4:07 AM ET Formula One has a perfect opportunity to experiment with back-to-back races in Austria in July but champions Mercedes are standing in the way, Red Bull boss Christian Horner said on Monday. 1 Related The governing FIA and sport’s commercial rights holders Liberty Media have suggested a reverse-grid qualifying race on the second

6:03 AM ET Formula One is set to host two races behind closed doors at Silverstone this summer after the British government gave assurances that F1’s travelling staff would be able to gain exemptions from U.K. quarantine rules. 1 Related F1 will need to submit plans of the measures it will take to combat the

May 31, 2020 A Formula One proposal for an experimental reverse-grid qualifying race when Austria hosts two grands prix in July looks unlikely to be accepted due to opposition from champions Mercedes. Spielberg’s Red Bull Ring is due to start the season on July 5 with a second race there, also without spectators, a week

11:54 PM ET Australian Formula One driver Daniel Ricciardo has urged society to grow up and move away from the “toxic” and “disgraceful” racism many are subjected to on a daily basis. The comments come as protests and rioting ramps up in the United States following the death of George Floyd. The Minnesota man, who

4:42 PM ET Reigning world champion Lewis Hamilton has called out the “white dominated” world of Formula One for its silence amid the ongoing protests around the death of George Floyd. Floyd, who is black, died in police custody in Minnesota after a white police officer kneeled on his neck for more than eight minutes.

4:35 AM ET ESPN and Reuters Williams is considering a sale of its once-dominant but now struggling Formula One team as part of a new strategic direction, Williams Grand Prix Holdings (WGPH) said on Friday. The company published annual results showing WGPH’s Formula One revenue slid to £95.4 million ($117.6 million) in 2019, down from

7:45 AM ET Williams are prepared to end decades of family control and sell the struggling Formula One team to secure its future after tough times on and off the track, deputy principal Claire Williams said on Friday. The announcement is a major shift for a proudly British company co-founded by Frank Williams, Claire’s father,

May 28, 2020 Mercedes’ parent company, Daimler, has denied it is planning to quit Formula One after a speculative report in Germany claimed a plan had been hatched to sell the team to Aston Martin owner Lawrence Stroll next year. 1 Related The report in Auto Bild and on F1insider.com claimed Mercedes team boss Toto

4:44 AM ET This year’s Dutch Grand Prix has been cancelled outright after the circuit confirmed it would not be part of Formula One’s rejigged 2020 calendar. Following a 35-year absence, the Dutch Grand Prix was originally due to return to F1 on May 3 this year but was among the ten races called off

9:02 AM ET Formula One team owners McLaren saw group revenues reverse from £284 million ($348.13 million) to £109 million in the first quarter of 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, results on Thursday showed. The sportscar maker also reported a plunge in car sales to 307 units over the three months, compared to 953