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  • Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton during the second practice session in Melbourne on 15 March 2019, ahead of the Formula One Australian Grand Prix. Picture: AFP

    F1 considering new venues as first quarter revenues slump

    The Liberty Media-owned sport reported first-quarter revenues of $39 million on Thursday, compared to $246 million in the same period last year, with no races scheduled for Q2 either.

    743 days ago
  • FILE: A McLaren F1 vehicle. Picture: @McLarenF1.

    McLaren boss expects to 'hit a glitch' in F1 season plans

    Austria is expected to host two races from July to start a season that has so far seen 10 rounds either cancelled or postponed.

    746 days ago
  • FILE: Ross Brawn, Managing Director (Sporting) of the Formula One Group, talks in a press conference to announce the rules for the 2021 Formula One season during previews ahead of the F1 Grand Prix of USA at Circuit of The Americas on 31 October 2019 in Austin, Texas. Picture: AFP

    Formula One considering closed races once season starts

    The Australian opener on March 15 was cancelled and every race up to the French Grand Prix on 28 June 28 has been postponed so far.

    772 days ago
  • FILE: Drivers at the Australian Grand Prix. Picture: grandprix.com.au

    McLaren boss Brown warns F1 must change to survive

    The season has yet to start, with two races - including the showcase Monaco Grand Prix in May - cancelled and six postponed so far.

    775 days ago
  • Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton celebrates his pole position for the 2019 Monaco Grand Prix on 25 May 2019. Picture: @MercedesAMGF1/Twitter

    Dutch, Spanish, Monaco Formula 1 GPs postponed with June start now in mind

    The triple postponements follow the cancellation of the season-opening Australian Grand Prix last week, and the postponement of the Chinese, Bahrain and Vietnam Grand Prix races.

    793 days ago
  • FILE: Mercedes' British driver Lewis Hamilton. Picture: @lewishamilton/Instagram.

    Hamilton slams F1 for holding Australia GP despite virus

    Lewis Hamilton said he feared for the health of the elderly in particular, and fans attending Albert Park, where more than 300,000 flocked during last year’s race, according to organisers’ estimates.

    800 days ago
  • FILE: Drivers at the Australian Grand Prix. Picture: grandprix.com.au

    Three F1 team members tested for virus at Australian GP

    Two were from the Haas F1 team and one from McLaren.

    801 days ago
  • FILE: Mercedes' British driver Lewis Hamilton. Picture: @lewishamilton/Instagram.

    Formula One unrest, uncertainty as Hamilton eyes Schumacher record

    Against a backdrop of climate crisis demonstrations and coronavirus fears, not to mention an angry anti-Ferrari schism in the pit-lane, it is hardly likely to be a peaceful season.

    803 days ago
  • The MCL35 Formula One car. Picture: @McLarenF1/Twitter

    McLaren drivers keep the bromance bubbling at car launch

    Norris, a rookie last year as Britain’s youngest F1 driver, and Spaniard Sainz both liked what they saw as the Renault-powered papaya and blue car was pushed out at the Woking factory.

    827 days ago
  • FILE: Mercedes' Valtteri Bottas (left), Lewis Hamilton (centre) and Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel on the podium after the Chinese Grand Prix in Shanghai on 14 April 2019. Picture: @MercedesAMGF1/Twitter

    China's F1 grand prix hangs in balance over virus fears

    Several British media outlets ran unsourced reports on Wednesday saying the Shanghai race, the fourth of the new season, will be either postponed or cancelled.

    829 days ago
  • Ferrari unveils the SF1000 on 11 February 2020. Picture: @ScuderiaFerrari/Twitter

    Ferrari unveil SF1000 car for coming F1 season

    Narrower than last season's SF90, with a deeper red colouring the body, Ferrari is pinning its hopes on the SF1000 car earning them drivers and constructors titles that have eluded them for 12 and 11 years respectively.

    829 days ago
  • FILE: Ross Brawn, Managing Director (Sporting) of the Formula One Group, talks in a press conference to announce the rules for the 2021 Formula One season during previews ahead of the F1 Grand Prix of USA at Circuit of The Americas on 31 October 2019 in Austin, Texas. Picture: AFP

    Brawn says F1 will shut down loopholes quickly from 2021

    The sport is set to enter a new era next year, with sweeping rule changes aimed at making the track action more competitive and cheaper.

    831 days ago
  • FILE: Red Bull Racing's Dutch driver Max Verstappen celebrates on the podium after the Austrian Formula One Grand Prix in Spielberg on 30 June 2019. Picture: AFP

    No need for ageing champions, Max is the man for Red Bull

    The two champions are out of contract at the end of the season, by which time 35-year-old Hamilton could have equalled Michel Schumacher’s record seven titles.

    835 days ago
  • Lewis Hamilton. Picture: @F1/Twitter.

    Hamilton yet to open contract negotiations with Mercedes

    Mercedes want the Briton to stay but the situation has been clouded by uncertainty over Wolff’s own future and the German manufacturer’s commitment to a sport it has dominated for the past six years.

    842 days ago
  • Lewis Hamilton extended his lead at the top of the Formula One championship in July 2019 after winning the British Grand Prix for a record sixth time. Picture: AFP.

    Hamilton warns he will be 'a machine'

    The 35-year-old Mercedes driver posted a picture on Instagram of himself at home, hugging a wooden pillar and smiling.

    855 days ago
  • A look at the major sporting events coming up in 2020. Picture: AFP

    Major sports events in 2020

    A look at the major sporting events coming up in 2020.

    870 days ago
  • FILE: Winner Charles Leclerc of Ferrari arrives on the podium after the Italian Formula One Grand Prix at the Autodromo Nazionale circuit in Monza on 8 September 2019. Picture: AFP

    Leclerc extends Ferrari deal until 2024

    Charles Leclerc had seven pole positions and two wins at the Belgian and Italian Grand Prix.

    880 days ago
  • Lewis Hamilton. Picture: @F1/Twitter.

    Hamilton talks informal, says Ferrari chief

    The 34-year-old Lewis Hamilton, who comes to the end of his Mercedes contract next season, will be bidding for a record-equalling seventh world title in 2020.

    891 days ago
  • Mercedes' world champion Lewis Hamilton. Picture: Twitter @LewisHamilton.

    Hamilton ends the F1 season in style in Abu Dhabi

    The 34-year-old Mercedes driver led every lap from pole position to chequered flag, banging in a fastest lap for good measure to emphasise his supremacy under the Yas Marina floodlights.

    901 days ago
  • Ferrari driver Sebastian Vettel leaves the racetrack while a crane lifts his car during the F1 Brazil Grand Prix, at the Interlagos racetrack in Sao Paulo, Brazil on 17 November 2019. Picture: AFP

    Vettel, Leclerc summoned to explain collision

    The pair, who collided while fighting for fourth place on Sunday, were forced to retire from the race, leaving Ferrari embarrassed and pointless and the drivers arguing about who was to blame.

    914 days ago
  • McLaren's Carlos Sainz celebrates his third-place finish at the Brazilian Grand Prix on 17 November 2019. Picture: @McLarenF1/Twitter

    Sainz claims McLaren's first podium since 2014 after 'unbelievable' race

    The highly-rated young Spaniard came home fourth on the road for McLaren in Sunday's tumultuous race, but was promoted to third when six-time world champion Lewis Hamilton was penalised - and then made to wait while his own race was investigated.

    915 days ago
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