Formula 1

Williams have appointed long-time McLaren engineer Simon Roberts to a newly created position as managing director of their Formula 1 team. Roberts, 57, who joins Williams on 1 June, will oversee the team’s F1 operations, reporting to chief executive officer Mike O’Driscoll. Deputy team principal Claire Williams said: “Simon will bring enormous experience and knowledge

By Matt WarwickBBC Sport Last updated on 10 May 202010 May 2020.From the section Motorsport Sometimes it’s not what’s right in front of you that catches the eye. And if it’s not what is surely the longest-ever running crash in motorsport history, or one of the world’s greatest footballers overtaking established racing drivers, it must

Formula 1 bosses are in talks with the UK government as to whether new measures to control coronavirus affect plans to re-start the season. Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced on Sunday that air travellers into the UK would soon be forced to self-isolate for a 14-day period after arrival. On paper, that could scupper F1’s

Lewis Hamilton says he is “enjoying” some aspects of Formula 1’s enforced break because it has given him time to refresh and revitalise himself. The 2020 season is on hold until July because of the coronavirus pandemic. Hamilton, said: “There have been times in the past five years that I thought a rest would be

First there was Lando Norris and Max Verstappen. Then the likes of Charles Leclerc, George Russell and Alexander Albon got involved and now a four-time Formula 1 world champion has got in on the act. Last Sunday, Sebastian Vettel settled down in front of his computer and took to the virtual circuit as the German

Renault’s Daniel Ricciardo expects the first race of the season to be chaotic after the long break enforced by the coronavirus crisis. The Australian, 30, believes the length of time since drivers were last in cars will lead to mistakes and incidents. “(It will be) some form of chaos, hopefully in a controlled manner,” Ricciardo

Formula 1 chairman Chase Carey has admitted that the sport’s owners are preparing for “the remote possibility of no racing in 2020”. He said they discussed with lenders how to handle the loss of income involved in not being able to run a season. But he emphasised: “We are increasingly confident – although there are

By Jamie ChadwickW Series champion & Williams development driver Last updated on 4 minutes ago4 minutes ago.From the section Motorsport Jamie Chadwick is the current W Series champion and development driver for the Williams Formula 1 team – the 21-year-old talks to BBC Sport about the highs and lows of trying to get on the

Formula 1 bosses have made a final offer to teams of a sliding scale budget cap reducing from $145m to $130m over the next three years. The proposal is part of changes aimed at addressing the financial impact of the coronavirus in a letter to teams from F1 managing director Ross Brawn. F1 has proposed

1 bosses will meet this week to discuss a reduction of the budget cap figure to $145m (£117m) in 2021. The new level has been arrived at after a meeting on Monday between F1 chairman Chase Carey, managing director Formula Ross Brawn and FIA president Jean Todt. F1 is also closing in on plans to

By Matt WarwickBBC Sport Last updated on 12 minutes ago12 minutes ago.From the section Motorsport Stoffel Vandoorne is fast – too fast. In one weekend the Mercedes Formula E driver managed to qualify on pole position on Saturday and Sunday in two different races. And upon starting said races, he crashed spectacularly within a few

Seeing drivers in race suits, wearing custom-designed helmets and celebrating on the podium may have been put on hold for now. But that doesn’t mean a total lack of Formula 1 content. It’s just a bit… different. And by different, we mean bizarre. As lockdown restrictions continue around the world, here’s part two of how

Formula 1 plans to create an isolated environment for competitors when it starts racing again in July. Managing director Ross Brawn said they are working on a “kind of biosphere” in which teams and drivers would operate at races without spectators. F1 aims to start the championship with consecutive races at the Red Bull Ring

Hungarian Grand Prix organisers have said the race will have to be held without spectators this year as a result of the coronavirus crisis. The country’s government announced on Thursday a ban on all gatherings of more than 500 people until 15 August. Organisers said they had “pursued all possible ways” to stage the event

For David Brabham, Roland Ratzenberger is not the forgotten man of Imola. His former team-mate died on this day 26 years ago, 24 hours before the sport lost one of its greatest drivers, Ayrton Senna. The events of that horrific weekend at the San Marino Grand Prix have been retold countless times since, but with

Formula 1 has almost doubled the shutdown period for teams as the coronavirus crisis continues to play havoc with the 2020 championship. The period factories must be closed for and employees related to car performance away from work is now 63 consecutive days – up from 35. Teams began shutdowns on different dates in March.

Britain’s Lewis Hamilton says the lack of racing in Formula 1 so far this year has left him feeling “a big void”. The Mercedes driver, who will bid to equal the record of seven world titles if the championship can be started, says he “misses racing every day”. “This is the first time since I

Formula 1 has laid out its ambition to start up the season in early July, by which time it hopes the coronavirus crisis will be sufficiently under control for the sport to go racing, albeit under significant restrictions. F1 boss Chase Carey hopes to complete a season of at least 16 races in a year