Category: Formula 1

Haas driver Nico Hulkenberg has been hit with a three-place grid penalty for the Canadian Grand Prix after the stewards found him guilty of committing a violation under red flags … Read More

–by Mark Cipolloni– They say rain is the great equalizer and the best drivers come to the front when it rains. World Driving Champion Max Verstappen turned the fastest lap … Read More

–by Mark Cipolloni– A summary of changes brought by each team to the Canadian GP.  Aston Martin and Williams have brought to most significant upgrades. Alpine: Rear Wing, Rear Suspension … Read More

(GMM) Dr Helmut Marko has slammed Aston Martin team owner Lawrence Stroll for setting an “unrealistic” goal for this weekend’s Canadian GP. Stroll said he expected his son, Lance, to … Read More

(GMM) Nikita Mazepin says it would not be the end of the world if he is unable to return to Formula 1. The Russian was ousted from Haas and F1 … Read More

(GMM) Haas looks set to lock in its experienced current driver lineup for the 2024 season. In 2021, the American team experimented with an all-rookie lineup of Mick Schumacher alongside … Read More

(GMM) It could be Ferrari, not Mercedes, presenting the biggest challenge in Canada to Red Bull’s 2023 victory clean-sweep. Fresh off the double-podium in Spain, the two Mercedes cars were … Read More

(GMM) One F1 technical guru has a simple solution to get the hefty weight of Formula 1 cars down – just announce it. FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem and F1 … Read More

The first free practice session only lasted a few minutes before it was red flagged so that Pierre Gasly’s Alpine could be moved after stopping at turn 8 with an … Read More

PART ONE – TEAM REPRESENTATIVES Pierre WACHÉ (Red Bull Racing), James ALLISON (Mercedes), Dan FALLOWS (Aston Martin)   Q: Pierre, why don’t we start with you. Now, what a season you guys are … Read More

–by Mark Cipolloni– Before packed grandstands on a Friday (a work day) Lewis Hamilton turned a lap of 1m13.718s to top the extended Practice 2 session for the Canadian GP … Read More

Adam Stern of Sports Business Journal writes that the F1 Crypto.com Miami Grand Prix wrapped up its second edition two months ago with an announced weekend sellout of 270,491, and … Read More

–by Mark Cipolloni– Two-thirds of the F1  drivers got 3 slow laps in before a technical issue stopped all running in Practice 1 for the Montreal GP. The running was … Read More

–by Mark Cipolloni– In Thursday’s Press Conference at the Canadian GP, Lewis Hamilton was asked whether he thought Max Verstappen could beat his win record of 103 F1 victories. “He’s … Read More

–by Mark Cipolloni– A preview document by the FIA for the Canadian Grand Prix shows that the FIA has made some last-minute tweaks to the Canadian GP circuit that I … Read More

AlphaTauri-bound Laurent Mekies will make his final appearance on the Ferrari pit wall at next month’s Hungarian Grand Prix, take gardening leave and then join AlphaTauri in 2024. That is … Read More

–by Mark Cipolloni– As long as F1 wants to appease the tree-huggers, the F1 cars are not going to get much lighter. In fact, that might get heavier in 2026 … Read More

(GMM) Williams is in dire need of major team upgrades. That is the message not only of the former title-winning team’s new boss James Vowles, but also of a Russian … Read More

(GMM) Ferrari cannot blame its current problems on the drivers, according to F1 legend and former Ferrari driver Gerhard Berger. The 63-year-old Austrian had two different stints at Maranello in … Read More

(GMM) Ferrari is at risk of falling behind yet another rival Formula 1 team in 2023. The fabled Maranello marque entered the season with a new team boss in Frederic … Read More

(GMM) Max Verstappen has been banned from joining fellow Red Bull world champion Sebastian Vettel in enjoying rare high-speed laps of Nurburgring’s fabled Nordschleife layout in September. The newly-retired Vettel’s … Read More

(GMM) Lance Stroll may finally be ready to go head-to-head with his on-form Aston Martin teammate Fernando Alonso. Heading into the Canadian GP weekend, team owner Lawrence Stroll – 24-year-old … Read More

(GMM) Lewis Hamilton has hit back at boss Toto Wolff’s claims that signatures on a 2024 contract extension may be just “days” away. Mercedes chief Wolff had even hinted that … Read More