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Norris: Podium celebrations were missing the fans’ atmosphere

McLaren’s Lando Norris says he took particular notice of the absence of fans as he celebrated his maiden Formula 1 podium in Austria on Sunday. The COVID-19 pandemic had forced the sport to go behind clo... Read More...

Horner: It would be good if Hamilton apologised to Albon

Alex Albon felt robbed of a potential first Formula 1win on Sunday after a collision with six-times world champion Lewis Hamilton at the season-opening Austrian Grand Prix. At Interlagos last November, H... Read More...

Verstappen and Leclerc explain why they won’t take-a-knee

Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc and Red Bull’s Max Verstappen revealed they will not “take a knee” before the Austrian Grand Prix, after Lewis Hamilton recently claimed that division between his fellow drivers ov... Read More...

Leclerc: We’re not even close to where we expected to be

Ferrari had warned the SF1000 was off the pace but their young ace Charles Leclerc said Saturday's qualifying for the season-opening Austrian Grand Prix was not even close to their worst expectations. Th... Read More...

FIA rejects Red Bull’s DAS protest

Formula 1 stewards rejected on Friday a Red Bull protest against a new steering system used by champions Mercedes in practice for the season-opening Austrian Grand Prix. The action concerned the cars of ... Read More...

Ferrari: We want our 1000th Grand Prix to be at Mugello

Ferrari are in talks with Formula 1 management about holding the Italian team's 1,000th grand prix at their own Mugello circuit, principal Mattia Binotto said on Friday. Formula One has so far released o... Read More...

Latifi: Now I can say I am officially a Formula 1 driver

On Friday after the first free practice of the Austrian Grand Prix practice, Nicholas Latifi declared himself a proper Formula 1 driver after the Canadian rookie finally made his first-ever FP2 session appe... Read More...

Ocon: I’d be happy to have Alonso as my teammate

Renault's Esteban Ocon said on Thursday that he would be "very happy" to partner Fernando Alonso in 2021, assuming his team wanted the Spaniard on board. Alonso, who left Formula 1 at the end of 2018 aft... Read More...

Leclerc: It’s going to be a very challenging season for us

Ferrari can expect the 2020 Formula 1 season to be more challenging than last year, Charles Leclerc said ahead of the Austrian opener at Red Bull Ring on Thursday. The 22-year-old Monegasque driver won t... Read More...

Hamilton: Important to become united in this sport

Six-times Formula 1 world champion Lewis Hamilton expects his fellow drivers to be united against racism at Sunday's season-opening Austrian Grand Prix, and that could mean 'taking-a-knee' before the start ... Read More...

Cows instead of fan campsites at Red Bull Ring

The signage outside the Red Bull Ring declares 'Welcome Race Fans' but none were to be seen on Wednesday as the Austrian circuit prepared for Formula 1's first Grand Prix without spectators. Cows grazed ... Read More...

Formula E: Abt gets a career lifeline from NIO 333

Daniel Abt will return to the all-electric Formula E series with the NIO 333 team for the final six races of the season in Berlin after being sacked by Audi in May for an esports controversy. The 27-year... Read More...

Ferrari: We’ve had to ‘recalibrate’ our car’s development

Ferrari have had to "recalibrate" the development of their 2020 Formula 1 car, team boss Mattia Binotto admitted on Tuesday. As a result, Sebastian Vettel and Charles Leclerc will instead start the COVID... Read More...

Seidl: Never a doubt of McLaren not being on the grid next year

McLaren's Formula 1 future was never in doubt despite a cash crisis brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic and now resolved by a fresh injection of funds, team principal Andreas Seidl said on Tuesday. The N... Read More...

What record will Lewis Hamilton break next?

Already a six-time Formula 1 world champion with plenty of entries in the record book, Lewis Hamilton is poised to add even more to his legend in 2020. The following details some of the milestones the Me... Read More...

Formula 1 braces for the ‘new normal’ on eve of season start

The 2020 Formula 1 season finally gets underway with the Austrian Grand Prix weekend starting on Friday, nearly four months later than planned due to the COVID-19 pandemic and against a very different backd... Read More...

Zanardi serious but stable after second neurological surgery

Ex-Formula 1 driver, Indycar champion and Paralympic gold medalist Alex Zanardi, seriously injured in a handbike accident 10 days ago, has undergone neurological surgery for a second time, a hospital statem... Read More...

Vettel: The margins will be even smaller the second weekend

Back-to-back Formula 1 races in Austria mean the margins between teams will be even smaller than usual the second weekend, says Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel. Four-times world champion Vettel and team mate ... Read More...

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