Author: Andrew Maitland

(GMM) Allowing Renault to enjoy special rules to boost engine power could “ruin Formula 1” says Mercedes boss Toto Wolff. That is the view of Mercedes boss Toto Wolff, after … Read More

(GMM) Pirelli’s Formula 1 boss, Mario Isola, does not disagree with drivers who are calling the full wet tires “useless”. A Formula 1 rule dictates that if a race starts … Read More

(GMM) Despite rumors linking him with Red Bull, Oscar Piastri says he’s content with the McLaren F1 team for now. Last year, Alpine tried to promote its development driver to … Read More

(GMM) Zhou Guanyu will be pushing for a longer contract when talks kick off with the Alfa Romeo, soon to be Audi, team. The Swiss team Sauber, currently known as … Read More

(GMM) Otmar Szafnauer thinks he will be back in the Formula 1 paddock eventually after being let go by the Alpine team effective Monday. The Alpine team boss, who was … Read More

(GMM) As rumors continue to swirl about Sergio Perez’s future at Red Bull, Dr Helmut Marko has moved to reassure the Mexican. Having declared his intention to charge for the … Read More

(GMM) Charles Leclerc has played down fears he might not stay with the Scuderia Ferrari team beyond his 2024 contract. Frederic Vasseur has delayed contract talks for now, but Leclerc … Read More

(GMM) F1’s auditors are even digging into Whatsapp text messages as up to three top teams risk being found guilty of spending breaches. The Dutch newspaper De Telegraaf reports that, … Read More

(GMM) French F1 legend Alain Prost is “sad” about the turmoil currently taking place at the Renault-owned Alpine team. Amid performance difficulties, shareholding and management shakeups have also been the … Read More

(GMM) Dr Helmut Marko admits Red Bull paved the way for Ferrari’s Laurent Mekies to finally step down at Ferrari. It was already known that Frenchman Mekies, Ferrari’s sporting director, … Read More

(GMM) Max Verstappen and Red Bull are confident the Dutch driver can still easily win Sunday’s Belgian GP despite a grid penalty. That is despite the fact that adding a … Read More

(GMM) Red Bull is preparing to fire up its first 2026 Formula 1 engine, designed in collaboration with new partner Ford. “In the next few weeks, the first complete unit … Read More

(GMM) Formula 1 has called off the planned banning of tire-warming blankets for 2024, and world champion Max Verstappen could not be happier. Ahead of Friday’s decisive F1 Commission meeting … Read More

(GMM) It is possible that Daniel Ricciardo will stay at AlphaTauri in 2024 because Red Bull driver Sergio Perez cannot be demoted. That is despite the fact that rumors are … Read More

(GMM) Sauber, the Formula 1 team currently known as Alfa Romeo, has confirmed that contract talks with Zhou Guanyu are yet to take place. Recently, the Chinese driver and his … Read More

(GMM) Team boss Mike Krack has swerved away from Fernando Alonso’s suspicion that the mid-season tire construction change explains Aston Martin’s recent slump. Alonso, who turns 42 on Saturday, repeated … Read More

(GMM) Daniel Ricciardo on Thursday appeared to point the finger of blame for his nightmare two seasons at McLaren squarely at the Woking based team. Dr Helmut Marko, a top … Read More

(GMM) Despite a 5-place grid penalty for a new gearbox, Red Bull and Max Verstappen are not ruling out victory this weekend at Spa-Francorchamps. At the tight, twisty Hungaroring a … Read More

(GMM) The big buzzwords in the Spa-Francorchamps paddock as the Belgian GP weekend kicked off were rain and cancellation. The rain as already heavy on Thursday, when Pierre Gasly led … Read More

(GMM) Formula 1 has hit its rev-limiter with the scheduled 24 races for 2024. That is the claim of the sport’s CEO Stefano Domenicali. Responding to concerns from the teams … Read More

(GMM) F1’s CEO is still hinting that he may not be supportive of a push to add up to two new teams to the grid from 2025. In contrast, FIA … Read More

(GMM) Mick Schumacher still has a future in Formula 1, according to Alpha Tauri team boss Franz Tost, just not with Red Bull. Tost, who is retiring at the end … Read More

(GMM) The struggling Scuderia Ferrari F1 team is making plans to bring a whopping 40 new team members to Maranello. The news comes hot on the heels of Corriere della … Read More