Author: Andrew Maitland

(GMM) Madrid’s new Mickey Mouse Formula 1 circuit will include a 30-degree banked corner to add some speed to the ridiculed layout. The new ten-year race deal from 2026 was … Read More

(GMM) Try as they might, Italian media sources cannot determine the length of Charles Leclerc’s newly-announced Formula 1 contract with Ferrari. The press release declared that the highly-rated 26-year-old is … Read More

(GMM) A Barcelona politician is “convinced” that a deal will be done to keep the Circuit de Catalunya on the Formula 1 calendar. It is already known, however, that a … Read More

(GMM) Lewis Hamilton, who has just turned 39 (old by F1 standards), is not ruling out retirement from Formula 1 in the coming years – but could also imagine a … Read More

(GMM) Mercedes, the once-dominant Formula 1 team, is at a “crossroads” according to former two-time world champion Mika Hakkinen. The Finn, now 55, admits that Red Bull and Max Verstappen … Read More

(GMM) Fans and journalists have reacted with horror and amusement as the new official name for Red Bull’s AlphaTauri team was confirmed on Wednesday. It had been rumored that the … Read More

(GMM) Out-of-work F1 team boss Otmar Szafnauer would make a good addition to the embattled Haas Formula 1 team. That is the view of Ralf Schumacher, who was a fierce … Read More

(GMM) Haas’ new boss says he wants to pull the struggling American team off the bottom of the constructors’ world championship this year. Team owner Gene Haas shocked the Formula … Read More

(GMM) Liam Lawson should have been promoted to a full-time Formula 1 seat for 2024, according to former F1 driver Christijan Albers. Last year, Red Bull junior Lawson got his … Read More

(GMM) Michael Andretti should have bought a Formula 1 team “years ago”, according to former F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone. Despite having a highly successful US-based motor racing empire in many … Read More

(GMM) The CEO of Ford admits the famous carmaker is already working with Red Bull on their joint 2026 Formula 1 engine. Red Bull and Honda will split after 2025, … Read More

(GMM) Nyck de Vries admits having his dream of racing in Formula 1 end just half a season into his debut “hurt”. The 28-year-old Dutchman finally got his chance to … Read More

(GMM) The president of the community of Madrid admits it is possible the new grand prix in the Spanish capital could mean the axe of the country’s existing Formula 1 … Read More

(GMM) Two Formula 1 teams are heading into the 2024 season with completely different official names. Alpha Tauri becomes Visa Cash App Racing Bulls Red Bull is yet to confirm … Read More

(GMM) Ferrari is the most likely challenger to Max Verstappen’s dominance in 2024, according to former Ferrari F1 driver Gerhard Berger. Some remember the Austrian best for being a teammate … Read More

(GMM) There is a risk Red Bull will enter a Ferrari-like slump this Formula 1 season, former Ferrari F1 boss Jean Todt has warned. Todt, 77, was most recently president … Read More

(GMM) Robert Kubica will finally get his chance to aim for a world championship in a works Ferrari, but in WEC, not F1. Prior to the tragic and sudden end … Read More

(GMM) Ayao Komatsu will find it “difficult” to turn the dire competitive situation at Haas around. That is the view of Alexey Popov, a well-known Russian Formula 1 commentator, in … Read More

(GMM) Ferrari’s 2024 car “must be better”, Carlos Sainz Jr’s famous father insists or his son will look elsewhere for a drive. Carlos Sainz senior, 61, is currently on course … Read More

(GMM) Toto Wolff has allayed fears about the poor performance by British Mercedes driver George Russell last year. In 2022, Russell’s first season alongside Lewis Hamilton, the 25-year-old looked a … Read More

(GMM) Toto Wolff insists Lewis Hamilton is still capable of winning an eighth Formula 1 title despite him being 39, old by F1 standards. “Clearly yes, and I emphasize that … Read More

(GMM) One of the secrets of Max Verstappen’s dominant success is that he learned at a very early age to “destroy” his teammates. That is the claim of Graham Watson, … Read More

(GMM) Bernie Ecclestone has chimed in with support for the embattled president of Formula 1’s governing body, Mohammed Ben Sulayem. Ben Sulayem, who became head of the FIA just prior … Read More