Author: Andrew Maitland

(GMM) The jury is out as to whether Mercedes really narrowed the gap to Red Bull’s dominance in Melbourne. “You shouldn’t have any illusions,” Mercedes boss Toto Wolff said after … Read More

(GMM) Formula 1 is facing near-unanimous backlash after “the show” overtook the sport at the Australian GP. World champion and Melbourne winner Max Verstappen warned earlier in the weekend that … Read More

Did Fernando Alonso end his relationship with longtime girlfriend Andrea Schlager because she revealed the duration of his Aston Martin contract to the public? Posting a photo on Instagram of … Read More

Plans to introduce a new standalone Saturday sprint format for the Azerbaijan GP weekend took a step forward after F1 CEO Stefano Domenicali met team bosses on Sunday in Australia. … Read More

(GMM) While George Russell is happy with his Mercedes, seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton admits he has a fundamental problem with it. With the pair qualifying just behind Red Bull’s … Read More

(GMM) Tension between Ferrari’s race drivers spilled out into the public after qualifying in Melbourne. Having qualified just seventh, two places behind his teammate, Charles Leclerc criticized Carlos Sainz for … Read More

(GMM) Mick Schumacher will definitely race a Mercedes this year if the regular drivers are unable to. That is the clear message from team boss Toto Wolff, who denied that … Read More

(GMM) Nico Hulkenberg is taking his return to Formula 1 very seriously. Haas brought the 35-year-old out of a three-year sabbatical this season to replace his struggling and much younger … Read More

(GMM) Well-known racing driver Toni Vilander has criticized his fellow Finn Valtteri Bottas. Since losing his Mercedes seat at the end of 2021, 33-year-old Bottas has seemed much more relaxed. … Read More

(GMM) Yuki Tsunoda could be ready to be Max Verstappen’s teammate by 2025. That is the view of Franz Tost, boss of the second Red Bull-owned team Alpha Tauri. Japanese … Read More

(GMM) Ferrari is in “crisis”, according to the Maranello team’s former and highly-successful president Luca di Montezemolo. “You put a knife in the wound,” he said on the LA7 program … Read More

(GMM) Sergio Perez has hit out at those who slammed teammate Max Verstappen’s father for snubbing the victory celebrations in Saudi Arabia a fortnight ago. As Perez celebrated with his … Read More

(GMM) Fernando Alonso has hit back at Lewis Hamilton’s claim that the 2023 Red Bull is the fastest-ever Formula 1 car. “He has a short memory. He’s getting old!” the … Read More

(GMM) Dr Helmut Marko is continuing to play down speculation of a power struggle at the very top of Red Bull’s Formula 1 program. It appears as though rumors of … Read More

(GMM) Former race director Michael Masi says he is “done” with Formula 1. After the highly controversial outcome of the 2021 world championship, Australian Masi, 44, was ousted by the … Read More

(GMM) Formula 1 is capable of organizing more than 30 grands prix per season, according to CEO Stefano Domenicali. Currently, there are 23 races – more than ever before – … Read More

(GMM) Sebastian Vettel is not ruling out a potential return to Formula 1. The quadruple world champion, 35, retired at the end of last season – and now admits it’s … Read More

(GMM) With Red Bull so dominant early in 2023, the only real championship intrigue could be an apparently tetchy relationship in the Red Bull garage. Back to back world champion … Read More

(GMM) World champion Max Verstappen has warned F1 CEO Stefano Domenicali not to tinker too hard with Formula 1’s basic race weekend format. Prior to the Australian GP weekend, Domenicali … Read More

(GMM) Daniel Ricciardo admits he doesn’t want to settle in to ‘sabbatical’ life too much. When he lost his McLaren race seat, and signed up as a Red Bull third … Read More

(GMM) Carlos Sainz Jr. admits Ferrari is starting to lose faith in the basic ‘concept’ of its 2023 car. Earlier, after disappointing showings in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia, new team … Read More

(GMM) McLaren supremo Zak Brown is not worried Lando Norris may be scouring his contract for an exit clause. The 23-year-old Briton is regarded as one of the top young … Read More

(GMM) Lewis Hamilton is pushing for a basic change to his seating position as he struggles to keep up with his much younger Mercedes teammate George Russell. Michael Masi, the … Read More

(GMM) A former Formula 1 driver has played down rumors Lewis Hamilton could be on the way out of Mercedes. While major team funder and 30 percent owner Ineos is … Read More