Author: Andrew Maitland

(GMM) Formula 1 has played down suggestions next weekend’s Canadian GP might have to be cancelled. On Wednesday, we reported that local forest fires had blown a blanket of smoke … Read More

Following discussions between race organizers, local government officials and the F1 Incident Management Group this week, no concerns have emerged about the event being impacted. Despite the fires, an F1 … Read More

(GMM) Carlos Sainz Jr. has denied feeling jealous of the soaring popularity of his Spanish countryman and friend Fernando Alonso. Sainz, 28, has been at Ferrari since 2021 – and … Read More

(GMM) McLaren boss Andrea Stella admits the team is carefully studying detailed photographs of Red Bull’s 2023 floor. After Sergio Perez’s stricken car was lifted off the Monaco circuit recently … Read More

(GMM) The fabled Spa Francorchamps circuit looks set to secure its place on Formula 1’s 2024 calendar. Early this season, Belgian GP promoter Vanessa Maes travelled to Bahrain for talks … Read More

(GMM) Aston Martin will have a car update in the luggage as Formula 1 treks to Canada next week. Fernando Alonso’s run of six consecutive top four results – including … Read More

(GMM) Max Verstappen is racing Red Bull to unprecedented dominance in Formula 1, according to Dr Helmut Marko. Despite an earlier challenge by his own teammate Sergio Perez, the back-to-back … Read More

According to the Sun, the hold up in contract talks between Hamilton and Mercedes is the length of the contract. Mercedes only wants to offer Hamilton a 1-year deal, and … Read More

(GMM) Gunther Steiner has told the German media to forget the past and focus more on Mick Schumacher’s future in Formula 1. This week, 24-year-old Mick will get his first … Read More

(GMM) Renault CEO Luca de Meo has rubbished rumors he might be lining up to join Ferrari in a similarly high-profile role. Renault’s Formula 1 team is Alpine, whose CEO … Read More

(GMM) Sergio Perez’s form may return to normal now that his teammate Max Verstappen is apparently cruising to his third consecutive drivers’ title. That is the view of team boss … Read More

(GMM) Haas has fallen down the Formula 1 pecking order due to a lack of development, according to Ralf Schumacher. Of course, Schumacher’s relationship with team boss Gunther Steiner is … Read More

(GMM) Ferrari’s highly-anticipated big package of updates unveiled in Barcelona is a “complete failure”. That is the view of well-known Italian insider Leo Turrini, but his colleagues in the country’s … Read More

(GMM) The jury is out as to just how effective Mercedes’ new sidepod-laden ‘B’ car really is. Both Lewis Hamilton and George Russell were on the podium behind Red Bull’s … Read More

(GMM) Dr Helmut Marko says Red Bull tried to slow runaway championship Max Verstappen en route to yet another victory on Sunday in Barcelona. The Spanish GP was one of … Read More

(GMM) Charles Leclerc may have “lost his way” at the struggling Ferrari team, according to well-known Dutch racing driver Tom Coronel. The Maranello team brought a visibly-upgraded car to Barcelona, … Read More

(GMM) A top FIA official has played down “noise” suggesting Madrid is in pole position to replace the current Spanish GP host at Barcelona’s Circuit de Catalunya. “There’s a lot … Read More

(GMM) Gunther Steiner has found an odd ally in his criticism of the stewarding system in Formula 1. The Haas boss was summoned to the stewards in Barcelona on a … Read More

(GMM) Peter Sauber says he is “proud” that the Formula 1 team he founded in the 90s is now in the process of being taken over by Audi. The retired … Read More

(GMM) Ferrari also tried to poach Red Bull’s team boss Christian Horner, according to Dr Helmut Marko. This weekend, F1’s most famous technical mind – Adrian Newey – finally confirmed … Read More

(GMM) Dr Helmut Marko says he is still “surprised” that Red Bull’s rivals can’t figure out how to catch up with Red Bull’s current dominance. In Barcelona, runaway championship leader … Read More

(GMM) Fernando Alonso has given the strongest indication yet that he will extend his deal with Aston Martin beyond 2024. The 41-year-old Spaniard is enjoying a second spring of major … Read More