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Photos: The 2020 F1 driver helmets
The start of the 2020 season has been delayed, with no clear indication as to when the opening race of the year will be. We've attached a photo album of the driver helmets ...

18 Mar 2020 12:14
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Sainz tests negative for coronavirus, will continue to self-isolate
Carlos Sainz has announced that he tested negative for the COVID-19 disease after a McLaren team member was confirmed to have the coronavirus in Melbourne. The Spaniard issued ...

17 Mar 2020 19:31
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Sainz 'cannot wait' to return to racing
McLaren's Carlos Sainz states he “cannot wait” until he can go racing again amid the ongoing lockdown due to the coronavirus pandemic. The Spaniard is back in h...

17 Mar 2020 15:30
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Renault 'not saying no' to potential Vettel signing
Renault is not ruling put the possibility of signing Sebastian Vettel should Daniel Ricciardo decide to leave the team at the end of the 2020 season. Ricciardo's initial tw...

17 Mar 2020 14:48
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Formula 1 CEO Carey writes letter to F1 fans
Formula 1 CEO Chase Carey has written an open letter to F1 fans worldwide amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. The opening round of the 2020 season in Australia was postponed...

17 Mar 2020 13:38
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Vasseur: Unfair to race in Melbourne without McLaren
Alfa Romeo team principal Frederic Vasseur has said that it would have been considered unfair to go ahead with the Australian Grand Prix without McLaren on the grid. McLaren de...

17 Mar 2020 12:34
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Red Bull was ready to protest Mercedes' DAS system in Melbourne
It has been revealed that Red Bull was ready to protest Mercedes' Dual-Axis Steering (DAS) if they used it in Melbourne. Mercedes caught the attention of the paddock i...

17 Mar 2020 10:02
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Pirelli team member tests positive for coronavirus
Pirelli has confirmed that one of its staff has tested positive for the coronavirus in Melbourne. Last Thursday, McLaren became the first outfit to announce that a member of it...

16 Mar 2020 16:39
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McLaren confirms team member that contracted coronavirus is 'recovering well'
McLaren has issued a statement on the staff affected by the coronavirus in Australia, announcing that the team member who tested positive is now recovering well. On the eve of ...

16 Mar 2020 13:22
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Red Bull adds Igor Fraga to junior team
Red Bull has announced the latest signing to its junior team, with 2020 Toyota Racing Series champion Igor Fraga joining its line-up. Fraga is set to compete in the F...

16 Mar 2020 12:59
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Watch the 'Not the Aus GP' with Lando Norris, Stoffel Vandoorne, Thibaut Courtois and more!
With the Australian Grand Prix cancelled, online events have been organised to compensate for the lack of on-track action. Below, you can watch the 'Not the Aus GP', ho...

15 Mar 2020 18:30
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Ferrari halts production at F1 factory amid coronavirus outbreak
Ferrari has confirmed that it has taken the decision to suspend all activity at its Formula 1 and road car factories due to the outbreak of the coronavirus. While this weekend ...

15 Mar 2020 14:53
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Australian GP organisers looking to reschedule cancelled race
Australian Grand Prix CEO Andrew Westacott has hopes that the cancelled F1 season opener in Melbourne could be rescheduled after the weekend was abandoned two hours before ...

15 Mar 2020 10:34
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Brawn hopes to plan postponed races for August summer break
Formula 1's managing director Ross Brawn has announced F1's plans to move postponed races to the August summer break due to the coronavirus outbreak. The seas...

14 Mar 2020 13:23
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F1 confirms postponement of Bahrain, Vietnam rounds
The very first Vietnamese Grand Prix has been postponed due to the outbreak of the coronavirus, as well as the round in Bahrain. On Friday morning in Melbourne, officials confi...

13 Mar 2020 13:32
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FE: Formula E temporarily suspends 2019/20 season
Formula E has announced that it will suspend the 2019/20 for two months amid the outbreak of the coronavirus. Three races were postponed due to the pandemic, leading the series...

13 Mar 2020 09:37
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F1 to address future races in the coming days
Formula 1 CEO Chase Carey says the sport will address the upcoming races in the next handful of days following the cancellation of the Australian Grand Prix. Bahrain is schedul...

13 Mar 2020 09:29
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Teams, drivers react to Australian GP cancellation
On Friday morning in Melbourne, the FIA announced that the opening round of the 2020 Formula 1 season had been cancelled. The decision was made only two hours before the start ...

13 Mar 2020 00:54
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Australian GP cancelled due to coronavirus fears
The 2020 Australian Grand Prix has been called off due to the coronavirus, it has been confirmed. On Thursday, McLaren announced that it had pulled out of the event after...

13 Mar 2020 00:08
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Fans banned from entering Albert Park circuit for Australian GP
The Australian Grand Prix has been placed in further doubt following the announcement that fans have been banned from entering the Albert Park circuit. Victorian premier D...

12 Mar 2020 23:50
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Monaco GP 'currently expected' to take place in May
The organisers of the Monaco Grand Prix have released a statement amid the ongoing coronavirus situation. The race is currently expected to go ahead as planned on May 24th, and...

12 Mar 2020 13:25
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McLaren withdraws from Australian GP following positive coronavirus case
McLaren has announced that it has withdrawn from the Australian Grand Prix after a team member tested positive for coronavirus. Team personnel from McLaren and Haas were ...

12 Mar 2020 12:28
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Ocon confident of 'great result' for Renault in Melbourne
Esteban Ocon says he is confident Renault can come away from the season-opening Australian Grand Prix with a strong result. The Frenchman will make his first race start since t...

12 Mar 2020 09:46
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Rosberg: You cannot say Verstappen is better than Hamilton

2016 world champion Nico Rosberg has played down comments that Red Bull's Max Verstappen is a better driver than reigning champion Lewis Hamilton, claiming Hamilton will go ...

11 Mar 2020 13:19
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Possibility of two races in Bahrain being explored
Two world championship races could take place in Bahrain amid the outbreak of the coronavirus, GPToday.net has learned. The Chinese Grand Prix in April has been cancelled, and ...

11 Mar 2020 11:48
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Photos: Wednesday at the Australian Grand Prix
The start of the 2020 Formula 1 season is right around the corner, as teams arrive in Melbourne for the opening race of the campaign. Below, you can see our photo gallery of Wed...

11 Mar 2020 11:40
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Third Formula E race cancelled due to coronavirus
The inaugural Jakarta ePrix has been postponed due to the coronavirus outbreak, it has been confirmed. It is the third race that has been called off due to the outbreak, with S...

11 Mar 2020 09:08
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Renault unveils its 2020 race livery and new title sponsor
Renault has showcased the livery for its 2020 car, the R.S.20 while also announcing a new title sponsorship deal with DP World. At pre-season testing in Barcelona, the En...

11 Mar 2020 07:06
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Verstappen: Honda has made a lot of improvements since 2019
Honda has made a number of improvements ahead of the 2020 season, according to Red Bull Racing's Max Verstappen. Honda enters its second year in partnership with Red Bull, ...

10 Mar 2020 15:03
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F1 announces global sponsorship deal with Saudi Aramco
Formula 1 has announced a major sponsorship deal with Saudi Aramco, a company that specialises in energy and chemical production. Aramco is the sixth global partner of F1 ...

10 Mar 2020 13:12
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Mercedes 'glad' to find power unit issues early
Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff says that his team has been working to fix the power unit problems that it faced at pre-season testing in Barcelona. The engine had a number of is...

10 Mar 2020 12:13
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Pirelli confirms individual tyre choices for Bahrain GP
Pirelli has announced the drivers' tyre choices for the Bahrain Grand Prix, which takes place just one week after this weekend's season-opener in Australia. The It...

10 Mar 2020 11:01
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Carey criticises Ecclestone's 'complaining' management of F1
Current Formula 1 CEO Chase Carey has criticised the way the sport was run by Bernie Ecclestone prior to the takeover by Liberty Media in 2017, saying that people only complaine...

09 Mar 2020 14:54
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IndyCar: Hard for any American to succeed in Formula 1 - Newgarden
Team Penske driver Josef Newgarden has expressed his belief that American drivers are looked down upon by Formula 1, branding its attitude towards US drivers as 'silly'....

09 Mar 2020 13:09
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FE: Jaguar Formula E drive was 'a lifeline' - Evans
Jaguar's Mitch Evans has explained how he considers joining the team for season three was 'a lifeline' for his racing career. Evans joined the Jaguar team for its d...

09 Mar 2020 11:33
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Sette Camara joins Red Bull as reserve driver
Red Bull has announced that Sergio Sette Camara has rejoined its family and will hold the role of reserve driver in 2020. The Brazilian spent the last three years racing in the...

09 Mar 2020 09:15
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Ferrari: No change in plans for Melbourne attendance despite Italy coronavirus lockdown
Ferrari has said that its intentions to travel to Melbourne for the F1 season opener next weekend will go ahead as planned, despite a recent lockdown put in place in N...

09 Mar 2020 09:15
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Bahrain GP to be held without spectators
The 2020 Bahrain Grand Prix will be held behind closed doors due to the coronavirus outbreak, it has been confirmed. Earlier this week, Bahrain announced that it would be halti...

08 Mar 2020 09:58
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Video: Behind the scenes of F1 testing with Lando Norris
Last week, Formula 1 pre-season testing game to a close ahead of the 2020 season. In just one weeks' time, the on-track action in Melbourne will commence. McLaren's Lan...

07 Mar 2020 15:32
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FIA makes 'drastic improvements' to car safety for 2021
The FIA has promised to 'drastically improve' the safety of Formula 1 cars in 2021 by greatly increasing the strength of the chassis. The mandatory crash tests that eac...

07 Mar 2020 13:01
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Renault to unveil 2020 livery in Melbourne
Renault will unveil its 2020 livery next Wednesday ahead of the Australian Grand Prix. At pre-season testing, the Enstone-based squad ran with an all-black livery, stating that...

07 Mar 2020 10:14
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FIA sets up 'Crisis Cell' to monitor coronavirus situation
The FIA has established a 'Crisis Cell' which will monitor the coronavirus and the impact it may continue to have on events around the world. On Friday, Formula E...

06 Mar 2020 20:28
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Drivers permitted to change helmet liveries between races
Formula 1 drivers will now be allowed to alter the design of their race helmets in between races throughout the 2020 Formula 1 season. In recent years, drivers have been restri...

06 Mar 2020 19:43
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FE: Rome ePrix postponed due to coronavirus
The Rome ePrix round of the 2019/20 Formula E championship has been postponed due to the coronavirus outbreak. The Sanya ePrix has already been postponed following the spr...

06 Mar 2020 15:15
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Ricciardo: I expected to be world champion by now
Daniel Ricciardo admits that he thought he would have a Formula 1 world championship under his belt at the current stage in his career. The Australian joined Red Bull in 2014 a...

06 Mar 2020 15:01
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In-season upgrades will be 'really difficult' for RP20 - Racing Point
Racing Point has spoken out on its intentions of upgrading its 2020 challenger, the RP20, saying that it believes it will be difficult to further upgrade the car after its subst...

06 Mar 2020 13:10
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Bahrain to restrict ticket sales due to coronavirus
The organisers of the Bahrain Grand Prix at the Bahrain International Circuit have decided to restrict the number of tickets sold for the event in an attempt to combat COVID-19 ...

06 Mar 2020 12:12
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FE: Investigation into possible Eindhoven ePrix for season eight successful
It has been revealed that an investigation into hosting a round of the Formula E championship in the Netherlands has been successful, with the intention of the city of Eindhoven...

06 Mar 2020 10:30
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FIA publishes clarification of Ferrari deal in response to displeasure from seven teams
The FIA has issued a clarification statement relating to the announcement it made last week regarding the investigation into Ferrari's power unit. All non-Ferrari powered t...

05 Mar 2020 13:17
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Red Bull should've demanded $24 million following FIA/Ferrari investigation - Marko
Dr Helmut Marko believes Red Bull should have demanded $24 million in prize money following the FIA's statement regarding Ferrari's power unit last week. Last Fri...

05 Mar 2020 12:34
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Bottas anticipating Melbourne challenge from Ferrari and Red Bull
Valtteri Bottas says he is expecting three teams to start the season as potential race winners despite Mercedes' apparent advantage following pre-season testing. Many exper...

05 Mar 2020 12:15
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Pirelli announces tyre compounds for the Spanish GP
Pirelli has confirmed the tyre compounds that it will be bringing to the Spanish Grand Prix in just over a months' time. The Italian manufacturer has opted for the hardest ...

05 Mar 2020 11:11
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Verstappen expects new Zandvoort circuit to be 'a lot of fun'
Max Verstappen says the revised Zandvoort circuit that will host the first Dutch Grand Prix in 35 years this season will be “a lot of fun” for the drivers. Banked s...

05 Mar 2020 09:20
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Video: Onboard an F1 lap of Zandvoort with Max Verstappen
The 2020 Dutch Grand Prix is only two months away, as Zandvoort bring F1 back to the Netherlands for the first time in 35 years. Renovations have been carried out at the track ...

04 Mar 2020 18:10
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Haas not ruling out F1 exit after 2020
Gene Haas says that there is no certainty that his F1 team will be on the grid beyond the 2020 season. Last year, the American squad endured a difficult campaign, finishing&nbs...

04 Mar 2020 17:01
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Formula 1 launches the official F1 magazine
Formula 1 has announced the launch of its official magazine, which will be released on a monthly basis. The first edition of the magazine previews the 2020 Formula 1 seas...

04 Mar 2020 13:16
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Non-Ferrari powered F1 teams protest against FIA's Ferrari investigation
All seven non-Ferrari powered Formula 1 teams have released a joint statement voicing their lack of satisfaction over the FIA's investigation into Ferrari's power unit. ...

04 Mar 2020 11:06
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Video: Take a tour of the Hanoi Street Circuit
The very first Vietnam Grand Prix is set to take place next month, as it hosts the third round of the 2020 Formula 1 season. The track has undergone construction over the last ...

04 Mar 2020 10:10
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Brawn: F1 can't race if a team is denied entry due to coronavirus
F1 managing director Ross Brawn has said that F1 cannot hold a world championship race if a team is denied entry by the host country due to coronavirus restrictions. There has ...

04 Mar 2020 09:07
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Ferrari abandons Pirelli wet tyre test due to coronavirus
Ferrari and Pirelli have announced that the planned 18-inch wet weather tyre test at Fiorano this week has been cancelled due to the coronavirus outbreak. Ferrari opened 18-inc...

03 Mar 2020 15:53
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Perez: No reason why midfield teams should fear Racing Point
Sergio Perez says there is no reason why other midfield teams should fear Racing Point ahead of the 2020 season. The Silverstone-based squad made headlines at pre-season testin...

03 Mar 2020 13:40
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Pirelli confirms individual tyre choices for Australian GP
Pirelli has announced the drivers' tyre choices for the Australian Grand Prix in just under two weeks' time. The Italian manufacturer will bring the C2, C3 and C4 ...

03 Mar 2020 12:15
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FIA continuing to closely monitor coronavirus epidemic
The FIA has assured that it is continuing to closely monitor the current spread of the coronavirus, that has already seen the postponement of the Chinese Grand Prix. The Austra...

03 Mar 2020 11:19
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Onboard lap and commentary of updated Zandvoort track
2020 will see the Dutch Grand Prix return to the F1 calendar for the first time in 35 years. Below, you can watch a wet onboard lap from the updated track, with commentar...

03 Mar 2020 10:34
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Vietnam to quarantine all travellers from Italy
Ahead of the inaugural Vietnamese Grand Prix next month, the country will place all travellers from Italy in a 14-day quarantine to combat the spread of the coronavirus. This c...

03 Mar 2020 09:15
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F3: Piastri to be mentored by Mark Webber in 2020
Mark Webber will mentor Formula 3 title hopeful Oscar Piastri this year, on the Australian's quest to reach Formula 1. Piastri has signed with Jam Sports Manageme...

02 Mar 2020 16:43
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Norris: McLaren's weaknesses are obvious to the team
The weaknesses that have surfaced at McLaren during the two weeks of pre-season testing are obvious to the team, according to Lando Norris. McLaren enters the 2020 season looki...

02 Mar 2020 14:55
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Hamilton admits concern over Mercedes' reliability
Lewis Hamilton says Mercedes' power unit reliability issues during pre-season testing is a concern ahead of the 2020 Formula 1 season. At the second day of week two in Barc...

02 Mar 2020 13:16
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Photos: 18-inch tyres at Formula 2 testing
Formula 2's pre-season testing schedule got underway on Sunday, as teams took to the Bahrain International Circuit ahead of the 2020 campaign. 18-inch tyres make their debu...

02 Mar 2020 11:02
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'All systems go' for Australian GP amid coronavirus spread
The Australian Grand Prix is set to go ahead as scheduled in under two weeks amid ongoing fears over the spread of the coronavirus. The Chinese Grand Prix, which was set to hos...

02 Mar 2020 09:18
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