11:17 AM ET Formula One will reward the top three finishers of its first sprint qualifying race with old-school podium laurels. This weekend’s British Grand Prix at Silverstone features a revamped schedule. The traditional qualifying, split into three sessions known as Q1, Q2 and Q3, will be held on Friday evening and will set the
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12:58 PM ET Alfa Romeo will remain in Formula One beyond 2021 after extending its agreement with Sauber Motorsport. Alfa Romeo returned to F1 in 2018 after a 30 year absence with a technical and commercial partnership with Sauber. The following season that extended to a full rebrand to Alfa Romeo, which is how the
Apr 27, 2021 Formula One has decided to shake up its qualifying format at three races this year in a bid to improve the show, with the first round under the new rules taking place this weekend at the British Grand Prix. What’s changing? Monza will be one of the races where sprint qualifying is
4:20 AM ET Formula One has announced a scholarship, apprenticeship and internship programme for students from underrepresented backgrounds. F1 is aiming to increase diversity and inclusion in the sport. Last year the championship announced it would actively work to create education and employment opportunities for people from underrepresented groups, with former F1 boss Chase Carey
5:03 PM ET A commission set up by seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton to increase the representation of Black people in U.K. motorsport has delivered its recommendations to bring about change in the industry. Working alongside the Royal Academy of Engineering, the Hamilton Commission was launched last year with the aim of understanding why a
11:24 AM ET Lewis Hamilton has condemned the racist abuse suffered by three England footballers after the Euro 2020 final, saying it “shows how much work needs to be done” in society to end racism. England lost the final in a penalty shootout to Italy, with England players Marcus Rashford, Jadon Sancho and Bukayo Saka,
6:47 AM ET Cape Town, Vancouver and Seoul have been added to the new season of Formula E, the all-electric racing series that will grow to a record 16-race championship in 2021/22, according to a provisional calendar approved on Thursday. Formula E will race in 12 cities in four continents next season as the series
4:24 AM ET Former Formula One driver and Argentine politician Carlos Reutemann, who competed for more than a decade at the top of world motorsports, died on Wednesday aged 79. Reutemann had undergone surgery in New York for a hepatic tumor in 2017 and struggled to regain full health. “Dad left in peace and dignity
9:56 AM ET Red Bull team boss Christian Horner has warned that in-race penalties like the ones given out at the Austrian Grand Prix to Lando Norris and Sergio Perez could encourage drivers to play the rulebook in order to get rivals penalised. 1 Related Three in-race penalties were issued for racing incidents during Sunday’s
8:22 PM ET The Australian Grand Prix is believed to have been scrapped from the 2021 Formula One calendar, 7NEWS reports. The race at Albert Park in Melbourne was originally scheduled for March but a COVID-19 outbreak earlier in the year forced organisers to shift the event to November, between the races in Brazil and