Author: Andrew Maitland

(GMM) 35-year-old Finn Valtteri Bottas has dropped a big hint that he may be staying with Mercedes in 2026. Bottas lost his Sauber seat at the end of last year, … Read More

(GMM) Sergio Perez is still keeping the door open for a return to Formula 1. The Mexican’s career looked over at the end of last year as, despite his solid … Read More

(GMM) It is possible Barcelona’s grand prix could be saved by accepting a proposal by Formula 1 to annually rotate some key European events. Some expected the event to defy … Read More

(GMM) Max Verstappen looks set to pull off the rare feat of racing in two separate professional racing series in 2025. The last driver to manage it was two-time champion … Read More

(GMM) The FIA is not ruling out ‘dynamic tests’ to clamp down even harder on flexi-wings in Formula 1. Nikolas Tombazis, the Paris-based federation’s single-seater chief, has had a busy … Read More

(GMM) Flavio Briatore admits he is not yet “happy” with Franco Colapinto’s (pictured) performance at Alpine. The team dropped rookie Jack Doohan after just six races this year to install … Read More

(GMM) Max Verstappen has jumped to the defense of his latest teammate Yuki Tsunoda (pictured), pointing the finger more in Red Bull’s direction. When the team concluded that the gap … Read More

(GMM) The Rob Marshall designed McLaren cars are so superior a podium is probably the most Max Verstappen can hope for on Sunday, Red Bull advisor Dr Helmut Marko admits. … Read More

(GMM) Championship leader Oscar Piastri (pictured) thinks he and Lando Norris can handle an intense intra-team battle for the 2025 drivers’ title. With Max Verstappen lurking in P3, McLaren’s two … Read More

(GMM) Just as Charles Leclerc is becoming more upbeat about Ferrari’s performance, aging Lewis Hamilton’s (pictured) woes are only deepening. Team boss Frederic Vasseur had predicted a boost for the … Read More

(GMM) Dr Helmut Marko (pictured) has slammed as “nonsense” reports in the bias British press about Max Verstappen’s contract exit clause. The reports claimed that as long as the quadruple … Read More

(GMM) Even without a fully-flexible front wing, McLaren remains on top in Formula 1 after topping both Friday practice sessions for the GP of Spain in Barcelona. When asked about … Read More

(GMM) Flavio Briatore agrees that Alpine’s new ride-buying recruit Franco Colapinto needs “time” to get up to speed in Formula 1. Although the rookie Colapinto recently replaced – Jack Doohan … Read More

(GMM) Red Bull F1 Team boss Christian Horner (pictured) has denied reports that he might be considering a switch to Ferrari. As the Red Bull boss’s counterpart-in-red Frederic Vasseur finds … Read More

(GMM) Japanese F1 driver Yuki Tsunoda needs to up his game if he wants to hang onto his seat at Red Bull. That’s the warning of team boss Christian Horner, … Read More

(GMM) Ferrari F1 driver Lewis Hamilton (pictured) says reports that he has fallen out with his race engineer, Riccardo Adami, are “BS”. There have been clear signs of the seven … Read More

(GMM) It will not be “easy” to dethrone FIA’s current president Mohammed Ben Sulayem. That’s the admission of the man most likely to take on the current boss of F1’s governing … Read More

(GMM) Cadillac F1 is already splashing the cash around the Formula 1 paddock according to Ayao Komatsu (pictured). It is the only way he team can recruit top talent from … Read More

(GMM) Flavio Briatore is not yet ready to rave about the performance so far of his latest Formula 1 protege – Franco Colapinto (pictured). When Alpine ousted Jack Doohan recently … Read More

(GMM) Max Verstappen is not holding out hope that the flexi-wing clampdown in Barcelona will affect McLaren’s pace. [He knows that McLaren’s Rob Marshall is the best designer in F1. … Read More

(GMM) It’s been a problem for decades. Finally, F1 CEO Stefano Domenicali (pictured) admits Formula 1 is “talking about” the no-passing of the Monaco GP. Notwithstanding the disastrously processional 2024 … Read More

(GMM) Renault CEO Luca de Meo (pictured) has declared once again that the Alpine Formula 1 team is safe in the French carmaker’s hands. From the outside, the Enstone based … Read More

(GMM) The long-time promoter and figurehead of Canada’s grand prix in Montreal, Normand Legault (pictured), has warned the city not to lose its Formula 1 race. The sport is determined … Read More

(GMM) Ron Dennis says the British television coverage of Formula 1 is so bad that he watches grands prix with the sound muted. After being pushed from control and co-ownership … Read More