Author: Andrew Maitland

(GMM) The FIA has vowed to review its processes after the farcical handling of Fernando Alonso’s podium in Saudi Arabia. The 41-year-old stood on the podium after the Jeddah street … Read More

(GMM) Aston Martin has joined Mercedes and Ferrari near the very top in Formula 1 – but the 2023 world championship looks set to be a one-team affair. “The Red … Read More

(GMM) Liam Lawson looks to be on pole position at Red Bull as the most prominent F1 reserve. Some were under the impression that Red Bull’s high-profile signing of former … Read More

(GMM) Toto Wolff insists he is not embarrassed about being “transparent” as Mercedes vows to scrap its unique car concept after just two races in 2023. “That’s what we’ve been … Read More

(GMM) Max Verstappen ‘tricked’ his teammate Sergio Perez in order to maintain his lead in the 2023 drivers’ world championship. It has become quite clear that, although only two races … Read More

(GMM) A new era of Schumacher or Hamilton-style dominance is now well underway in Formula 1, according to Michael Schumacher’s former teammate Felipe Massa. “I think that’s happening now,” the … Read More

(GMM) Heads could roll at Mercedes after team boss Toto Wolff admitted his designers had fudged the basic ‘concept’ of its Formula 1 car for the second season in a … Read More

(GMM) There are rumors of political strife behind closed doors at Red Bull. It is believed 79-year-old Dr Helmut Marko, often described as the ‘right hand man’ in Formula 1 … Read More

(GMM) Oscar Piastri insists he does not regret signing for McLaren. The 21-year-old arrived on the Formula 1 grid this year as one of the most highly rated rookies in … Read More

(GMM) Nico Hulkenberg has vowed to spend much more time at Maranello this year. Some years ago, amid Fernando Alonso’s difficult relationship with Ferrari, Hulkenberg almost signed on the dotted … Read More

(GMM) Fernando Alonso “is in his third spring” as a Formula 1 driver, according to top Red Bull official Fernando Alonso. Indeed, as both Mercedes and Ferrari falter at the … Read More

(GMM) Saudi Arabia is yet to be assigned the top spot on next year’s Formula 1 calendar. That is despite the fact that, late last year, organizers of the Australian … Read More

(GMM) As Lewis Hamilton’s split with his long-time companion and assistant Angela Cullen became clear, Toto Wolff admitted for the first time that the seven time world champion could also … Read More

(GMM) Dr Helmut Marko insists his relationship with new Red Bull CEO Oliver Mintzlaff is “on the right track”. However, the 79-year-old Austrian warned recently that could quit his top … Read More

(GMM) Daniel Ricciardo is unlikely to be called up to race for Red Bull’s second team Alpha Tauri in 2023. Although the Australian is nominally an official reserve for both … Read More

(GMM) Fernando Alonso has lashed back at suggestions Aston Martin is racing a ‘copy’ of Red Bull’s title-winning Formula 1 car. The engine, transmission and rear suspension of this year’s … Read More

(GMM) One of Ferrari’s customer teams is not worried about a major reliability problem that has marred works driver Charles Leclerc’s start to the 2023 season. On Thursday in Jeddah, … Read More

(GMM) If Vitaly Petrov was still an active Formula 1 driver, he says he would currently be sitting out the world championship. Now 38, Petrov became Russia’s first ever F1 … Read More

(GMM) Three Formula 1 drivers have played down claims they may be shaping up to leave their current teams. Lando Norris signed a long McLaren contract extension last year, but … Read More

(GMM) As Max Verstappen sat out Thursday’s proceedings with a “stomach bug”, other Formula 1 drivers hinted that are not overly thrilled to be back in Saudi Arabia. Last year, … Read More

(GMM) Gene Haas, owner of the American Formula 1 team that bears his name, has found himself at the center of a controversy relating to the Russia-Ukraine crisis. That is … Read More

(GMM) The involvement of Mick Schumacher’s famous father may have kept the ousted young German on the Formula 1 grid. That is the view of Ralf Schumacher – Mick’s uncle … Read More

(GMM) Three prominent Formula 1 personalities have rubbished a wild rumor about Mercedes. One publication this week attracted attention by reporting that Mercedes’ Toto Wolff-led works team risks losing the … Read More

(GMM) Frederic Vasseur is continuing to put a brave face on an apparently alarming situation at Ferrari. That is despite the fact that Charles Leclerc’s bad mood is going from … Read More

(GMM) 1997 world champion Jacques Villeneuve thinks Alpine “will suffer” as a result of losing Fernando Alonso. Canadian Villeneuve says he will be at fewer grands prix as a television … Read More