Formula 1 Racing Point explains Stroll inaction before COVID diagnosis Racing Point Formula 1 boss Otmar Szafnauer says there was “no requirement to inform the FIA” of Lance Stroll’s illness in Germany, prior to the driver’s positive COVID-19 test
Formula 1 Ferrari eyes best of the rest with final upgrade Ferrari hopes the final part of its 2020 Formula 1 development programme will help it end the season leading the fight for fourth behind Mercedes and Red Bull’s Max Verstappen
Formula 1 The uncomfortable questions posed by Stroll’s COVID case There are at least five major questions that need answering for Racing Point and F1’s COVID-19 protocol following news of Lance Stroll’s positive test
Formula 1 Stroll had positive COVID-19 test, will race in Portugal Lance Stroll tested positive for coronavirus after the Eifel Grand Prix but says he has since been cleared of the virus and will race in Portugal this weekend
Formula 1 Why Red Bull must consider Perez and Hulkenberg Scott Mitchell makes a case for why Nico Hulkenberg and Sergio Perez deserve to be considered by Red Bull alongside Max Verstappen for 2021
Formula 1 Three reasons Ferrari thinks it’s escaped ‘rock bottom’ While Ferrari’s season has been a bust compared to last, it has at least been consistent. Here’s three ways in which the F1 team has attempted to maximise its package over 2020
Formula 1 How Hamilton sees ‘impossible’ F1 greatest driver debate As Lewis Hamilton matches Michael Schumacher’s records, the debate over F1’s greatest driver rages on – but Hamilton himself won’t be taking part
Formula 1 What’s behind Mercedes’ plans to step up AMG F1 branding? Toto Wolff explains why Mercedes’ plans to step up AMG branding in Formula 1 isn’t a ‘soft exit’ for the main brand
Formula 1 The key distinction that doomed Honda’s F1 comeback Honda’s status as an outlier among F1 engine manufacturers meant it wasn’t getting enough from grand prix racing to ensure a long-term stay
Formula 1 Why Hamilton and Schumacher are more similar than you think Joint Formula 1 win record holders Lewis Hamilton and Michael Schumacher are “more similar than you might believe” as drivers, says Mercedes’ engineering chief Andrew Shovlin
Formula 1 How Alonso fits into Renault’s revised masterplan As Fernando Alonso tries Renault’s 2020 Formula 1 car for the first time today, Scott Mitchell looks at how the situation and ambitions have already changed since he was signed
Formula 1 Alonso hopes to ‘discover a lot’ as he tries 2020 Renault Fernando Alonso says he will “discover a lot” in his first laps driving Renault’s 2020 Formula 1 car in a filming day at Barcelona on Tuesday
Formula 1 Bottas needs a miracle after cruellest blow of 2020 Valtteri Bottas conceded he needs a “miracle” to win the Formula 1 title this year after arguably the most impressive moments of his season turned into the cruellest blow yet
Formula 1 Hamilton: I’m Mercedes’ ‘rudder’ like Schumacher at Ferrari World championship leader Lewis Hamilton says his job at Mercedes is to be the team’s “rudder” like Michael Schumacher was to Ferrari, after equalling Schumacher’s Formula 1 win record
Formula 1 Matching Schumacher must end Hamilton ‘car advantage’ asterisk As Lews Hamilton equals Michael Schumacher’s all-time Formula 1 victory record, some will argue Mercedes’ domination means Hamilton’s achievement is a lesser one. Scott Mitchell strongly contests this
Formula 1 Stroll has flu-like symptoms but passed multiple COVID tests Eifel Grand Prix absentee Lance Stroll has been suffering from flu-like symptoms since Formula 1’s Russian race but has passed multiple COVID-19 tests, says team boss Otmar Szafnauer
Formula 1 Hulkenberg steps in for Stroll at Racing Point for Eifel GP Nico Hulkenberg will replace Lance Stroll at Racing Point for the remainder of Formula 1’s Eifel Grand Prix weekend
Formula 1 Stroll in doubt for Nurburgring as he skips FP3 amid illness Lance Stroll’s participation in the Eifel Grand Prix at the Nurburgring is in doubt after Racing Point announced he was sitting out the sole practice session due to illness
Formula 1 What Ferrari, Renault and Mercedes need after Honda’s F1 exit Formula 1 engine manufacturers Mercedes, Ferrari and Renault have outlined what they believe should be the championship’s priorities in the wake of Honda’s decision to quit after 2021
Formula 1 Spa to add five gravel traps ahead of bike racing’s return Spa-Francorchamps will have five gravel traps added to it as part of an €80million investment ahead of bike racing’s return to the Belgian Grand Prix venue in two years’ time.
Formula 1 FIA making back-up plan to avoid more Eifel GP inaction The FIA is working on “back-up plans” to save the rest of the Eifel Grand Prix weekend in the event the medical helicopter remains grounded due to poor weather conditions
Formula 1 Red Bull hints Honda engine takeover is among its F1 options Christian Horner has hinted that Red Bull taking over Honda’s abandoned Formula 1 engine project is among the options being considered post-2021, but would not comment on the idea directly
Formula 1 Detailed practice start rules revealed for Eifel GP The FIA has issued more detailed instructions around the practice start rules for the Eifel Grand Prix, two weeks after Lewis Hamilton’s controversial penalties in Russia
Formula 1 Hamilton critical of deforestation to build Rio F1 track Formula 1 world champion Lewis Hamilton does not support the championship’s plan to race on a new Rio de Janeiro track that requires deforestation to be built
Formula 1 Verstappen felt Honda exit coming after he signed new deal Max Verstappen had doubts about Honda’s Formula 1 future after he signed a new long-term Red Bull deal, but claims he doesn’t see its confirmed departure “as a negative”
Formula 1 Haas admits Ferrari junior signing more likely than before Haas could take advantage of its Ferrari Formula 1 partnership and run one of the manufacturer’s leading proteges next year, team boss Guenther Steiner has admitted
Formula 1 The part of Honda Red Bull must keep – and probably will Honda will continue supporting its protege Yuki Tsunoda to Formula 1 despite its withdrawal at the end of 2021, and hopes he will still have a future with Red Bull
Formula 1 There were fights ‘I shouldn’t have picked’ at Ferrari – Vettel Sebastian Vettel has admitted there were “fights that maybe I shouldn’t have picked” at Ferrari but insists he will leave with no regrets despite failing in his goal to win a title with the team
Formula 1 Why Honda’s F1 exit reasons seem suspicious Some elements of Honda’s public justification for its Formula 1 exit don’t fully add up. Scott Mitchell explains the unspoken reasoning for the project being doomed
Formula 1 The deeper meaning in Bottas’s misunderstood ‘f*** you’ Valtteri Bottas was criticised for how he celebrated winning at Sochi. But even if the win was partially inherited, it could have a ‘placebo effect’ with entertaining implications for a Formula 1 season that was fizzling out
Formula 1 Honda open to facilitating Red Bull engine project post-2021 Honda’s Formula 1 project leader is willing to discuss Red Bull keeping its engines after its 2021 F1 exit so the team can develop them itself or with a new partner
Junior Massa to lead serious action over karting attack FIA karting president and ex-Formula 1 driver Felipe Massa is expected to lead serious action following Luca Corberi’s extraordinary attack on a rival at the world championship last weekend
Formula 1 The first glimpse of Hamilton’s post-F1 career As Lewis Hamilton’s F1 career enters its final stretch, the six-time champion’s recent actions have given us a good idea of what comes next
Formula 1 What we learned simulating F1’s first reversed-grid race With Sochi a track Formula 1 has earmarked for a reversed-grid trial, we used last week’s race data to simulate how a Saturday sprint might’ve unfolded, assess who might’ve won, and whether it would’ve really improved the weekend spectacle
Formula 1 F1’s tiny COVID case rise, and why fan return isn’t linked Formula 1 and the FIA have now completed almost 50,000 coronavirus tests with only 26 positive cases, although fewer COVID-19 precautions in Russia led to a small rise
Formula 1 Honda F1 exit could force Red Bull back to Renault Renault should be obliged to supply Red Bull and AlphaTauri in the wake of Honda’s withdrawal at the end of 2021, if Red Bull cannot find an alternative engine partner for 2022
Formula 1 Why Honda is leaving Formula 1 Honda has justified its withdrawal from Formula 1 as a resource-driven decision in line with its new automotive targets, rather than a reaction to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic
Formula 1 Honda to leave F1 at the end of 2021 Red Bull and AlphaTauri engine supplier Honda has announced it will leave Formula 1 at the end of the upcoming 2021 season
Formula 1 The losses undermining Red Bull’s Mercedes-matching peak The 2020 Russian GP ended Red Bull’s torrid podium-less streak at Sochi, but lingering Mercedes deficits make the breakthrough bittersweet
Formula 1 Shwartzman makes F1 debut in Ferrari protege test Ferrari’s leading proteges Mick Schumacher, Callum Ilott and Formula 1 testing debutant Robert Shwartzman drove the team’s 2018 grand prix car at Fiorano