5:28 AM ET Renault says it plans to stay in Formula One despite the French car manufacturer undergoing a major restructuring process that will see 15,000 layoffs worldwide. 1 Related The team’s future in F1 has become a source of speculation for several months after it failed to meet its on-track goals last year as

5:01 PM ET Gabriel Tan Haas F1 Team’s Romain Grosjean admits he will miss Sebastian Vettel if 2020 proves to be the driver’s final year in Formula 1 since he believes it might be tough to settle for anything else after driving for Ferrari. Vettel, a four-time world champion, will leave Ferrari once his contract

5:11 AM ET Audi sacked German driver Daniel Abt from their Formula E team because he “made a conscious decision to go against the rules” in an esports competition, the German carmaker said on Wednesday. Abt, who announced on Tuesday he had lost his seat, was punished for getting a professional gamer to compete for

10:50 AM ET Daniel Ricciardo has revealed he held on-and-off talks with Ferrari about a race drive for several years, but insists he is not dwelling on being overlooked by the Italian team for 2021. Ricciardo appeared to be a natural fit to replace Sebastian Vettel when the four-time world champion announced he would leave

3:08 PM ET Formula One’s post-coronavirus future took shape on Thursday after racing’s governing body, the FIA, ratified several unprecedented measures in the technical and financial regulations. In 2021 F1 will introduce a new sliding scale for aerodynamic development and a $145 million budget cap for all 10 teams, which will be steadily reduced over

May 26, 2020 Formula E driver Daniel Abt has confirmed he has split with Audi completely after hiring a ringer to contest an esports race in his place at the weekend. Abt was disqualified from Formula E’s “Stay at Home” challenge when it emerged he organised a professional racer to compete in his place. On

7:27 AM ET Williams driver George Russell says one plus side of virtual racing over physical racing is getting to spend more time socialising online with old friends and current Formula One rivals Alex Albon and Charles Leclerc. Williams driver George Russell on his online racing exploits against old friends Charles Leclerc and Alex Albon,

8:43 AM ET ESPN and Reuters British carmaker McLaren has announced a cut of 1,200 jobs, including from its Formula One team, under a proposed restructuring programme to counter the coronavirus pandemic. The cuts will take place across McLaren’s three divisions: racing, automotive and applied technology. The news comes ahead of F1 introducing a $145

8:12 AM ET Daniel Abt has been suspended from the Audi Formula E team after cheating in a charity esports event at the weekend. Abt was disqualified from the online race and ordered to pay €10,000 to charity after it emerged that he organised for a professional gamer to race under his name in the

7:11 AM ET The British Grand Prix could still go ahead this year after the U.K. prime minister called on his government to consider making F1’s travelling personnel exempt from the country’s new quarantine rules. From June 8, new rules in the U.K. will require travellers entering the country to spend two weeks in quarantine