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Female-led Paretta Autosport to tackle Indy with Silvestre

Beth Paretta and Simona de Silvestro will be teaming up to put another woman on the Indianapolis 500 starting grid this May. They'll also be getting some help — from other women and IndyCar's most successful... Read More...

Australian GP and F1 conversations are live and active

Government officials in Australia are involved in "live and active" negotiations with Formula 1 organizers about the timing of the race that is scheduled to open the season on March 21 at Melbourne´s Albert P... Read More...

Russell: I got a phone call from Toto at 2am…

George Russell discovered he could be replacing Covid-struck Lewis Hamilton for this weekend’s Sakhir Grand Prix following a 2am phone call with Mercedes boss Toto Wolff which the young Briton took in the b... Read More...

Schumacher: I’ve been chasing this dream since I was three

Mick Schumacher revealed he is overwhelmed to follow in his legendary father’s footsteps and realise his childhood dream by racing in Formula 1, a dream to be realised next year. The 21-year-old son of s... Read More...

Marion Grosjean: It didn’t take one miracle but several

Romain Grosjean’s wife Marion revealed how she believes it took “not one miracle but several” to keep her “superhero” husband alive following the Formula 1 driver’s terrifying 140mph fireball crash during S... Read More...

Knighthood beckons for Sir Lewis Hamilton

Lewis Hamilton has been hailed as the greatest British sportsman in history after he emulated Michael Schumacher by winning his seventh Formula 1 world championship, triumphing against the odds in Sunday's ... Read More...

Amnesty urges Hamilton to highlight Saudi human rights abuses

Amnesty International has claimed that 13 women’s rights defenders are currently on trial in Saudi Arabia, accused of promoting women’s rights and calling for the end of the male guardianship system, where ... Read More...

Wolff: We want to continue this journey, we’re not finished

Lewis Hamilton’s Mercedes team are confident their star driver will not do the unthinkable and quit Formula 1 next month, but their team boss Toto Wolff - whose future is also uncertain - is adamant that th... Read More...

Ferrari profits up despite drop in revenue amid pandemic

Luxury sportscar maker and legendary Formula 1 racing team Ferrari on Tuesday reported its profits remained flat in the third quarter as it recovers lost production from the coronavirus shutdown. The com... Read More...

Hamilton: It’s really special for me to be here

Lewis Hamilton was a nine-year-old karting driver when he learned his idol Ayrton Senna died after crashing into a concrete wall during the 1994 San Marino Grand Prix. More than a quarter of a century later,... Read More...

Hill: Ayrton’s death was a defining moment in modern sport

Damon Hill will watch Formula 1’s return to Imola unfold from London on Sunday, exactly 26 years and six months after his team-mate’s death at the northern Italian venue rocked the world. At 2.17 pm on M... Read More...

Lord Hain: Unacceptable Hamilton doesn’t have a knighthood

British Formula 1 superstar and overachiever Lewis Hamilton’s omission from the current list of sporting greats who have received a knighthood has been described as “unacceptable” by Lord Hain, the former L... Read More...

Indycar: Newgarden wins finale, Dixon takes the title

New Zealand veteran racer Scott Dixon controlled his own fate and simply needed a smooth Sunday drive to win a sixth IndyCar championship. He was a tactician as he followed Josef Newgarden around the str... Read More...

Sir Jackie: Lewis is undeniably one of the best athletes in history

Sir Jackie Stewart has lauded Lewis Hamilton’s “hugely impressive career” after the Briton drove into Formula 1’s record books by winning the 2020 Portuguese Grand Prix in style on Sunday. Only a fortnig... Read More...

Piastri, Zhou and Lundgaard to test for Renault in Bahrain

Recently crowned Formula 3 champion Oscar Piastri is set to become the first Australian in over a decade to participate in a test for a Formula 1 team. The 19-year-old is one of three youngsters selected... Read More...

Sir Jackie Stewart: I am not trying to diminish Lewis Hamilton

In the wake of recent comments, Sir Jackie Stewart says he is not undermining Lewis Hamilton, going on to describing the record-breaking Formula 1 driver as the best of his generation. Hamilton aimed a t... Read More...

Ricciardo podium triggers private shoey and a tattoo

Daniel Ricciardo's first podium finish for Renault comes with a special bonus: he gets to choose a tattoo for his boss after he downed a pint of whatever to perform a shoey in the 'safety' of his motorhome ... Read More...

Schumacher’s record at stake as Mick makes FP1 debut

Lewis Hamilton's bid to match the Formula 1 victory record held by Michael Schumacher is back on, and he could achieve it in the legend's home country of Germany, on the same weekend his son Mick makes his ... Read More...

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