7:35 AM ET The Chinese Grand Prix was set to take place on April 19, but that event has been called off from its scheduled date due to the ongoing coronavirus crisis. China is one of F1’s fastest-growing markets and the championship series will explore every option to ensure the race takes place at some
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A number of flashpoints between the two drivers were well documented last year, culminating in the now-infamous images of the pair colliding on track in Interlagos. At the heart of the issue was the inescapable fact that four-time champion Vettel had underperformed over the course of the year and new recruit Leclerc had overperformed. The
6:19 PM ET REGGIO EMILIA — For a team that struggled to escape drama in 2019, it seemed fitting that Ferrari decided to launch its new car in an 18th-century theatre on Tuesday night. Thirty kilometres from the team’s base in Maranello, VIP guests, 350 members of Ferrari’s workforce and countless ranks of the Italian
11:37 AM ET LONDON — Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff believes Mercedes will always be able to attract the fastest drivers as long as it is producing the best car on the grid. With testing for the new Formula One season about to get underway next week, Wolff is in the process of opening contract
5:05 AM ET The Formula One season officially starts in Melbourne at the Australian Grand Prix over the weekend of March 14-15, but to many it unofficially gets underway when the new cars are unveiled to the public. Alexis Nunes is joined by F1 journalists Nate Saunders and Laurence Edmondson for insight into the sport’s
6:58 AM ET Mercedes has reiterated its long-term commitment to Formula One at the unveiling of its colour scheme for the 2020 season. The team’s livery is largely unchanged from last year, with its famous silver accompanied with streaks of Petronas green on the sidepods and black on the engine cover. The only notable difference
12:05 PM ET ESPN has launched the first episode of its brand new Formula One podcast on the eve of the 2020 season. Alexis Nunes is joined by F1 journalists Nate Saunders and Laurence Edmondson for insight into the sport’s most pressing issues.&• Listen to the latest episode here &• New episode on Friday, Feb.
11:32 AM ET McLaren’s has unveiled the livery it will carry into the upcoming IndyCar season, its first entry into an American open-wheel championship since 1979. The British company will contest the season in a partnership with Schmidt Peterson Motorsports in a venture officially titled Arrow McLaren Racing SP. To mark its return to IndyCar,
9:29 AM ET Motor racing’s governing body, the FIA, has concluded no single factor caused and no driver was to blame for the fatal crash which claimed the life of Anthoine Hubert in a Formula 2 race last year. Hubert was killed at Belgium’s Spa-Francorchamps circuit on August 31 after losing control of his car
11:40 AM ET Lewis Hamilton has opened up about his relationship with his father and the happiness he has found in spending time with him over the Formula One off-season. 1 Related Anthony Hamilton oversaw his son’s journey to the top of Formula One — from buying his first go-kart in 1990 to brokering a