Formula one
Bottas signs new Mercedes deal for 2021 Formula One season
Bottas, who was runner-up to Hamilton last year, joined Mercedes in 2017 and has so far notched eight wins and 12 pole positions with the team.
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Perez first F1 driver to test positive for coronavirus, out of British GP
The 30-year-old Mexican is the first driver to test positive for the virus since the world championship made its delayed start in Austria earlier in July under strict health protocols.
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Beating Ferrari would be big boost for McLaren, says Norris
Norris believes McLaren have a real chance of finishing ahead of Ferrari in the Formula One constructors’ championship this season.
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Hamilton disappointed with past champions' comments on racism
Championship leader Hamilton has taken a knee before all three of the season’s races so far, wearing a Black Lives Matter T-shirt and using his platform to speak out against racial injustice.
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F1 anti-racism ceremony needs better coordination - Hamilton
The six-time champion, who produced a classic drive to complete a hat-trick of victories in the Hungarian Grand Prix, revealed that there were clear rifts among the drivers and a lack of planning for the ceremony.
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Hamilton takes his record 90th career pole in Hungary
The six-times world champion is aiming to win the race for the eighth time at the Hungaroring on Sunday to equal retired Ferrari great Michael Schumacher’s record for victories at the same grand prix.
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Hamilton aims for another F1 record in Hungary
Hungary is also a favourite for Hamilton, who has won there seven times and can equal Schumacher’s feat of winning the same grand prix eight times.
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Alonso set for F1 return with Renault in 2021 - report
Alonso, who left Formula One at the end of 2018 after a final season with McLaren, won his championship titles with Renault in 2005 and 2006.
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Ferrari to bring forward F1 upgrades to second Austrian race
The Italian team had aimed to bring new parts to the July 19 Hungarian Grand Prix but said on Monday they hoped to have some for next weekend’s Styrian Grand Prix at the same Austrian circuit.
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'Not a great weekend,' says Hamilton after triple Austria penalty
But on a dramatic day, in front of empty grandstands and an almost-empty paddock at the Red Bull Ring, he was handed a trio of penalties en route to fourth place in the Covid-19 delayed season-opening Austrian Grand Prix.
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Bottas wins Austrian GP as Hamilton challenge hit by double penalty
Seven months after the final race of 2019, the Finn, who had started from the 12th pole position of his career, led from start to finish to come home ahead on the road of team-mate six-time champion Lewis Hamilton.
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Hamilton leads majority of drivers in taking knee at Austrian GP
Hamilton wore a Black Lives Matter t-shirt, while other drivers, who all lined up with him at the front of the grid, sported black tops saying 'End racism'.
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Red Bull lodge protest over Mercedes steering
Just hours after seeing Mercedes duo of six-time champion Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas top the times with a resounding one-two in their newly-painted ‘black arrows’ cars, it was confirmed that Red Bull had made a formal protest against them.
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Mercedes one-two as F1 gets back on track in Austria
Sunday’s race, the first of two in Austria on successive weekends, will be the latest start to a championship after the COVID-19 pandemic forced the cancellation of the scheduled Australian opener on 15 March before a wheel had turned.
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Hamilton on top with new black helmet as F1 roars back
The six-time champion, who has been an outspoken supporter of the campaign for equality and diversity since the death of American George Floyd last month, revealed the statement helmet before climbing into his Mercedes in anger for the first time this year.
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'Surprised' Vettel insists there was no new Ferrari deal
Vettel said he was surprised when Ferrari team boss Mattia Binotto called him to say his services were no longer required after 2020.
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Formula One in brave new world as Verstappen seeks repeat Austria triumph
Teams are cut to a maximum of 80 staff, all in protective equipment, there will be no sponsors, no guests and only a limited number of accredited broadcast and written news media.
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Formula One deploys war chest of coronavirus strategies for Austria
The Red Bull Ring, nestling in the picturesque Styrian mountains, has been put into a fortress-like lockdown and will play host to a first race on 5 July and a second a week later.
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Mercedes to use black cars in stand against racism
The team said the Black Lives Matter movement has 'shone a searching light on how much we need new measures and actions in the fight against racism and all forms of discrimination'.
