Frank Williams, the founder and former team principal of Formula One’s Williams Racing, has died. He was 79. Williams took his motor racing team from an empty carpet warehouse to the summit of Formula One, overseeing 114 victories, a combined 16 drivers’ and constructors’ world championships, while becoming the longest-serving...
Formula 1 has announced a record-breaking 23 Grand Prix schedule for 2022, which opens in Bahrain on March 20, and closes in Abu Dhabi on November 20. The new Miami Grand Prix, set for May 8, joins the United States Grand Prix—set for October 23 at the Circuit of The...
W Series is heading to Austin, Texas, USA, this weekend and, after a seven-week break, the drivers could not be more excited at the prospect of a season-ending double-header and racing on the same day as Formula 1’s United States Grand Prix. Of the 18 women on the grid this...
Formula 1 racing often tells smaller stories within each individual race; the final stretches of the Russian Grand Prix proved in my eyes that experience always wins.
Lewis Hamilton’s charity is launching a partnership aimed at increasing the pool of black science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) teachers in England. Mission 44, launched by the seven-time Formula One world champion earlier this year, has partnered with Teach First to work on research, mentoring, and marketing campaigns designed...
Formula 1’s inaugural Miami Grand Prix dates have been announced, with the race set to take place on May 6–8, 2022. The Miami Grand Prix will see Formula 1 stars race in Florida for the first time since 1959. Drivers will battle on the recently named Miami International Autodrome on...
W Series, the international single-seater motor racing championship for female drivers, will conclude its 2021 season with a double-header at the Circuit of the Americas, Austin, Texas, USA. The series’ seventh and eighth rounds of the season – and first races to be staged outside of Europe – will take...
Lewis Hamilton took his 100th Grand Prix victory in a Russian Grand Prix that started in dry conditions and ended under rain, the Mercedes driver making a late switch to intermediate tires to take the lead when pole-sitter Lando Norris literally slid out of the lead with just two laps...
Formula 1 has announced that the Japanese Grand Prix will not take place in 2021. Race organizers have cited “ongoing complexities” related to the pandemic. The event—which was set to be part of a tripleheader with the Russian GP and the Turkish GP—was also canceled in 2020. A statement from...
Formula 1 officials have announced the Australian Grand Prix will not take place in 2021. The race, which was scheduled for November 19-21 at Albert Park in Melbourne, was set to be round 21 of 23. A spokesperson for Formula 1 said that while they are disappointed that the event...
Formula 1 has announced that the restructure of Team Williams, following the arrival of new owners Dorilton Capital, continues with Simon Roberts leaving the Formula 1 team, and Team CEO Jost Capito to absorb the team principal duties. Roberts first joined Williams last June in the newly-created role of managing...
Formula 1 has confirmed a change to round seven of the 2021 calendar with the Turkish Grand Prix replacing the Canadian Grand Prix the weekend of June 11–13. Due to the ongoing international travel restrictions in Canada, it became impossible for Formula 1 to enter the country without a mandatory...
Formula 1 has announced that the brand-new Miami Grand Prix will join the F1 calendar in 2022. The race, which is set to be the first one hosted in Florida since 1959, will be held on a new layout at the Hard Rock Stadium complex in Miami Gardens, home to...
Seven-time Formula One World Champion Michael Schumacher and longtime Indianapolis 500 broadcaster Paul Page comprise the 2021 class of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway (IMS) Hall of Fame. Schumacher and Page were elected to the IMS Hall of Fame by the distinguished voting panel of 150 motorsports journalists, officials and living...
Formula 1 has revealed a revised calendar for the 2021 season. The F1 schedule retains a record 23 races, but the 2021 season will now start a week later with the Bahrain Grand Prix on March 28 and the Australian Grand Prix moving later in the year. Due to travel...
Williams Racing has announced the appointment of Jost Capito, a more than 40-year veteran of the automotive and motorsports industry, as its new CEO. He will officially join the Formula 1 team on February 1. Reporting to Williams Chairman Matthew Savage, Capito will be responsible for the day-to-day running of the...
If you tuned into Sunday’s Bahrain Grand Prix, you witnessed one of the most horrific crashes F1 has ever seen. Haas driver, Romain Grosjean hit the steel barrier at 137 mph on the opening lap, and a reported 53G impact tore the car in half, which then instantly became engulfed...
Formula 1 has revealed the schedule for the 2021 season, with 23 Grand Prixs on the provisional agenda for next year. The season will start in Australia in mid-March, finish in Abu Dhabi in early December, and feature the first-ever World Championship race in Saudi Arabia. The announcement follows an unprecedented...
