Author: Andrew Maitland

(GMM) According to the French broadcaster Canal Plus, several Ferrari mechanics have fallen ill in Brazil, triggering an unusual shortage of team members. So serious is the shortage that reserve … Read More

(GMM) Defying rumors, Lance Stroll says the “plan” is that he will still be driving for his father’s Aston Martin Formula 1  team in 2024. The struggling Canadian driver is … Read More

(GMM) Sauber, currently known as Alfa Romeo ahead of its Audi future, will launch an all-new Formula 1 car in 2024. The Hinwil based team has slumped from sixth overall … Read More

(GMM) Liam Lawson will sit on the bench and focus exclusively on Formula 1 next year – even though he won’t be on the grid. With Daniel Ricciardo returning from … Read More

Max Verstappen will not move over and let Sergio Perez pass him to gain points, but he will continue to school Lewis Hamilton, who is gaining in points on Perez. … Read More

(GMM) Williams has issued the clearest sign yet that Logan Sargeant will be offered a contract extension for 2024. It’s the final official vacancy on next year’s grid, with team … Read More

(GMM) The Andretti-Cadillac entry into Formula 1 “would be good for the sport” says the new for 2022 FIA CEO Natalie Robyn. That has also been the claim of FIA … Read More

Mercedes boss and one-third team co-owner Toto Wolff is now revealing that he is eyeing a stake in Manchester United. (GMM) There’s a football flavor at Interlagos this weekend – … Read More

(GMM) Formula 1 has hit back at suggestions the sport’s 2023 season finale in Abu Dhabi will have to be called off. As the Brazilian GP weekend kicked off on … Read More

(GMM) Dr Helmut Marko thinks it might have been Fernando Alonso’s camp that triggered the latest firestorm of rumors about his Formula 1 future. The 42-year-old Aston Martin driver actually … Read More

(GMM) Mercedes’ race drivers say it’s wrong to blame newly-departing Mike Elliott for the team’s ‘no sidepods’ concept failure of 2022 and 2023. Having now headed in a different direction … Read More

(GMM) Kevin Magnussen will not miss this weekend’s Brazilian GP, despite his conspicuous absence at Interlagos on Thursday. The Dane, who insisted during the week that his hands are “fine” … Read More

(GMM) One of Fernando Alonso’s team colleagues and long-time friends has slammed wild rumors saying he will leave Aston Martin. Alonso, 42, is already under contract for 2024, but it … Read More

(GMM) While a new floor has paid off, and Mercedes has admitted that it must speed up its pitstops, as well as its straight line speed. “Honestly, we’ve been very, … Read More

(GMM) Sergio Perez is simply “not fast enough” to keep his seat at Red Bull, according to Christijan Albers who would know first hand what it means to be too … Read More

(GMM) Nico Hulkenberg has issued a harsh assessment of Haas’ situation in Formula 1, as the small American team slumps to dead last in the championship. That is despite the … Read More

(GMM) Michael Schumacher’s well-known younger brother Ralf admits it has been hard to “accept” the fate of the Formula 1 legend. Little is known about the extent of the seven … Read More

(GMM) After finishing second at the checkered flag to Max Verstappen at the last two grands prix, Lewis Hamilton hopes to challenge him in Brazil. It was at Interlagos a … Read More

(GMM) Lance Stroll should think about whether he really wants to remain a Formula 1 driver, says a retired F1 driver, now TV pundit. That is the frank claim of … Read More

(GMM) Amid a wild round of rumors this week, Fernando Alonso insists he is not yet ready to retire and his team Aston Martin is not lost. “For now, no,” … Read More

(GMM) Amid a wave of wild rumors predicting a Fernando Alonso – Sergio Perez seat swap, two expert pundits have played down the likelihood. Following Aston Martin’s stellar start to … Read More

(GMM) Mohammed Ben Sulayem has defended the FIA’s decision to crank up the maximum financial fines for Formula 1 drivers to an incredible EUR 1 million. The news broke ahead … Read More