Formula 1 Bahrain GP set to be cancelled as June season start mooted Formula 1’s Bahrain Grand Prix appears unfeasible following the cancellation of Australia’s Melbourne round, amid suggestions the coronavirus pandemic could delay the start of the season until Azerbaijan in June
Formula 1 Fourteen McLaren personnel in quarantine McLaren has revealed 14 members of its Formula 1 team have been placed in isolation at its Melbourne hotel, in addition to the employee who was diagnosed with COVID-19 on Thursday
Formula 1 Australian GP cancellation – Team and driver reactions Honda’s statement that Australian Grand Prix cancellation was “the only logical way forward” amid coronavirus sums up Formula 1 teams’ and drivers’ response to events in Melbourne. Here are all the reactions so far
Formula 1 ‘Locked down’ race was possible had teams backed it – Horner The Australian Grand Prix could have gone ahead behind closed doors with the paddock “locked down” had the majority of Formula 1 teams agreed to it, according to Red Bull team principal Christian Horner
IndyCar Long Beach IndyCar cancelled as coronavirus precaution The Long Beach IndyCar race – scheduled as round three of the 2020 season on the weekend of April 17-19 – has been called off amid the coronavirus situation
Formula 1 F1 officially cancels Australian GP after hours of confusion Formula 1’s Australian Grand Prix has been called off less than two hours before the start of Friday practice after overnight meetings and a morning dispute over the race’s fate
IndyCar IndyCar St Petersburg season opener in doubt The Mayor of St. Petersburg has announced that general fan admission at this weekend’s IndyCar season opener will be scrapped, while a decision on whether the race will go ahead is pending
Formula 1 McLaren withdraws from Australian GP The McLaren Formula 1 team has withdrawn from the Australian Grand Prix after a team member tested positive for coronavirus, and the FIA is assessing the situation for the remainder of the event
Gaming GPVWC: Sim racing leagues meet management video games The first round of the Grand Prix Virtual World Championship also kicks off in Australia this weekend. Find out all you need to know
Formula 1 Hamilton’s right: F1’s Australian GP presence is shocking Lewis Hamilton was openly critical of Formula 1’s stance on the Australian Grand Prix going ahead amid the global coronavirus crisis. Scott Mitchell writes on the potential implications that prove Hamilton was right to speak
Formula 1 Inside F1’s ‘freaky’ Thursday in Melbourne The Formula 1 paddock is familiar with strange days, but the Thursday ahead of the Australian Grand Prix will go down as one of the oddest in living memory amid the coronavirus concerns
Formula 1 Ferrari must agree to any engine settlement disclosure The seven teams angry over the Ferrari engine settlement have received a response from the FIA and Liberty but remain far from satisfied
Formula 1 Hamilton surprised and shocked Australian GP is happening Formula 1 world champion Lewis Hamilton says he is “very surprised” the Australian Grand Prix is taking place amid the coronavirus crisis, and finds it “shocking” for personnel to be in Melbourne
Formula 1 Two more Haas team members tested for coronavirus Two more Haas Formula 1 team members have been tested for coronavirus at the Australian Grand Prix, amid the global outbreak being escalated to “pandemic” status
Gaming Risto Kappet wins BMW M2 CS Racing Cup round Risto Kappet took the BMW M2 CS Racing Cup win around the Nurburgring Nordschleife in an accident-filled race
Formula E Formula E season set for suspension until mid-May The Race can reveal that Formula E is set to suspend its 2019-20 calendar amid the coronavirus crisis, meaning there will be no races until mid-May at the earliest
Gaming Assetto Corsa Competizione gets June console release The hugely popular PC sim racing game Assetto Corsa Competizione will get a Playstation 4 and Xbox One port on June 23
Formula 1 How accurate will Melbourne be for the F1 season to come? The Australian Grand Prix is the first look at where each team really is in the Formula 1 2020 pecking order, but how accurate can it be?
IndyCar Uppity adds another level to Netflix’s motorsport output The Race reviews the new Netflix IndyCar documentary ‘Uppity’: The Willy T Ribbs story
MotoGP 2020 MotoGP start delayed again as Argentina postponed The start of the 2020 MotoGP season has been delayed once again, as the Argentina Grand Prix becomes the fourth race in succession postponed as a result of the coronavirus crisis
Formula E Will Formula E’s break help Mercedes? Mercedes will benefit from the current break in the 2019/20 Formula E calendar after its recent slump, reckons Edoardo Mortara – who drives for its customer team Venturi
Formula E Formula E podcast: Assessing Mercedes and Porsche The first full episode of The Race’s new Formula E podcast is now live, looking at how the big manufacturer battle is shaping up so far this season
Formula 1 The best F1 season-openers From shocks to underdog heroics to head-to-heads between all-time greats, here is The Race’s list of the best Formula 1 season-openers
Formula 1 The Race’s Formula 1 2020 season predictions The Race team, along with some special guests, make their 2020 Formula 1 season predictions ahead of the Australian Grand Prix
Gaming BMW SIM M2 CS Racing Cup explained Later on today the second round in BMW’s officially sanctioned M2 CS Racing Cup championship on rFactor 2 will get underway
Formula 1 Video: Nine F1 drivers in the spotlight for 2020 Every Formula 1 driver is under pressure at all times, but some will feel that pressure more than others heading into the 2020 season
Formula 1 Three F1 team members being tested for coronavirus Three Formula 1 team personnel are being tested for possible coronavirus after exhibiting symptoms consistent with the illness while attending the Australian Grand Prix
Formula 1 Renault reveals 2020 F1 livery and new title sponsor Renault has revealed its definitive 2020 Formula 1 race livery and announced a new title sponsor that it says will help reduce its environmental impact
Formula E Jakarta Formula E the latest event to fall to coronavirus The Jakarta E-Prix has been taken off the current Formula E calendar, becoming the latest venue to fall to the ongoing coronavirus outbreak
IndyCar Nasr to race for Carlin in IndyCar season opener Felipe Nasr will race alongside Max Chilton for Carlin at this weekend’s IndyCar season opener in St. Petersburg
Gaming Official F1 management game to launch in 2022 Formula 1 has struck a multi-year deal with Frontier Developments for a series of management games for both PC and consoles with the first to be released in 2022
IndyCar Daly to contest ovals for Carlin in place of Chilton Carlin has announced that Conor Daly will drive its #59 Chevrolet-powered entry in four oval events this year, deputising for Max Chilton
Formula 1 Why Vettel faces the toughest task of any driver in 2020 Sebastian Vettel’s Ferrari career – and maybe his whole Formula 1 future – hinges on 2020. Mark Hughes makes a case for the importance of Australia in beginning the narrative of his season
MotoGP Austin MotoGP delayed until November MotoGP bosses have confirmed speculation that the scheduled opening round of the 2020 championship at the Circuit of the Americas has been delayed until November 15
Formula 1 Advice to go ahead with Australian GP ‘may change’ The advice to proceed with Formula 1’s Australian Grand Prix amid escalating coronavirus fears “may change” according to the state premier, as 2020’s opening races remain at risk
Formula 1 Red Bull query could force Mercedes brake duct change A new technical directive on the eve of the season, triggered by a query from Red Bull, looks likely to force Mercedes into modifying the rear brake ducts of its new W11
Formula 1 Hamilton helped Ocon at career crossroads Esteban Ocon received career advice from Lewis Hamilton ahead of signing his Renault Formula 1 deal, as well as observing the world champion at work last year
MotoGP Why Suzuki’s title drought could end this year It’s 20 years since Suzuki won a grand prix motorcycle racing championship, but it begins MotoGP 2020 in better shape than at any time in those two decades
Gaming Csincsik/Hoyer take inaugural rFactor 2 GT Challenge Series wins Marcell Csincsik won the first sprint race of the top split of the GT Challenge Series, the feeder championship to the GT Pro Series, while the feature race won by Michi Hoyer
Formula 1 Guenther Steiner’s F-word column: DAS, Racing Point and 2020 In his latest exclusive column for The Race, Haas boss Guenther Steiner gives his thoughts on why his team won’t be trying DAS, Racing Point’s “compliment” to Haas, coronavirus and more