The Malta Independent 25 July 2026, Saturday
View E-Paper

MOTORSPORTS

F1 chairman evokes "remote" possibility of no races in 2020

Friday, 8 May 2020, 14:58 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

Discussions to host Formula One races in July are at an advanced stage, although F1 chairman Chase Carey cautions that “the remote possibility of no racing in 2020" remains. The first 10...

Formula 1 hopes to start season with double-header in Austria

Saturday, 2 May 2020, 15:46 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

Formula One hopes to finally start the season with a double-header in the naturally isolated environment around the venue for the Austrian Grand Prix. Despite the first 10 races having been...

Spanish GP: F1 will renegotiate fees for races without fans

Wednesday, 22 April 2020, 19:24 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

Formula One organizers are open to renegotiating hosting fees for races that may take place without fans this season because of the coronavirus pandemic, the general manager of the Circuit de...

Motor racing great Stirling Moss dies aged 90

Sunday, 12 April 2020, 14:33 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

Stirling Moss, a daring, speed-loving Englishman regarded as the greatest Formula One driver never to win the world championship, has died. He was 90. Moss died peacefully at his London home...

F1 puts some staff on furlough, execs take pay cuts

Wednesday, 8 April 2020, 16:21 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

With nearly half of the season already altered by the coronavirus pandemic, Formula One said Wednesday it will furlough half of its staff until the end of May and senior executives will take pay...

MotoGP rider Iannone banned 18 months for steroid use

Wednesday, 1 April 2020, 16:54 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

MotoGP rider Andrea Iannone was banned for 18 months by the International Motorcycling Federation on Wednesday after testing positive for a steroid. The failed test came from a urine sample...

Formula 1: F1 rule changes approved amid coronavirus disruption

Tuesday, 31 March 2020, 17:06 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

Rule changes aimed at adding flexibility to the heavily disrupted Formula One season during the coronavirus outbreak were approved on Tuesday. The first eight of 22 scheduled races this year have...

  • don't miss