Author: Andrew Maitland

(GMM) German racing legend Hans-Joachim Stuck has slammed some of the latest goings-on in Formula 1, like he could do any better. Eurosport Germany asked the former F1 driver, 72, … Read More

(GMM) F1 champion Max Verstappen is in the process of setting up his own real-life racing team under the Verstappen.com Racing banner. The reigning world champion is already involved in … Read More

(GMM)Yuki Tsunoda admits his situation has “completely changed” at Red Bull-owned Alpha Tauri now that Daniel Ricciardo has arrived. Before teammate Nyck de Vries’ axing just prior to the Hungarian … Read More

(GMM) Nikita Mazepin is not necessarily free to start negotiating his return to Formula 1. That is the view of prominent Russian sports lawyer Anna Antseliovich, who was once director-general … Read More

(GMM) One of Otmar Szafnauer’s last acts before leaving the F1 paddock and his role as Alpine team boss behind in Belgium was to stop in at the Aston Martin … Read More

(GMM) Michael Andretti says he is “optimistic” the FIA will green-light his organization’s application to join the Formula 1 grid. The latest rumor in the Andretti-Cadillac saga is that the … Read More

(GMM) Frederic Vasseur admits he is not receptive to Renault’s push for special engine freeze dispensation to address its horsepower deficit. While the F1 Commission last week agreed that the … Read More

(GMM) “Arrogance” may explain the current management turmoil at Renault-owned Alpine, former team boss Cyril Abiteboul said. Already, since the sudden ousting of new boss Otmar Szafnauer, long-serving sporting boss … Read More

(GMM) Former F1 driver Jerome d’Ambrosio has become the ‘reserve team boss’ at Mercedes, Toto Wolff has revealed. Recently, former Virgin and Lotus driver d’Ambrosio is usually spotted at Wolff’s … Read More

(GMM) Dr Helmut Marko has played down a major narrative that emerged that Max Verstappen is increasingly at odds with his race engineer Gianpiero Lambiase. Radio traffic between the pair … Read More

(GMM) Dr Helmut Marko is starting to wonder if Red Bull can complete an astonishing and unprecedented clean sweep of victories in 2023. Max Verstappen’s championship lead over his own … Read More

(GMM) Lewis Hamilton is continuing to insist that his “plan” is to still be a Mercedes driver in ’23, but he and team boss Wolff are still talking. However, although … Read More

(GMM) Allowing Renault to enjoy special rules to boost engine power could “ruin Formula 1” says Mercedes boss Toto Wolff. That is the view of Mercedes boss Toto Wolff, after … Read More

(GMM) Pirelli’s Formula 1 boss, Mario Isola, does not disagree with drivers who are calling the full wet tires “useless”. A Formula 1 rule dictates that if a race starts … Read More

(GMM) Despite rumors linking him with Red Bull, Oscar Piastri says he’s content with the McLaren F1 team for now. Last year, Alpine tried to promote its development driver to … Read More

(GMM) Zhou Guanyu will be pushing for a longer contract when talks kick off with the Alfa Romeo, soon to be Audi, team. The Swiss team Sauber, currently known as … Read More

(GMM) Otmar Szafnauer thinks he will be back in the Formula 1 paddock eventually after being let go by the Alpine team effective Monday. The Alpine team boss, who was … Read More

(GMM) As rumors continue to swirl about Sergio Perez’s future at Red Bull, Dr Helmut Marko has moved to reassure the Mexican. Having declared his intention to charge for the … Read More

(GMM) Charles Leclerc has played down fears he might not stay with the Scuderia Ferrari team beyond his 2024 contract. Frederic Vasseur has delayed contract talks for now, but Leclerc … Read More

(GMM) F1’s auditors are even digging into Whatsapp text messages as up to three top teams risk being found guilty of spending breaches. The Dutch newspaper De Telegraaf reports that, … Read More

(GMM) French F1 legend Alain Prost is “sad” about the turmoil currently taking place at the Renault-owned Alpine team. Amid performance difficulties, shareholding and management shakeups have also been the … Read More

(GMM) Dr Helmut Marko admits Red Bull paved the way for Ferrari’s Laurent Mekies to finally step down at Ferrari. It was already known that Frenchman Mekies, Ferrari’s sporting director, … Read More

(GMM) Max Verstappen and Red Bull are confident the Dutch driver can still easily win Sunday’s Belgian GP despite a grid penalty. That is despite the fact that adding a … Read More