Category: Formula 1

(GMM) With Red Bull so dominant early in 2023, the only real championship intrigue could be an apparently tetchy relationship in the Red Bull garage. Back to back world champion … Read More

(GMM) World champion Max Verstappen has warned F1 CEO Stefano Domenicali not to tinker too hard with Formula 1’s basic race weekend format. Prior to the Australian GP weekend, Domenicali … Read More

(GMM) Daniel Ricciardo admits he doesn’t want to settle in to ‘sabbatical’ life too much. When he lost his McLaren race seat, and signed up as a Red Bull third … Read More

(GMM) Carlos Sainz Jr. admits Ferrari is starting to lose faith in the basic ‘concept’ of its 2023 car. Earlier, after disappointing showings in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia, new team … Read More

(GMM) McLaren supremo Zak Brown is not worried Lando Norris may be scouring his contract for an exit clause. The 23-year-old Briton is regarded as one of the top young … Read More

(GMM) Lewis Hamilton is pushing for a basic change to his seating position as he struggles to keep up with his much younger Mercedes teammate George Russell. Michael Masi, the … Read More

–by Mark Cipolloni– Light rain hit the Albert Park circuit about 15-minutes into the 60-minute Practice 2 session for the Australian GP F1 race, which slowed lap times. While it … Read More

–Press Release– A review of incidents at the 2023 FIA Formula 1 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix has resulted in the implementation of several updates and continued analysis for future refinements. … Read More

The Alfa Romeo Formula 1 team signed a $140 million deal with Australian-owned crypto casino Stake earlier this year. But ahead of the Australian Grand Prix this week, its logo … Read More

–by Mark Cipolloni– Despite complaining of transmission shifting issues, defending F1 World Driving Champion Max Verstappen turned the fastest lap of 1m18.790s to top opening practice for the Australian GP … Read More

–by Mark Cipolloni– Formula One is back in Australia for the third Grand Prix of the year as day one saw over 60,000 people arrive for their first taste of … Read More

McLaren is planning a suite of upgrades before Formula 1’s summer shutdown that team principal Andrea Stella described as “kind of a B-spec car”. The team has recently undergone a technical … Read More

–by Mark Cipolloni– Speaking to the media in Melbourne Thursday, Fernando Alonso said “It is difficult and we are very concentrated on the yellow line to not go too far … Read More

–by Mark Cipolloni– The FIA have decided to ban the traditional post race pitwall celebrations on safety grounds. The directive put out in Melbourne read: “it is forbidden to climb … Read More

–by Mark Cipolloni– Former FIA race director Michael Masi has returned to the F1 paddock for the first time since the controversial 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. That was the … Read More

At today’s Driver Q&A from Melbourne Formula 1 drivers say they should be given less time to practice at race weekends, following recent comments by the series’ CEO Stefano Domenicali. … Read More

DRIVER GROUP 1 – Charles LECLERC (Ferrari), Oscar PIASTRI (McLaren), Zhou GUANYU (Alfa Romeo), Fernando ALONSO (Aston Martin), Max VERSTAPPEN (Red Bull)   Q: I think we should start with the … Read More

Speaking to media in Melbourne, Formula One Group CEO Stefano Domenicali is confident his decision to ignore a lucrative offer from Sydney to move the Australian Grand Prix was the right … Read More

(GMM) A former Formula 1 driver has played down rumors Lewis Hamilton could be on the way out of Mercedes. While major team funder and 30 percent owner Ineos is … Read More

(GMM) Ferrari is holding off major upgrades for its disappointing 2023 car until the team fully understands the reasons for the problems. Charles Leclerc said in Melbourne on Thursday that … Read More

(GMM) Sergio Perez has “no chance” of beating Max Verstappen to the 2023 drivers’ title. That is the view of former F1 driver Christian Danner, who said Verstappen’s fight-back drive … Read More

(GMM) The demise of German involvement and popularity in Formula 1 is a “tragedy”, according to former Mercedes engine boss Norbert Haug. “The term tragedy pretty much describes what Germany … Read More

–by Mark Cipolloni– Porsche, licking their wounds after getting rejected by all the existing F1 teams, must be kicking themselves for trying to gain controlling interest over Red Bull instead … Read More