Racing Point News

Lewis Hamilton took pole with his Mercedes team mate Valtteri Bottas left ruing yellow flags that gives him a second place start ahead of the Tuscan Grand Prix. Red Bull's Max Verstappen was third and his team mate Alex Albon was nearly 0.5 seconds clear of him at fifth. Charles LeClerc ensured that Ferrari have a car in the top five of the grid on their historic 1000th Formula 1 race.

Four-time Formula One world champion Sebastian Vettel will race for Aston Martin, the new name for the Canadian-owned Racing Point team, on a multi-year deal. The 33-year-old German replaces Mexican Sergio Perez, whose departure at the end of the 2020 season was announced on Wednesday. Vettel has had a tough time at Ferrari since the arrival of Monegasque Charles Leclerc, with the youngster beating him on wins, points and poles last season.

Racing Point driver Sergio Perez will race this Sunday at the Spanish GP, after testing negative for coronavirus The Mexican had tested positive before the British Grand Prix and missed the last two grands prix German Nico Hulkenberg was filing-in for Perez during his absence

Hulkenbarg was drafted in for last weekend`s British Grand Prix at Silverstone, alongside Canadian race regular Lance Stroll, but did not start the race after an engine problem.

Racing Point said they expected to make a decision later on Thursday or before practice starts on Friday on who would partner Canadian Lance Stroll.

If the re-test comes back positive, Perez would be ruled out of Sunday`s fourth round of the Formula One season.