1:25 PM ET Charles Leclerc has downplayed Ferrari’s chances of challenging for the Formula One title in 2020, saying he is all but certain its current car is a step down on its predecessor. 1 Related Ferrari already has confirmed it will not bring an upgrade to the two Austria events which will start the

12:59 PM ET Daniel Ricciardo is standing by his decision to switch from Renault to McLaren next year despite McLaren experiencing some financial struggles as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. 1 Related Ricciardo was part of a driver market merry-go-round during the hiatus in racing this year after being signed by McLaren for 2021

12:31 PM ET Formula One’s return to racing in Austria this weekend will get underway with new protocols in place aimed at reducing the chance of a coronavirus outbreak in the paddock. But while the stringent measures should ensure positive cases do not spread, as long as Covid-19 is still in transmission there remains a

9:01 AM ET McLaren’s Formula One future was never in doubt despite a cash crisis brought on by the coronavirus pandemic and now resolved by a fresh injection of funds, team principal Andreas Seidl said on Tuesday. The National Bank of Bahrain announced on Monday a £150 million financing facility for the McLaren Group, which

11:14 AM ET Ferrari is bracing itself for a slow start to the 2020 Formula One season after its poor performance in pre-season testing prompted a rethink of the car’s development that will not bear fruit before the third round in Hungary. As a result, Ferrari will run the same specification of car it used

Feb 29, 2020 It’s been 18 weeks since Formula One’s pre-season testing in Spain, but with factories in lockdown for nine of those weeks it’s still the best performance guide we have before track running gets underway in Austria ahead of the first race of 2020 this weekend. Below is a look back at how

6:29 AM ET Former Williams driver Sergey Sirotkin has been confirmed as Renault’s reserve driver for the upcoming 2020 season. 1 Related Sirotkin was Renault’s reserve driver in 2017 and 2019, but the role has greater significance this year due to the potential for race drivers sitting out of sessions due to positive coronavirus tests.

4:14 AM ET The McLaren Group, which includes the Formula One team, has arranged a £150 million financing facility with the National Bank of Bahrain (NBB), the Gulf bank said on Monday. The COVID-19 pandemic has hit the company hard, with sales of its supercars plunging during a factory shutdown. It announced 1,200 redundancies in

11:10 AM ET Three months after the Australian Grand Prix was cancelled, Formula One is finally ready to start the 2020 season. 2 Related The coronavirus pandemic has completely changed F1’s short- and long-term future, with a raft of rule changes agreed in F1’s elongated off-season, including the decision to delay the big rule change

6:03 AM ET Mercedes has unveiled an all-black livery for the 2020 Formula One season as part of a public pledge to improve diversity within its team and the sport itself. The team said the new-look is part of “a pledge to improve the diversity of our team and our sport, and a signal of