5 years ago The Williams F1 Team has secured a large loan while refinancing the team following the sale of Williams Advanced Engineering late last year. The loan comes from the father of their rookie driver. The refinancing includes mortgaging the team’s property, including their factory. It also includes using the team’s extensive collection of over 100 historic
5 years ago The Canadian Grand Prix joins the ever-growing list of Formula One events to be postponed due to the recent COVID-19 global pandemic. It’s hoped that the race can be held at a later date. This is the third time the event has been absent from the F1 calendar since F1 started racing at the Circuit
5 years ago The Monaco GP joins the list of cancelled sporting events, as F1 management confirms that the event will not be held in 2020. The Dutch GP and Spanish GP have also been postponed. The Monaco GP is a race with a deep history. The F1 cars have raced around the narrow streets of the French
5 years ago Pre-season testing for the W Series has been called off amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The two-day test was announced last week and was due to be held on May 4 and 5 at the Circuit Ricardo Tormo. “We are in uncharted territory, in a situation beyond our control,” explained Catherine Bond Muir, the W Series
5 years ago A Pirelli team member has tested positive for the COVID-19 virus in the aftermath of the cancelled Australian Grand Prix. The member is now under self-isolation, as specified by Australian health authorities. According to Pirelli, the team member “has not had any contact with third parties that requires special preventive measures to be taken for
5 years ago Following the disappointing cancellation of the 2020 season-opening race in Australia, F1 management has decided to postpone the next two rounds of the championship. This means that the F1 will not return until May at the earliest. The decision was made to postpone the Bahrain Grand Prix and Vietnamese Grand Prix amid the COVID-19 outbreak.
5 years ago The Australian Grand Prix joins the ever-growing list of sporting events that have been cancelled due to the recent outbreak of the Coronavirus (COVID-19). The news was largely expected after a McLaren employee tested positive for the virus on Thursday. During a meeting between the F1 team bosses, only three teams were willing to race.
5 years ago The McLaren F1 team has withdrawn from the F1 season-opening Australian Grand Prix after a team member tested positive for the Coronavirus. The McLaren member is just one of the several F1 personnel who have been tested for the virus but is the only one to test positive. A statement from the team read: McLaren
5 years ago Amid the global Coronavirus scare, five F1 personnel have been quarantined in Melbourne ahead of the season-opening Australian Grand Prix. The team members are from Haas and McLaren. A McLaren team member was placed into quarantine at the Pan-Pacific Hotel after reporting that they felt unwell. Four other Haas team members – 3 mechanics and
5 years ago The Circuit Ricardo Tormo – often called the Circuit de Valencia – in Spain will play host to this year’s 2020 pre-season test for the W Series. This year’s driver lineup will be at the circuit in early May to log some laps in the Tatuus T-318 Formula 3 cars they will be racing. The
