An Inside Look at Motorsports
Mansour Ojjeh, a major shareholder in McLaren and key figure in the history of the team for nearly 40 years, has died aged 68. The Paris-born Saudi billionaire bought into … Read More
(GMM) Mercedes sacrificed Valtteri Bottas so that his teammate Lewis Hamilton could get a major slipstreaming benefit in qualifying. That is the view of Dr. Helmut Marko, as the open … Read More
(GMM) Fernando Alonso has urged his fellow Formula 1 drivers to “calm down” ahead of Sunday’s Azerbaijan GP. On Saturday at the high-speed Baku street circuit, there were multiple session … Read More
(GMM) Well-known and colorful Formula 1 broadcaster Kai Ebel has hit out at the sport’s reigning champions Mercedes and Lewis Hamilton. He was the flamboyant face of RTL’s long-running television … Read More
(GMM) Toto Wolff is still refusing to rule out a post-race protest against Red Bull’s allegedly flexible rear wing. Amid a chaotic qualifying at Baku, Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton managed to … Read More
Lando Norris has been handed a three-place grid drop for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix following a red-flag infringement during F1 qualifying. Norris opted to stay out on track when the … Read More
Hitech Grand Prix’s Jüri Vips kept his nose clean in a chaotic Sprint Race 2 in Baku to take his first-ever win, in Formula 2’s 100th race, putting on a … Read More
Contrary to what American-hater Guenther Steiner thinks (this is the guy who has made Haas the worse team in F1), Fernando Alonso believes it is “unfair” that Formula 1 drivers … Read More
For the first time since Marc Marquez (Repsol Honda Team) in 2014, a MotoGP™ rider has claimed five straight pole positions in a row. That man is, of course, World … Read More
In a qualifying session with many red flags caused by five drivers crashing out, Charles Leclerc, who had pole in Monaco but then crashed, has won the pole position for … Read More
Franco Morbidelli’s (Petronas Yamaha SRT) 1:38.929 on his final flying lap saw the Italian beat former teammate and World Championship leader Fabio Quartararo (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP) in FP3 at … Read More
Baku punishes the smallest mistakes! Max Verstappen’s qualifying preparations were dealt a huge blow at Turn 15. His teammate Sergio Perez finished P2 with a 1:42.595. Verstappen was P15 with … Read More
This rumor is downgraded to ‘false’ today. Dr Helmut Marko has reluctantly ruled out spicing up the second Austrian GP this year by reversing the layout of the Red Bull … Read More
(GMM) Pirelli is confident that Formula 1 can be more exciting even without a ‘tire war’. Earlier this week, well-known former F1 driver and now broadcaster David Coulthard admitted he … Read More
(GMM) Sebastian Vettel and Toto Wolff have backed Lewis Hamilton’s sentiment after the seven time world champion described modern Formula 1 as a “billionaire kids’ club”. Hamilton suggested the exploding … Read More
(GMM) Carlos Sainz is “surprised” that so much is being said about Formula 1 drivers struggling to adapt to their cars in 2021. So far this year, high profile drivers … Read More
(GMM) Kimi Raikkonen has denied that “bad luck” explains why he is trailing his Alfa Romeo teammate so far in 2021. Speculation is mounting that with so many youngsters knocking … Read More
(GMM) Christian Horner has warned his Mercedes counterpart Toto Wolff to “keep his mouth shut” about excessively flexible wings at Baku. Wolff is not backing down over his threat to … Read More
Robert Shwartzman produced a controlled performance around the streets of Baku for his first win of the year, bouncing back from a difficult start to the season to kickstart his … Read More
(GMM) Even with Singapore now scrapped and several other races looking obviously endangered in 2021, there is some good news for Formula 1. Torrential rain at Spa-Francorchamps has flooded the … Read More
