Formula 1

Roy Nissany was also Williams’ test driver in the 2020 season Roy Nissany will continue as Williams test driver for the 2021 season. The 26-year-old Israeli will have three outings in practice sessions at Grands Prix, plus one day of pre-season testing as part of his deal. It means race drivers George Russell and Nicholas

Davide Brivio enjoyed a double success in MotoGP in 2020 as Suzuki won the team title and Joan Mir was crowned champion The Alpine Formula 1 team has announced former Suzuki MotoGP team boss Davide Brivio as its new racing director. Alpine – formerly Renault – says Brivio’s specific role will be announced in the

Charles Leclerc came eighth in the Formula 1 drivers’ championship in 2020 Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc has announced he has tested positive for Covid-19. In a statement on Twitter, the 23-year-old from Monaco said: “I am feeling OK and have mild symptoms. “I will remain in isolation in my home in Monaco in compliance with

Valtteri Bottas won the last Australian Grand Prix in 2019 This year’s Formula 1 season will have a delayed start after the Australian and Chinese Grands Prix were postponed because of Covid-19 restrictions. The races were first and third on the 2021 calendar and the season is now scheduled to begin with the second race,

Renault finished fifth in the constructors’ championship last season under Abiteboul Cyril Abiteboul has left his role as team principal of Renault Formula 1. The Frenchman, 43, will leave before the team rebrands as Alpine for the 2021 season. The new season is due to start in March with two-time world champion Fernando Alonso joining

Lawrence Stroll took over the former Force India team in 2018 Owner Lawrence Stroll has set his Aston Martin Formula 1 team the target of becoming world champions. Canadian billionaire Stroll has renamed his Racing Point outfit after the historic British car brand. The team have also signed four-time champion Sebastian Vettel for 2021. “My

Briton George Russell was the highest placed Williams driver in the 2020 Formula 1 championship, finishing 18th Formula 1 team Williams will use Mercedes gearboxes from 2022 after agreeing to “expand its technical collaboration” with the seven-time contractors’ championship winners. Williams have been powered by Mercedes engines since 2014. The new partnership will also see

Norris made his F1 debut in 2019 McLaren driver Lando Norris has tested positive for Covid-19 while on holiday in Dubai and is self-isolating. The 21-year-old said he had lost his sense of taste and smell and a subsequent test had come back positive. “McLaren can confirm that Lando Norris tested positive for Covid-19 on

Valtteri Bottas won the 2019 Australian Grand Prix The season-opening Australian Grand Prix could be postponed because of Covid-19 restrictions in Australia. It is due to take place in Melbourne from 19-21 March. The Australian Grand Prix Corporation, the Australian government and Formula 1 bosses are in talks over the Albert Park race. “The government

Lewis Hamilton won a seventh F1 world championship in 2020 Formula 1 world champion Lewis Hamilton has been knighted in the Queen’s New Year Honours list. The Briton, 35, sealed a seventh drivers’ title at the Turkish Grand Prix in November – equalling Michael Schumacher’s championships record. Rugby league legend Rob Burrow is made an

Lewis Hamilton on Black Lives Matter: “I was not expecting the response that I got.” Lewis Hamilton says the Black Lives Matter movement helped drive him on to his seventh Formula 1 world title. Hamilton, 35, took a knee on the grid and wore anti-racism slogans in support of the cause during the season. The

Nikita Mazepin drove with Hitech Grand Prix in Formula 2 last season, but is joining Haas in Formula 1 from 2021 Formula 1 team Haas say Nikita Mazepin will drive for the team in 2021 after concluding their investigation into the Russian’s conduct in a video recently posted online. In the clip, Mazepin appeared to

Hamilton returned for the last race of the season in Abu Dhabi Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton says he lost 4kg (8.8lb) after contracting coronavirus. He posted pictures of himself at the gym on Instagram, hours after being named 2020 BBC Sports Personality of the Year on Sunday. “I’ve lost 6kg over the past

Formula 1 world champion Lewis Hamilton has been voted BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2020. One of F1’s all-time great drivers, he equalled Michael Schumacher’s record of seven world titles with his fourth consecutive championship in 2020. The 35-year-old, from Stevenage, also surpassed Schumacher’s total of 91 grand prix wins. In a public vote,

Albon had two third place finishes during the 2020 season Alexander Albon says “it hurts” after he was replaced at Red Bull by Sergio Perez for the 2021 season. British-Thai Albon, 24, was demoted to be the team’s reserve driver as 30-year-old Mexican Perez was brought in to partner Max Verstappen. “I gave it everything

Ferrari only managed three podium finishes out of 17 races in 2020 Ferrari team boss Mattia Binotto says they “cannot accept” another year as poor as 2020. Ferrari were sixth in the constructors’ championship with a best result of second place. It was their worst season since 1980, when they finished 10th. Binotto said: “It

Perez won his maiden Formula 1 grand prix in December Mexican Sergio Perez has signed to race for Red Bull alongside Max Verstappen next year. Red Bull said Perez had signed “initially on a one-year contract”. “Alex is a valued member of the team and we thought long and hard about this decision,” team boss

Hamilton equalled Michael Schumacher’s record of seven Formula 1 world championship this year Mercedes Formula 1 boss Toto Wolff says there is no rush to finalise Lewis Hamilton’s new contract and it could wait until well into the new year. Hamilton’s deal runs out at the end of 2020 and talks are at an early