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Hamilton tops practice session as F1 gets back on track

Lewis Hamilton began his quest for a record-equalling seventh world title by topping the times on Friday as Formula One roared back with a full day’s practice for the belated season-opening Austrian Grand Prix.

03 Jul 2020

Bottas upstages Hamilton to take opening pole of season

Valtteri Bottas survived a high-speed spin as he upstaged Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton with a sizzling display on Saturday to claim pole position for Sunday's delayed season-opening Austrian Grand Prix.

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Hamilton targets record as F1 returns after COVID-19 hiatus

Austria's Red Bull Ring in Spielberg will play host to the first race of the season, which otherwise would have been the 11th race on the normal calendar.

02 Jul 2020

Formula One deploys war chest of coronavirus strategies for Austria

The Formula One season roars into action at the Austrian Grand Prix in Spielberg this weekend with “military-like”, coronavirus-busting sanitary regulations.

30 Jun 2020

Hamilton hurt and saddened by Ecclestone’s racist jibes

Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton has criticized “ignorant and uneducated” comments by former F1 boss Bernie Ecclestone. Hamilton, a six-time world champion and the only Black driver in F1,

27 Jun 2020

Mercedes’ Hamilton braced for ‘lonely, uninspiring’ life in Formula One’s new world

Lewis Hamilton will begin his bid for a record-equalling seventh formula One world title, feeling “lonely and uninspired”. The 35-year-old Briton gets the season underway in Austria on July 5

26 Jun 2020

UAE Team’s Pogacar finishes 2nd at Slovenian National Championships

Tadej Pogacar narrowly missed out on a dream return to racing on Sunday at the Slovenian National Championships with Primoz Roglic (Jumbo-Visma) taking the win by just 10 seconds.

22 Jun 2020

F1 announces new initiative to tackle racism

The 35-year-old British driver attended a protest march as part of the Black Lives Matter movement in London on Sunday. Hamilton previously criticized F1 for staying silent on racism, prompting a flurry of support on Twitter from F1 drivers such as Charles Leclerc and Daniel Ricciardo.

22 Jun 2020

Chinese Grand Prix: Formula One chiefs want two races in Shanghai

The Chinese Grand Prix, originally scheduled for April 19, was postponed in February but Formula One appears determined to race in the country -- one of the sport's key markets -- in the second half of this year.

15 Jun 2020