Category: Formula 1

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

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

The Formula 1 Singapore Grand Prix is set to see its biggest turnout since the first night race in 2008, with tickets for this year’s edition expected to sell out. … Read More

“Everyone’s working hard for improvements, and we came here very optimistic that we’re going to close the gap, so to be 1.8 seconds behind is a real kick in the … Read More

Championship points leader Max Verstappen turned the fastest lap of 1m43.665s to win the pole position for the Belgium GP at Spa, but because of grid penalties for a new … Read More

With everyone doing their best to sandbag ahead of qualifying, Red Bull Honda driver Sergio Perez turned the fastest lap for final practice for the Belgium GP at Spa Perez’s … Read More

As Liberty Media takes the Formula 1 series up like a rocket ship to the Moon, or perhaps it’s to Mars, several more Drive To Survive like TV shows are … Read More

Max Verstappen got his wrists slapped by the Belgian Grand Prix stewards for a practice start infringement at the end of Friday’s second practice. Practicing a start at the end … Read More

According to Motorsport.com’s sister website Motorsport-Total.com, the first 25% of shares in Sauber from current owner, Finn Rausing, could be acquired as early as 2023. A further acquisition of shares up … Read More

(GMM) Both of F1’s championship protagonists for 2022 will slide down the Spa-Francorchamps grid as a result of unscheduled engine changes. Both Red Bull and Ferrari have separately decided to … Read More

(GMM) Vanessa Maes, boss of the Belgian GP promoter Spa Grand Prix, admits she is in “complicated” negotiations with Formula 1 over a new contract for 2023. The feeling in … Read More

(GMM) Audi CEO Markus Duesmann hopes the VW-owned carmaker’s decision to enter Formula 1 in 2026 triggers a German revival. If Mick Schumacher fails to secure a race seat for … Read More

(GMM) Charles Leclerc thinks his world championship battle with Max Verstappen could become “much more tense” in this second half of the 2022 season. This week, reigning world champion and … Read More

(GMM) Fernando Alonso says he decided to leave Alpine for 2023 because he had the impression the Renault-owned team’s focus for the future was clearly on Oscar Piastri. Ultimately, when … Read More

(GMM) Audi CEO Markus Duesmann on Friday let the cat out of the bag with regards to fellow VW-owned German carmaker Porsche’s reported plans to also enter Formula 1. Along … Read More