When Indira Flack started photographing British racing drivers, she wasn’t sure who – if anyone – would get to see the pictures. Yet now 100 of them can be seen at The Silverstone Experience, which celebrates the past, present and future of British motorsport, and was recently officially opened by the Duke of Sussex and
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Brazilian Sergio Sette Camara has been signed by Red Bull as one of their two official test and reserve drivers. The 21-year-old, who was test and development driver for McLaren last year, will share the role with long-time Red Bull reserve Sebastien Buemi. It marks a return to the Red Bull junior driver programme for
The Bahrain Grand Prix, due to take place from 20-22 March, will be a “participants-only event” because of the coronavirus outbreak. Organisers said allowing spectators at the event “would not be the right thing to do”. Last month, the Chinese Grand Prix, scheduled for 19 April, was postponed because of virus fears. “Balancing the welfare
Motorsport’s legislative body has backed Formula 1 officials’ handling of the Ferrari engine controversy. The FIA world council “expressed unanimous support” for the way FIA president Jean Todt and the technical department have managed the case. The FIA has been strongly criticised by seven of the 10 F1 teams for making a confidential settlement with
Motorsport’s governing body, the FIA, has set up a “crisis cell” to monitor the implications of the coronavirus. On Friday, a race of the all-electric Formula E championship scheduled for Rome on 4 April became the latest sporting casualty of the outbreak. Formula 1 has so far postponed only the Chinese Grand Prix from its
Seven teams have written a letter to governing body the FIA demanding answers to a series of questions on the Ferrari engine controversy. The letter is confidential but BBC Sport can reveal it contains an extensive list of queries about a confidential settlement the FIA has reached with Ferrari. The FIA admitted on Thursday it
Formula 1 bosses were not convinced Ferrari’s engine was always legal in 2019 but did not take further action because of the difficulty of proving it. Governing body the FIA explained its stance in a statement responding to seven teams expressing their “strong objection” to a confidential settlement with Ferrari. The FIA “decided further action
Seven of the 10 Formula 1 teams have formally objected to the handling of Ferrari engine controversy last year. Last week, governing body the FIA said it “reached a settlement” with Ferrari after investigating their engine. Ferrari’s rivals have issued a collective response expressing their “strong objection” to the confidential deal. They say they will
Bahrain is instigating special measures for Formula 1 personnel working at its grand prix later this month in the wake of the global coronavirus outbreak. The Gulf state has imposed a 14-day quarantine on travellers from countries where outbreaks are most severe, including Italy, home of Ferrari. But authorities are planning an expedited process for
Formula 1 teams are considering next steps after some were left “shocked” and “angry” by the conclusion to last year’s Ferrari engine controversy. Governing body the FIA said it had “reached a settlement” with Ferrari after an investigation into their 2019 engine. Teams have expressed their unhappiness at what they see as an unsatisfactory and
Formula 1’s governing body says it has “reached a settlement” with Ferrari following an investigation into the engine it raced last year. The FIA looked into claims Ferrari had found a way to circumvent restrictions on fuel flow that are central to F1’s complex turbo hybrid engines. A statement said that the FIA had concluded
Mercedes driver Valtteri Bottas ended pre-season testing with fastest lap – both on Friday’s final day and overall. The Finn’s performance underlined impressions that the world champions are in strong shape ahead of the start of the new season in Australia next month. But rivals Ferrari and Red Bull both showed pace on the final
It’s that time of the year in the racing calendar when F1 fans get to see this year’s fresh batch of livery designs. We’ve rounded up each team’s new design here. In the meantime, over on that there internet, a creative community of designers, unbound by corporate briefs and stakeholder input, are playing about with
Deputy principal Claire Williams says her Formula 1 team’s struggles are “not because I have a child”. Nine-time constructors’ champions Williams endured their worst season in 2019, and have not won a race since 2012. Claire Williams, who has run the team since 2013, said it has been suggested to her that the issues coincided
Lewis Hamilton suffered an engine failure that cut his running to just a handful of laps on the penultimate day of Formula 1 pre-season testing. The world champion’s car had what Mercedes described as “an oil-pressure anomaly, which made the engine shut down as a precautionary measure”. Investigations into the cause meant Hamilton did not
Media playback is not supported on this device 2019-20 Formula E Championship Date: 29 February 2020 Coverage: Marrakesh E-Prix: watch race live on BBC Two 13:30 GMT, iPlayer & online stream. BBC Sport website live text from 13:00 Formula E driver Mitch Evans says not getting to Formula 1 will haunt him for the rest
The 2020 Marrakesh E-Prix will be the first FIA open-wheel World Championship event in Morocco since the 1958 Formula 1 Grand Prix. Although the Marrakesh race has been going since 2016, this is the first season that Formula E has been given FIA World Championship status – putting the formula amongst the elite rank of
The Vietnam and Bahrain Grand Prix races will go ahead as planned despite continuing concerns about coronavirus, Formula 1 says. Chief executive Chase Carey said “all systems are go” for the race in Hanoi. “The Vietnam Grand Prix will take place on 5 April in Hanoi. And to anticipate another question, we do plan to