Montezemolo says he could ‘fix’ Ferrari
(GMM) Ferrari’s iconic former president Luca di Montezemolo (shown above) claims he could “fix” the fabled team’s current problems. As the Italian outfit’s horror 2020 season came to an end, … Read More
F1’s covid boss hopes for ‘normal’ 2021
(GMM) Formula 1 is hoping for a 2021 season that is “as normal as possible”. That is the claim of Bruno Famin (shown above), the FIA’s operations director who this … Read More
Hamilton set for contract talks ‘this week’
(GMM) Lewis Hamilton is finally ready to sit down for talks about his 2021 contract. The issue has long been delayed this year, but with the season now over and … Read More
Abu Dhabi GP Post-Race Press Conference
DRIVERS 1 – Max VERSTAPPEN (Red Bull Racing) 2 – Valtteri BOTTAS (Mercedes) 3 – Lewis HAMILTON (Mercedes) TRACK INTERVIEWS (Conducted by Martin Brundle) Q: Congratulations Max, a stunning drive, pole … Read More
Verstappen leads Abu Dhabi GP from lights to flag
Polesitter Max Verstappen gave his Red Bull Team something to celebrate in the off-season by dominating the Abu Dhabi GP from the start to the finish and showing the Mercedes … Read More
Marquez: “The most important thing in this race is to reach the finish line” (Update)
Marc Marquez’s progress after the surgery performed on December 3 and the start of antibiotic therapy has been deemed satisfactory by his medical team. Today he has been discharged from … Read More
NASCAR driver Ryan Newman is Google’s most-searched for athlete of 2020
NASCAR driver Ryan Newman was the most-searched for athlete of 2020, according to Google. Before the pandemic hit Newman survived a dramatic crash at the Daytona 500 in February. He … Read More
McLaren interested in Formula E once Gen3 car comes in
McLaren are interested in entering Formula E once the company’s battery supply contract ends in 2022 and the electric series introduces its Gen3 car, McLaren Racing chief executive Zak Brown … Read More
Rumor: McLaren selling one third of F1 team for $245m to USA investors (Update)
This rumor is upgraded to ‘fact’ today with this announcement: McLaren Group announced today that it has attracted significant new long-term investment into McLaren Racing led by MSP Sports Capital, … Read More
Ferrari’s problem ‘is the Italians’ – Ecclestone
(GMM) Bernie Ecclestone (above, center) says the problem with the struggling Ferrari team at the moment “is the Italians”. The Maranello team has notably struggled in 2020, and now at … Read More
Bottas will be ‘in our car’ in 2021 – Wolff
(GMM) Toto Wolff has put a sudden halt to speculation Valtteri Bottas may be ousted from Mercedes. Ever since Lewis Hamilton’s Sakhir GP substitute George Russell beat Bottas in Bahrain, … Read More
Vettel ‘relieved’ to be leaving Ferrari
(GMM) Sebastian Vettel says he is “relieved” that he has reached the end of his final season at Ferrari. The quadruple world champion, told before the covid-affected season began that … Read More
Rumor: Red Bull eyes Perez for 2021 (10th Update)
(GMM) A 2021 Red Bull contract for Sergio Perez could be announced “next week”. That is the news from Niki Juusela, a respected correspondent for the Finnish broadcaster C More. … Read More
Kvyat accepts he will not race in F1 next year
(GMM) Daniil Kvyat insists he is not making a last-ditch effort to hang onto his place in Formula 1. The Russian qualified seventh in Abu Dhabi, calling it the best … Read More
Hamilton ‘not 100 percent’ after covid-19
(GMM) Lewis Hamilton says he is still feeling the effects of his recent covid-19 infection. The seven time world champion missed the last Sakhir GP with the illness but said … Read More
Pole position an ‘important signal’ for 2021 – Marko
(GMM) Red Bull’s efforts to catch and beat Mercedes are now “bearing fruit”. That is the view of Dr Helmut Marko, who was speaking after Max Verstappen qualified on pole … Read More
Provisional 2021 F1 entry list published by FIA
Formula 1’s governing body, the FIA, has published the first iteration of the entry list for the 2021 World Championship season. Shown above is the season ending 2020 official F1 … Read More
Abu Dhabi Post-Qualifying Press Conference
Drivers: 1. Max VERSTAPPEN (Red Bull) 2. Valtteri BOTTAS (Mercedes) 3. Lewis HAMILTON (Mercedes) TRACK INTERVIEWS (Conducted by David Coulthard) Q: Max, congratulations, your first pole position [of 2020]. Put … Read More
Verstappen nips Bottas to win pole for Abu Dhabi GP
It took until the last race of the year, but someone finally knocked Mercedes off pole position of an F1 race. Max Verstappen turned a lap of 1m35.246s to nip … Read More