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Formula One: Lewis Hamilton has Michael Schumacher's Biggest Records in Sight

Lewis Hamilton has his sights firmly set on Michael Schumacher's record of 91 wins and seven titles.




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No Fans, No Way: Australia F1 Rules Out Ban of Spectators in Wake of Bahrain Grand Prix Move

Australian Grand Prix will take place in the presence of fans despite the threat of coronavirus affecting sporting events around the globe.




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'Heartbreaking': Lewis Hamilton Describes Fire-ravaged Australia After Visit

Lewis Hamilton visited the New South Wales countryside to see the devastation due to months-long bushfires.




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'Cash is King': Lewis Hamilton Slams Plans to Hold Australian F1 Despite Coronavirus Pandemic

Australian Grand Prix is set to go ahead despite five Formula One team members being in quarantine over coronavirus fears.




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Coronavirus Effect: Vietnam Postpones Debut F1 Grand Prix, Bahrain GP Also Shelved

Vietnam Grand Prix and Bahrain GP were postponed over coronavirus outbreak.




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Monaco Grand Prix Cancelled as Coronavirus Hits More Formula One Races

Arguably Formula One’s most famous and glamorous race, the Monaco GP, was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic.




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For Formula One, Coronavirus Means Less is More in 2020. Here’s How

Formula One races in Bahrain, Vietnam, China, Netherlands and Spain have also been shelved but F1 organisers are hoping to shoehorn them into a breathless finale after the coronavirus passes.




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Formula One Drivers to Stage Virtual Reality Races Amid Coronavirus Lockdown

Formula One drivers will compete in ESports Virtual Grand Prix series as the season remains suspended due to coronavirus.




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Formula One: Azerbaijan Grand Prix Set to be Latest F1 Postponement

Azerbaijan GP in Baku was originally scheduled for June 7 as the eighth round of the championship but all the earlier races have been cancelled or called off.




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Formula One Expects Shortened Season of 15-18 Races after Coronavirus Ravages Calendar

The original 2020 calendar had a record 22 races but the season has yet to start with the first eight postponed or cancelled and more likely to be called off due to coronavirus.




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Self Isolation Makes Training Easier: Daniel Ricciardo Counts the Positives as Coronavirus Disrupts F1 Calendar

Daniel Ricciardo in a Instagram Q&A talked about what he was doing to pass the time waiting for a coronavirus ravaged season to start.




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Formula One Team Mercedes Helps Develop Breathing Aid for Coronavirus Patients

Mercedes, along with medical researchers and engineers, are developing breathing aid for mass production for coronavirus patients.




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McLaren Driver Lando Norris Shaves his Head, Live Streams it for Charity to Fight Coronavirus

Lando Norris, who drives for McLaren in the Formula One, shaved his head live on his Twitch streaming channel to raise more than $12,000 for the fight against coronavirus.




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F1 Team Mercedes to Deliver Breathing Devices to UK Hospitals in Coronavirus Fight

Formula One team Mercedes will make and deliver CPAP devices, which help coronavirus patients with lung infections to breathe more easily, to Britain's NHS.




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Formula One Furloughs Half Their Staff; Bosses Too Take Pay Cuts Amidst Coronavirus Pandemic

Formula One gains most of its revenue from race promotion fees, broadcast deals and advertising and sponsorship which have all been stalled by coronavirus.




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Formula One Considering Closed Races Once Season Starts After Coronavirus Delay

Formula One has seen all its races till June 28 postponed or cancelled due to coronavirus pandemic.




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Formula One Faces New Reality Amid Coronavirus Crisis: FIA President Jean Todt

Nine Formula One Grand Prix races have been cancelled or postponed and the next race scheduled is the French GP on June 28.




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Mr. Motor Racing: Sir Stirling Moss Dies Aged 90

Stirling Moss, who was affectionately known as 'Mr. Motor Racing', died peacefully at his London home following a long illness.




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Lewis Hamilton Salutes 'Racing Legend and Comrade' Stirling Moss

Lewis Hamilton paid a tribute to Stirling Moss, who was regarded as one of Formula One's greatest drivers.




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Damon Hill Hails Stirling Moss as F1 'Great' Despite Lack of World Title

Stirling Moss died on Sunday aged 90 following a long illness.




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Max Verstappen to Race in Virtual Aussie Supercar Series as a Wildcard

Max Verstappen was announced a wildcard entrant in the V8 Supercars All-Stars Eseries.




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Formula E Launches Esports 'Race at Home' Challenge To Fill the Void Left by Coronavirus

Formula E’s version also aims to raise funds for UNICEF after the announcement on Tuesday of a partnership with the U.N. children’s fund’s global coronavirus appeal.




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Esports: Real Madrid's Thibaut Courtois to Race for Red Bull in Virtual Chinese GP

Thibaut Courtois will be joining Red Bull's Alexander Albon and five other regular Formula One racers for a virtual Chinese Grand Prix.




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Sebastian Vettel Dismisses Back-to-back Racing Overload as 'Not Realistic'

The 22-event F1 season has been decimated by the coronavirus with nine races either cancelled or postponed.




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Mercedes F1 Boss Toto Wolff Takes a Stake in Aston Martin

Mercedes F1 spokesman said Toto Wolff's move was purely an investment and would be diluted by a rights issue on Monday from 4.77% to less than 1%.




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Charles Leclerc Wins Virtual China Race, Celebrates With Pasta Not Champagne

Charles Leclerc started on pole in the Formula One Esports Virtual Grand Prix championship and finished ahead of Red Bull's Alex Albon and Guanyu Zhou.




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Lewis Hamilton Ready to Stick with Mercedes 'Dream Team'

Lewis Hamilton was linked with a move to Ferrari after the six-time world title winner revealed in January he had yet to open talks over a new deal with Mercedes.




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Spanish Grand Prix: F1 Will Renegotiate Fees for Races Without Fans

Joan Fontsere, yhe general manager of the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, said said Spanish Grand Prix organizers at this moment are not even considering a race with fans.




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Would be Happy for Sebastian Vettel to Continue at Ferrari: Charles Leclerc

Sebastian Vettel has hinted he may have a new deal with Ferrari before the Formula One season begins post the covid-19 pandemic.




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James Allison Thanks Mercedes for Their 'Gamble' on a Grieving Man Four Years Ago

Mercedes brought James Allison into the team a year after his wife Rebecca died suddenly of meningitis in March 2016.




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Lewis Hamilton Misses Being Out of Racing Action For the 1st Time Since He was Eight

Lewis Hamilton said there was a big void in his life right now since he is unable to race due to coronavirus shutdown.




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Engines Off: Canceled Iconic F1 Race Dents Monaco's Prestige

The Monaco Grand Prix was canceled on March 19 because of the coronavirus outbreak, with the jewel in F1's crown removed for the first time in 66 years.




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Alessio Romagnoli, Ben Stokes Join Sunday's Formula One Esports Virtual Grand Prix

Footballers and cricketers join Formula One regulars for the Formula One Esports Virtual Grand Prix at the rendered Interlagos Circuit.




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F1 Agrees $145 Million Cap for Teams in 2021: Managing Director Ross Brawn

Formula One managing director Ross Brawn said after a teleconference with teams and the governing FIA that a much fairer prize fund would feature in a new commercial agreement due by the end of this year.




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Two of the 10 German Football Coronavirus Cases Are at Moenchengladbach: Report

Local newspaper reported an unnamed Moenchengladbach player and physiotherapist had tested positive for the coronavirus.




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F1 Looking to Host Races at New Circuits to Save Season after Covid-19 Setback

In the wake coronavirus pandemic, the first 10 races of the 2020 calender have either been called off or postponed.




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PM Modi discusses coronavirus situation with Aung San Suu Kyi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday expressed India's readiness to provide all possible support to Myanmar to mitigate the health and economic impact of COVID-19.




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Nepal gets 3,000 coronavirus testing kits from Germany

Germany has provided 3,000 coronavirus testing kits to Nepal to fight the pandemic. This is part of the bilateral cooperation between Germany and Nepal to fight the Covid-19 pandemic, said Embassy of Germany in Kathmandu. The 3,000 PCR-test kits arrived in Nepal on Saturday through a French repatriation flight, part of a total of 20K kits from Germany.




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Rohingya refugees floating at sea land on Bangladesh island

At least 29 Rohingya refugees from a fishing boat floating in the Bay of Bengal for weeks have landed on an island in southern Bangladesh. The refugees, including 15 women and six children, landed on Bhasan Char island on Saturday and are believed to be from one of several boats stuck at sea.




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Rohingya refugees relocated to controversial Bangladesh island after weeks at sea




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Trump leadership void on South Asia persists as diplomat retires

Alice Wells, the acting top US diplomat for South Asia, announced her retirement on Sunday as President Donald Trump looks increasingly likely to go a full term without a Senate-confirmed State Department official focused on the subcontinent.




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Coronavirus: Nepal records 16 new cases; most in contact with man who attended Tablighi event in India

Sixteen people, including 15 who came in contact with a religious leader who returned after attending the Tablighi Jamaat gathering in Delhi in March, have been tested positive, Nepal's health ministry said. All the 16 people were found Covid-19 positive on Sunday, it said, adding that the total number of coronavirus cases in Nepal now stands at 75.




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B’desh relocates dozens of Rohingya to island




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IMF approves $214 million to Nepal to address Covid-19 pandemic

The IMF approved a disbursement to Nepal of about $214 million to help it cover the urgent balance of payments and fiscal needs stemming from the Covid-19 pandemic. The IMF said Covid is having a severe impact on Nepal's remittances, tourism, and domestic activity. It will substantially weaken the country's GDP growth, balance of payments and fiscal position.




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Bangladesh lifts curbs on mosque prayers as lockdown eases




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Afghanistan says it has found 17 bodies of migrants drowned by Iran border guards




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Nepal lawmakers being tested for coronavirus ahead of Parliament session

All lawmakers in Nepal are being tested for the novel coronavirus as a precautionary measure ahead of the Parliament's budget session beginning on Friday. The swab samples of the members of Lower House and Upper House were collected for testing through Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) method, at the Parliament building on Thursday, according to officials.




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Rohingya stranded on boat for weeks taken to Bangladesh island




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Nepal confirms three new coronavirus cases, total infections reach 102: Health ministry




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Nepal's coronavirus cases reach 109