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Lewis Hamilton led a Mercedes 1-2 on the opening day of 2020 Formula 1 pre-season testing at Barcelona, topping the timesheets ahead of Valtteri Bottas

A two-day Chinese Grand Prix between the Brazilian and Abu Dhabi Formula 1 races has emerged as one option to get the event back on the calendar, Autosport has learned

Carlos Sainz is in “no rush at all” to agree a new contract with McLaren beyond the end of the season, but has already held early conversations about his future

Formula 1 chiefs says government plans to ban the sales of new hybrid cars within 15 years are “crude” and maintain that F1 can contribute to developing environmentally-friendly engine technology

Renault technical director Pat Fry says the challenge of changing the Formula 1 manufacturer’s fortunes is different to what he faced at McLaren because there is not much “low-hanging fruit”

Sergio Perez says Racing Point goes into the 2020 Formula 1 season with renewed optimism about its potential, as staff are no longer “doing a lot of jobs at once”

Imola has offered to host a Formula 1 round in place of April’s postponed Chinese Grand Prix, though the circuit’s boss acknowledges the bid could be “mission impossible”

Racing Point CEO and team principal Otmar Szafnauer has explained why Sport Pesa is no longer the squad’s title sponsor, after announcing a new deal with water tech company BWT

Esteban Ocon says his new employer Renault and his former team Mercedes “agreed” on what secrets he could bring from one team to the other

The Racing Point Formula 1 team has revealed its 2020 livery and announced a title sponsorship deal with long-term backer BWT