Formula 1 2020

Formula 1: COVID impact, tweaked calendar, and scramble for third position - key moments from 2020 season

Although we saw predictable World Champions (Lewis Hamilton and Mercedes), 2020 was a largely unpredictable and unprecedented season for Formula 1. As we bring this year to a close, let’s revisit some of the most surprising moments from F1.

Formula 1 2020: Haas confirm Nikita Mazepin for next season after concluding inquiry into driver's conduct

He will line up alongside Mick Schumacher, the son of the seven-time world champion Michael Schumacher, in an all-rooky partnership.

Formula 1: Are Mercedes the greatest constructor of all time?

What makes Mercedes’ period of dominance unique is the sheer gap they’ve opened up to the rest of the field - on an average, their qualifying advantage was about 0.7 seconds over their closest rivals.

Formula 1 2020: Lewis Hamilton continuing a ‘no-brainer’, but no rush over new contract, says Mercedes’ Toto Wolff

Hamilton said after last week's season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix that he wanted to get his deal "tied up before Christmas".

Formula One pioneer Frank Williams 'stable' after being admitted to hospital

Frank Williams, who built the Williams team into a dominant Formula One force in the 1980s and 1990s, is in a stable condition after being admitted to hospital, the team announced.

Formula 1 2020: McLaren boss Zak Brown hails 'great year' for team in constructor's championship

A jubilant Brown said McLaren had "a great year" after Lando Norris and his Ferrari-bound team-mate Carlos Sainz finished fifth and sixth in the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.

Formula 1 2020: Racing Point's Sergio Perez bids tearful farewell after engine failure wrecks Abu Dhabi GP

"It is sad to be leaving the team this way," said Perez, who said he retained hopes of staying in Formula One with Red Bull, if they chose him as a replacement for Alex Albon.

Formula 1 2020: That singing feeling as Sebastian Vettel brings curtain down on Ferrari career

On his final lap, slowing down round the Yas Marina Circuit, Vettel surprised many by singing an Italian song about Ferrari on the team radio system.

Formula 1 2020: Lewis Hamilton expects to sign new Mercedes deal by Christmas

"I plan to be here next year, I want to be here next year," Lewis Hamilton told reporters after the race.

Formula 1 2020: 'Destroyed' by COVID-19 effects, Lewis Hamilton says glad race all over

"Physically? Massively," Lewis Hamilton said, when asked directly about how much COVID-19 had hit him.