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British Grand Prix at Silverstone could be held with full crowd

British Grand Prix could be held with full crowd

The British Grand Prix at Silverstone is set to be one of several events permitted to allow large crowds as part of a pilot scheme.
Published 15 June 2021
Ex-FIA boss Max Mosley dies aged 81

Ex-FIA boss Max Mosley dies aged 81

Former FIA boss Max Mosley, who became a figurehead for safety within Formula One and a leading privacy campaigner, has died at the age of 81.
Published 24 May 2021
Prince William test drives Extreme E electric off-road racer

Prince William gets taste of Extreme E

Prince William got behind the wheel of the an Extreme E pure-electric off-road racing car today as part of a climate-focused tour of Scotland.
Published 22 May 2021
McLaren to use classic Gulf Oil colours for Monaco Grand Prix

McLaren to use classic Gulf Oil colours for Monaco

McLaren has unveiled a one-off livery for this weekend’s Monaco Grand Prix that will celebrate its legendary collaboration with Gulf Oil.
Published 17 May 2021
Romain Grosjean to drive F1 car for first time since horror crash

Romain Grosjean to drive F1 car at French GP

Romain Grosjean will drive an F1 car for the first time since his horror crash at the 2020 Bahrain Grand Prix.
Published 05 May 2021
Ferrari and Thrustmaster launch F1-style esports wheel

Ferrari and Thrustmaster launch F1 esports wheel

Scuderia Ferrari has collaborated with video game accessory designer Thrustmaster on an F1-style esports racing wheel.
Published 21 April 2021
I don't understand why Porsche need to enter F1, says ex-works driver Derek Bell

Derek Bell: no need for Porsche to enter F1

Former Porsche Works and F1 driver Derek Bell has said that he doesn't understand why Porsche is considering joining Formula One in 2025.
Published 31 March 2021
Lotus Engineering partners with Jenson Button's Extreme E off-road racing team ahead of inaugural event

Lotus partners with Jenson Button Extreme E team

Lotus has teamed up with Jenson Button's JBXE Racing team to take on the inaugural Extreme E electric off-road racing series.
Published 29 March 2021
Jenson Button says it will be "embarrassing" for his rivals if he wins an Extreme E race

Button: Embarrassing for rivals if I win Extreme E

Jenson Button says it would be embarrassing for his competitors if he wins an Extreme E race, and revealed he has only spent one hour getting to
Published 23 March 2021
Hear the fearsome BRM V16 grand prix engine fire up in dyno testing

Hear the fearsome 600hp BRM V16 in dyno testing

It's the sound John Owen has been longing to hear for more than 65 years: the fearsome British Racing Motors (BRM) supercharged V16.
Published 21 March 2021
F1 commentary legend Murray Walker dead at 97

Murray Walker, F1 commentary legend, dead at 97

Murray Walker, the motor sport commentator who was the voice of Formula One in Britain and beyond from 1978 to 2001, has died aged 97.
Published 13 March 2021
Aston Martin to provide F1 safety cars for 2021

Aston's new F1 safety and medical cars revealed

Aston Martin has revealed its safety and medical cars for the 2021 Formula One season.
Published 08 March 2021