Author: Andrew Maitland

(GMM) Liam Lawson looks set to get at least one more race at the wheel of the AlphaTauri of Daniel Ricciardo, and probably two. Following his practice crash at Zandvoort, … Read More

(GMM) As Oscar Piastri soared to his first front-row qualifying effort and podium at Suzuka, the superlatives are now flowing. “It wasn’t my best race ever,” the new McLaren driver … Read More

(GMM) Sergio Perez admits he hired a “head shrink” this year from pressure of being decimated by his more talented teammate Max Verstappen. Many insiders believe that, notwithstanding the Mexican’s … Read More

(GMM) Fernando Alonso is frustrated with the pace of development at Aston Martin while his boss tries to play it down. The 42-year-old Spaniard enjoyed a string of podiums at … Read More

(GMM) As Max Verstappen utterly dominates Formula 1, his famous father Jos has returned his focus to his own racing. Jos Verstappen, a former teammate to the great Michael Schumacher, … Read More

(GMM) Two of F1’s absolute top teams – Ferrari and Mercedes – admit to being “worried” about being schooled by the improving McLaren F1 team. Red Bull (well really just … Read More

(GMM) Sergio Perez is at Red Bull to finish in “second place” behind teammate Max Verstappen because he is not good enough to finish 1st. That is the claim of … Read More

Williams Team boss James Vowles has come out and said struggling American rookie Logan Sargeant won’t be axed before the end of the season. But he will likely be axed … Read More

(GMM) As Max Verstappen celebrated yet another F1 win, and Red Bull celebrated the 2023 constructors’ title on Sunday, a new dark cloud gathered over Sergio Perez. For Verstappen, following … Read More

(GMM) Max Verstappen left no doubt about it at Suzuka – the Singapore performance crisis is over and many now saying he is the best-ever. The Dutchman was not just … Read More

(GMM) World Championship team Red Bull and Max Verstappen should benefit from an even better Honda Formula 1 power unit in 2024. McLaren CEO Zak Brown said at Suzuka that … Read More

(GMM) Carlos Sainz says he and Ferrari are “quite aligned” on the topic of a contract extension beyond 2024. Team boss Frederic Vasseur is keen to delay any contract talks … Read More

(GMM) Alpine is working hard to stabilize its Formula 1 team and keep pushing towards success, but their inferior engine keeps slapping them down. That is the word from the … Read More

(GMM) Singapore was just a mysterious blip in Max Verstappen and Red Bull’s otherwise dominant 2024 Formula 1 season. That is now clear, as Max Verstappen has dominated the practice … Read More

(GMM) A Le Mans seat is “no replacement” for Formula 1 for Mick Schumacher, according to 2015 Le Mans winner Nico Hulkenberg. Alpine confirmed at Suzuka that it is in … Read More

Once the Williams team sends American rookie Logan Sargeant packing down to IndyCar, a race seat will be open for Liam Lawson in 2024. (GMM) For Liam Lawson in Japan, … Read More

(GMM) AlphaTauri boss Franz Tost doubts Sebastian Vettel will return to the grid, preferring instead to hug trees and nurture bees. The quadruple world champion is at Suzuka this weekend, … Read More

(GMM) Lance Stroll says doctors actually cleared him to race a week ago in Singapore, but he felt he was not up to the task. The Canadian, who ultimately sat … Read More

(GMM) McLaren F1 driver Lando Norris expects Red Bull ace Max Verstappen to school everyone at Suzuka this weekend. However, Sergio Perez admitted at Suzuka on Thursday that engineers “don’t … Read More

(GMM) Dr Helmut Marko has backed Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc to get again get the upper hand on his faster teammate Carlos Sainz Jr. Sainz, a former protege of Red Bull … Read More

(GMM) 38-year-old Lewis Hamilton admits he needs to up his game in qualifying – the first sign his better days appear behind him. On paper, the seven time world champion … Read More

(GMM) Red Bull driver advisor Dr. Helmut Marko insists the decision about AlphaTauri’s driver lineup for 2024 is yet to be taken. With the injured Daniel Ricciardo’s short-term replacement Liam … Read More