Author: Andrew Maitland

(GMM) “Common sense” has been applied to the highly controversial new swearing ban in Formula 1. That’s the view of Carlos Sainz Jr., who in China was asked about reports … Read More

(GMM) McLaren “could win every race in 2025,” according to Mercedes’ George Russell. Russell thinks McLaren’s current advantage is “greater than Red Bull ever had”. Although Max Verstappen finished just … Read More

(GMM) Three F1 rookies have arrived in Shanghai for the Chinese GP with an awful lot of pressure on their shoulders. Max Verstappen’s new teammate, Liam Lawson, had a horror … Read More

(GMM) Max Verstappen’s father has accused McLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown (pictured)  of trying to “stir sh*t”. In a new interview with London’s Telegraph newspaper, Brown admitted that he thinks … Read More

(GMM) Alpine boss Oliver Oakes (pictured) has defended the team’s decision to sign no fewer than four reserve drivers for 2025. The pressure on rookie Jack Doohan’s shoulders at present … Read More

(GMM) Sergio Perez “no longer felt comfortable” at Red Bull, but he could return to Formula 1 with the new Cadillac team, who would love the money he would bring. … Read More

(GMM) Ferrari has been hard at work in the Maranello simulator to fix a flaw that reportedly led to an inappropriate setup baseline in Melbourne, according to Italy’s La Repubblica. … Read More

(GMM) With Cadillac’s 2026 entry now set in stone, complete with Dan Towriss’ signature on the new Concorde Agreement, the project head has opened up about the “intense” process. Amid … Read More

(GMM) The jury is out as to whether Red Bull has blown its driver choice for 2025. Having lost the constructors’ championship last year due to Sergio Perez’s ongoing lag … Read More

(GMM) Jack Doohan, and his famous father Mick, sound confident the 22-year-old rookie will still be racing an Alpine at the very end of the 2025 season. Even before the … Read More

(GMM) McLaren should not follow George Russell’s advice by halting development of its pace setting 2025 car according to Lando Norris, who is eyeing a world driving title this year. … Read More

(GMM) Formula 1 is still deciding if it will hold a group launch of the new team liveries every year. Although it was not very popular among the drivers, the … Read More

(GMM) Former Ferrari driver Rene Arnoux tips Lewis Hamilton and the Maranello based Ferrari team to bounce back after getting their clock cleaned in the 2025 F1 season opener in … Read More

(GMM) A leading Dutch journalist thinks he knows why Red Bull advisor Dr Helmut Marko left Australia with a smile on his face. Describing Max and father Jos as “pessimists” … Read More

(GMM) Opinions are split over what Dr Helmut Marko described as rookie Isack Hadjar’s “tearful show” in Melbourne on Sunday. After the new Racing Bulls driver impressed in practice and … Read More

(GMM) All the pre-season hype about Lewis Hamilton’s sensational move to Ferrari and world championship aspirations fizzled in Melbourne as Hamilton got schooled all race long. Drivers’ and constructors’ championship … Read More

(GMM) Dr Helmut Marko says Red Bull will be stridently opposed to the idea of Susie Wolff running for FIA president. Recent rumors have suggested that Mohammed Ben Sulayem, who … Read More

Drive to Survive is a made-for-TV, somewhat exaggerated documentary, of each F1 season.  It is made to attract new fans to the sport and it has been a huge success. … Read More

(GMM) Charles Leclerc could “send Lewis Hamilton into retirement” this year, former F1 driver Ralf Schumacher warns. Amid all the pre-season hype of the seven time world champion’s Maranello move, … Read More

(GMM) Dr Helmut Marko is trying to stay upbeat about Red Bull’s situation as the 2025 season kicks off in Melbourne. Max Verstappen took issue with his mentor’s claim that … Read More

(GMM) Valtteri Bottas was spotted in conversation with a representative of Formula 1’s new team for 2026, Cadillac, in the Melbourne paddock. The Finn is not giving up on his … Read More

(GMM) Red Bull is keeping a “very close eye” on McLaren’s Flexi-Wings. As the action kicked off in Melbourne, the pundits’ predictions proved true – McLaren is ahead of the field … Read More

(GMM) Fernando Alonso amused a throng of journalists in Melbourne by refusing to tell them what he had learned at the wheel of his Aston Martin in practice. “Nothing. But … Read More

(GMM) Bernie Ecclestone and Flavio Briatore think Ferrari has made a mistake by signing Lewis Hamilton – 40 years old – old for F1. Former Formula 1 CEO Ecclestone says … Read More