Formula 1

Formula 1 says it is monitoring the Australian bushfire crisis before the start of the 2020 season in Melbourne on 13-15 March. The country has witnessed the worst fire season in its history which has claimed a record-breaking 4.9m hectares, an area larger than Denmark. Air quality in Sydney and Melbourne has been at unhealthy

W Series champion Jamie Chadwick will continue in her role as a Williams development driver this season. The 21-year-old won the inaugural female-only series last year, and her bright start to the championship won her a back-room position at Williams. Williams said for 2020 Chadwick would increase the amount of work she does in the

Max Verstappen has extended his deal with Red Bull until the end of the 2023 season. The 22-year-old Dutchman has been with the team since being promoted from Toro Rosso part-way through the 2016 season. “Red Bull believed in me and gave me the opportunity to start in Formula 1 which I have always been

Two-time Formula 1 world champion Fernando Alonso finished 11th on the first stage of the Dakar Rally in Saudi Arabia. The Spaniard is making his debut in the event for Toyota and trying to become the first F1 world champion to win it. The 38-year-old, alongside navigator and five-time Dakar motorbike champion Marc Coma, was

Two-time Formula 1 world champion Fernando Alonso embarks on the Dakar Rally on Sunday – but can he make the “impossible look possible”? “The challenge is undoubtedly the biggest I have faced in my sporting career,” the 38-year-old said. “But taking on things that look impossible and trying to make them possible in six or

McLaren team principal Andreas Seidl has completed the leadership structure he hopes will take the team back to the front of Formula 1. The German has promoted Italian Andrea Stella to racing director from his former role of performance director. Stella, who joined McLaren from Ferrari at the end of 2014, will now be head

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Pole Robert Kubica, who drove for Williams in 2019, will take up a reserve role at Alfa Romeo for 2020. The 35-year-old, who recovered from a near-fatal rally crash in 2011 to return to motorsport’s top tier, will be back-up to Kimi Raikkonen and Antonio Giovinazzi. Kubica’s arrival coincides with a deal for Polish petrol

Charles Leclerc has signed a new five-year contract with Ferrari until 2024. The 22-year-old from Monaco had a successful first season racing for the Italian outfit after replacing Kimi Raikkonen for the 2019 season. He won back-to-back races in Belgium and Italy on his way to finishing fourth in the overall driver standings, ahead of

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Red Bull motorsport chief Helmut Marko says the team have “no excuses” as they bid to mount a title challenge in 2020. Red Bull have failed to challenge Mercedes consistently since the era of hybrid engines started in 2014. But progress by team and engine partner Honda has raised hopes Max Verstappen can take on

There were cheers, tears and a whole lot of talking points in Formula 1 2019. Lewis Hamilton bagged a sixth world title, Ferrari had another campaign to forget and Max Verstappen underlined his future title credentials. While we all wait for the lights to go out on a new season in 2020, have a go

British hopeful Dan Ticktum has joined Williams as development driver for the 2020 season. The 20-year-old will carry out work in the team simulator and attend two grands prix, alongside racing for the leading DAMS team in Formula 2. Ticktum, who was dropped from Red Bull’s development programme last year, said joining Williams was a

Lewis Hamilton says he sees 2020 as a fresh start and another chance to prove himself against Formula 1’s new generation of drivers. The Mercedes driver won his sixth world championship in 2019 and next year can equal Michael Schumacher’s all-time record of seven drivers’ titles. Hamilton said it was “surreal” to be mentioned in

Ferrari admit they have held talks with world champion Lewis Hamilton about joining them in the future. Ferrari chief executive officer Louis Carey Camilleri said at a media lunch that Hamilton has had “conversations” with chairman John Elkann. Camilleri said Ferrari were “very flattered Lewis in particular, and other drivers, want to join us”. “It’s

Formula 1 teams have unanimously rejected the tyres proposed by supplier Pirelli for the 2020 season. The Italian company had hoped the new design would be a step forward in plans to introduce less-sensitive tyres, on which drivers can push and race harder. But at a test in Abu Dhabi last week teams preferred the

The promoters of the Russian Grand Prix say they are “confident” the race will go ahead despite Russia’s four-year ban from all major sporting events. The World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada) imposed the ban on Monday following the Russian doping scandal. It means the Russia flag and anthem will not be allowed at events such as

Renault technical director Nick Chester is to leave the French team after their difficult campaign this season. Renault said the move had come as part of a “major restructuring” of the technical departments at their UK base in Enstone. And it comes after the recruitment last month of Pat Fry, another high-profile, experienced engineer, into