Category: Formula 1

(GMM) Liberty Media boss Greg Maffei wants to kick off negotiations for the next Concorde Agreement. The last commercial agreement binding the teams to the FIA and Formula 1’s Liberty … Read More

(GMM) 2009 world champion Jenson Button admits he came “very close” to signing a contract with Ferrari. After winning the championship with Brawn, the now retired British driver switched to … Read More

(GMM) Mercedes’ 2023 car is “even worse” than its predecessor, a solemn team boss Toto Wolff admitted in Miami. The car appears to be about a second off the pace … Read More

(GMM) A highly critical Alpine CEO Laurent Rossi admits the Renault-owned team is struggling in 2023. The team was hoping to build on its fourth place in the 2022 constructors’ … Read More

(GMM) Max Verstappen is aiming for “P2 minimum” from Sunday’s Miami GP, as Red Bull teammate Sergio Perez knocks on the door of his slim championship lead. The Dutchman made … Read More

Oracle Red Bull Racing Sergio Perez (1st, 1:27.713): “I am very happy; I feel like I am in a good moment, but it is a long season, and it is all … Read More

DRIVERS 1 – Sergio PÉREZ (Red Bull Racing)  2 – Fernando ALONSO (Aston Martin) 3 – Carlos SAINZ (Ferrari)   PARC FERMÉ INTERVIEWS (Conducted by Danica Patrick)    Q: Carlos, … Read More

–by Mark Cipolloni– The new asphalt used on the Miami GP circuit was getting faster and faster by the minute as top times came tumbling down between Max Verstappen, his … Read More

–by Mark Cipolloni– As he did in Friday Practice and with Elon Musk looking on, Max Verstappen easily topped final practice for the Miami GP. Verstappen’s lap of 1m27.535s on … Read More

Amazon’s Jeff Bezos and Tesla/SpaceX boss Elon Musk are both at the Miami GP today.  

Adam Cooper tweeted out – The Drivers’ briefing ran for an hour in Miami last night and much of it went on a discussion on DRS. Two zones were shortened … Read More

–by Mark Cipolloni– In Friday’s press conference among several key team principals in Miami Beach, the topic came up about adding an 11th or possibly 12th F1 team. Andretti Global … Read More

–by Mark Cipolloni– Formula 1 drivers struggled to find grip on the newly resurfaced Miami GP circuit Friday. A new asphalt mix was used as directed by Tilke company. However, … Read More

More information about the upcoming F1 movie starring Brad Pitt has been revealed: The movie will be called “Apex” Hollywood actor Kerry Condon is all set to star opposite actor … Read More

(GMM) Formula 1 will organize a smarter and more sustainable calendar for 2024, Mercedes boss Toto Wolff has revealed. Currently, the stops on the calendar mean the thousands of personnel … Read More

(GMM) Lewis Hamilton says he isn’t sure how the start of filming for the Hollywood feature movie about Formula 1 will affect the drivers. Shooting of the film starring Brad … Read More

(GMM) Carlos Sainz Jr. admits significant car upgrades planned for the next race at Imola will not be enough to fight for the world championship. The Spaniard’s teammate Carlos Sainz … Read More

(GMM) Toto Wolff says he will sit down with Lewis Hamilton “in a few weeks” to sign a new Mercedes contract for the seven time world champion. The Brackley based … Read More

(GMM) Formula 1 is looking to expand the newly-tweaked ‘sprint shootout’ weekend format to as many as ten grands prix in 2024. The format – now with a separate ‘shootout’ … Read More

  TEAM REPRESENTATIVES – PART ONE Franz TOST (AlphaTauri), Christian HORNER (Red Bull Racing), Toto WOLFF (Mercedes) Q: Franz can we start with you. You’ve been creating the headlines in the last week … Read More

World Champion Max Verstappen set the pace on the opening day of practice at the Miami International Autodrome, recording the fastest-ever lap around the 3.36-mile track. The Red Bull driver … Read More

—by Mark Cipolloni— Defending Miami GP winner Max Verstappen rebounded from being only 4th quick in opening practice to set the fastest time in Practice 2 for the Miami GP … Read More

–by Mark Cipolloni– Leaving their fastest run right to the end, the Mercedes F1 drivers George Russell and Lewis Hamilton turned the fastest laps in opening practice for the Crypto.com … Read More