An Inside Look at Motorsports
(GMM) Mattia Binotto agrees with Charles Leclerc’s assessment that winning the world championship for Ferrari this year has become “very difficult”. Reigning world champion Max Verstappen’s points lead over Leclerc … Read More
(GMM) Ferrari has played down claims that the FIA’s new clampdown against so-called ‘porpoising’ has only blown out the gap to runaway championship leader Red Bull. “They should make directives … Read More
(GMM) Mattia Binotto has expressed concerns about rumors at Spa-Francorchamps that Red Bull is intending to shortly debut a significantly lighter chassis. Reports suggest that after racing a car that … Read More
(GMM) All eyes are turning to Geneva on Monday as the FIA’s contract recognition board meets to discuss Oscar Piastri’s next move in Formula 1. “We’re going to the CRB … Read More
(GMM) Esteban Ocon says he and fellow Frenchman have enough “respect” to be able to thrive as Alpine teammates. Apparent negotiations between Red Bull’s Dr Helmut Marko and officials at … Read More
Oracle Red Bull Racing Max Verstappen (1st): “This whole weekend has been incredible. It’s never easy though, it was quite a hectic first lap staying out of trouble, so many things … Read More
Max Verstappen powered from 14th on the grid to claim a dominant Belgian Grand Prix win as Sergio Pérez took second place to seal a 1-2 finish for Red Bull … Read More
DRIVERS 1 – Max VERSTAPPEN (Red Bull Racing) 2 – Sergio PÉREZ (Red Bull Racing) 3 – Carlos SAINZ (Ferrari) TRACK INTERVIEWS (Conducted by Martin Brundle) Q: Carlos Sainz, congratulations, another … Read More
Defending World Champion Max Verstappen started 14th after a grid penalty for a power unit change, passed the 13 cars in front of him, and won the Belgian GP at … Read More
The Belgian Grand Prix is set to form part of the 2023 Formula 1 calendar, following an agreement to extend the race’s partnership. No word on the length of extension … Read More
The CEO of F1, Stefano Domenicali, announced Sunday morning that Spa will again host the Belgian GP in 2023 Boosted by the popularity of Netflix’s Drive-To-Survive, The Spa circuit is … Read More
Yuki Tsunoda, who was due to line up 13th on the grid, but he makes it eight drivers with grid penalties. The Alpha Tauri team has given him a new … Read More
Hats off to the Mercedes F1 team for placing their car numbers within a white circle so fans can clearly see the car number from the grandstands and on TV. … Read More
Mercedes boss Toto Wolff campaigned hard to get the FIA to change the rules to eliminate underbody plank flexing some teams were using to reduce porpoising. Wolff and his Mercedes … Read More
F1’s resident tree hugger, Sebastian Vettel, was almost run over by Fernando Alonso’s police escort Saturday on the way to the Spa circuit. Vettel is known for arriving at the … Read More
(GMM) Max Verstappen could only giggle when asked if the FIA’s clampdown on ‘porpoising’ had hurt Red Bull. “Yes, that technical directive has been very, very bad for us,” the … Read More
(GMM) Valtteri Bottas is getting in early by putting his hand up for a works Audi race seat in 2026. The VW-owned German carmaker has finally announced that it will … Read More
(GMM) Sunday might be Belgium GP day, but Monday’s meeting of the contract recognition board in Geneva could be high octane fuel for the 2023 ‘silly season’. If, as is … Read More
Oracle Red Bull Racing Max Verstappen (1st, 1:43.665): “It was an amazing qualifying; the car has been on it all weekend, and it’s been very enjoyable to drive. We fine-tuned a … Read More
The 44 laps of the Belgian Grand Prix at Spa can be tackled with either a one-stop or a two-stop strategy, although there are different permutations of one-stopper possible, along … Read More
Red Bull’s Max Verstappen was fastest in qualifying for the Belgian Grand Prix, but he is one of many drivers taking a grid penalty tomorrow, so Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz – … Read More
In Saturday morning’s Team Representative Press Conference at Spa, Red Bull team principal Christian Horner said that the extra financial allowances new manufacturers joining Formula 1 for the new engine … Read More
McLaren F1 Team CEO Zak Brown has hit back at Otmar Szafnauer for comments the Team Principal of the BWT Alpine F1 Team made about Oscar Piastri. Szafnauer criticized Piastri earlier this week after the Australian opted not … Read More
DRIVERS 1 – Max VERSTAPPEN (Red Bull Racing) 2 – Carlos SAINZ (Ferrari) 3 – Sergio PÉREZ (Red Bull Racing) PARC FERMÉ INTERVIEWS (Conducted by Naomi Schiff) Q: Max, … Read More
TEAM REPRESENTATIVES Part One: Nikolas TOMBAZIS (FIA), Christian HORNER (Red Bull Racing), Hywel THOMAS (Mercedes – via Zoom) Q: Christian, please, can we start with you. And let’s kick things off … Read More
