12:33 PM ET SILVERSTONE, U.K — The shareholders of Haas’ title sponsor Rich Energy has reaffirmed their commitment to the American team and distanced itself from an announcement appearing to suggest its partnership had ended, which it said was the “rogue actions” of a lone individual. On Wednesday evening, a tweet from Rich Energy’s official
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8:42 AM ET The Formula One paddock is a busy place that hosts a lot of serious business over a race weekend, but this blog aims to bring you some of the news stories you might otherwise miss ahead of the British Grand Prix. Look who’s back… Jenson Button returned to the cockpit of the
1:45 PM ET Rich Energy claims to have terminated its title sponsorship deal with the Haas F1 team, arguing the American outfit underperformed at the last race in Austria. The energy drinks company became Haas’ title sponsor at the start of the year, claiming it would take the fight to Red Bull both on and
11:02 AM ET SILVERSTONE, U.K. — Formula One will continue to explore the possibility of a London Grand Prix despite signing a new deal with Silverstone to host the British Grand Prix for the next five years. After two years of intense negotiation, Silverstone signed a new deal with Formula One on Tuesday that will
9:09 AM ET Formula One has confirmed the British Grand Prix will remain at Silverstone until 2024, ending two years of speculation about the future of the race. 1 Related The new agreement was signed in London on Tuesday by Formula One and the British Racing Drivers’ Club (BRDC), which owns Silverstone. The future of
2:22 PM ET McLaren has confirmed Carlos Sainz and Lando Norris will remain at the team for another year in 2020 after an impressive start to the current season. Norris, 19, joined McLaren in a development role in 2017 following an impressive start to his junior career. He was promoted to the team ahead of
5:39 AM ET The endangered British Grand Prix at Silverstone looks set to stay on the Formula One calendar with hopes rising that a new deal will be announced before this weekend’s race. 1 Related A question mark has hung over the race’s future since Silverstone invoked a break clause in 2017 that meant this
7:52 AM ET Maurice Hamilton Close • Veteran F1 journalist, covering the sport since 1977• Motor racing correspondent for the Observer for 20 years• Has written several books and covered F1 for BBC Radio 5 Live Having been lucky enough, man and boy, to witness more than 600 grands prix, I’m often asked which is my favourite. It’s
8:25 AM ET Former F1 chief Bernie Ecclestone has claimed he would take a bullet for Russian president Vladimir Putin, the man he thinks should be ruling Europe, in a bizarre interview with The Times newspaper. 1 Related Ecclestone controlled F1 from the late 1970s until 2017, when he was removed from his position by
8:07 AM ET Maurice Hamilton Close • Veteran F1 journalist, covering the sport since 1977• Motor racing correspondent for the Observer for 20 years• Has written several books and covered F1 for BBC Radio 5 Live “Two — million. Three — hundred – thousand — pounds. Bid on my left.” The auctioneer rolled the words slowly and gently