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.

The seven teams, which includes Lewis Hamilton's Mercedes, Red Bull and McLaren, are concerned that that FIA's probe does not identify whether Ferrari bent the rules.

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.

His comments came as the FIA admitted on Thursday they were not convinced last year's Ferrari was always legal, but took no further action because it was too complex to prove.

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.

Mercedes have reinvented the wheel - for now. Their new DAS system took onlookers by surprise when cockpit cameras showed Lewis Hamilton tugging on his steering wheel.

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.

EXCLUSIVE BY JONATHAN MCEVOY IN MELBOURNE: Todt has told Formula One's teams he took the decision to strike a settlement with his old team over their allegedly illegal engine.

Pre-season testing has left us with more questions than answers as the new F1 campaign prepares to get underway at the Australian GP. Here are the 10 biggest talking points for the new season.

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.

JONATHAN McEVOY IN MELBOURNE: The season-opening race has been abandoned here in the early hours of Friday morning after a McLaren mechanic was diagnosed with coronavirus.

Formula One bosses on Wednesday took the first step to save the sport from financial meltdown by bringing forward the summer break from August to now.

Liberty Media announced they would aim for up to 18 rounds, crammed into the back half of the year. Sportsmail understands the championship could even be extended into 2021.

Max Verstappen admitted he is focused on winning the Formula One Championship this year with Red Bull and believes he now has the experience to do so. 

Daniel Ricciardo reveals he is still benefitting from a good training regime despite coronavirus disrupting plans for the 2020 Formula One calendar. 

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.

Formula One have banned teams from developing their cars in line for the 2022 season when a revamp of rules and regulations are set to kickstart a new era for the sport.

The rules which would have effectively started a new era for F1 by pushing the reset button were set to come into force for 2021 before the coronavirus pushed their introduction back a year to save costs.

Formula One is in a 'very fragile state' as a result of the coronavirus crisis and needs big changes to survive, says McLaren boss Zak Brown. 

The Canadian Grand Prix in Montreal has joined a growing list of Formula One races postponed due to the new coronavirus pandemic on Tuesday, with the 2020 season yet to get on the starting grid.

F1 team Haas have placed the majority of their UK staff on furlough as coronavirus continues to impact on major sports teams. Haas' drivers have also agreed to wage cuts.

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: 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.

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.

The coronavirus pandemic has already led to the postponement or cancellation of nine grands prix, and the income shortfall generated has led to speculation some teams could go under.

Nine races have already been called off and with the British GP due to be on July 19, more could follow - but Pringle says Silverstone could host two successive races without any spectators.

Europe has spent weeks in lockdown in a bid to prevent the spread of coronavirus but Formula One bosses are optimistic the sport could restart on July 5th at the Austrian Grand Prix.

The decision to cancel the French GP on June 28 seemed unavoidable after French president Emmanuel Macron placed a ban on mass gatherings in the country until at least mid-July.

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.

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.

It was the six-time world champion who broke the racing-must-go-on consensus ahead of the Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne, saying it was 'shocking' to press ahead.

F1 chief Chase Carey revealed on Thursday that conversations are also being held with promoters 'currently not on the 2020 calendar'. Hockenheim, in Germany's Rhine valley, is first on that list.

She's never had any trouble spending cash, but Teresa Guidice is hoping to prove she has earning power too on the new series of Celebrity Apprentice. The 39-year-old Real Housewives of New Jersey star, who first filed for bankruptcy with her husband Joe Giudice in 2009, joined the new line of up of contestants in New York today.

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.

With his taste for the finer things, George Takei was seemingly perfect to lead the men in this week's Celebrity Apprentice challenge. But the Star Trek star, otherwise known as Mr Sulu, failed to impress the judges in the window dressing task tonight, and got the beamed out of the competition by Donald Trump.

The two teams were charged with the task of creating a viral video to advertise a new mop.

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

This week’s Celebrity Apprentice saw Team Forte and Team Unanimous handed the task of designing puppets and putting on an improvised performance for an adult audience.

Managed to pull off odd look

Katherine Webb, who shot to fame after ESPN's cameras panned to her as she cheered on her quarterback boyfriend in the BCS Championship game, let the news slip on Twitter on Thursday.