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.

JONATHAN McEVOY: Grand Prix races are falling like green bottles. Nine so far have been postponed or cancelled, and the event in France on June 28 looks set to topple.

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.

Last year teams agreed to a budget cap of 175million US dollars (£142million) for 2021 but there have been suggestions that could be cut further.

Hockenheim ring manager Jorn Teske has admitted talks have taken place with F1 about staging a race this year after the German Grand Prix was originally axed for this season.

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.

Formula One boss Ross Brawn has spoken to the directors of the Grand Prix Drivers' Association (GPDA) in an attempt to win their approval for a return to racing in Austria on July 5.

Well, I thought I would spend Sunday telling you how Lewis Hamilton had won the Bahrain Grand Prix. And then on to a gin and tonic the size of an Olympic swimming pool with a few pals.

JONATHAN McEVOY: Bernie Ecclestone is not ready to step down from running Formula One, but when he does leave, young, energetic, articulate Christian Horner is the man to replace him.

Australia's Daniel Ricciardo anticipates "chaos", "rust" and "adrenaline" should the 2020 Formula One season start at last. The global spread of the coronavirus has already led to 10 races, of what was to have been a record 22-event championship, being either cancelled or postponed. Officials at the FIA, motorsport's world governing body, are hoping to launch the season behind closed doors in Austria on July 5. "(It will be) some form of chaos, hopefully in a controlled manner," the Renault driver told BBC Radio Five Live. "I am not really referencing cars everywhere. But there is going to be so much rust, a combination of emotion, excitement, eagerness." Ricciardo, waiting out the crisis on his farm near Perth, Western Australia, believes a dramatic season-opener is in prospect at the Red Bull Ring. "Everyone is going to be ready to go," he said. "You are going to get some guys who perform on that level of adrenaline and others who might not. "So you're going to get some bold ...

Max Verstappen registered a dramatic Austrian GP win over Charles Leclerc by overtaking the Ferrari driver just three laps before the finish.

Formula One signed a contract to keep the British Grand Prix at Silverstone till the 2024 season.

Valtteri Bottas of Mercedes secured pole at British Grand Prix, as he pipped teammate Lewis Hamilton by 0.006 seconds in qualifying at Silverstone.

Lewis Hamilton will start from second after his Mercedes teammate Valtteri Bottas pipped him to the pole at British Grand Prix

Mercedes announced that Valtteri Bottas will continue to partner Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton next year.

Charles Leclerc and Sebastian Vettel topped the timming charts as Ferrari reigned sumpreme at the Belgian GP's first two practice sessions.

Lewis Hamilton lost control of the car at high speed in a heavy collision with the tyre-protected barriers, as third free practice session was suspended.

Ferrari got a dominant front row lockout as Charles Leclerc claimed pole and Sebastian Vettel in second at the Belgian Grand Prix.

Lewis Hamilton said he might one day be tempted to race for Ferrari in the Formula One but emphasised that his loyalty to Mercedes.

Charles Leclerc set the pace for Ferrari at a crash-strewn first practice session at the Italian Grand Prix.

Lewis Hamilton of Mercedes is surprised that he managed to tail Ferrari's Charles Leclerc at the first two practice sessions of Italian Grand Prix.

Charles Leclerc of Ferrari grabbed pole in the Italian Grand Prix where eight cars were timed out by the chequered flag.

Charles Leclerc of Ferrari clinched victory from pole in his team's home race with Mercedes's Valtteri Bottas came second and Lewis Hamilton was third.

Singapore's air quality has been pushed to unhealthy levels due to pollution from forest fires in Indonesia.

Red Bull's Verstappen has gained a reputation as an aggressive driver prepared to take risks in Formula One.

Lewis Hamilton of Mercedes had the fastest time after the first two practise sessions with Red Bull's Max Verstappen and Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel in second and third respectively.

Daniel Ricciardo was sent to the back of starting grid as he breached F1 rule when he exceeded his energy recovery power limit.

Lewis Hamilton will be going into the Russian Grand Prix, where Mercedes have won every contest since 2014, on the back of three consecutive losses.

Honda's Daniil Kvyat, Toro Rosso's Pierre Gasly, along with with Red Bull's Max Verstappen and Alexander Albon have all have been handed grid penalties after being given new engines for the Russian Grand Prix.

After back-to-back losses in the last three races, Lewis Hamilton believes it has become difficult for Mercedes to claim supremacy for the rest of the year.

Charles Leclerc became the first Ferrari driver, since Michael Schumacher, to take four pole positions in a row.

Alex Albon of Red Bull will be from the pit lane after his team fitted a new floor to his car after a crash during qualifying.

Lewis Hamilton feels that Charles Leclerc has overtaken teammate Sebastian Vettel as Ferrari's favourite.

Haas team principal Guenther Steiner has been fined for causing 'moral injury to FIA officials' after Russian GP last week.

Valtteri Bottas was faster than teammate Lewis Hamilton at the Japanese Grand Prix practice, as the final practice was cancelled and qualifying shifted to Sunday morning

Mercedes won a record sixth straight constructors title after Valtteri Bottas and Lewis Hamilton finished on podium at Japanese GP.

Daniel Ricciardo and Nico Hulkenberg, who had finished sixth and 10th respectively, were disqualified from the Japanese Grand Prix after Renault was punished for breaching regulations over brakes.

Lewis Hamilton's win in the Mexcian Grand Prix was his 10th win of the season, 83rd of his career, and was also a 100th for Mercedes as a constructor.

Formula One revealed new cars and rules designed to develop closer and more environmentally-friendly racing come the 2021 season but the likes of Sebastian Vettel and Max Verstappen are not entirely convinced.

Lewis Hamilton won his sixth Formula One driver's championship at the United States Grand Prix, finishing second behind Mercedes temmate Valtteri Bottas.

Ferrari hit out at allegations from Max Verstappen about a 'fuel-flow system' which being deemed illegal by Formula One, which is why the Italian team becoming slow.

Sebastian Vettel revealed that he told Lewis Hamilton that 'he deserved it all' after the former won his sixth F1 title at the US Grand Prix.

Formula One announced that they will strive to achieve a net zero-carbon footprint for the sport by 2030 and be sustainable by 2025.

Red Bull's Max Verstappen said it is getting boring to see Lewis Hamilton win every year and feels that time is ripe for youngsters to take over.

Lewis Hamilton had said last month that he intended to make himself carbon-neutral by the end of this year.

Sebastian Vettel and Charles Leclerc crashed into each other at Brazilian Grand Prix, something the Ferrari bosses were not happy about.

Lewis Hamilton will want to win the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix and end the Formula One season on a high.

Lewis Hamilton won his 250th Formula One race at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix from pole to finish the 2019-20 Formula One season with a bang.

Lewis Hamilton won his sixth Formula One driver's championship with Mercedes over the weekend but the Brittish racer hasn't ruled out a move to Ferrari.

Charles Leclerc signed a five-year contract extension with Ferrari which means he will stay with them till the 2024 Formula One season.