An Inside Look at Motorsports
(GMM) Fernando Alonso on Saturday smiled when told that some of Renault’s rival teams are unhappy about his participation in the forthcoming ‘young driver test’ in Abu Dhabi. Racing Point … Read More
(GMM) Sergio Perez on Saturday played down the significance of being spotted in conversation with Red Bull’s Dr Helmut Marko in the Bahrain paddock. The Mexican told Spanish-language media last … Read More
(GMM) Daniil Kvyat says he has “accepted” the likelihood that he will be left without a Formula 1 seat for 2021. One of the only doubts about Honda-backed Formula 2 … Read More
(GMM) Sebastian Vettel has admitted it took him “a long time” to accept Ferrari’s decision to oust him for 2021. Team boss Mattia Binotto phoned the quadruple world champion during … Read More
DRIVERS 1 – Valtteri BOTTAS (Mercedes) 2 – George RUSSELL (Mercedes) 3 – Max VERSTAPPEN (Red Bull) TRACK INTERVIEWS (Conducted by Paul Di Resta) Q: Valtteri, P1 today and a great … Read More
By the slimmest of margins, Valtteri Bottas beat his fill-in Mercedes teammate George Russell by just 0.026s to win the pole position for the Sakhir GP in Bahrain. It was … Read More
Repsol Honda Team Statement: Marc Marquez’s post-operative clinical situation has been deemed satisfactory by his medical team at the Hospital Ruber Internacional, in Madrid. However, the cultures obtained during the … Read More
Max Verstappen turned the fastest lap in final practice for the Sakhir GP in Bahrain, with a 54.064s lap. Mercedes driver Valtteri Bottas was two tenths back in second, with … Read More
Yuki Tsunoda took a brilliant third victory of the season from pole, but it wasn’t as simple as lights-to-flag, with the Carlin racer locked in a race-long dogfight with the … Read More
(GMM) Max Verstappen thinks George Russell can “win immediately” this weekend and put big pressure on Mercedes’ regular driver Valtteri Bottas. Team boss Toto Wolff on Friday denied that Bahrain … Read More
(GMM) Daniel Ricciardo is putting a brave face on his looming move from an ever-stronger Renault team to McLaren for 2021. Rather than extend his deal into next year and … Read More
(GMM) Two manufacturers are pulling out of Formula E. Honda’s decision to pull out of F1 at the end of next year will leave just Ferrari, Mercedes and Renault on … Read More
(GMM) Alex Albon will either be retained by Red Bull or he will spend “a year on the bench” in 2021. That is the word from boss Christian Horner, as … Read More
(GMM) Ferrari designer Simone Resta (shown above) will take up a “very senior position” at Haas. In 2018, Resta was loaned to Ferrari-powered Alfa Romeo, another team that uses customer … Read More
(GMM) Romain Grosjean (shown with his wife Marion above) says he is “not against” Formula 1 deciding to show all the replays of his horror crash of last Sunday. Daniel … Read More
(GMM) Nikita Mazepin insists he is “not offended” that he is often regarded as just another pay-driver in Formula 1. The 21-year-old rookie, whose father Dmitry is a Russian oligarch … Read More
Romain Grosjean says he will never drive a racing car that doesn’t have a halo, and admits he is now a bit more reluctant about a move to IndyCar for … Read More
Simplification of the WEC’s sporting regulations was an important target for 2021, with regulations set to stimulate championship growth, create sporting fairness and to ensure that costs remain controlled in … Read More
(GMM) Sebastian Vettel has hit out at the “typical theater” surrounding the forthcoming post-Abu Dhabi test. The event had been billed as a ‘young driver test’, but the FIA has … Read More
(GMM) Max Verstappen has accused Formula 1 of chasing mere entertainment value by running this weekend’s race in Bahrain on the short ‘outer’ perimeter layout. On Friday, drivers got used … Read More
