An Inside Look at Motorsports
(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) Four-time F1 World Driving Champion Max Verstappen (pictured) could soon expand his motorsport ambitions into two wheels. De Telegraaf and Sky Italia report that the quadruple world champion has … 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
(GMM) Just days after Red Bull resigned itself to being always outclassed by McLaren in 2025, Max Verstappen silenced the doubters with a crushing 20-second win at Monza. “It was … Read More
(GMM) Max Verstappen stormed to a dominant victory from pole at Monza, but the spotlight quickly shifted to McLaren’s handling of its two title contenders amid its ‘Papaya Rules.’ The … Read More
(GMM) Ferrari’s home Italian GP produced fresh debate after Lewis Hamilton dismissed talk of giving Charles Leclerc a slipstream for pole at Monza. The seven-time world champion, competing in Ferrari … Read More
(GMM) Stefano Domenicali (pictured) has poured cold water on FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem’s suggestion that Formula 1’s grid could expand to 24 cars. In July, Ben Sulayem – who … Read More
(GMM) Two of Formula 1’s longest-serving figures – Flavio Briatore (pictured) and Helmut Marko – have thrown their support behind Stefano Domenicali’s vision to shake up race weekends. Purists are … Read More
(GMM) Franco Colapinto’s Formula 1 future remains uncertain as Alpine secures teammate Pierre Gasly on a new deal through 2028 (Briatore, Colapinto and Gasly pictured). Once touted as Flavio Briatore’s … Read More
(GMM) Rumors are swirling at Monza that Red Bull could be circling young Irish talent Alex Dunne (pictured). The 19-year-old, currently a McLaren development driver and racing in Formula 2 … Read More
(GMM) Fernando Alonso (pictured) has highlighted the irony of his perfect qualifying record against Aston Martin teammate Lance Stroll – now 28-0 after Monza. Asked by Mundo Deportivo about the … Read More
(GMM) Formula 1’s next big step beyond the radical 2026 power unit rules has been thrown into fresh turmoil, after a major summit scheduled for next week in London was … Read More
(GMM) George Russell (pictured) looks set to accept only a short contract extension with Mercedes, as Toto Wolff keeps the door open for Max Verstappen in 2027. Rumors of a … Read More
(GMM) Africa has taken another decisive step toward returning to the Formula 1 calendar. South Africa’s cabinet this week approved the application of the Ministry of Sport, Arts and Culture … Read More
(GMM) Former F1 driver David Coulthard has weighed in on the only real championship battle left in 2025 – the intra-McLaren duel between Oscar Piastri (pictured) and Lando Norris. Norris’ … Read More
(GMM) Fiona Hewitson – once the executive assistant at the center of Christian Horner’s downfall – has reappeared in the Formula 1 paddock. Until now, British media in particular have … Read More
(GMM) Jos Verstappen (pictured) has hit back after Sergio Perez’s father credited his own son for Max Verstappen’s title successes at Red Bull. Perez, 35, will return to Formula 1 … Read More
