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Abt loses Audi seat over eSports cheat

Audi have suspended Formula E driver Daniel Abt after he was disqualified from the series' virtual race last weekend. Questions were raised when Abt suddenly propelled to the front of the grid after disa... Read More...

FIA sets up whistleblowers platform to regulate budget cap

Formula 1's governing body has set up an online 24-hour 'ethics and compliance hotline' for whistleblowers to report suspicious behaviour or concerns of possible misconduct in motorsport. Formula 1 is se... Read More...

McLaren axes 1200 jobs in company restructure

McLaren will lay-off 1200 of its staff across its automotive, technological and racing divisions, the company announced on Tuesday. Following from reports two weeks ago that the company was attempting to... Read More...

In the Pitlane: Sign here please!

So, the driver's musical chairs continue with speculation rife of where Vettel and others are going in 2021. Behind the headlines the driver’s managers work to get the best deal for their clients but who ar... Read More...

Steiner: Vettel wouldn’t want to go to the midfield

Haas boss Guenther Steiner has ruled-out the possibility of Sebastian Vettel joining a midfield team, suggesting the German wouldn't want to take such a gamble. A four-time Formula 1 world champion, Vett... Read More...

Brown: I’d like to see Ricciardo and Norris at Bathurst

Soon-to-be McLaren teammates Daniel Ricciardo and Lando Norris could potentially join forces for a run at the Bathurst 1000, according to CEO Zak Brown. In a move announced two weeks ago, Ricciardo will ... Read More...

Stroll: I am delighted to welcome Tobias to Aston Martin

The Board of Aston Martin Lagonda Global Holdings plc announced today that, Dr Andy Palmer and the Board agreed that he would step down as President and Group Chief Executive. The Board announces the app... Read More...

Abiteboul: I’m a bit disappointed

Renault boss Cyril Abiteboul has admitted he is disappointed that Daniel Ricciardo will be leaving the team after the 2020 season, but says the Australian was "pushed" into the decision by Ferrari and McLar... Read More...

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Report: Silverstone gets government go-ahead

The British Grand Prix has been granted approval to proceed despite the UK's recently-implemented quarantine restrictions, it was reported on Monday. Following from the UK government's announcement last ... Read More...

Today in Racing: 26 May

Stirling Moss’ Vanwall dominated the 1958 Dutch Grand Prix from the BRMs of Harry Schell and Jean Behra, but 26 May was a big day for Graham Hill who won two of his five Monaco Grand Prix victories on this ... Read More...

Flat Spot: If an Alonso comeback is on the cards, burn them

Fernando Alonso left Formula 1 at the end of 2018, but he never really retired from the sport. Instead, the Spaniard has been openly toying with the idea of returning one day. Sebastian Vettel leaving Ferra... Read More...

Aston Martin dumps Palmer for Mercedes executive

Aston Martin has replaced CEO Andy Palmer with head of Mercedes-AMG's performance division Tobias Moers, it has been reported on Monday. The personnel change, which is the first since Lawrence Stroll bou... Read More...

Hamilton: Should I continue racing?

Lewis Hamilton has revealed his day-to-day struggles with mental health amidst Formula 1's current hiatus, admitting he has considered the possibility of walking away from the sport. A six-time world cha... Read More...

Leclerc: I have not become number one

Ferrari's Charles Leclerc has revealed he will not be automatically installed as the number one driver when Carlos Sainz joins in 2021, saying he expects a "great challenge" from the Spaniard. Locking-ho... Read More...

Today in Racing: 25 May

Niki Lauda’s Ferrari 312T won a busy 1975 Belgian Grand Prix at Zolder to move into the lead of the Formula 1 World Championship. Jody Scheckter was second in a Tyrrell 007 with Carlos Reutemann third fo... Read More...

Wurz: Vettel, like Alonso, suffered burnout at Ferrari

Sebastian Vettel's departure from Ferrari is emblematic of a culture that stresses its drivers to the breaking point, says Grand Prix Drivers' Association chairman Alex Wurz. A close friend of the four-t... Read More...

Virtual Monaco Grand Prix: Runaway victory for Russell

George Russell took a runaway win for Williams in Formula 1’s virtual Monaco Grand Prix on Sunday, the day the cancelled showcase race should have taken place in real life. Mercedes reserve Esteban Gutie... Read More...

Leclerc stars in ‘Le grand rendez-vous’

Local hero Charles Leclerc will have the streets of Monaco to himself on Sunday, the day he should have been racing in Formula 1’s cancelled showcase, for a blast around his home grand prix circuit in a Fer... Read More...