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Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc will be taking to the track alongside England cricket star Ben Stokes in the second Formula One Esports Virtual Grand Prix on Sunday. Following on from the inaugural virtual race around the Bahrain track a fortnight ago, a host of F1 drivers will compete around a virtual version of Melbourne’s Albert […]
Italian rider Andrea Iannone has been banned for 18 months for a positive drug test, a verdict that could signal an end to the 30-year-old’s MotoGP career. The decision comes as the sport’s governing body FIM faces a decision on whether to postpone two races scheduled next month in France and Italy. The first five […]
Mercedes have slammed speculation Toto Wolff might leave his role as head of their F1 operation to take up a position at Aston Martin. Rumours regarding Wolff’s future have rumbled on for months due to his growing friendship with Racing Point owner Lawrence Stroll. The Canadian billionaire has just injected millions of pounds into Aston […]
The prospect of motorsport returning to our screens looks a long way off right now as Britain braces for what is anticipated to be the very worst of the coronavirus pandemic. Formula One has been abandoned until June at the very earliest, MotoGP is going the same way and both the Le Mans 24 Hours […]
Max Verstappen leaves Jenson Button fearing a crash is on the cards whenever he pushes the pedal to the metal going into Turn One but he always manages to “thread the needle”. Verstappen is well know for his on-track confidence which has seen him go toe-to-toe with F1’s big guns since he arrived at Red […]
McLaren became the first Formula One team to furlough staff because of the coronavirus on Wednesday, with drivers Lando Norris and Carlos Sainz joining senior management in taking a pay cut. The sportscar maker said in a statement that the temporary three-month wage reduction was part of wider cost-cutting measures due to the impact of […]
MotoGP rider Andrea Iannone has been given an 18-month ban for failing a drugs test. Iannone, 30, was provisionally suspended in December after testing positive for a banned anabolic steroid at the Malaysian Grand Prix. The ban is backdated to the date of his original suspension, meaning he will be unable to compete until June […]
Silverstone has said it has until the end of April to decide whether or not the British Grand Prix can go ahead in July. Formula One bosses are in the process of putting together a new calendar for the 2020 season after the opening eight races on the calendar were called off due to the […]
Red Bull team principal Christian Horner has revealed the truth behind Helmut Marko’s claim that he wanted his drivers to catch coronavirus. The F1 season is currently suspended because of the worldwide pandemic and it is unclear when racing will resume. Helmut Marko came up with a strange plan to infect all of Red Bull’s […]
McLaren are following Mercedes’s lead by using their own technological expertise to produce equipment to help the fight against coronavirus, with the British manufacturer developing a personal respirator for frontline NHS staff. On Monday it emerged that Formula One world champions Mercedes were using their High Performance Powertrains department to produce a breathing aid that […]