Formula 1’s management body has put staff into furlough and asked most of its senior figures to take pay cuts as the coronavirus crisis continues to hit the sport.
Formula 1 chief Chase Carey has issued an update on the revised 2020 race calendar as the sport aims to put on 15 to 18 races starting “at some point during this summer” after the coronavirus crisis passes.
Formula 1 boss Chase Carey has refused to call off the Bahrain Grand Prix in the wake of the cancellation of the Australian Grand Prix despite having less than a week until the race begins.
Formula 1 chief Chase Carey says any new teams must have a strong business strategy for all parties involved as the sport assesses prospective entrants.
Formula 1 chief Chase Carey has outlined a reduction in testing and a race weekend overhaul set are key changes to help relieve the strain of a longer race calendar in the future.
Formula 1 will be sticking with “10 healthy teams” on the grid unless prospective new entrants can convince both the FIA and Liberty of a stable financial plan in order to join the sport.
Formula 1 CEO Chase Carey remains confident the sport’s emerging young talents including Max Verstappen and Charles Leclerc can fill the high-profile gap which will emerge once Lewis Hamilton retires.
Lewis Hamilton says he is open to ideas to tweak Formula 1 race weekend formats with a particular focus at circuits where racing is typically “boring” such as the Singapore and Monaco rounds.
Formula 1 chief Chase Carey says its involvement with the new Vietnam Grand Prix is no different to how it deals with other races but does point to key benefits the sport can gain from being part of the project “from day one”.
At this time of year Formula 1 is eager to reveal the best of the best for each classic category from best overtake to best radio, but with a tilted look back on the 2017 season Crash has come up with some of its own ‘alternative awards’...
Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff says Formula 1 misses “the odd hand grenade flying through the paddock” in reference to Bernie Ecclestone's management style in the sport before Liberty Media’s takeover.