Alex Zanardi has had a third operation to treat severe head injuries sustained in a hand cycle accident last month. The 53-year-old Italian, a former Formula 1 driver turned four-time Paralympic gold medallist, had a five-hour operation to reconstruct and stabilise his injuries. Zanardi collided with a lorry during a race in Pienza, Italy, on
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Lewis Hamilton says whether Formula 1 drivers take the knee is a minor issue in the context of the fight against racism across the world. Six of the 20 drivers did not join Hamilton in going down on one knee when F1 held a moment’s silence to support anti-racism before the Austrian GP. Hamilton said:
The Austrian Grand Prix was worth the wait. Three months on from the aborted Australian Grand Prix in March, Formula 1 returned with a drama-packed race in Austria and a lot of exciting questions to answer for the new season. We still don’t know what the rest of the 2020 calendar will look like but
Valtteri Bottas survived reliability worries to win an incident-packed Austrian Grand Prix as Lewis Hamilton took fourth after a penalty. Four months after the scheduled first race, called off because of the coronavirus crisis, Mercedes’ win was anything but the cruise that had been expected. Gearbox concerns slowed the cars and Hamilton was penalised five
Britain’s Formula 3 driver Enaam Ahmed says the “levels of diversity” in motorsport are “20 years behind other sports”. “I don’t think it’s a racist sport, but it’s undiverse,” the Carlin Buzz Racing driver, 20, told BBC Asian Network. “It doesn’t feel representative.” Formula 1 is setting up a foundation to fund apprenticeships and scholarships
Lewis Hamilton says some drivers’ reluctance to take a knee before the Austrian Grand Prix is down to a lack of understanding of racism. F1 drivers will take a collective stance against racism before Sunday’s season-opening race, but some are not comfortable with the kneeling gesture. Hamilton said he had made his point to the
Valtteri Bottas beat Lewis Hamilton to pole position as Mercedes dominated qualifying at the Austrian Grand Prix, while Ferrari had a shocking day. Mercedes seemed unbeatable as the season re-started after a four-month delay as a result of the coronavirus. The cars, painted black this year to reflect Mercedes’ support for anti-racism, were half a
The Formula 1 drivers are planning to make a collective public stance against racism before Sunday’s Austrian Grand Prix. All 20 drivers will wear and display T-shirts saying “End Racism”. The drivers met on Friday evening in Austria and were unanimous in their support for anti-racism and the need for increased diversity in motorsport. But
Red Bull have lodged an official protest against a controversial and revolutionary steering system on Mercedes’ 2020 Formula 1 car. Red Bull allege that the so-called dual-axis steering system (DAS) breaks the rules on two counts. These are that it constitutes a moveable aerodynamic device and that it is an adjustment to the suspension while
By Andrew BensonChief F1 writer Last updated on 3 minutes ago3 minutes ago.From the section Formula 1 Lewis Hamilton made a powerful statement of intent as the Formula 1 season finally got underway at the Austrian Grand Prix. The world champion was fastest in both practice sessions at the Red Bull Ring, leading team-mate Valtteri
The US and Brazilian Grands Prix are unlikely to take place this year as a result of the coronavirus, according to Mercedes Formula 1 boss Toto Wolff. The US, Mexican and Brazilian races are scheduled to run consecutively in late October and November but the countries have some of the worst virus outbreaks. Wolff said:
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
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