6:48 AM ET The Racing Point Formula One team expects Lance Stroll to race in this weekend’s Portuguese Formula One Grand Prix after the Canadian was cleared of COVID-19 but have Nico Hulkenberg with them on standby just in case. Stroll tested positive for coronavirus on Oct. 11, the day of the Eifel Grand Prix

10:41 AM ET With six races left in F1’s 2020 season, it just so happens that it is possible to split the grid into six distinct groups when sorting the Power Rankings ahead of the Portuguese Grand Prix. This is not a ranking of who is F1’s best driver, nor how the championship would look

12:31 PM ET Racing Point says it opted against testing Lance Stroll for COVID-19 on the Saturday of the Eifel Grand Prix because his doctor did not believe his symptoms were in line with the coronavirus. Stroll missed the Eifel Grand Prix race weekend after feeling unwell on Saturday morning, but did not take a

5:27 AM ET Racing Point driver Lance Stroll has confirmed he tested positive for COVID-19 on the Sunday evening of the Eifel Grand Prix, but has returned a negative test ahead of this weekend’s Portuguese Grand Prix. Stroll opted not to race at the Eifel Grand Prix after he woke up on Saturday morning feeling

6:17 AM ET Renault’s Cyril Abiteboul says the returning Fernando Alonso is like “a big shark”, but that his arrival in 2021 will not distract Renault from its long-term goals. Alonso is replacing McLaren-bound Daniel Ricciardo next season, which will be the final year under the current aerodynamic regulations. Formula One hopes the sweeping changes

12:34 PM ET The driver market has been full of surprises this year and if recent speculation is anything to by, there could be a few more before the start of the 2021 season. With a number of key seats yet to be confirmed and plenty of talented drivers left on the market, ESPN takes

8:43 AM ET Red Bull is considering taking over Honda’s Formula One engine project when the manufacturer quits the championship at the end of 2021. Honda’s decision to leave the sport has left Red Bull and junior team Alpha Tauri without an engine supplier for 2022 onwards. Mercedes has already ruled out supplying Red Bull,

6:00 AM ET Vietnam’s first Formula One grand prix has been officially cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, organisers said on Friday. The Vietnamese Grand Prix was originally scheduled to take place in April on the streets of Hanoi as the third race of the season, but sources told Reuters in March that it was

8:35 AM ET Reuters and ESPN Mercedes owner Daimler is committed to Formula One but is working to slash costs and cut the environmental impact of motor racing, CEO Ola Kaellenius has said. 1 Related “We have as little reason to step out of Formula One as Bayern Munich has to step out of football,”

4:33 AM ET Japanese Formula Two driver Yuki Tsunoda will test with the Red Bull-owned AlphaTauri Formula One team at Imola next month. Tsunoda, currently third in the F2 standings, will drive a 2018 Toro Rosso car — the latest allowed for such a test — on Nov. 4 after the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix