2:39 PM ET Formula One’s drivers say they are unified in the anti-racism message the sport is promoting, although some may opt against taking a knee ahead of Sunday’s Austrian Grand Prix. On Saturday the Grand Prix Drivers’ Association (GPDA), made up of all 20 drivers, said competitors would have “the freedom to show their

12:43 PM ET Lewis Hamilton will start from second position at the Austrian Grand Prix after the stewards cleared him of any wrongdoing in an incident at the end of qualifying. Hamilton was beaten to pole position by Mercedes teammate Valtteri Bottas, who claimed the quickest time in qualifying despite spinning out on his final

10:19 AM ET Valtteri Bottas secured pole position for the opening race of the 2020 Formula One season, beating teammate Lewis Hamilton to pole position by 0.012s. Bottas secured pole despite sliding off the track and into the gravel on his final flying lap, just as Hamilton was on a faster lap behind. Despite yellow

7:48 PM ET Red Bull’s protest against Mercedes’ Dual Axis Steering (DAS) system has been rejected after the stewards of the Austrian Grand Prix declared the innovation legal. 1 Related The legality of the novel solution, which is unique to the Mercedes, has been debated since it was first spotted by rival teams during preseason

Feb 21, 2020 This article was written in February, during Formula One’s opening week of preseason testing at Barcelona’s Circuit de Catalunya. Mercedes has since changed its livery to an all black scheme for the new season. BARCELONA, Spain — The biggest talking point from the first week of Formula One’s preseason tests has been

9:28 AM ET The new Formula One season is less than a day old, but Red Bull is already planning to question the legality of Mercedes’ car via the sport’s governing body, the FIA. 1 Related Mercedes caught the attention of the F1 paddock in testing earlier this year when it ran a novel steering

1:25 PM ET Charles Leclerc has downplayed Ferrari’s chances of challenging for the Formula One title in 2020, saying he is all but certain its current car is a step down on its predecessor. 1 Related Ferrari already has confirmed it will not bring an upgrade to the two Austria events which will start the

12:47 PM ET Lewis Hamilton said winning another Formula One title against the backdrop of 2020’s Black Lives Matter protests would make it his most special championship victory yet. Hamilton stands on the verge of history, as another championship would bring him level with Michael Schumacher’s all-time record of seven. But in the context of

9:01 AM ET McLaren’s Formula One future was never in doubt despite a cash crisis brought on by the coronavirus pandemic and now resolved by a fresh injection of funds, team principal Andreas Seidl said on Tuesday. The National Bank of Bahrain announced on Monday a £150 million financing facility for the McLaren Group, which

12:31 PM ET Formula One’s return to racing in Austria this weekend will get underway with new protocols in place aimed at reducing the chance of a coronavirus outbreak in the paddock. But while the stringent measures should ensure positive cases do not spread, as long as Covid-19 is still in transmission there remains a