7:36 AM ET Williams boss Claire Williams says it is “critical” her team races this year, underlining the economic reality of the coronavirus crisis for Formula One’s small teams. All 10 F1 teams receive revenue from the sport in the form of prize money and, in some cases, additional payments based on their historic standing

6:59 AM ET Lewis Hamilton took to Instagram to dismiss lingering speculation that he is lining up a move to Ferrari, but later deleted the message. The short-lived post was in response to a story in the the Sun, headlined “Stalled by Seb: Lewis Hamilton’s dreams of mega-mony Ferrari move dashed as Sebastian Vettel reveals

6:19 AM ET Charles Leclerc won his second successive Formula One esports race with victory in a virtual Chinese Grand Prix on Sunday, and then celebrated at home by cooking himself a plate of plain pasta. The 22-year-old Ferrari driver, who took real life back-to-back victories in Belgium and Italy last season, won from pole

3:27 AM ET Silverstone would be willing to host an unprecedented two successive grands prix without spectators to help Formula One fight back from the coronavirus crisis, circuit boss Stuart Pringle said on Sunday. The season has yet to start but it is hoped it will be able to get going in the summer with

10:41 AM ET The ongoing coronavirus pandemic has left Formula One on an indefinite hiatus. With the global situation changing daily, it can be difficult to keep up-to-date with every development. Here’s a guide for the F1 stories you might have read this weekend and the context behind them. Racing EXPECTED: The cancellation of the

7:02 AM ET Mercedes Formula One boss Toto Wolff has taken a stake in British sportscar maker Aston Martin, whose executive chairman Lawrence Stroll runs the Racing Point F1 team, according to company filings. A Mercedes F1 spokesman said Wolff’s move was purely an investment on the Austrian’s part and would be diluted by a

1:04 PM ET American driver Juan Manuel Correa, who suffered serious leg injuries in an F2 crash ahead of last year’s Belgian Grand Prix, will make his debut in Formula One’s esports series this weekend. McLaren’s Carlos Sainz will also take part for the first time alongside real-life F1 teammate Lando Norris, who has been

5:15 AM ET Formula One has discussed the possibility of starting the 2020 season with behind-closed-doors Austrian Grand Prix in July, according to the BBC. The first nine races of the F1 season have either been postponed or cancelled due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, while the French Grand Prix — slated to be held

4:32 AM ET Sebastian Vettel is still pushing for a new Ferrari contract and is hoping to make progress in his talks with the team during the current hiatus in racing. 1 Related Vettel’s existing contract is due to expire at the end of the 2020 season and there was speculation at the start of

9:01 AM ET McLaren’s transition from Renault engines to Mercedes next year will be closely monitored by the FIA to ensure the team does not gain an advantage from revising its chassis design. McLaren will use Mercedes engines from 2021 onwards and had originally planned for the new deal to coincide with Formula One’s major