Category: Formula 1

(GMM) Bernie Ecclestone has defended Formula 1’s under-fire race director, but he says some elements of the way the sport was run this year were “a disaster”. The former F1 … Read More

(GMM) The first act in Fernando Alonso’s 2021-2022 ‘off season’ is to head into hospital for an operation. After signing to return to Formula 1 this year, the 40-year-old Spaniard … Read More

(GMM) Nikita Mazepin will sit out this week’s post-season tire test, but the Russian driver is in good health. That is the word from a spokesman representing the 22-year-old Haas … Read More

Ladies and Gentlemen, we have a brand-new World Champion and this is how it happened. Max Verstappen won his first World Drivers’ Championship at the end of one of the … Read More

(GMM) Drivers who thrived in Formula 2 are likely to also thrive next year, as Formula 1 prepares to race into the future with its next-generation cars for 2022 and … Read More

(GMM) Dr Helmut Marko has described his Mercedes counterpart Toto Wolff as an “unworthy loser” after the incredible and controversial 2021 season finale in Abu Dhabi. Amid Red Bull’s wild … Read More

(GMM) Dr Helmut Marko admits seeing Max Verstappen become world champion on Sunday provoked “much more intense” emotions even than Red Bull’s first ever title with Sebastian Vettel. “This goes … Read More

(GMM) Max Verstappen’s mother admits she “begged the angels” for a miracle to help her son become Formula 1 world champion on Sunday. Red Bull boss Christian Horner also said … Read More

Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team Lewis Hamilton (2nd): Nothing yet Valtteri Bottas (6th): Nothing yet Toto Wolff, Team Principal: Nothing yet Andrew Shovlin: Nothing yet Red Bull Racing Max Verstappen (1st): “It … Read More

Drivers: 1. Max Verstappen (Red Bull) 2. Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) 3. Carlos Sainz Jr. (Ferrari) TRACK INTERVIEWS (Conducted by Jenson Button) Q: Max Verstappen, you are a Formula 1 World … Read More

The FIA have dismissed Mercedes’ protests over events at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, after a late Safety Car was called in a dramatic finale, with the team later lodging … Read More

The Mercedes F1 team put a ‘trick rocket’ engine in Lewis Hamilton’s car with 4 races to go, and it carried him to easy wins in the last three races, … Read More

Haas driver Nikita Mazepin will miss the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix after testing positive for Covid-19. The Russian returned the result at an on-site test at Yas Marina Circuit. A … Read More

The Red Bulls will start today’s race on the softer reds, the Mercedes’ on the mediums. Pirelli compares those race strategies.  

(GMM) Max Verstappen has admitted he has stopped using the words ‘Lewis Hamilton’ and ‘Mercedes’ as the incredibly tense and ultra-close 2021 world championship battle finally concludes on Sunday. “That’s … Read More

(GMM) Dr Helmut Marko says he convinced Max Verstappen to bring his “relaxation program” from Europe to the Middle East ahead of the most important weekend of his career. “He … Read More

(GMM) Valtteri Bottas has confirmed rumors that he will get his first taste of life in an Alfa Romeo cockpit within days. The Finn has lost his Mercedes seat to … Read More

(GMM) Formula 1 is showing youngsters a “bad example” by locking Oscar Piastri out of the top category of motor racing for at least a year. The Mark Webber-managed Australian … Read More

DRIVERS 1 – Max VERSTAPPEN (Red Bull Racing) 2 – Lewis HAMILTON (Mercedes) 3 – Lando NORRIS (McLaren) TRACK INTERVIEWS (Conducted by David Coulthard)  Q: Max, what a difference a … Read More

Using a tow from Red Bull teammate Sergio Perez, Max Verstappen has won the pole for the Abu Dhabi GP with a lap of 1m22.109s, 0.371s faster than his title … Read More

Lewis Hamilton appears poised to win the pole and the Abu Dhabi GP.  His ‘trick rocket’ engine in his Mercedes powered him to a lap of 1m23.274s to comfortably lead … Read More

(GMM) A new financial dispute is breaking out in Formula 1. Top teams Mercedes, Red Bull and Ferrari are complaining that the expansion of the ‘sprint qualifying’ format next year … Read More