Formula 1

Roy Nissany will continue as Williams test driver for the 2021 season. The 26-year-old Israeli will have three outings in practice sessions at Grands Prix, plus one day of pre-season testing as part of his deal. It means race drivers George Russell and Nicholas Latifi will have one day in the car each before the

The Alpine Formula 1 team has announced former Suzuki MotoGP team boss Davide Brivio as its new racing director. Alpine – formerly Renault – says Brivio’s specific role will be announced in the coming weeks and he will report to chief executive Laurent Rossi. The 52-year-old Italian replaces Cyril Abiteboul, who left last week. The

Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc has announced he has tested positive for Covid-19. In a statement on Twitter, the 23-year-old from Monaco said: “I am feeling OK and have mild symptoms. “I will remain in isolation in my home in Monaco in compliance with the regulations set by the local health authorities.” Earlier this month, McLaren

This year’s Formula 1 season will have a delayed start after the Australian and Chinese Grands Prix were postponed because of Covid-19 restrictions. The races were first and third on the 2021 calendar and the season is now scheduled to begin with the second race, in Bahrain, on 26-28 March. Australia and China have strict

Cyril Abiteboul has left his role as team principal of Renault Formula 1. The Frenchman, 43, will leave before the team rebrands as Alpine for the 2021 season. The new season is due to start in March with two-time world champion Fernando Alonso joining the outfit to replace Australian driver Daniel Ricciardo. Abiteboul thanked the

Owner Lawrence Stroll has set his Aston Martin Formula 1 team the target of becoming world champions. Canadian billionaire Stroll has renamed his Racing Point outfit after the historic British car brand. The team have also signed four-time champion Sebastian Vettel for 2021. “My aim with this, like the other businesses I’ve owned, is to

Formula 1 team Williams will use Mercedes gearboxes from 2022 after agreeing to “expand its technical collaboration” with the seven-time contractors’ championship winners. Williams have been powered by Mercedes engines since 2014. The new partnership will also see Williams use “related hydraulic components” made by Mercedes. Team principal Simon Roberts said it was a “long-term”

McLaren driver Lando Norris has tested positive for Covid-19 while on holiday in Dubai and is self-isolating. The 21-year-old said he had lost his sense of taste and smell and a subsequent test had come back positive. “McLaren can confirm that Lando Norris tested positive for Covid-19 on Monday in Dubai,” said a statement from

The season-opening Australian Grand Prix could be postponed because of Covid-19 restrictions in Australia. It is due to take place in Melbourne from 19-21 March. The Australian Grand Prix Corporation, the Australian government and Formula 1 bosses are in talks over the Albert Park race. “The government will continue to prioritise public health considerations while

Last updated on 15 minutes ago15 minutes ago.From the section Sport Formula 1 world champion Lewis Hamilton has been knighted in the Queen’s New Year Honours list. The Briton, 35, sealed a seventh drivers’ title at the Turkish Grand Prix in November – equalling Michael Schumacher’s championships record. Rugby league legend Rob Burrow is made

Last updated on 32 minutes ago32 minutes ago.From the section Formula 1 Lewis Hamilton says the Black Lives Matter movement helped drive him on to his seventh Formula 1 world title. Hamilton, 35, took a knee on the grid and wore anti-racism slogans in support of the cause during the season. The Briton’s Mercedes team

Sir Frank Williams has been discharged from hospital and is “on the mend at home”, the Williams F1 team says. During his time with Williams, the team won nine constructors’ championships and seven drivers’ titles, and dominated much of the 1980s and 1990s. He and daughter Claire stepped down in September after selling Williams. “We’re

Formula 1 team Haas say Nikita Mazepin will drive for the team in 2021 after concluding their investigation into the Russian’s conduct in a video recently posted online. In the clip, Mazepin appeared to inappropriately touch a woman in a car. The 21-year-old deleted the video from his Instagram account and apologised for his “inappropriate

Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton says he lost 4kg (8.8lb) after contracting coronavirus. He posted pictures of himself at the gym on Instagram, hours after being named 2020 BBC Sports Personality of the Year on Sunday. “I’ve lost 6kg over the past two months – four of which when I got Covid,” said the

When the Australian Grand Prix was cancelled in March, the return of F1 seemed a long way away. Fast forward nine months, and a 17-race championship gave us new circuits, new race winners, maiden pole positions and a record-breaking year for a certain Mercedes driver. As the days count down to pre-season testing next year,

Formula 1 world champion Lewis Hamilton has been voted BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2020. One of F1’s all-time great drivers, he equalled Michael Schumacher’s record of seven world titles with his fourth consecutive championship in 2020. The 35-year-old, from Stevenage, also surpassed Schumacher’s total of 91 grand prix wins. In a public vote,

Alexander Albon says “it hurts” after he was replaced at Red Bull by Sergio Perez for the 2021 season. British-Thai Albon, 24, was demoted to be the team’s reserve driver as 30-year-old Mexican Perez was brought in to partner Max Verstappen. “I gave it everything out there, but it wasn’t quite enough,” said Albon on

Ferrari team boss Mattia Binotto says they “cannot accept” another year as poor as 2020. Ferrari were sixth in the constructors’ championship with a best result of second place. It was their worst season since 1980, when they finished 10th. Binotto said: “It has been a very hard season, even harder than we expected.” But