Coronavirus: Formula 1 extends shutdown period to five weeks as uncertainty around season continues

The extension for another two weeks means no staff members related to car performance are allowed to work till May.

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· Yesterday · 09:10 am

Coronavirus: Formula One’s Mercedes to deliver breathing devices to hospitals in United Kingdom

The Continuous Positive Airway Pressure devices were produced in less than a week and have been cleared for use after patient trials across London.

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· Apr 07, 2020 · 07:54 pm

Coronavirus: Formula One teams Williams, Racing Point furlough staff as drivers take pay cut

The 2020 season has been delayed because of the pandemic and the teams announced their cost-cutting moves a week after McLaren opted for the same.

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· Apr 06, 2020 · 10:54 pm

Coronavirus: Formula One is in a very fragile state, says McLaren boss Zak Brown

The 2020 World Championship has been unable to start with eight races of a scheduled 22 already either scrapped or postponed.

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· Apr 06, 2020 · 09:05 am

Coronavirus: Ecclestone says enough races can’t be completed for 2020 F1 championship to be valid

The opening eight rounds of the 2020 season have been either cancelled or postponed, with doubts over a number of the other 14 races.

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· Apr 05, 2020 · 09:09 am

Coronavirus: McLaren drivers Sainz, Norris take voluntary pay cuts as part of cost-cutting measures

Mercedes, Renault, Williams and Racing Point also said they were reviewing potential economic measures to take.

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· Apr 02, 2020 · 10:45 pm

England all-rounder Ben Stokes set to compete against five Formula One drivers in Virtual GP race

Competing alongside the top England cricketer will be Williams’ George Russell, McLaren’s Lando Norris, WIlliams’ Nicholas Latifi and others.

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· Apr 02, 2020 · 07:47 pm

Aston Martin set to return to Formula One in 2021 as Racing Point gets rebranded

Lawrence Stroll, who bought Racing Point when it was formerly known as Force India in August 2018, will become Executive Chairman of Aston Martin.

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· Apr 01, 2020 · 08:04 pm

Covid-19: With uncertainty over revenue, Formula One teams told not to work on new cars for 2022

All Formula One teams face significantly lower revenues thanks to a season wrecked by the coronavirus pandemic.

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· Mar 31, 2020 · 09:50 pm

Formula One: Red Bull official suggested team’s drivers get coronavirus – it wasn’t received well

Helmut Marko wanted the team’s senior drivers, Max Verstappen and Alexander Albon, together with the junior drivers in a training camp.

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· Mar 30, 2020 · 10:36 pm

Coronavirus: Formula One chief expects 2020 season to start in summer with fewer races

Races scheduled for Bahrain, Vietnam, China, Netherlands, Spain, Azerbaijan have been postponed while Monaco and Australian Grand Prix were cancelled.

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· Mar 24, 2020 · 09:53 am

I’m doing well, feeling healthy: Lewis Hamilton says he’s showing zero symptoms of coronavirus

Hamilton attended an event with Idris Elba and Sophie Trudeau on March 4, who had been tested positive for COVID-19.

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· Mar 21, 2020 · 06:00 pm