Author: Andrew Maitland

(GMM) With the sole three-day pre-season test in Bahrain now complete, Italy’s Corriere della Sera neatly summed up the major conclusion. “Red Bull, perfect. Ferrari, hidden potential. Aston Martin amazes,” … Read More

(GMM) Esteban Ocon has become the first Formula 1 driver to openly criticize the latest installment in the sport’s official Netflix series Drive to Survive. Denouncing many the series’ narratives … Read More

(GMM) Williams is heading into the new Formula 1 season without a technical director. The British team’s boss Jost Capito was ousted over the winter and replaced with former Mercedes … Read More

(GMM) While world champions Red Bull got off to an imperious start to the sole pre-season test, the team’s key rivals were left to wonder how far behind they are. … Read More

(GMM) Smiles filled the Red Bull garage on Thursday as the mere three days of pre-season testing kicked off in Bahrain. It was the world’s first real look at the … Read More

(GMM) Lance Stroll is still hoping to race next weekend in Bahrain. At the sole pre-season test at the same circuit this week, however, the 24-year-old son of Aston Martin … Read More

(GMM) After a full season on the sidelines, Nico Rosberg will return to the Formula 1 paddock in 2023. Last year, the 2016 world champion was unable to be on-site … Read More

(GMM) Alessandro Alunni Bravi has defended Sauber’s new approach to Formula 1 team management. Over the winter, team boss Frederic Vasseur switched to Ferrari to replace the axed Mattia Binotto. … Read More

(GMM) James Vowles admits it may take time to power Williams off the back row of the Formula 1 grid. Last year, the Grove based team slumped to dead last … Read More

(GMM) Formula 1 teams will be quickly up to speed this week as pre-season testing shrinks to just three days in total. “You can’t do big tests – you’ll have … Read More

(GMM) Dr Helmut Marko is confident Red Bull will be able to defend Max Verstappen’s back-to-back titles in 2023. The energy drink owned team also won the constructors’ championship last … Read More

(GMM) Mick Schumacher would still be on the Formula 1 grid if his famous father Michael was in good health. That is the view of former F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone, … Read More

(GMM) Nyck de Vries should be careful not to compare himself with fellow Dutchman Max Verstappen in 2023. That is the warning of Formula 1 rookie de Vries’ first team … Read More

(GMM) Fernando Alonso’s former teammate thinks the two-time champion could have a “very fast car” on his hands in 2023. Last year, Alonso was paired at Renault-owned Alpine by Frenchman … Read More

(GMM) Aston Martin has not yet disclosed whether the newly-injured Lance Stroll will be replaced at the forthcoming pre-season test in Bahrain. Ahead of this week’s action in Bahrain ahead … Read More

(GMM) Formula 1 teams are already inquiring about Honda’s plans for 2026 and beyond. That is despite the fact that, while the Japanese manufacturer may have registered with the FIA … Read More

(GMM) Max Verstappen’s new personal sponsorship with Dutch beer Heineken is a “multi-million dollar deal”, according to De Limburger newspaper. Another Dutch newspaper, De Telegraaf, said the new deal is … Read More

(GMM) Michael and Mario Andretti are already “insiders” who should be welcomed back into Formula 1. That is the view of the latter, Mario Andretti – the world champion of … Read More

(GMM) Mika Salo is no longer involved in Russian motorsport. The same is true for Gunther Steiner, the Haas team boss who ousted Russian Nikita Mazepin and his lucrative sponsor … Read More

(GMM) Mercedes may end up regretting losing Nyck de Vries to the Red Bull camp. That is the plain admission of Andrew Shovlin, Mercedes’ trackside engineering boss. Last year, the … Read More

(GMM) Adrian Newey is no longer working on Formula 1 every single day, Red Bull’s Christian Horner admits. Earlier, the 64-year-old – widely regarded as among the greatest designers in … Read More