Author: Andrew Maitland

(GMM) Carlos Sainz Jr. admits significant car upgrades planned for the next race at Imola will not be enough to fight for the world championship. The Spaniard’s teammate Carlos Sainz … Read More

(GMM) Toto Wolff says he will sit down with Lewis Hamilton “in a few weeks” to sign a new Mercedes contract for the seven time world champion. The Brackley based … Read More

(GMM) Formula 1 is looking to expand the newly-tweaked ‘sprint shootout’ weekend format to as many as ten grands prix in 2024. The format – now with a separate ‘shootout’ … Read More

(GMM) Both Max Verstappen and George Russell appear unmoved after their on and off-track run-in at Baku. World champion Verstappen was furious with the Mercedes driver for causing sidepod damage … Read More

(GMM) Two Formula 1 team bosses are open to making more tweaks to the new ‘sprint shootout’ weekend format. The part-time format made its debut in Azerbaijan a week ago, … Read More

(GMM) Formula 1 drivers are urging the sport against making “knee-jerk reactions” amid boring recent races and Red Bull’s dominance. “We either have to do a better job, all of … Read More

(GMM) Nikita Mazepin is aiming to return to Formula 1 as soon as 2024, according to his spokesperson. This week, it emerged that the axed Haas driver has added court … Read More

(GMM) Ferrari’s push to sign two top engineers from dominant Formula 1 team Red Bull ultimately proved unsuccessful, according to La Gazzetta dello Sport. Correspondent Luigi Perna said the Maranello … Read More

(GMM) Hot on the heels of legal action in Europe and Canada, Nikita Mazepin is now taking his fight to return to Formula 1 to England. The Russian news agency … Read More

(GMM) Charles Leclerc says it’s “too early” to think about extending his Ferrari deal beyond 2024. At Baku last weekend, Mercedes boss Toto Wolff stridently denied reports that talks about … Read More

(GMM) Aston Martin may succeed in becoming a true top Formula 1 team. That is the view of Red Bull driver Sergio Perez, who lost his ‘Racing Point’ seat at … Read More

(GMM) Max Verstappen will bounce back to the top of the podium in Miami. That is the prediction of Red Bull’s top 80-year-old executive Dr Helmut Marko, even though he … Read More

(GMM) Yuki Tsunoda is not “yet” ready to move up to Red Bull’s top team, according to boss Christian Horner. Former F1 driver Ralf Schumacher this week said it is … Read More

(GMM) Andreas Seidl is not solely concerned about the transition of Formula 1’s Hinwil-based team to full Audi control by 2026. That is the insistence of Alessandro Alunni Bravi, who … Read More

(GMM) Reports that Adrian Newey has inked a new contract with Red Bull have now been confirmed by the energy drink-owned outfit’s top official Dr Helmut Marko. British specialist publications … Read More

(GMM) Franz Tost has hit back at the notion that he was sacked by Red Bull. The 67-year-old has been in charge at Faenza, under both the Toro Rosso and … Read More

(GMM) Formula 1 might have to look at the regulations in order to make the sport more competitive amid Red Bull’s current utter dominance. That is the view of Mercedes … Read More

(GMM) Max Verstappen was trying to land a “psychological” blow on one of his future opponents with an incident in Baku. That is the view of well-known Russian F1 commentator … Read More

(GMM) Sergio Perez lacks the “consistency” to mount a sustained challenge for the 2023 world championship. That is the view of former Formula 1 driver Ralf Schumacher, after the Mexican … Read More

(GMM) Ferrari has signed up two top Red Bull engineers – but Adrian Newey is not one of them. Corriere dello Sport reports that two top engineers at dominant Formula … Read More

(GMM) Fernando Alonso has denied that his friendship with fellow Spaniard Carlos Sainz is on the rocks following a string of on-track incidents. In Australia, Ferrari’s Sainz lost his points … Read More

(GMM) A Formula 1 photographer has called for “better headlines” after a scary incident in the pitlane at the end of Sunday’s Azerbaijan GP. The FIA summoned its own officials … Read More

(GMM) A lack of wheel-to-wheel action in Sunday’s Azerbaijan GP aside, the world championship battle is at least interesting. Sergio Perez is now just 6 points behind Red Bull teammate … Read More

(GMM) Sunday’s main feature Azerbaijan GP was “not a thriller”. That was the summation of Mercedes boss Toto Wolff after Sergio Perez led home yet another Red Bull 1-2. Grand … Read More