12:55 AM ET MELBOURNE, Australia — Alex Albon will never forget his first race weekend in Formula One. “I was so nervous coming into my first season,” Albon tells ESPN on the eve of the 2020 season. “In terms of motorsport, [leaving the pitlane in Melbourne] was one of the most nervous moments of my
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7:36 AM ET Formula One has announced a major sponsorship deal with Saudi Aramco, raising the prospect of a Saudi Arabia Grand Prix in future. During the long-term deal, F1 and the state-owned Saudi oil company hope to “combine their considerable shared expertise to identify opportunities for the advancement of sustainable fuels, enhanced engine efficiencies
6:09 AM ET Sunday’s Australian Grand Prix marks the start of a new Formula One season. Here we round up the most pressing issues ahead of the opening race, look at the pecking order going into the opening race and what else there is to keep an eye on during the 2020 campaign. Major talking
8:40 AM ET Laurence Edmondson Close F1 Editor • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Nate Saunders Close F1 Associate Editor • Previously worked in rugby union and British Superbikes • History graduate from Reading University• Joined ESPNF1 in February 2014 The Australian Grand Prix on March 15 marks the start of the 2020 Formula
6:13 AM ET The season-opening Formula One race in Melbourne will proceed as planned this week and there is ‘no chance’ fans will be excluded because of coronavirus fears, Australian Grand Prix Corporation chief Andrew Westacott said on Monday. The fourth round of the championship in Shanghai in April has been postponed, while organizers of
4:53 AM ET The Formula One Bahrain Grand Prix will be restricted to participants only and no fans will be allowed to attend, due to coronavirus concerns, organisers announced on Sunday. The Gulf state has reported 83 cases of the virus, mostly linked to people who had travelled to Iran. 1 Related Bahrain International Circuit
2:10 PM ET The governing body of Formula One, the FIA, has set up a Crisis Cell to monitor the spread of coronavirus and its potential impact on global motorsport. The Chinese Grand Prix has already been postponed as a result of the spread of the COVID-19 stand of coronavirus, but all other Formula One
2:48 PM ET The FIA’s World Motor Sport Council (WMSC), which includes representation from Ferrari, has given its unanimous support to the FIA’s controversial handling of the recent Ferrari engine row. After FIA president Jean Todt instigated an investigation into Ferrari’s power unit, the FIA released a statement last week saying it had come to
12:45 PM ET A Formula E race scheduled for Rome on April 4 will not take place due to the coronavirus, the all-electric series announced on Friday. The race is the second this season to be called off due to the virus. A Chinese Formula E round in Sanya has already been postponed from March
8:18 AM ET Daniel Ricciardo will be keeping a close eye on his mobile phone this season as the Australian’s Formula One future comes into focus. At the moment, the 30-year-old is committed to the Renault project he signed up for in 2018, but both he and the French manufacturer team will be starting a