Sports / Formula One

Manchester City striker Aguero laces up his boots for virtual F1 race 07 May 2020 - 01:30 pm

LONDON: Sergio Aguero may be scared about returning to action in the Premier League but the Manchester City striker will join Real Madrid...

Fans barred from Hungarian Grand Prix - organisers 01 May 2020 - 01:01 pm

Paris - The Hungarian Grand Prix on August 2 will be staged without fans in response to the coronavirus pandemic, organisers announced on...

F1 expects to start delayed season in Austria in July 27 Apr 2020 - 12:36 pm

LONDON: Formula One hopes to start its delayed 2020 season in Austria in July without spectators before ending in Abu Dhabi in December...

Cancellation in Formula 1 to hurt restricted partners 11 Apr 2020 - 01:45 pm

ANKARA: The new coronavirus pandemic has jolted the sports world with cancelations or suspensions of events since March. But a lot of sponsors...

Formula One faces new reality amid coronavirus crisis - Todt 09 Apr 2020 - 12:42 pm

Paris - Formula one is facing a new reality and must make deeper cost cuts to ensure the sport emerges intact from the...

Aston Martin returns to F1 in 2021 after major takeover 01 Apr 2020 - 04:41 pm

SILVERSTONE, England|: Aston Martin will return to Formula One next year following a takeover worth nearly $1 billion. The Racing Point team, which...

Bahrain and Vietnam GPs off because of coronavirus outbreak 14 Mar 2020 - 12:07 am

PARIS: The Bahrain and Vietnam Grand Prix races were postponed Friday because of the coronavirus outbreak, the third and fourth races of the...

Virus fears cloud Formula One's season-opener in Australia 12 Mar 2020 - 12:41 am

MELBOURNE: Formula One's season-opening Australian Grand Prix will get underway with an air of anxiety this week, with members of two racing teams...

Sydney skywriting says ‘Stop F1’ amid coronavirus fears 11 Mar 2020 - 08:39 am

MELBOURNE: The words "Stop F1" were written in the skies above Sydney on Wednesday amid growing calls for Formula One's season-opening Australian Grand...

Australia F1 rules out fan ban in wake of Bahrain GP move 09 Mar 2020 - 10:38 am

Melbourne: Australian Formula One chiefs Monday ruled out any chance of the opening grand prix of the year following the lead of Bahrain...

Melbourne confident, not certain, that F1 season-opener will go ahead 04 Mar 2020 - 09:35 am

Melbourne - Melbourne's major events chief is confident the Australian Formula One Grand Prix will go ahead as scheduled next week but said...

Mercedes suspect Ferrari are playing down their true pace 22 Feb 2020 - 02:45 pm

LONDON: Champions Mercedes suspect Ferrari are considerably faster than the Italian team let on in Formula One's first pre-season test in Spain, with...

Raikkonen on course to break F1 record for most race starts 20 Feb 2020 - 12:47 am

MONTMELÓ, Spain: Former champion Kimi Raikkonen enters the new season with a chance to break Formula One's record for most race starts. The...

Alfa Romeo, Haas unveil cars before start of F1 preseason 19 Feb 2020 - 12:41 pm

Montmelo, Spain - Formula One teams Alfa Romeo and Haas unveiled their cars for the new season on Wednesday. Former champion Kimi Raikkonen...

Chinese GP to be called off due over coronavirus 12 Feb 2020 - 10:39 am

Shanghai - The Formula One Chinese Grand Prix will not take place as scheduled on April 19 due to the outbreak of the...

Jim Ratcliffe: British tycoon oversees growing sporting empire 11 Feb 2020 - 12:55 am

London: Chemicals tycoon Jim Ratcliffe has often been labelled a recluse but the British billionaire's latest foray into the world of sport with...

Motor racing-Six world titles but domestic honours elusive for Hamilton 30 Dec 2019 - 05:24 pm

LONDON: Lewis Hamilton's absence from Britain's New Year's honours list has angered his Formula One fans and triggered fresh debate about the sport's...