Author: Andrew Maitland

(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

(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