1:12 PM ET The famous 24-hour race at Le Mans has been postponed from June 13-14 to September 19-20 due to the coronavirus pandemic. The organiser of the race, the Automobile Club de l’Ouest (ACO), confirmed the news on Wednesday, adding to the long list of high-profile sporting events that have been postponed in recent
Formula 1
12:46 PM ET Formula One has brought forward its mandatory summer shutdown and extended it from two weeks to three as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. The shutdown is usually enforced in August and requires teams to bring a halt to work at their factories for a period of 14 consecutive days during a
8:28 AM ET Mercedes has withdrawn from the group of Formula One teams pursuing greater transparency over the FIA’s recent investigation into Ferrari’s power unit. Earlier this month, Mercedes was one of seven teams that wrote to the FIA questioning the settlement between the governing body and Ferrari, and demanding “full and proper disclosure” on
8:24 AM ET With the spread of coronavirus wiping out the first part of the 2020 season, Formula One Management, the FIA and team bosses will spend the coming weeks and months trying to salvage what’s left of the calendar. With F1 on hold indefinitely in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, Nate Saunders, Alexis
11:47 AM ET A team member of F1 tyre supplier Pirelli has tested positive for coronavirus after traveling to Melbourne for the now-cancelled Australian Grand Prix, the Italian company has confirmed. It is the second case of coronavirus in the F1 paddock – a McLaren team member contracted coronavirus last Thursday, prompting the British team
7:30 AM ET Formula One drivers Max Verstappen and Lando Norris were racing on Sunday but, with the season-opening Australian Grand Prix cancelled due to the coronavirus, it was against invisible opponents on virtual racetracks. The world of esports came to the rescue in the absence of a race in Melbourne or indeed of any
6:20 AM ET The McLaren team member who contracted the coronavirus on the eve of the Australian Grand Prix is “recovering well” and is now free of symptoms, team boss Zak Brown has confirmed. Sunday’s Australian Grand Prix was cancelled after news broke that a McLaren team member had tested positive for Covid-19 on the
9:00 AM ET F1 can still manage to complete a 17 or 18-race season this year despite the delays caused by the coronavirus pandemic, according to managing director Ross Brawn. As with sporting events and series across the globe, coronavirus has halted F1’s season. The Australian Grand Prix was supposed to be held on March
Mar 12, 2020 MELBOURNE, Australia — It may have taken longer than anyone ever expected, or had hoped, but in the end the correct call was made with Formula One, the FIA and the Australian Grand Prix Corporation coming together to cancel the season-opening Australian Grand Prix amid the coronavirus pandemic. 1 Related Doubt was
Mar 13, 2020 MELBOURNE, Australia — Full refunds will be offered to all Australian Grand Prix ticket holders after the season-opening race was cancelled in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. Formula One, the FIA and the Australian Grand Prix Corporation (AGPC) reached the verdict on Friday morning, announcing the decision to call off the