An Inside Look at Motorsports
Stefano Domenicali has issued a strident defense of Formula 1’s controversial decision to race on in Saudi Arabia after the events of Friday. Within mere kilometers of the Jeddah street … Read More
(GMM) Kevin Magnussen pushed to the limit of his physical fitness last weekend in Saudi Arabia. It was the Dane’s second Formula 1 race in the space of a fortnight … Read More
(GMM) It could be up to “seven years” before Renault-owned Alpine finally join the fight for the world championship at the very front of Formula 1. The French team has … Read More
Red Bull Max Verstappen, 1st “It was a tough, and crazy race today. I had a lot of fun battling with Charles again, I really enjoyed it, and it’s not … Read More
Defending World Champion Max Verstappen proved the better of Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc by passing him for the final time with 3 laps to go to win the Saudi Arabian GP … Read More
DRIVERS 1 – Max VERSTAPPEN (Red Bull) 2 – Charles LECLERC (Ferrari) 3 – Carlos SAINZ (Ferrari) TRACK INTERVIEWS (Conducted by David Coulthard) Q: Max Verstappen, well, what a race; 2022 is go! it … Read More
After a disastrous season-opener for McLaren last weekend, Daniel Ricciardo has been dealt another blow as he was handed a three-place grid penalty for blocking Esteban Ocon in qualifying. Ricciardo … Read More
The Saudi Arabian government says it would have cancelled this weekend’s Formula 1 Grand Prix if it felt there was a credible threat to the event by the Iran backed … Read More
(GMM) Lewis Hamilton is looking forward to one thing in Saudi Arabia – going “home”. It has been a nightmare weekend for the seven time world champion, as he failed … Read More
(GMM) World champion Max Verstappen says Sunday’s checkered flag will not end the conversation about Saudi Arabia and its place on the Formula 1 calendar. Valtteri Bottas says the political … Read More
(GMM) Qualifying day may have been explosion-free, but it is clear that the discussions about whether Saudi Arabia should even be on the F1 calendar will run and run. After … Read More
DRIVERS 1 – Sergio PÉREZ (Red Bull) 2 – Charles LECLERC (Ferrari) 3 – Carlos SAINZ (Ferrari) TRACK INTERVIEWS (Conducted by Johnny Herbert) Q: Well, Sergio Pérez pole position here … Read More
Ferrari Charles Leclerc “It is disappointing to miss pole position today because I know that I put in a great lap. The risk Checo (Perez) took in the last sector … Read More
The Haas F1 team tweeted out that Mick Schumacher will not race in the Saudi Arabian GP Sunday after his horrific crash in qualifying Saturday. The team will only run … Read More
It looked like Ferrari had a front-row lockout for the Saudi Arabian GP, but Sergio Perez put a late stunner 1m28.200s lap to snatch the pole away from the Prancing … Read More
Charles Leclerc turned a lap of 1m29.735s in his Ferrari to just nip Max Verstappen by 0.033s in final practice for the Saudi Arabian GP in Jeddah. Leclerc has led … Read More
The Grand Prix Drivers Association (GPDA), headed by former F1 driver Alex Wurz, put out the following statement after Friday’s events in Jeddah: “Yesterday was a difficult day for Formula … Read More
(GMM) Formula 1 banned drivers from making comment after a nearby Aramco oil facility was attacked by missiles and drones during free practice in Saudi Arabia. The second session was … Read More
(GMM) Even life in the Formula 1 paddock is no longer “fun”. That was the downbeat assessment of Red Bull’s 78-year-old Austrian official Dr Helmut Marko after hours of meetings … Read More
(GMM) The smell of oil dollars was mixed with Formula 1 exhaust fumes on Friday after a missile and drone attack on a nearby oil facility operated by race title … Read More
(GMM) After five years of refusing to speak, it was Nico Hulkenberg who broke the ice this year with his old nemesis Kevin Magnussen. It was in 2017 when Dane … Read More
(GMM) As Formula 1 stands firmly with Saudi Arabia following Friday’s nearby missile attacks, two of the sport’s most popular venues face a less certain future. Zandvoort has instantly become … Read More
(GMM) As the nearby missile strikes thrust Formula 1 into yet another crisis, there was one driver in the paddock who did not need his television interviews cancelled. Sebastian Vettel, … Read More
For now, it has been decided that the race will go on, unless of course the terror group Houthi decides to shoot a missile into the track overnight. Yemen’s Houthi … Read More
F1 chiefs have given the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix the green light despite a rocket attack just SIX miles from the track. An Aramco fuel depot was hit by a … Read More
