We’ve had drama, crashes, celebrities, real-life sackings – and now a ghost in the machine. It took until the final round of one of lockdown’s most high-profile racing series, but glitches hit Formula 1’s virtual esports grand prix on Sunday – leading to one racer vanishing completely. Williams’ George Russell won by a country mile
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By Gary RoseBBC Sport Last updated on 14 June 202014 June 2020.From the section Formula 1 The return of Formula 1 is edging ever closer with the season finally due to get under way next month, but where does that leave the world of esports? When lockdowns were put in place throughout the world and
The Japanese, Singapore and Azerbaijan Grands Prix have been cancelled because of the coronavirus pandemic. Formula 1 has tried to find a way to hold the races in 2020 but announced on Friday that was not possible in the uncertain global situation. The historic event at Suzuka is off as a result of Japan’s ban
By Andrew BensonChief F1 writer Last updated on 14 minutes ago14 minutes ago.From the section Formula 1 Lewis Hamilton has saluted the “positive steps” taken in the fight against racism as a result of the global protests of the past two weeks. The six-time F1 world champion said the death of George Floyd in police
By Andrew BensonChief F1 writer Last updated on 1 hour ago1 hour ago.From the section Formula 1 Mercedes are conducting a two-day test at Silverstone this week in preparation for the resumption of the Formula 1 season next month. The world champions are running a two-year-old car, permitted by F1’s testing restrictions, so drivers can
By Andrew BensonChief F1 writer Last updated on 1 minute ago1 minute ago.From the section Formula 1 Lewis Hamilton has urged countries around the world to remove “racist symbols” after the toppling of the statue of a slave trader in Bristol. The world champion saluted anti-racism protesters for tearing down a monument to the 17th-century
Watch highlights as Mahindra’s Pascal Wehrlein takes a lights-to-flag victory in New York to win round seven of the Formula E Race At Home Challenge to take the lead of the championship with one race to go. WATCH MORE: Vandoorne dominates as Wehrlein fights back in Formula E Race At Home Challenge You can watch
Can you name every F1 driver to achieve pole position from 2000-2019? If the answer is yes – but you’d like their names to be in a tricky anagram form instead, then this is the quiz for you. Below is a list of the 23 drivers who have sat at the front of the grid
F1: Drivers could miss races if mechanics test positive, says Ross Brawn – BBC Sport A-Z Sports More from Sport By Andrew BensonChief F1 writer Last updated on 6 minutes ago6 minutes ago.From the section Formula 1 A driver could have to miss part of a race weekend if one of his mechanics tested positive
Mercedes Formula 1 boss Toto Wolff has backed Lewis Hamilton for speaking out on racism and diversity following the civil unrest in the USA. Hamilton said on Tuesday that he was “completely overcome with rage” at events following George Floyd’s death. Wolff said: “Lewis is a supporter of minorities. I learned a lot from him.
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