F1

The Aston Martin Formula One team is official with the newly-branded team confirming a February launch. The team, formerly known as Racing Point, unveiled its new identity overnight, completing a transition that began when Racing Point owner, Canadian billionaire Lawrence Stroll, acquired a major stake in the British luxury car maker. Aston Martin F1 will reveal its new 2021 car and livery next month. The team is expected to run in traditional British Racing Green colours.

Seven-time Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton will be knighted, according to UK newspaper the Daily Mail. Calls for Hamilton's knighthood became louder after the 35-year-old equalled Michael Schumacher's record of seven F1 championship titles earlier this month at the Turkish Grand Prix.

Australian Formula One hopeful, Oscar Piastri, has had his first taste of an F1 car, clocking up just under 500km behind the wheel of a Renault R.S. 18 at the Sakhir International Circuit in Bahrain. The 19-year-old was given the opportunity to test the Renault F1 car following his stunning victory in the FIA Formula 3 Championship. Piastri admitted to being nervous before getting behind the wheel of the 2018-spec F1 car.

McLaren is set to introduce an all-new carbon-fibre architecture, revealed today, to underpin the company's next generation of electrified supercars. The chassis is designed specifically to accommodate hybrid powertrains. It was developed at McLaren’s $91 million Composites Technology Centre in Sheffield, and will also be manufactured onsite. McLaren previously reported that the factory's workforce would increase by more than 140 staff when the new-generation chassis enters production.

Australian F1 star Daniel Ricciardo has spoken about his future in the sport, following news that another three events have been removed from the 2020 calendar. Prior to his signing with McLaren for the 2021 season, Ricciardo spoke with UK publication AutoCar about his future in Formula One and how he still believes he can finish on top.