Author: Andrew Maitland

(GMM) Audi’s new partnership with Adidas will be worth less than the German sportswear giant’s parallel sponsorship with Mercedes. Earlier this week, Audi and Adidas announced a multi-year collaboration that … Read More

(GMM) Ferrari chairman John Elkann (pictured) is in the headlines this week for more than Formula 1, as former president Luca di Montezemolo launched a stinging critique of the Maranello … Read More

(GMM) Geronimo La Russa (pictured), the new president-elect of Italy’s Automobile Club (ACI), says Monza is serious about securing its place on the Formula 1 calendar. La Russa attended his … Read More

(GMM) Flavio Briatore (pictured with his two drivers Colapinto and Gasly) says Alpine will decide by the end of October whether Franco Colapinto keeps his seat for 2026. Speaking to … Read More

(GMM) Ferrari has suffered a major blow to its 2026 Formula 1 program, with veteran engine chief Wolf Zimmermann and his deputy Lars Schmidt leaving Maranello to reunite with Mattia … Read More

(GMM) Former Formula 1 driver Christian Danner has joined the critics of McLaren’s controversial handling of the Oscar Piastri-Lando Norris (both pictured) swap at Monza. Max Verstappen, who won the … Read More

(GMM) Carlos Sainz Jr. (pictured) says that if he had never left McLaren, he would now be in contention for the Formula 1 world championship. The 31-year-old Spaniard raced for … Read More

(GMM) Fernando Alonso (pictured) says the arrival of Adrian Newey at Aston Martin this year gave him new confidence about the team’s future. In comments leaked from a sponsor interview … Read More

(GMM) Renault’s new chief executive Francois Provost (pictured) has made his first appearance in the Formula 1 paddock, insisting the French carmaker is committed to the sport. Provost, who replaced … Read More

(GMM) Yuki Tsunoda’s (pictured) Formula 1 career is under intensifying scrutiny, with his former boss Franz Tost warning that the Japanese driver is not doing enough to secure his place … Read More

(GMM) Max Verstappen openly chuckled at McLaren’s handling of the Piastri-Norris swap at Monza – and Dr Helmut Marko (pictured) admits he laughed too. The reigning world champion had already … Read More

(GMM) Former Formula 1 backmarker Taki Inoue (pictured in 1995 at Monaco) has taken aim at the current level of talent in Formula 2. Responding on social media to footage … Read More

(GMM) Charles Leclerc’s long-term position at Ferrari is once again being questioned in the Italian press following a podium near-miss at Monza. Eurosport Italia pointed to the “unspecified” nature of … Read More

(GMM) Toto Wolff (pictured) says Formula 1’s expected return to V8 engines must not double development costs for engine suppliers. FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem has been pushing for a … Read More

(GMM) Toto Wolff has broken his usual tone of protection for teenage Mercedes protege Kimi Antonelli (pictured together), openly criticizing the Italian after another troubled weekend at Monza. Antonelli, 19, … Read More

(GMM) With engineer Laurent Mekies (pictured) now in charge, Dr Helmut Marko believes Red Bull is back in the hunt for race wins in 2025, despite recently conceding McLaren’s dominance … Read More

(GMM) Lance Stroll’s (pictured) difficult season hit another low point at Monza, where the Canadian was once again overshadowed by teammate Fernando Alonso and left Aston Martin scrambling to explain … Read More

The ‘woke’ McLaren F1 team is facing heavy criticism after ordering Oscar Piastri to hand second place to teammate Lando Norris at Monza on Sunday. The call, which reduced Norris’ … Read More

(GMM) Flavio Briatore has hinted that Franco Colapinto (pictured) could yet remain at Alpine for 2026, despite a rocky campaign for the Argentine rookie. The 22-year-old, brought in mid-season as … Read More

(GMM) Max Verstappen is set to realize one of his long-held ambitions this weekend – racing on the fabled Nurburgring Nordschleife. According to reports in Germany’s Auto Motor und Sport … Read More

(GMM) Nico Hulkenberg admits his rookie teammate Gabriel Bortoleto (pictured) is increasingly setting the pace at Sauber. The veteran German, who finally scored his first F1 podium earlier this season … Read More

(GMM) F1 legend Alain Prost [Ayrton Senna destroyed him when they were teammates] insists Lewis Hamilton (pictured) remains as fast and talented as ever, despite a difficult start to life … Read More

(GMM) Yuki Tsunoda’s Red Bull future looks increasingly bleak after a woeful Monza weekend that ended in collision with teammate Liam Lawson. Tsunoda admitted the gap to dominant winner Max … Read More