An Inside Look at Motorsports
–by Mark Cipolloni– Defending World Driving Champion Max Verstappen outdueled Lewis Hamilton to win a crazy crashed marred Australian GP. Verstappen had to survive three Red Flag restarts to win … Read More
(GMM) While George Russell is happy with his Mercedes, seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton admits he has a fundamental problem with it. With the pair qualifying just behind Red Bull’s … Read More
(GMM) Red Bull has contradicted Sergio Perez for the second time this weekend in Melbourne. First, the Mexican driver suggested that Red Bull is not used to running “two cars” … Read More
(GMM) Tension between Ferrari’s race drivers spilled out into the public after qualifying in Melbourne. Having qualified just seventh, two places behind his teammate, Charles Leclerc criticized Carlos Sainz for … Read More
(GMM) Mick Schumacher will definitely race a Mercedes this year if the regular drivers are unable to. That is the clear message from team boss Toto Wolff, who denied that … Read More
(GMM) Nico Hulkenberg is taking his return to Formula 1 very seriously. Haas brought the 35-year-old out of a three-year sabbatical this season to replace his struggling and much younger … Read More
(GMM) Well-known racing driver Toni Vilander has criticized his fellow Finn Valtteri Bottas. Since losing his Mercedes seat at the end of 2021, 33-year-old Bottas has seemed much more relaxed. … Read More
–by Mark Cipolloni– Despite unusually cold temperatures in the 60s, this year’s Australian GP is on pace to again break 400,000 in attendance Thursday: 60,000 Friday: 100,000 Saturday: 129,000 Sunday: … Read More
Red Bull Max Verstappen, 1st, 1:16.732 “Overall, it was a pretty good qualifying. It’s been tough this weekend to get the tires in a good window to push straight away, … Read More
DRIVERS 1 – Max VERSTAPPEN (Red Bull Racing) 2 – George RUSSELL (Mercedes) 3 – Lewis HAMILTON (Mercedes) TRACK INTERVIEWS (Conducted by Naomi Schiff) Q: Max, congratulations, your first … Read More
–by Mark Cipolloni– Article has been updated below with comments from Sergio Perez on what caused him to crash out of Q1. Contrary to what Perez says below, Helmut Marko … Read More
(GMM) Yuki Tsunoda could be ready to be Max Verstappen’s teammate by 2025. That is the view of Franz Tost, boss of the second Red Bull-owned team Alpha Tauri. Japanese … Read More
(GMM) Ferrari is in “crisis”, according to the Maranello team’s former and highly-successful president Luca di Montezemolo. “You put a knife in the wound,” he said on the LA7 program … Read More
(GMM) Sergio Perez has hit out at those who slammed teammate Max Verstappen’s father for snubbing the victory celebrations in Saudi Arabia a fortnight ago. As Perez celebrated with his … Read More
(GMM) Fernando Alonso has hit back at Lewis Hamilton’s claim that the 2023 Red Bull is the fastest-ever Formula 1 car. “He has a short memory. He’s getting old!” the … Read More
(GMM) Dr Helmut Marko is continuing to play down speculation of a power struggle at the very top of Red Bull’s Formula 1 program. It appears as though rumors of … Read More
(GMM) Formula 1 and its two-wheeled equivalent MotoGP may be exploring the idea of sharing a single race weekend. Recently, F1 CEO Stefano Domenicali admitted talks are underway with potential … Read More
(GMM) Former race director Michael Masi says he is “done” with Formula 1. After the highly controversial outcome of the 2021 world championship, Australian Masi, 44, was ousted by the … Read More
–by Mark Cipolloni– In the F1 Friday Team Principal’s Press Conference at Albert Park in Melbourne, Australia Christian Horner’s says they think they have discovered why Daniel Ricciardo lost his … Read More
–by Mark Cipolloni– Defending World Driving Champion Max Verstappen ran most of the final practice session for the Australian GP on medium tires and heavy fuel load to simulate race … Read More
A division of motor racing firm McLaren has been fined $800,000 over the death of an engineer at a warehouse. Senior engineer David Oldham, 55, fell to his death while … Read More
McLaren F1 rookie Oscar Piastri was hired to replace Daniel Ricciardo who was unable to keep pace with his McLaren teammate Lando Norris. Fellow Australian Piastri has stepped into the … Read More
Since 2007, Formula 1 has only awarded exclusive contracts to tire manufacturers. And it should remain so in the future. Two manufacturers in the sport would only start a fierce … Read More
Red Bull Updated component Primary reason for update Geometric differences compared to previous version Brief description on how the update works Front Wing Endplate Performance -Local Load The surfaces of … Read More
–by Mark Cipolloni– To save the embarrassment of spewing their Ferrari engine’s guts all over the asphalt, the Alfa Romeo and Haas teams have taken new power unit components for … Read More
