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F1 furloughs half of staff as Canadian Grand Prix is ninth race called off

Apr 07, 2020

F1’s senior management take 20% pay decreaseMercedes repurpose engine plant to create NHS breathing aidsFormula One Group has placed half of its staff on furlough as the sport addresses the serious financial implications of coronavirus.

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British Grand Prix's fate to be decided by late April amid coronavirus threat

Apr 01, 2020

Eight F1 races already postponed or cancelled this seasonPandemic is already affecting other sporting events in JulyA decision on whether the British Grand Prix is to be postponed will be be made at the end of April.

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British Grand Prix cancellation dependent on length of lockdown

Mar 27, 2020

Silverstone require 12 weeks to prepare20 April is latest work can start but it cannot as things standThe fate of this year’s British Grand Prix is dependent on how long the national lockdown is enforced.

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Azerbaijan GP becomes eighth F1 race delayed over coronavirus

Mar 23, 2020

Race organisers call off GP on streets of Baku on 7 JuneEarliest possible start will be Canada GP on 14 JuneThe Azerbaijan Grand Prix has become the latest race to be pulled from Formula One’s coronavirus-hit schedule.

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Virtual F1 and Lando Norris provide light relief in testing times

Mar 22, 2020

F1 driver entertains from home but race lacks the sport’s biggest names as people look to fill time with season suspended

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F1 calls off Bahrain and Vietnam GPs following Australia cancellation

Mar 13, 2020

22 March and 5 April races postponed due to coronavirusDecision follows last-minute abandonment in MelbourneFormula One has called off the Bahrain and Vietnamese Grand Prix after the cancellation of Sunday’s Australian season-opener due to the coronavirus outbreak.

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Formula One brought to its knees by pandemic and mismanagement | Giles Richards

Mar 13, 2020

With Covid-19 curtailing activity globally, that F1 felt it could escape unscathed seems hopelessly naive

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Formula One’s Australian Grand Prix cancelled amid coronavirus fears

Mar 12, 2020

Decision made hours before first practice sessionMcLaren team member returns positive Covid-19 testAustralia coronavirus: Grand Prix cancelled – liveCoronavirus global live blog: latest news and updatesThe Australian Grand Prix has been called off because of coronavirus.

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Australian GP under threat as McLaren pull out after positive coronavirus test

Mar 12, 2020

A member of the McLaren team tested positive for coronavirus‘The team is cooperating with the relevant local authorities’McLaren has withdrawn from the Australian Grand Prix after one of its team members tested positive for the coronavirus putting the opening race of the season into doubt.

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Cheltenham Gold Cup promises last slice of enjoyment before reality hits

Mar 12, 2020

Irish horses and staff will return to a country on lockdownGrand National at Aintree in April may be under threatRacing tends to live in its own little world at the best of times – for many of its fans, that is part of the attraction – but the sense of deliberate detachment can never have felt so strong as it will when a dozen horses head to post on Friday afternoon for the 92nd running of the Cheltenham Gold Cup.

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'Cash is king': Lewis Hamilton criticises Australian GP green light amid Covid-19

Mar 12, 2020

Up to eight F1 team members tested for coronavirusWorld champion ‘very surprised that we are here’As fears grow that the coronavirus is already spreading in the Formula One paddock at the Australian Grand Prix, the world champion, Lewis Hamilton, has admitted he is “shocked” the race is going ahead.

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'Cash is king': Lewis Hamilton shocked at Australian GP green light during Covid-19 outbreak

Mar 12, 2020

Up to eight F1 team members tested for coronavirusWorld champion ‘very surprised that we are here’Amid fears that the coronavirus is already spreading in the Formula One paddock at the Australian Grand Prix, the world champion Lewis Hamilton has admitted he is “shocked” the race is going ahead.

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Australian Grand Prix: three F1 team members placed in isolation over coronavirus fears

Mar 11, 2020

One McLaren and two Haas team members testedDecision to go ahead with race comes under fireCoronavirus – latest updatesThree Formula One team members have been placed into isolation amid concerns they may have contracted the coronavirus, as the decision to go ahead with the Australian Grand Prix comes under renewed fire.

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'No chance' of Australian Grand Prix going behind closed doors – organisers

Mar 08, 2020

Race to proceed as planned despite coronavirus fearsFerrari and Alpha Tauri cars arrive in Melbourne Italian Formula One cars have arrived in Australia and there is no chance of the opening grand prix of the season being cancelled, postponed or being held behind closed doors, despite fears over the coronavirus.

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Bahrain Grand Prix goes behind closed doors in response to coronavirus

Mar 08, 2020

Bahrain has reported more than 60 cases of Covid-19Ferrari: safety of staff and families the priorityThis month’s Bahrain Grand Prix will take place behind closed doors due to the coronavirus outbreak.

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Spectre of a cancelled Olympics belongs to a different, scarier world | Jonathan Liew

Mar 02, 2020

For many of us, encased in our idyllic little sporting snow globes, is this the moment the full gravity of coronavirus hits home?

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The spectre of a cancelled Olympics belongs to a different, scarier world | Jonathan Liew

Mar 02, 2020

For many of us, encased in our idyllic little sporting snow globes, is this the moment the full gravity of coronavirus hits home?

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F1 organisers insist Australian Grand Prix will go ahead despite coronavirus

Mar 02, 2020

Melbourne race set to take place on 15 MarchChinese Grand Prix postponed, Vietnam under threatThe season-opening Formula One race in Australia will go ahead despite the increasing threat from the coronavirus, organisers have stated.

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Australian Grand Prix to go ahead despite coronavirus concern, minister says

Feb 27, 2020

Victoria’s sports minister confirms Formula One race at Melbourne’s Albert Park on 15 March

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Opening three races of F1 season under threat from spread of coronavirus

Feb 26, 2020

Australian, Bahrain and Vietnam GPs may have to be cancelledChinese GP has already been postponed because of virusThe opening three races of the Formula One season are coming under increasing threat of cancellation as the coronavirus outbreak continues to spread outside China.

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McLaren adopt strict safety policy on spread of coronavirus

Feb 19, 2020

F1 team intend to safeguard personnel from virusLewis Hamilton set the fastest time in testing in BarcelonaMcLaren are adhering to a strict policy in an attempt to safeguard their personnel from the coronavirus.

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F1 figures pledge safety first over Vietnam GP if coronavirus spreads

Feb 13, 2020

McLaren chief Zak Brown will not put personnel at riskChinese GP was postponed on WednesdaySenior figures in Formula One believe the sport would be right to once more put its participants first if it had to postpone or cancel the Vietnam Grand Prix as it did on Wednesday with the Chinese GP.

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Coronavirus Latest: This Is What We Know About The Spike In Deaths

Feb 13, 2020

The number of deaths coronavirus-related deaths has soared to record highs in China’s Hubei province - the epicentre of the outbreak.

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F1's Chinese GP called off because of coronavirus with Vietnam race at risk

Feb 12, 2020

Race set for 19 April unlikely to be rescheduledInaugural Vietnam GP on 5 April also in doubtThe Chinese Grand Prix has been postponed because of the outbreak of the coronavirus.

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F1's Chinese GP called off due to coronavirus with Vietnam race at risk

Feb 12, 2020

Race set for 19 April unlikely to be rescheduledInaugural Vietnam GP on 5 April also in doubtThe Chinese Grand Prix has been postponed because of the outbreak of the coronavirus.

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World Indoor Athletics and Chinese Grand Prix at risk over coronavirus outbreak

Jan 29, 2020

• Team GB expected to pull out of next month’s championships • F1 race on 19 April in Shanghai at risk, says virus expert

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World's richest cycling race puts keirin in spotlight before Olympics | Justin McCurry

Dec 27, 2019

The winner of this weekend’s Keirin Grand Prix in Japan will take home nearly $1m but why has international success been elusive for the 2020 Olympic hosts in the event it invented?

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Chess: France’s top player clings to a slender hope of Candidates place

Dec 20, 2019

Maxime Vachier-Lagrave will be eliminated this weekend unless a Chinese talent upsets the Russian favourite, Ian NepomniachtchiMaxime Vachier-Lagrave, the world No 6, has long dreamed of qualifying as a world title candidate and going on to challenge Magnus Carlsen but the Frenchman, 29, has been left with only slender chances after his semi-final defeat by Russia’s Ian Nepomniachtchi at the Jerusalem Grand Prix this week.

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Lewis Hamilton enjoys Ferrari praise after taking Abu Dhabi F1 pole

Nov 30, 2019

• Max Verstappen on front row ahead of Leclerc and Vettel• Ferrari team principal calls world champion ‘outstanding’Lewis Hamilton closed out the penultimate act of Formula One’s season with a pole for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix that exemplified why the championship is already in his hands.

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Lewis Hamilton ends 2019 qualifying in style with Abu Dhabi F1 pole

Nov 30, 2019

• Bottas second fastest but engine change relegates him to back• Max Verstappen on front row ahead of Leclerc and VettelLewis Hamilton took pole position for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, the final meeting of the 2019 season.

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Leclerc has earned his spurs and deserves parity with Vettel at Ferrari

Nov 21, 2019

The case for Germany’s four-time champion not being No 1 with the Scuderia next season is overwhelming

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Verstappen’s verve lights up Brazilian Grand Prix but Ferrari flounder again | Giles Richards

Nov 18, 2019

Red Bull’s Max Verstappen was flawless at Interlagos, altitude sickness for Mercedes and a happy birthday for HondaWhat a difference a year makes.

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Max Verstappen says it's a 'shame' crash cost Red Bull teammate podium finish - video

Nov 17, 2019

Max Verstappen won the Brazilian Grand Prix after a crash between Ferrari's Sebsstian Vettel and Charles Leclerc crashed out in a late dramatic finish.

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Max Verstappen wins Brazilian Grand Prix after late Vettel and Leclerc crash

Nov 17, 2019

• Toro Rosso driver Pierre Gasly finishes in surprise second• Hamilton dropped to seventh after banging into Alex Albon

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Max Verstappen takes pole for Brazilian GP with Lewis Hamilton in third

Nov 16, 2019

• Dutch driver secures his second pole position of the season• Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel qualifies in second spotUnstoppable in qualifying for the Brazilian Grand Prix, Max Verstappen has a pole position he now will dearly want to convert into a victory after a win was snatched from his grasp in the same race last year.

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Lewis Hamilton gears up for stressful talks over new Mercedes contract

Nov 15, 2019

• World champion’s deal runs until end of 2020• ‘It’s another stressful situation.

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Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel driving F1’s climate emergency plan

Nov 14, 2019

• Hamilton’s been talking with Chase Carey ’for nearly three years’• Vettel: ‘I would like to see some of the goals achieved sooner’Lewis Hamilton has said he wants to play a fundamental part in Formula One’s ambitious and radical plans to address the climate emergency.

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Lewis Hamilton hails ‘best and toughest season’ after sixth F1 world title

Nov 03, 2019

• Mercedes driver completes third championship in a row• Valtteri Bottas wins US Grand Prix with Hamilton secondLewis Hamilton said 2019 has been his best and toughest season after he secured his sixth world title on Sunday with a second-place finish in the United States Grand Prix.

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Dominant Lewis Hamilton earned his laps of honour in US Grand Prix | Giles Richards

Nov 03, 2019

The British driver has been head and shoulders above his rivals all season on the road to his sixth F1 world drivers’ titleLewis Hamilton warned he was not expecting miracles at the US Grand Prix, where he sought a remarkable sixth Formula One world championship.

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Lewis Hamilton qualifies fifth in Austin after near-miss with Max Verstappen

Nov 02, 2019

• Verstappen forced onto grass while attempting to pass Briton• Valtteri Bottas takes pole for Sunday’s US grand prixLewis Hamilton qualified for the United States grand prix in a disappointing fifth position after a near-miss with Max Verstappen.

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Lewis Hamilton’s F1 coronation awaits and he is already looking to the future

Nov 01, 2019

The Briton should seal a sixth world title in Sunday’s US Grand Prix even if he did fail to win from pole in Texas last yearThe Mexico and US Grands Prix swapped places in Formula One’s calendar this year but Lewis Hamilton remains on his usual schedule.

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Red Bull’s Max Verstappen hits back at Lewis Hamilton over ‘silly remark’

Oct 31, 2019

• Mercedes champion had said he feared being ‘torpedoed’• F1 releases first images of heavier 2021 season carsMax Verstappen has hit back at Lewis Hamilton, calling the British world champion disrespectful for comments he made after winning the Mexican Grand Prix.

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Lewis Hamilton says he will keep giving Max Verstappen plenty of space

Oct 28, 2019

• Pair clashed on first corner of Mexican Grand Prix• ‘He’s a magnet for those kind of things,’ says Hamilton

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Lewis Hamilton claims Mexico Grand Prix but has to wait for title

Oct 27, 2019

• Hamilton holds off challenge of Sebastian Vettel• Briton likely to seal sixth title at next race in TexasThe fiesta amid the glorious colour and noise of this packed circuit belonged emphatically to Lewis Hamilton.

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F1: Lewis Hamilton goes for title at Mexico Grand Prix - live!

Oct 27, 2019

Live updates from Mexico City, race starts 7.10pm (GMT)Max Verstappen’s failure to slow down after crash costs him poleCircuit designed by a student will be examination for MercedesFeel free to email Daniel or tweet @DanielHarris 6.59pm GMT

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Max Verstappen’s failure to slow down after crash costs him Mexican GP pole

Oct 26, 2019

• Dutchman given three-place grid penalty for his actions• Valtteri Bottas unharmed after heavy impact at final corner

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Max Verstappen takes pole for Mexican GP as Valtteri Bottas crashes

Oct 26, 2019

• Leclerc second ahead of Vettel and Hamilton• Finn emerges unharmed from heavy impact at final cornerMax Verstappen celebrated his pole for Sunday’s Mexican Grand Prix but the Dutchman is likely to face stern criticism for the what many will see as the dangerous manner with which he sealed the place.

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Lewis Hamilton brushes off critics and steps up efforts to be more green

Oct 24, 2019

• Mercedes driver aims to be carbon neutral by end of year• Hamilton can win sixth F1 world title at Mexican Grand PrixLewis Hamilton has robustly defended his environmental concerns, having received strident criticism for recent posts on Instagram.

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Valtteri Bottas storms to win in Japan as Mercedes take F1 constructors’ title

Oct 13, 2019

• Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel holds off Lewis Hamilton for second• Bottas now only man who can catch Hamilton for drivers’ titleValtteri Bottas won the Japanese Grand Prix, taking a controlled victory from Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel in second.

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Charles Leclerc brings winds of change to Ferrari in move on No 1 spot

Oct 12, 2019

Sebastian Vettel started the year as Ferrari’s lead driver but his 21-year-old teammate has disrupted the status quoFormula One may have had to hunker down this weekend when Typhoon Hagibis forced qualifying for the Japanese Grand Prix to be postponed but Ferrari were already busy weathering a storm of their own.

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