Alan Rees

The Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya has one of the longest unbroken runs of any current grand prix venue, having been on the calendar continuously since its first race in 1991.<br>The long-term future of the race had been unclear in recent seasons due to the close involvement of the local authorities, and the need for the event to make financial sense.<br>F1 has stressed that the venue, which was ...

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F1 staged its second sprint race last Saturday at Monza, with the 100km event to set the grid for Sunday’s grand prix offering little on-track action or overtaking.<br>It came after F1 managing director of motorsports Ross Brawn revealed consideration was being given to changing the sprint race format for next season, while Ferrari expressed its support for a possible introduction of reversed ...

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On lap 15 of the Italian Grand Prix, Ocon was battling Aston Martin driver Vettel for 12th when he moved over to the racing line for the second chicane while Vettel was on his outside, nudging the German partially off the track.<br>Because the pair collided and Ocon didn't leave a car's width for Vettel, he was handed a five-second time penalty, which he served during his only pitstop. That ...

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McLaren issued a complaint about AlphaTauri driver Yuki Tsunoda for allegedly speeding under double waved yellow flags in response to Max Verstappen’s accident on the main straight in Baku.<br>The incident was initially covered by double-waved yellows before a safety car was called for, with the race then being suspended under a red flag.<br>The TV world feed broadcast McLaren’s message to ...

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Wolff could not hide his disappointment after the race in Baku, as he suggested that Mercedes’ showings were ‘unacceptable’ if it wanted to fight Red Bull for the title.<br>He was clear that the Brackley-based squad was under-delivering and that everyone in the team – including himself – needed to lift their game.<br>“It is not only the incident at the end, that frustrates,” ...

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F1 is planning to add a race at a new circuit in Rio de Janeiro to the calendar in the near future, with a deal in place with the race promoter for the running of the event. The existing contract for the Brazilian Grand Prix at Interlagos expires this year.<br>But the planned construction of the new track at Deodoro, a disused military base, would involve the felling of 70,000 trees, resulting in ...

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Lewis Hamilton, Valtteri Bottas and Carlos Sainz all suffered similar-looking front-left tyre failures. Leader Hamilton’s occurred on the last lap, but the Mercedes driver managed to get his car safely home to claim victory, but Sainz and Bottas both tumbled out of the points after being forced to pit.<br>Isola says the cause of the failures is not yet clear, although he suggested that debris on ...

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The McLaren Group, which includes both the Formula 1 team and its road car business, has been hit hard by the economic fallout of the coronavirus pandemic.<br>But an attempt to refinance its operations to help it overcome short-term difficulties hit a road block when a group of creditors resisted attempts for it to raise finance through the release of securities such as its heritage car collection ...

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The Woking-based outfit's plan to move from Renault in 2021 has been complicated in the wake of a decision by Formula 1 to roll over this year's cars into next season because of the coronavirus crisis.<br>Teams will have to homologate much of their current cars, but McLaren has been given special dispensation to make some chassis changes because it is the only outfit that plans to switch power ...

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The coronavirus pandemic has forced dramatic changes to F1, with teams agreeing earlier this month to delay until 2022 the introduction of a major rules revamp that had been planned for next season.<br>It means teams will continue to use their current chassis next year, with some aerodynamic modifications being allowed.<br><br>Read Also:<br><br>F1 bans teams from developing 2022 cars this ...

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The decision came in a phone conference today featuring team principals, Chase Carey and Ross Brawn of F1 and FIA president Jean Todt amid the continuing uncertainty caused by the coronavirus.<br>The team bosses had discussed a delay earlier this week with the knowledge that they are all set to take a hit to their income without a full calendar of races this season, and with the global economy ...

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