FIA officially approves major F1 rules overhaul
The FIA World Motor Sport Council has ratified Formula 1’s new regulations, including the reduced $145m cost cap for 2021 and a sliding scale for aerodynamic testing
Top teams hoping to redeploy staff they must cut from F1
Formula 1’s three leading teams will have “some pain” in reducing headcounts to meet the championship’s new budget cap but hope to redeploy staff and avoid mass redundancies
Norris and Verstappen to contest virtual Le Mans 24 Hours
McLaren’s Lando Norris and Red Bull Formula 1 driver Max Verstappen will race in the virtual Le Mans 24 Hours in June with Team Redline.
Gary Anderson: Will F1’s cost cuts entice new teams?
Guenther Steiner seems confident Formula 1’s new budget cap might be enough to tempt new teams to the grid, but it’s not as simple as that and there are many more hidden costs involved, says Gary Anderson
The esports scandals that have rocked real-world racing
Daniel Abt losing his Audi Formula E drive is the latest in a string of incidents in which virtual racing actions have had real-world consequences
McLaren to lose around 70 F1 staff as part of heavy job cuts
The McLaren Formula 1 team is set to lose around 70 staff as McLaren Group is cutting more than quarter of its workforce as part of a major restructuring in response to the coronavirus pandemic
How the perfect Ferrari pick has been spurned again
Forget Daniel Ricciardo, there’s another Formula 1 driver who keeps being overlooked by Ferrari and he’s not even on the grid
Steiner believes Vettel doesn’t want midfield F1 drive
Guenther Steiner doubts Sebastian Vettel wants to move into the midfield to stay in Formula 1 but believes a team with “deeper pockets” than Haas will approach him
Russell: ‘More publicity’ from virtual F1 wins than any 2019 race
Williams driver George Russell says he gets more publicity from winning an esports race than he did from any of his outings in Formula 1 last year
F1’s Silverstone plan set to be saved by government support
Formula 1’s plan to race twice at Silverstone in the summer could be saved following an alleged intervention from UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson
