Sainz took the first pole position of his Formula One career in a wet qualifying for the British Grand Prix
Hamilton wrapped up his record-equalling seventh title in Turkey last month and picked up his 11th win of the season in Bahrain on Sunday. Mercedes have already won the constructors' title for an unprecedented seventh year in a row.
Ayrton Senna has been voted the greatest Formula One driver of all time by other Grand Prix racers. The poll was conducted by Autosport magazine, who asked the opinion of all surviving drivers who have competed in F1 since the world championship started in 1950.
Bernie Ecclestone has given Donington Park until the end of September to secure the funding needed to host next year's British Formula One Grand Prix or risk losing it. Donington is due to replace Silverstone as the venue for the British Grand Prix in 2010 and circuit operators have promised to invest 100 million pounds ($165.6 million) on revamping the circuit over a five-year period.
Hosting the event will involve an investment of Rs 500 crore.
Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone caused a social media storm on Tuesday when he said women racing drivers would not be taken seriously in the sport and dismissed the contribution of immigrants to Britain.
The blue and papaya orange MCL34 car was unveiled by 34 team employees at the former champions' Woking headquarters before Sainz and 19-year-old British rookie team mate Lando Norris stepped up to admire it.
Americans have had a long-standing love affair with the car but the romance of Formula One, that sets hearts of motor sports fans around the world a flutter, has never managed to get pulses racing in the United States.
Formula One will revert to its 2015 qualifying format at next week's Chinese Grand Prix in Shanghai and for the remainder of the season, the governing FIA said in a statement on Thursday after backing down in the face of opposition from teams.
A deal has been reached with Formula One teams to avoid a breakaway series next year, FIA president Max Mosley said on Wednesday. Mosley and eight teams had been at loggerheads over his plans to introduce a budget cap for 2010.
Spanish racing driver Carmen Jorda has suggested women could be better suited to Formula E than Formula One because the all-electric cars are less physically challenging.
Formula One is seeking to make up the numbers after three races, including this month's traditional Monaco showcase, were cancelled and seven others postponed.
He has had three podium finishes in seven races so far and is placed in the second spot among a pack of 25 drivers.
Sebastian Vettel, who joined in 2015 with the dream of emulating boyhood hero Michael Schumacher in winning titles with the sport's oldest and most glamorous team, is out of contract at the end of the year.
Thunder, lightning and torrential rain washed out second practice at the U.S. Formula One Grand Prix on Friday after Nico Rosberg went fastest for Mercedes in a largely meaningless morning session.
Diehard F1 followers dotted the hills around the Hungaroring.
Team by team analysis of Sunday's Monaco Formula One Grand Prix (round six of the season, teams listed in championship order)
India's date with Formula One racing is delayed by another year, to 2011, Indian Olympic Association president Suresh Kalmadi said on Thursday but refused to give any reason for it. 'Formula One will be held in India in 2011. Bernie (Ecclestone, Formula One supremo) and GP Group are working on this plan,' he told reporters on the sidelines of a function.
FIDE said it will do its utmost to find another organiser for the Olympiad and will provide more information in due time.
Formula One approved changes to its power unit penalty system with immediate effect on Friday and also tweaked super-licence rules for 2016 to give more drivers a chance to enter the sport from other series.
The struggling Super Aguri Formula One team said on Wednesday they were considering their future after the collapse of a planned rescue deal. "Super Aguri F1 team confirms that it has been informed by Magma Group, the potential purchasers of the team, that its investors no longer wish to fund the intended acquisition," the Japanese team said in a statement.
Vietnam is a growing market for sponsors such as brewer Heineken and would be a fifth Asian race on the calendar, making up for the departure of Malaysia.
Formula One would rather cater for rich over-70s than chase a younger generation that cannot afford luxury watches and is more interested in social media, according to commercial supremo Bernie Ecclestone.
The Grand Prix is scheduled for September 28 on public roads around the downtown Marina Bay area, making it Formula One's first street race in Asia.
Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone described abuse of Lewis Hamilton in Spain as an "isolated incident".
Lewis Hamilton's Mercedes suffered a rare mechanical failure on Friday as Formula One teams wrapped up pre-season testing in Barcelona with Ferrari back on top of the timesheets.
Red Bull are concerned about their constructors' title defence being weakened at a time when McLaren are emerging as a threat
A selection of Formula One cars and memorabilia will be auctioned off at the airport over a six-week period from February 19.
F1 chief executive Chase Carey was speaking after the sport published an eight-race initial calendar with the season starting in Austria on July 5.
Still too young to drive on Indian roads, 17-year-old Jehan Daruvala, a speedster from Mumbai, could become India's first Formula One champion.
Seven-times Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton will race in Sunday's inaugural Miami Grand Prix after Formula One swerved a showdown with the Mercedes driver over their ban on piercings and jewellery.
World champion Lewis Hamilton, back in the car after his COVID-19-enforced absence at last week's Sakhir Grand Prix, was third but only 0.086 seconds off the pace.
Lewis Hamilton collected his champion's trophy at a glittering gala in Paris after ending the year in touching distance of Michael Schumacher's records for wins and titles.
Formula One team bosses backed the decision of Japanese Grand Prix organisers to cancel all of Saturday's practice and qualifying sessions as the sport hunkered down to ride out Typhoon Hagibis.
Mercedes and tyre supplier Pirelli appear before Formula One's International Tribunal in Paris on Thursday to face charges that they broke Formula One testing regulations in Spain in May. A detailed look a the issues and potential outcomes.
F1 fans remember Formula One legend Ayrton Senna da Silva on his 30th death anniversary, May 1 2024.
Verstappen goes into the Formula One record books as the pole setter for the weekend, however, regardless of where he starts on Sunday.
Formula One has a reputation for being exclusive and inaccessible compared to series like the world endurance championship, where fans have much more access to the paddock and drivers during race weekends. But the sport is set for a revamp.
The wife of Mercedes motorsport head and Williams shareholder Toto will be driving the FW35 car on Friday in a young driver test that has been thrown open to race regulars as well to allow Pirelli to test tyres after controversial recent blowouts.
Since the traditional Australian opener was cancelled in March, Formula One has agreed changes to help teams hard hit by COVID-19.
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