Author: Andrew Maitland

(GMM) World champion Max Verstappen thinks Red Bull’s off-track controversies are being “used” by F1 rivals to throw the dominant team off its game. “It’s always a tactic,” the Dutchman … Read More

Niki Lauda was instrumental in getting Lewis Hamilton to drive for Mercedes, and some think Hamilton would not have left if Lauda were still alive. (GMM) Although Formula 1 is … Read More

(GMM) Two more F1 drivers have backed Fernando Alonso’s claim that a mere 3 days of pre-season testing with a single car per two-driver team is “ridiculous”. “We’re talking about … Read More

(GMM) Yuki Tsunoda has played down suggestions that the Visa Cash App RB VCARB01 is a clone of the Red Bull RB19 or RB20. Some staff of the newly-branded RB … Read More

(GMM) Sebastian Vettel’s brother has played down suggestions the retired quadruple world champion might be eyeing a return to Formula 1. Having ended his F1 career over a year ago … Read More

(GMM) Lewis Hamilton’s decision to leave Mercedes might be traced back to technical disagreements over the car design last year. This week, former Ferrari driver Mika Salo said the seven … Read More

(GMM) Even embattled team boss Christian Horner was all smiles in Bahrain on Wednesday as Red Bull’s new and radical car for 2024 stunned every other Formula 1 rival on … Read More

(GMM) Toto Wolff had to put a brave face on the fact that Red Bull appears to have pulled off making the scrapped Mercedes-like car concept of 2022-2023 work. Red … Read More

(GMM) Red Bull was putting on an image of happy team unity as Christian Horner took up his usual place on the Red Bull pit wall in Bahrain. While the … Read More

(GMM) While Nico Hulkenberg sounded regretful about Haas boss Gunther Steiner’s pre-season sacking, teammate Kevin Magnussen is more upbeat about the new era. The American outfit finished dead last in … Read More

(GMM) James Vowles has played down early worries about Williams’ 2024 season, finishing last in 2023 and being late for 2024. The team was the last to be ready with … Read More

(GMM) Carlos Sainz Jr. insists he has “no idea” what team he will be racing for beyond the looming Formula 1 season. The Spaniard had headed into the winter break … Read More

(GMM) Daniel Ricciardo is still not denying that he is openly eyeing a return to Red Bull’s Formula 1 ‘A’ team for 2025. Some insiders think the move could even … Read More

(GMM) Dr Helmut Marko says he is hoping for a swift resolution to Red Bull’s current management crisis surrounding embattled long-time F1 team boss Christian Horner. It is now confirmed … Read More

(GMM) Dr Helmut Marko admits Red Bull has taken a risk by preparing a new car for 2024 that has some radical new concepts. Most Formula 1 insiders were stunned, … Read More

(GMM) The CEO of the Visa Cash App RB team insists its closer-than-before relationship with parent team Red Bull Racing is above board. McLaren’s Zak Brown has been leading the … Read More

(GMM) Ferrari gave Charles Leclerc a long and lucrative new contract to keep him “quiet” for the bombshell news of Lewis Hamilton’s 2025 arrival at Ferrari. That is the view … Read More

(GMM) Nico Hulkenberg says he agrees with sacked Haas boss Gunther Steiner that the small American team needs to invest more to succeed in Formula 1. It is widely understood … Read More

(GMM) Christian Horner is en route to Bahrain for the pre-season test and opening grand prix of the new Formula 1 world championship – even as the pressure on him … Read More

(GMM) Fernando Alonso reduced his meat intake over the winter break to be better prepared for the upcoming Formula 1 season than ever before. Although easily the oldest driver on … Read More

(GMM) Sauber F1 driver Valtteri Bottas is under fire in Finland for his low-profile endorsement of a nicotine product. The Finn ditched his clean-cut image when he left Mercedes, now … Read More

(GMM) The paperwork surrounding the Las Vegas GP is being called into question after Commissioner Tick Segerblom of Clark County said the county never actually signed a contract with Formula … Read More

(GMM) Christian Horner’s struggle to rescue his embattled Formula 1 career appears only to have worsened after recent events. Red Bull’s 2026 engine partner Ford, and the Formula 1 organization … Read More

(GMM) Carlos Sainz Jr. and Frederic Vasseur have played down claims that the team will come to loggerheads in 2024 due to the Spaniard’s looming exit. When news broke of … Read More