Formula 1

A race would not be cancelled in the re-started season if a driver or team member tested positive for coronavirus, says Formula 1 boss Chase Carey. The F1 chairman and chief executive was speaking after F1 announced the first eight races of a rescheduled 2020 season starting in Austria on 5 July. “We will have

Lewis Hamilton says he is “completely overcome with rage” at events in the USA following George Floyd’s death. It is the second time Hamilton has spoken out this week in the wake of protests breaking out across the US. Floyd, an unarmed black man, died on 25 May after a white police officer, since charged

The 2020 Formula 1 season will start in Austria on 5 July, the first of a run of eight races in Europe. An F1 statement said the championship would begin across three consecutive weekends – two in Austria on 5 and 12 July and a third in Hungary. There will then be a two-week break

Basketball legend Michael Jordan says he is “deeply saddened, truly pained and plain angry” after the death in police custody of African-American George Floyd in Minneapolis. Jordan is one of a number of sports stars adding their voice to worldwide protests against racism. “I see and feel everyone’s pain, outrage and frustration,” he added. “I

Formula 1 has been given the go-ahead by the UK government to hold two races at Silverstone this summer, BBC Sport has been told. F1 sources say people involved in elite sports events will be exempt from a requirement on international travellers to self-isolate for 14 days. Sports will be required to submit and win

Austria’s government has approved hosting Formula 1’s season-opening races in July, according to reports. The races, scheduled for 5 and 12 July, will take place behind closed doors at the Red Bull Ring in Spielberg. The 2020 season was due to start in Australia in March, but the coronavirus pandemic forced the postponement of that

How, exactly, did Biffy Clyro’s lead singer Simon Neil end up teaching Formula 1’s Alpha Tauri driver Daniil Kvyat to play the guitar? Well, because the Russian offered to help get Scottish rocker Neil good enough to compete in one of Formula 1’s virtual grands prix. The pair met up thanks to BBC Radio 5

The boss of Renault says the French car company will stay in Formula 1 beyond the end of this season. The announcement comes as Renault cut 15,000 jobs as part of a cost-saving plan because of plunging sales caused by the coronavirus pandemic. Interim chief executive Clotilde Delbos said: “We confirm that we intend to

Williams is considering selling its Formula 1 team and entire company group after posting a £13m loss last year. The momentous decision marks a major change in policy for a company whose founder, Sir Frank Williams, had always insisted on retaining control. A “new strategic direction” could involve a whole or partial sale of the

The 2020 Dutch Grand Prix has been cancelled because of the global coronavirus pandemic. The race, which was set to return to the Formula 1 calendar for the first time since 1985, was due to be held on 3 May but was initially postponed. “We were completely ready for this race and we still are,”

Formula 1’s plan for cost-cutting measures has been approved by the sport’s governing body the FIA. The changes to the sporting, technical and financial regulations were passed by e-vote at Wednesday’s world motorsport council meeting. It was “due to the need to reduce costs and safeguard the sport in light of the Covid-19 pandemic”, said

UK supercar maker and Formula 1 team McLaren plans to cut more than a quarter of its workforce after the coronavirus crisis hit sales and advertising revenue. The firm employs about 4,000 people, and of the 1,200 to be made redundant, the vast majority will be in the UK. Formula 1 racing has been suspended,

Last updated on 3 minutes ago3 minutes ago.From the section Motorsport Eracing is getting serious. Sponsorship money is rolling in, and drivers’ reputations are being formed on beanbags (and sim-rigs) across the globe. As if the world hasn’t been turned completely on its head by the coronavirus, we are now seeing the unthinkable: some of

The formation of the Formula 1 World Championship in 1950 brought with it a production line of charismatic race winners who came to encapsulate an era of gruelling, dangerous and pioneering racing. Juan Manuel Fangio, Alberto Ascari, Stirling Moss, Jack Brabham, Nino Farina, Mike Hawthorn and Jose Froilan Gonzalez – legendary names all – were

Watch highlights as British driver Oliver Rowland takes advantage of a coming together between Stoffel Vandoorne and Daniel Abt to win round five of the Formula E Race At Home Challenge in Berlin. After the race Abt was found to have used a ringer to drive instead of him and has since been suspened by

Formula 1 teams have agreed to a package of cost-cutting changes to help the sport ride out the coronavirus pandemic, BBC Sport can reveal. Teams voted to accept a plan to lower the budget cap to be introduced next year by $30m to $145m (£114m). This will be reduced again to $140m in 2022 and

There is hope that major sporting fixtures including the British Grand Prix double-header and international cricket could still take place in England this summer, despite new quarantine rules. Senior government figures told BBC Sport the “door has not been shut” on events involving international travel. This summer there are two grands prix planned at Silverstone

Formula 1 says it would be unable to hold a British Grand Prix if personnel are not given exemptions from plans to quarantine international travellers. The UK government will “soon” impose a requirement on all arrivals from abroad to self-isolate for 14 days. An F1 spokesman said: “A 14-day quarantine would make it impossible to