Lewis Hamilton says he “could only ever have dreamed” to break Michael Schumacher’s 14-year F1 wins record. The 35-year-old beat Valterri Bottas to victory in Sunday’s Portuguese Grand Prix, the 92nd of his career, as he closes in on his seventh world title. Speaking to the BBC, the Stevenage-born Mercedes driver was elated: “I didn’t […]
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Analysis: Sebastian Vettel or even Fernando Alonso – Will Renault swing for the fences with their Daniel Ricciardo-replacement?
It felt like a statement of intent when Renault managed to lure star Daniel Ricciardo away from Red Bull Racing a year ago, but the Aussie is already leaving the works team for McLaren next year. Can they lure in another star like Sebastian Vettel to replace Ricciardo? Being sensible If Renault want to stop […]
Virtual races and FIFA: How the world of sport is coping with COVID
With the world of sport at a complete standstill, all sports leagues around the globe are finding creative ways to keep their fans engaged and to give people some much-needed distraction. This has happened in many different ways: live-tweeting old games as if they were happening now, broadcasting classic events in their entirety and eSports […]
BREAKING: McLaren pull out of Australian Grand Prix with team member testing positive for Coronavirus
McLaren have today decided to take no part in this weekend’s Australian Gran Prix after a member of their team tested positive for coronavirus. The team have confirmed the individual will now enter a period of quarantine. BREAKING: NBA suspended over coronavirus Lewis Hamilton has described Formula 1’s decision to go ahead with the race […]
UPDATE: Coronavirus in Sport
NBA season suspended until further notice: The NBA has announced that all matches this season have been suspended until further notice, after Utah Jazz player Rudy Gobert tested positive for Covid-19. Three teams, including last season’s champions Toronto Raptors, have been told to self-quarantine after all recently playing the Jazz. LeBron James tweeted out his […]
Coronavirus Update: Roma will not travel to Spain for Europa League, whilst La Liga “could be stopped”
Italian side AS Roma will not travel to Sevilla for their Europa League tie on Thursday as their plane is not authorised to land in Spain. The Round of 16 tie was due to be played behind closed doors in an attempt to try and stop spreading coronavirus – with other games following suit. With […]