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Mercedes, Valtteri Bottas, F1

Photo/Video: Mercedes starts Silverstone F1 test amid strict safety

Mercedes kick-started its two-day F1 test at Silverstone with Valtteri Bottas driving the W09 amid strict safety where the team personnel were tested as well. As the 2020 F1 season nears its start in Austria...
Lewis Hamilton, F1

Hamilton opines about COVID-19 handling in UK, ongoing protests

Mercedes F1 driver Lewis Hamilton has now spoken about the handling of COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom and also the on-going protests. Ever since the death of George Floyd in the United States of...
George Russell, F1

Russell makes it three F1 Virtual GP wins in a row at Baku

The F1 Virtual Grand Prix (Virtual GP) was back for the Azerbaijan round held at Baku with George Russell winning for the third time. The Virtual GP returned for the seventh time for the Azerbaijan...
F1, Michael Masi, FIA

Masi: FIA doing all to avoid Australia repeat with ‘different’ environment

FIA F1 Race Director Michael Masi talks about the steps taken by them to prevent Australia-like situation, with safety paramount for the personnel. Ever since the world collectively went on lockdown back in March, the...
Mercedes, F1

Mercedes to get track time ahead of 2020 start, Norris already testing F3

Mercedes announced a track return for Valtteri Bottas and Lewis Hamilton next week ahead of 2020 F1 start as McLaren's Lando Norris already running F3 cars. With 2020 F1 start date now confirmed, Mercedes is...
F1, F1 Virtual GP

Perez, Gasly latest to make F1 Virtual GP debut during Baku weekend

Racing Point's Sergio Perez and AlphaTauri's Pierre Gasly will make it eight current F1 racers for this weekend’s Virtual GP in Baku. Continuing from the Monaco F1 Virtual GP round, the grid will see eight...
George Russell, F1, Mercedes

Russell defends Mercedes junior programme, seriousness with Virtual GP

Williams' George Russell speaks about reputation-enhancing ESports races win, Mercedes F1 junior programme and more. With both Ferrari and Red Bull Racing ushering in young driver lineups, Mercedes has become an outlier with a prehistoric-by-comparison...
Lewis Hamilton, F1

Hamilton speaks of ‘dark’ week as motorsport community rallies in

Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton has spoken more about the 'dark' week and the injustice towards people of colour as motorsport community - including F1 - rallies in support. What was a movement in the United States...
Mexico GP, F1

Mexico GP holds ground with original F1 2020 date but with caution

The Mexico GP organisers state their plans to hold the 2020 F1 race continues to be on schedule but cautions for changes depending on COVID-19 pandemic situation. F1 finally revealed its first part of the...
F1, F1 2020

F1 answers questions regarding safety/positive case, broadcasting & more

F1 has released a set of questions and answers which talks about the 2020 season start plus also how they will look after the safety of their personnel. After months of wait, F1 finally released...
F1, F1 2020

F1 confirms 2020 start in Austria as European races fixed

F1 has announced the European leg of the 2020 season as it confirms the start with a double weekend in Austrian GP. After months of wait and deliberations, F1 is ready for its official 2020...
Daniel Ricciardo

Ricciardo speaks on Ferrari/McLaren, Sainz/Vettel, F1 2020 & more

Renault's Daniel Ricciardo has spoken about the talks with Ferrari and McLaren plus how Carlos Sainz fits there, Sebastian Vettel's future, F1 2020 and more. Ricciardo was part of the big shuffle earlier this month...
McLaren, F1

McLaren Group confirms job cuts across businesses including F1 team

McLaren Group has confirmed that there will be about 1200 job cuts across its businesses including the F1 team amid COVID-19 pandemic. The worst fears of people working at McLaren has come true as the...
British GP, F1

British GP open to date change as PM intervention surfaces for July

The organisers of F1 British GP are open to a change of date if required as reports of Prime Minister Boris Johnson has surfaced to keep it on original July date. Four months ago, there...
Charles Leclerc, F1

Leclerc talks about Vettel/Sainz, ESports friendship, F1 2020/21 & more

Ferrari's Charles Leclerc has spoken about Sebastian Vettel and his departure along with Carlos Sainz's arrival plus friendship through ESports, 2020 and 2021 F1 seasons and more. One of the F1 drivers to get the...
George Russell, F1

Russell dominates to win F1 Monaco Virtual GP amid chaos

The F1 Virtual Grand Prix (Virtual GP) was back for the Monaco round held at Monte Carlo with George Russell winning for the second time. The Virtual GP returned for the sixth time for the...
F1, F1 Nation Podcast

F1 Nation podcast features Coulthard on Vettel, Lauda tribute & more

The new F1 Nation podcast had David Coulthard speak about Sebastian Vettel and his future, while Johnny Herbert joined in too. In the latest installment of the F1 Nation podcast, there were - as...
F1, Project Pitlane

F1 shares video of Project Pitlane work with officials, drivers featuring in it

F1 has compiled and shared a video regarding its Project Pitlane initiative with team bosses and also selected drivers featuring on it. Ever since the 2020 F1 season-opener was cancelled amid difficult circumstances where a...
Ferrari, Charles Leclerc

Ferrari confirms Leclerc will feature in short film ‘Le Grand Rendez-Vous’

Scuderia Ferrari has confirmed that its F1 star Charles Leclerc will feature in a short film titled 'Le Grand Rendez-Vous' which is being made by Claude Lelouch. The 'Le Grand Rendez-Vous' is inspired by Lelouch's...
F1, F1 Monaco Virtual GP

Bottas, Ocon join F1 Virtual GP grid for Monaco weekend

Mercedes' Valtteri Bottas and Renault's Esteban Ocon will make it eight F1 racers for this weekend's Virtual GP in Monaco. So far, the highest number of F1 drivers to take part in Virtual GP stood...
Jean Todt, F1

Todt speaks on F1 2020 plans, cost cap, Vettel/Ferrari, own future & more

The FIA President Jean Todt has opened up on Australian GP situation with the plans for F1 2020 plus cost cap, Sebastian Vettel, Ferrari and more. In an interview with Sky Sports F1, Todt talked...
Nico Rosberg, David Coulthard, F1

Rosberg beats Coulthard to win F1 Challenge Heineken Legends edition

Nico Rosberg won the F1 Challenge Heineken Legends event over David Coulthard in variety of competitions held at multiple circuits with more people involved. With Virtual GP not scheduled for this weekend, F1 ran Challenge...
Christian Horner, F1

Horner weighs in about customer cars, shares insights from Australian GP

In his column for Red Bull, dubbed 'Christian's Column: Strange Times', Christian Horner spitballed some ideas related to customer cars, while also telling what it was like on the inside of the F1 Australian...
F1, Guenther Steiner

F1 Nation gets Barrichello/Gutierrez, Steiner to discuss multiple topics

F1 Nation was back this week, with an episode that had plenty of content to discuss, from 70th anniversary to the silly season madness, with career changes for countless drivers as Rubens Barrichello and...
Martin Brundle, F1

Podcast: Brundle ranks best F1 cars of all decades, Ferrari & more

Martin Brundle was the guest on this week's F1 Beyond the Grid podcast, discussing the different cars of the sport's storied history. For a 70th anniversary Beyond the Grid podcast, it had long-time F1 pundit...
British GP, F1

British GP has deal to host two F1 races, Belgium allows race with no...

British GP has struck a deal to host two F1 races in the summer as Belgium authorities will allow the grand prix to happen with no fans. Following the plans by Red Bull Ring to...
COTA, Ferrari

COTA raises $200,000 as Ferrari with IIT produces ventilator for COVID-19

The Circuit of the Americas (COTA) raises $200,000 in a food driver held at the track amid COVID-19 pandemic as Ferrari works with Italian Institute of Technology (IIT) to make a lost-cost ventilator. With a...
Cyril Abiteboul, Daniel Ricciardo, Esteban Ocon

Abiteboul opens up on Ricciardo situation, driver salary cap & more

Cyril Abiteboul opens up on the situation with Daniel Ricciardo at Renault as Esteban Ocon shares his views too plus the discussions on budget cap amid pandemic. It's safe to say that when he signed...
Williams, F1, Simon Roberts

Williams hires Simon Roberts as new Managing Director of F1 team

ROKiT Williams Racing announced the hiring of Simon Roberts as its new Managing Director of the F1 team as we wait for the 2020 season to kick-off. Roberts joins Williams after spending most of his...
George Russell, F1

Russell wins F1 Spanish Virtual GP from Leclerc after both had penalties

The F1 Virtual Grand Prix (Virtual GP) was back for the Spanish round held at Circuit de Catalunya-Barcelona with George Russell winning for first time. The Virtual GP returned for the fourth time for the...