep him after this season. It emerged after Ferrari announced the German would leave that he had never been offered a new contract. The four-time world champion, who turns 33 on Friday, said: “It was obviously a surprise to me when I got the
Not all superheroes wear capes, but this year Adrian Newey has decided to don his. Red Bull’s renowned design genius has decided to fit his 2020 car with what engineers in Formula 1 call a ‘cape’. This is following a lead by Mercedes, who introduced this aerodynamic component in 2017, and still run it today.
Follow live radio and text coverage of the Austrian Grand Prix at the Red Bull Ring, Spielberg, 3-5 July. This weekend marks the first race since the 2020 season was postponed due to the global coronavirus pandemic. BBC Sport has live coverage of practice, qualifying and the race across the BBC Sport website and BBC
Formula E driver Daniel Abt has secured a return to racing a month after being sacked for letting another driver impersonate him in an esports event. The German, 27, will drive for the Chinese Nio 333 team in the six season-finale races in Berlin from 5 August. Abt was fired from the Audi Sport Abt
Throughout July, BBC Scotland’s Sporting Nation series will reflect on some of the greatest feats and personalities from Scottish sporting history. First up is Jim Clark, a two-time Formula 1 world champion and widely considered to be one of the greatest racing drivers of all time. Jim Clark’s towering presence in the pantheon of iconic
Ferrari have been forced to make a major redesign of their car as a result of flaws discovered since it ran in pre-season testing in February. Team boss Mattia Binotto said work on understanding why the car was off the pace led to a “significant change of direction in terms of development”. The result is
McLaren’s Lando Norris says Formula 1 drivers have discussed ‘taking a knee’ at the season-opening Austrian Grand Prix this weekend. The gesture is a symbol of support for the Black Lives Matter movement and the struggle for racial equality. Britain’s Norris, 20, said: “If we are going to do it, we should all do it
The wait is almost over for the 2020 Formula 1 season to get under way. Among the circuits to make it onto the revised calendar are the Red Bull Ring in Austria and Silverstone in the UK. Both have played host to classic moments and are firm fan favourites. Below we have given you 16
Alex Zanardi has had a second operation as a result of the severe head injuries he suffered in a hand cycle accident. The 53-year-old Italian, a former Formula 1 driver turned four-time Paralympic gold medallist, collided with a lorry during a race in Pienza, Italy, on 19 June. A hospital statement said the surgery was
Mercedes will run a new black livery in Formula 1 in 2020 as a signal of their commitment to greater diversity and inclusion in motorsport. Silver had been the company’s colour scheme in racing since the 1930s. Mercedes said the Black Lives Matter movement had “shone a searching light on how much we need new
Lewis Hamilton says Bernie Ecclestone is “ignorant and uneducated” after the ex-Formula 1 boss made comments about racism. Ecclestone, 89, told CNNexternal-link that “in lots of cases, black people are more racist than what white people are”. Six-time world champion Hamilton, 35, said Ecclestone’s remarks were “sad and disappointing”. He added they demonstrated “how far
Daniel Ricciardo says he and Renault have “moved on” from his decision to switch to McLaren next year ahead of the start of the new season. The Australian says he’s “excited to get racing” in Austria next weekend and “it’s really back to business”. “Maybe the first time I see some people there might be
Formula 1 is setting up a foundation to fund apprenticeships and scholarships to increase diversity in the sport. The foundation has a start-up fund of $1m (£804,000), which has been provided personally by F1 chairman and chief executive Chase Carey. The fund will grow with contributions from others, both within and outside the sport. F1
McLaren is poised to secure a loan from a Bahraini bank to solve its cash-flow problems, BBC Sport has learned. The loan, which is set to be approved by the McLaren board, will come from the National Bank of Bahrain (NBB). NBB is part-owned by Mumtalakat, the Gulf state’s sovereign investment fund, which is the
Alex Zanardi is to be kept in an induced coma until at least next week after suffering severe head injuries in an accident on his hand cycle. A statement from the Sienna hospital where the Italian is being treated said he remained in a stable condition. It said his “neurological condition remains unchanged in its
McLaren has taken legal action to allow it to secure “urgent” refinancing to address what it says is “severe and unexpected financial difficulty”. The company blames coronavirus for an “impending liquidity shortfall” which it says requires new funds to be injected “no later than 17 July”. The claims are made in documents from a court
Formula 1 has launched an equality and diversity task force to increase opportunity for minority groups. The move is part of a wider commitment that will also see F1 support initiatives fighting the coronavirus pandemic and promote sustainability. It coincides with the start of the delayed 2020 season in Austria in July. “At our first