F1

Lewis Hamilton has finally laid the foundation for a record eighth Formula One World Championship by signing a one-year extension to his Mercedes-AMG contract. The newly-knighted racer ended months of negotiations and speculation with the new deal, although there are no details about his salary or a rumoured ‘anti-Verstappen’ clause

The man who led Suzuki to the top of MotoGP racing in 2020 is now at the top of Alpine Racing in Formula One. Davide Brivio is a 57-year-old Italian with an admirable record in world championship motorcycle racing, and last year he led Team Suzuki Ecstar to the MotoGP

Nine months ago, at the end of March, the future of Formula 1 looked decidedly uncertain. The global pandemic had exploded, countries everywhere were shut down and people were dying in large numbers. Covid-19 struck just as the motor racing season was beginning. F1 sailed into the storm in Melbourne,

Too little. Too late. If only the 2020 grand prix season had begun the way it finished in Abu Dhabi, with Max Verstappen and Red Bull finally taking a win on merit from the Mercedes-AMG super-team. Mighty Max converted pole position into a solid success in the desert, even surviving

Yas Marina is echoing to the musical scream of a V10 Grand Prix engine through the final weekend of the 2020 Formula One season. Renault is using the end of its yellow era in F1, and the start of the Alpine generation in 2021, to create a little magic for

George Russell could be back in black in Abu Dhabi. After a hugely speedy and promising first start with Mercedes-AMG in Bahrain he was eventually left with little to show for his upgrade from Williams as a stand-in for world champion Lewis Hamilton. But Hamilton is unlikely to finish the