The super-ambitious Wolff, currently head of Mercedes, has harboured a desire to replace Liberty Media's moustachioed Chase Carey, who is likely to relinquish his post in the next 18 months.

If you look at the Sports Presonality of the Year shortlist, Lewis Hamilton stands supreme in terms of achievement. He has made extraordinary deeds appear routine.

Following a number of on-track disputes last season - the pair's first together at Ferrari - their battle reached boiling point when they crashed into each other at the Interlagos circuit.

COMMENT BY JONATHAN MCEVOY: I wonder whether F1 - and the other sports being lured there - might not play a constructive role in helping the kingdom towards improvement.

Formula One bosses have been accused of getting into bed with the Saudis who 'stole' their own TV rights deal.

W Series, the all-female racing championship, has broken into the Formula One family 15 years after Bernie Ecclestone said that 'women should wear white like all other domestic appliances'.

The six-time world champion's clarification follows Italian media reports claiming negotiations with team boss Toto Wolff have broken down over his annual pay demands.

Red Bull's 22-year-old star Max Verstappen is convinced that, with the right car, he can become Formula One's world champion in 2020 as he insists rival Lewis Hamilton 'is not God'.

Lewis Hamilton has hit back at criticism from Red Bull rival Max Verstappen , calling the Dutchman's comments 'a sign of weakness' after he recently lit the fire ahead of the upcoming season.

JONATHAN MCEVOY IN BARCELONA: Lewis Hamilton is making Mercedes wait to open contract talks, though he revealed that 'freedom' will be a central demand when negotiations finally start.

JONATHAN SPENCER IN SALZBURG: When we rocked up to the iconic Hangar-7 in a Red Bull themed double-decker party bus, we knew we were in for one special night.

INTERVIEW BY NATHAN SALT: Jenson Button has warned Charles Leclerc that his honeymoon at Ferrari is over and he must now put up a fight with Lewis Hamilton for the title.

Formula One's most prominent woman, Claire Williams, has criticised the sport's 'disgraceful 19th Century' accusation that her becoming a mother has caused her team's decline.

WILL JEANES IN MARRAKESH: Felipe Massa says the future of gas-guzzling Formula One is under threat due to the climate emergency.

JONATHAN MCEVOY: Seven Formula One teams have threatened to take Ferrari and the governing body, the FIA, to court for hushing up a potentially illegal Ferrari engine.

On Wednesday, seven of Formula One's 10 teams published a joint statement expressing surprise and shock at the FIA's confidential agreement with Ferrari.

Nico Rosberg has backed one of Formula One's crop of exciting youngsters to make a breakthrough this season and seize the Formula One title.

JONATHAN McEVOY IN MELBOURNE: Lando Norris lef for Melbourne without a care, other than to avoid company. Nothing to do with coronavirus, it is just that he insists on isolating himself.

Here are all the major changes that have happened over the winter ahead of the 2020 Formula One campaign which begins on Sunday with the Australian Grand Prix.

Italy is currently on on lockdown due to the spread of the coronavirus, with the country's prime minister Giuseppe Conte ordering 60 million citizens not to travel or even socialise in coming days.

It is understood that the team member reported symptoms associated with the disease in the Albert Park paddock on Wednesday morning.

FIA president Jean Todt accused the seven teams angered by their investigation into Ferrari's suspect engine of making 'false, injurious and defamatory' allegations.

Hamilton said it was 'shocking' that the Australian Grand Prix could go ahead amid the threat of the coronavirus and suggested organisers had put financial concerns ahead of people's health.

After Sunday's season-opener in Melbourne was called off, the FIA and the sport's owners Liberty Media are seeking a new timetable including the key Grand Prix in Monaco.

Formula One boss Chase Carey has issued a public apology for the last-minute cancellation of the Australian Grand Prix. It was called off 90 minutes before first practice.

Silverstone bosses have promised fans a full refund if the British Grand Prix on July 19 is called off. The first seven races of the F1 season have been cancelled over coronavirus pandemic.

McLaren now have all their employees home from Australia after a period in quarantine following a positive test at the cancelled season-opener in Melbourne.

EXCLUSIVE: Bernie Ecclestone is locked down at his coffee farm in Brazil. At 490 acres it is literally the size of Monaco, and, with coronavirus lurking, staff living on site go out a couple at a time to shop.

Eight rounds have been postponed, and more look likely to follow with countries in lockdown, but F1 bosses have said they hope to get back on track some time in the European summer.

Stirling Moss was among F1's first stars in its 1950s golden era racing against the likes of Juan Manuel Fangio. But the dangerous decade also claimed the lives of many famous drivers in their prime.

JONATHAN McEVOY: The French Grand Prix is about to become the 10th Formula One race, of 22, to be postponed or cancelled owing to the coronavirus outbreak.

McLaren team principal Andreas Seidl has warned that a number of Formula One teams could fold if a crisis meeting on Thursday does not endorse money-saving plans.

Moss died on Easter Sunday aged 90 after a long illness, unrelated to coronavirus. Sir Stirling was considered one of the world's greatest drivers despite never winning the Formula One world title.

So far nine Formula One Grand Prix meetings have been postponed or cancelled with the French GP likely to follow. F1 bosses however hope to start the season in Austria in July.

Schumacher is the most successful driver to grace the sport after winning seven world championship titles before retiring in 2012 but Jordan says his legacy is tainted by his single-mindedness.

Sir Frank Williams, like the rest of the world, was watching on as Ayrton Senna lost control of his car and slammed into barriers at 190mph. Now 26 years on, the heartache still lingers for Williams.

The Hungarian government has said that no event in front of more than 500 people can take place before August 15, with the Grand Prix at the Hungaroring scheduled for August 2.

The coronavirus pandemic has put Formula One's plans to start the season on hold but they races in Austria in early July before potentially two more at Silverstone are being lined up.

Stuart Broad and Ben Stokes will compete in the Brazilian F1 Virtual GP against the likes of Charles LeClerc, Alex Albon, George Russell and AC Milan captain Alessio Romagonoli.

The Dutch Grand prix may have to wait that little bit longer for its return, but that didn't stop Max Verstappen and Alex Albon taking their Red Bull racers out for a spin and embarking on an epic trip.

Norris was competing in an eSports event via the iRacing simulation video game and looked to be on course for victory at the digital equivalent of the world famous Indianapolis motor speedway circuit.

The six-time Formula One world champion says the British Grand Prix won't be the same without spectators but he is still raring to go after months of waiting due to the coronavirus pandemic.

The star was promoting an event during a task for the show in which he is using to raise money for his nominated charity, Starlight Foundation

Neither crime nor the Celebrity Apprentice are going to pay off for Victoria Gotti.

She's recently gone from blonde to cherry red, and now Aubrey O'Day has gone one step further by dying her dogs' hair, as well.

It should have been a no-brainer for the women's team on Celebrity Apprentice this week.

The contestants on Celebrity Apprentice tonight were seen putting their noses to the grindstone as they were tasked with creating a slogan and an in-store display for Donald Trump's new cologne.

Tonight's Celebrity Apprentice saw the five remaining celebrities tasked with creating a four page campaign for the CHI Touch Digital Touchscreen hair dryer.

The 28-year-old television star opted for a pair of retro-style high waisted bottoms that did nothing to flatter her voluptuous figure.

'We wouldn’t have done the "All-Star" concept unless we were able to get the right contestants back,' said Trump, the boardroom boss who will make and break these youngsters' dreams.