Felipe Massa interview: Formula E star on life in Brazil under coronavirus lockdown and a disruptive season with Venturi Racing March 31, 2020 The health crisis currently gripping the globe has forced people from far and wide to put their life on pause — and for Felipe Massa it has been no different. Used to racing at speeds of more than 200kmph and jet-setting around the world to compete in Formula E, Massa’s life, too, has come to [...]
Formula One will consider extending 2020 season into 2021 to fit at least 15 races in March 24, 2020 Formula One bosses will consider extending the 2020 season into 2021 in a bid to fit as many races as possible into the season. A new-look calendar is currently being worked on that will see races scheduled for the August summer break and through into December — or possibly even January — City A.M. understands. [...]
F1 teams to help produce 20,000 ventilators for NHS in fight against coronavirus March 22, 2020 Formula One may have brought forward its summer factory shutdown to March and April, but seven UK-based teams are set to mobilise their workforce to produce life-saving ventilators that will be required by the NHS in the fight against coronavirus. McLaren, Williams, Red Bull, Renault, Racing Point and world champion Lewis Hamilton’s Mercedes team are [...]
Trevor Carlin interview: IndyCar and F2 team owner on the impact of coronavirus, developing F1 stars and which protege has world title potential March 19, 2020 They have played a crucial role in the development of a number of Formula One stars, from former world champions Sebastian Vettel and Nico Rosberg to rising stars such as Lando Norris and Carlos Sainz Jr. But that has not made celebrated motor racing outfit Carlin impervious to the financial difficulties that the coronavirus crisis [...]
Coronavirus: The impact on the sporting world as numerous events are disrupted March 12, 2020 In the space of a week the coronavirus pandemic has gone from having a minimal impact on the world’s sporting events to causing vast swathes of postponements and contests played out behind closed doors. This week saw the first Premier League game postponed due to Covid-19, Champions League matches played in empty stadiums and two [...]
‘My goal is to return to Red Bull’: Pierre Gasly ready to bounce back after rollercoaster 2019 March 11, 2020 Few will have experienced the emotional rollercoaster that Formula One driver Pierre Gasly did in 2019. Six months into his first season with Red Bull the Frenchman was demoted back to their junior team, Toro Rosso. The same weekend his close friend, Anthoine Hubert, was killed in a horrific crash in Formula Two. “Last year [...]
Max Chilton on his Indy500 hopes, the dangers of IndyCar and a difficult end to his Formula One career March 10, 2020 Max Chilton’s motor racing career has been filled with highs and lows but, having found a home in North America’s IndyCar series, there is now a need to start delivering results. The 28-year-old bowed out of Formula One in 2014 and has since set about establishing himself as the fastest Briton in America. This weekend [...]
The new Formula One season is almost upon us but McLaren chief Zak Brown has one eye on 2021 March 1, 2020 Last year’s fourth-placed finish in the Formula One constructor’s championship saw McLaren end one of the most turbulent decades in the team’s history on a high. While it was a huge step forward – climbing from ninth and sixth in the previous two seasons – maintaining that trajectory this year looks all but inconceivable. Mercedes, [...]
Lando Norris reveals the anxiety of his debut F1 season and what he is targeting in 2020 February 11, 2020 As a new season approaches, Formula One’s youngest driver is ready to come of age in his second campaign. Lando Norris enjoyed a relatively successful debut season in 2019, finishing 11th in the driver’s standings as McLaren came fourth in the constructors’ championship. But the 20-year-old Briton did not always believe his first foray into [...]
Red Bull and Max Verstappen are ready to challenge Mercedes and Lewis Hamilton for F1 titles January 8, 2020 Max Verstappen’s decision, announced this week, to sign a three-year contract extension to stay at Red Bull until the end of the 2023 season is the biggest sign yet of the team’s intent to topple Mercedes. The 22-year-old’s future was the subject of much speculation during the off-season until he committed his long-term future to [...]