Category: Formula 1

(GMM) A top FIA official has played down “noise” suggesting Madrid is in pole position to replace the current Spanish GP host at Barcelona’s Circuit de Catalunya. “There’s a lot … Read More

Mercedes have been fined €10,000 after the physios of both Lewis Hamilton and George Russell breached parc ferme regulations at the Formula 1 Spanish Grand Prix The Mercedes duo and their physios were summoned to … Read More

The Formula 1 calendar is a logistical nightmare: • 23 races • 20 countries • 5 continents • 240 hours of flights • 10 different time zones Teams spend over … Read More

–by Mark Cipolloni– F1 points leader Max Verstappen completed a perfect weekend at the Spanish GP in Barcelona this past weekend. Verstappen was fastest in Practice 1 Verstappen was fastest … Read More

Oracle Red Bull Racing Max Verstappen (1st): “We’ve had another strong weekend and that’s of course what I like to see for the Team, hopefully we can keep this up throughout … Read More

DRIVERS 1 – Max VERSTAPPEN (Red Bull Racing) 2 – Lewis HAMILTON (Mercedes) 3 – George RUSSELL (Mercedes) TRACK INTERVIEWS (Conducted by Nico Rosberg)  Q: Max Verstappen, what an incredible performance once again from … Read More

–by Mark Cipolloni– Formula 1 World Champion Max Verstappen easily beat his arch-rival Lewis Hamilton to win the Spanish GP for the 2nd year in a row by over 24 … Read More

Meyer Shank Racing’s Simon Pagenaud topped the morning warm-up times for the Detroit GP with a lap of 94.962mph. Callum Ilott was second at 1:02.4818, followed by Marcus Armstrong at … Read More

–by Mark Cipolloni– Charles Leclerc will start today’s race from the pit lane after Ferrari chose to replace his gearbox ahead of the Spanish GP today. Ferrari’s Jock Clear: “We’ve … Read More

Assuming the rain holds off, here are the possible tire strategies for today’s Spanish GP. Here are the tire sets each driver has remaining for the race. Note, for example, … Read More

(GMM) Gunther Steiner has found an odd ally in his criticism of the stewarding system in Formula 1. The Haas boss was summoned to the stewards in Barcelona on a … Read More

(GMM) Peter Sauber says he is “proud” that the Formula 1 team he founded in the 90s is now in the process of being taken over by Audi. The retired … Read More

–by Mark Cipolloni– Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff says Max Verstappen and Red Bull are just too good for them to beat. Lewis Hamilton was third-fastest in final practice for … Read More

(GMM) Ferrari also tried to poach Red Bull’s team boss Christian Horner, according to Dr Helmut Marko. This weekend, F1’s most famous technical mind – Adrian Newey – finally confirmed … Read More

(GMM) Dr Helmut Marko says he is still “surprised” that Red Bull’s rivals can’t figure out how to catch up with Red Bull’s current dominance. In Barcelona, runaway championship leader … Read More

–by Mark Cipolloni– Alpine F1 driver Pierre Gasly got slapped with two 3-grid penalties for the next F1 race in Canada for impeding Max Verstappen and Carlos Sainz Jr. A … Read More

Red Bull Max Verstappen, 1st, 1:12.272 “The weekend has been enjoyable so far. The car has been really performing well but of course we always try to find improvements here … Read More

DRIVERS 1 – Max VERSTAPPEN (Red Bull Racing)  2 – Carlos SAINZ (Ferrari) 3 – Lando NORRIS (McLaren) PARC FERMÉ INTERVIEWS (Conducted by Marc Gené)    Q: Max Verstappen, pole … Read More

–by Mark Cipolloni– In what was a sensational battle for pole position between 5 drivers,  when it all counted in Q3 World Champion Max Verstappen set a time of 1m12.272s … Read More

–by Mark Cipolloni– All the drivers only got 1 fast lap in for Practice 3 in Barcelona for the Spanish GP before off and on rain hit the track and … Read More

–by Mark Cipolloni– Haas Formula 1 boss Gunther Steiner has been summoned by the FIA to answer allegations of potential misconduct in criticizing race stewards to the media instead of … Read More

The FIA has made an extra set of intermediate tires available for the start of qualifying. On an unrelated note, the latest FIA forecast guidance currently says there is a … Read More

(GMM) Fernando Alonso has given the strongest indication yet that he will extend his deal with Aston Martin beyond 2024. The 41-year-old Spaniard is enjoying a second spring of major … Read More

(GMM) Lewis Hamilton has once again denied rumors he may be shaping up for a sensational move to Ferrari. The rumors have been swirling for some time, raising doubts that … Read More

(GMM) The boss of the Dutch GP says he isn’t worried about the departure of major race sponsor Jumbo. We reported on Friday that the Dutch supermarket chain Jumbo had … Read More