Author: Andrew Maitland

(GMM) Underperforming rival teams have made Haas’ 2024 car look better than it really is, new team boss Ayao Komatsu admits. The team’s 2023 season was so poor that it … Read More

(GMM) Lewis Hamilton could be the key to a successful world championship campaign in his very first season at Ferrari in 2025. That is the confident prediction of Ferrari chairman … Read More

(GMM) The new 75 percent owners of the Hockenheim circuit say they are proceeding with “great caution” in trying to revive the German GP. In April, investment group Emodrom revealed … Read More

(GMM) The boss of F1’s smallest team has rubbished comparisons between 2025 rookie Oliver Bearman and former Haas driver Nikita Mazepin – both ride buyers. Since Haas unsuccessfully paired Russian … Read More

(GMM) Formula 2 championship leader Isack Hadjar has hinted that he thinks Red Bull should promote him to the big-league sooner rather than later. Currently, the lineup at Red Bull’s … Read More

(GMM) Ferrari chairman John Elkann hopes Lewis Hamilton is not on a fast-track to Formula 1 retirement at Ferrari. The seven time world champion is leaving Mercedes at the end … Read More

(GMM) Dr Helmut Marko has played down reports suggesting Sebastian Vettel might be seriously in the frame to return to Formula 1 with Audi. Osterreich newspaper had cited information from … Read More

(GMM) Red Bull’s technical director, Pierre Wache, admits “risks” the team took with its design of the 2024 car may not have paid off. For much of the year, the … Read More

(GMM) Greg Maffei, the CEO of Formula 1’s owner Liberty Media, has confirmed the organization is under investigation by the United States justice department. In May, a group of US … Read More

(GMM) Dutch racing driver Robin Frijns doubts Red Bull’s recent performance decline is directly attributable to the steady departure of Adrian Newey. Italy’s Autosprint magazine reports that design and aerodynamics … Read More

(GMM) McLaren CEO Zak Brown insists he is not desperate to sign up a title sponsor for his Formula 1 Team. The Woking based team is now arguably Red Bull’s … Read More

(GMM) Dr Helmut Marko has hit back at reports suggesting Formula 1 owner Liberty Media intervened in the immediate future of Sergio Perez. Red Bull held a meeting at Milton-Keynes … Read More

Our sources tell us that Mercedes has signed Kimi Antonelli to replace Lewis Hamilton at Mercedes in 2025. We await the official announcement. (GMM) Toto Wolff is now freely admitting … Read More

Liberty Media in an earnings call today acknowledged the Department of Justice is investigating the company over antitrust violations for refusing Andretti Global’s entry into F1. Liberty says it is … Read More

(GMM) Italian GP officials are confident they are heading down the road towards a new Formula 1 race deal. La Gazzetta dello Sport reports that Monza has successfully met its … Read More

(GMM) Rival teams have played down the likely loss of Renault as a works engine manufacturer in Formula 1, but it’s telling. The French carmaker is in the process of … Read More

(GMM) Red Bull’s ban on late-night sim racing sessions for Max Verstappen during Formula 1 race weekends is actually just a “recommendation”. That’s the revised position of the energy drink … Read More

(GMM) Alpine’s works F1 engines could fall silent even earlier than planned, according to emerging French media reports. Before he stepped down as team boss in the past few days, … Read More

(GMM) VCARB CEO Peter Bayer insists Daniel Ricciardo still fits into the “big picture” at the Faenza based ‘junior’ team. F1 team consultant Dr Helmut Marko has been hinting for … Read More

(GMM) It is “not impossible” that McLaren driver Lando Norris will be crowned 2024 world champion, according to seven-time title winner Lewis Hamilton. Hamilton inherited the win at Spa-Francorchamps after … Read More

(GMM) James Vowles is not confirming suggestions that Carlos Sainz Jr’s newly-signed contract with Williams contains a series of unique exit clauses. With Ferrari replacing him next year with Lewis … Read More

(GMM) The boss of the Dutch GP has denied reports suggesting a deal to annually alternate the grands prix at Zandvoort and Spa-Francorchamps from 2026 has now been reached. Mere … Read More

(GMM) James Vowles is not ruling out a driver change at Williams even before the 2024 season is complete, replacing American Logan Sargeant with Kimi Antonelli. The team boss this … Read More