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Bottas and Ocon set to make virtual grand prix debuts

Esteban Ocon and Valtteri Bottas will make their virtual Formula 1 debuts in this weekend's Monaco Grand Prix, joining six other F1 drivers in the field. Adding Ocon and Bottas to those six other drive... Read More...

Leclerc, Norris headline again for virtual Chinese Grand Prix

The same six Formula 1 drivers will feature in the third round of the sport's e-racing series, with Charles Leclerc, George Russell, Antonio Giovinazzi, Lando Norris, Alex Albon and Nicholas Latifi returnin... Read More...

Leclerc, four other current drivers confirmed for next e-race

Current Formula 1 drivers Charles Leclerc, Alex Albon, George Russell, Lando Norris and Nicholas Latifi have all confirmed their participation for the second instalment of the F1 Esports Virtual Grand Prix ... Read More...

Carey: No-one can be certain when we can race again

Formula 1 chief Chase Carey and his team are committed to the 2020 F1 World Championship happening at some point but warns that all hinges on the uncertainty that COVID-19 has in store for the planet as rig... Read More...

Carey: We apologise to those fans affected by the cancellation

Formula 1 CEO Chase Carey has written to all F1 fans in the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak, apologising to all those affected by the pandemic that is sweeping the world. Dear F1 Fans, We wanted to prov... Read More...

Chinese Grand Prix postponed until further notice

As expected the 2020 Chinese Grand Prix has been postponed with the hope of finding an alternative date for the race later in the year. The race scheduled for 19 April 2020, was to be the fourth round of th... Read More...

FIA: No single specific cause for Anthoine Hubert crash

The official Formula 1 website reports that the "FIA’s Safety department has completed its investigation into the accident in the FIA Formula 2 Championship race at Spa-Francorchamps on 31 August 2019, in w... Read More...

Barcelona Testing to Receive Full TV Coverage

Formula 1 has announced that this year's two tests in Barcelona will be treated as 'official events', with the same level of TV coverage afforded to race weekends. As revealed in a press release on Thurs... Read More...

Carey: Thank you to Sean Bratches on behalf of Formula 1

Formula 1 has announced today that Sean Bratches will step down from his role as Managing Director of Commercial Operations following three years at the organisation, he will leave Formula 1 at the end of J... Read More...

W Series Formula 1 support bill in Austin and Mexico

Formula 1 announces that W Series will be part of the schedule of two 2020 Grand Prix events: United States, which will take place in Austin from 23rd to 25th October, and Mexico City, which will be hosted ... Read More...

Formula 1 release 2020 session and race start times

Formula 1 have released the 2020 Formula 1 World Championship calendar, the longest in the sport's history featuring 22 rounds. The season kicks off with the Australian Grand Prix from 13-15 Match and ru... Read More...

Formula 1 reveal 70th Anniversary logo

Formula 1 have released a 70th anniversary of Formula 1 logo which will be displayed during its 71st World Championship season. On the first day of the new year F1 announced in a press release: Today ma... Read More...

Over four million fans attended Formula 1 races in 2019

Over four million fans poured through the turnstiles to watch the 2019 Formula 1 World Championship live, with the 351,000 who turned up for the British Grand Prix making Silverstone the best-attended race ... Read More...

Sao Paulo F1 fan festival to celebrate Senna legacy

Following the success of previous global Formula 1 Fan Festivals, Sao Paulo will host a very special event on the 9th November 2019 to celebrate the life of three times FIA Formula One World Champion Ayrton... Read More...

F1 Esports: Tonizza top standings in virtual Ferrari

After an evening of dramatic racing in the first 2019 F1 New Balance Esports Pro Series live event, Ferrari Driver Academy leads the way, with David Tonizza taking the top spot in the driver standings. F... Read More...

Family, friends and fellow drivers attend Hubert funeral

Nine days after his tragic death following a horrific crash in the Formula 2 Feature Race in Belgium, family, friends and fellow race drivers have gathered in France to pay their respects to Anthoine Hubert... Read More...

Formula 2 Sprint race cancelled out of respect for Hubert

Formula 1 has decided to cancel the Formula 2 Sprint Race at Spa in the wake of Anthoine Hubert's fatal accident early during the Feature Race at Spa-Francorchamps on Saturday. They declared in a statem... Read More...

Kubica gifted a point as Alfa Romeo duo penalised

Joy turned to heartbreak for Alfa Romeo hours after the German Grand Prix as the stewards penalised Kimi Raikkonen and Antonio Giovinazzi for clutch infringements at the start of the race. The outcome kn... Read More...

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