Category: Formula 1

(GMM) Dr Helmut Marko has slammed as “total nonsense” rumors that Honda was forced to turn down the engine power at recent races. As Mercedes clearly upped the pace in … Read More

(GMM) Hungary has secured its long-term future on the Formula 1 calendar. The country’s national innovation minister Laszlo Palkovics was at the Hungaroring last weekend for talks with F1 CEO … Read More

(GMM) Fernando Alonso is not only perhaps the best driver ever, he is also seriously misunderstood even within the Formula 1 paddock. That is the view of Esteban Ocon, who … Read More

(GMM) Spa-Francorchamps is safe enough to keep hosting the fabled Belgian GP, according to F1 race director Michael Masi. With the death in 2019 of Formula 2 driver Anthoine Hubert … Read More

(GMM) Dutch GP organizers are still working at “full throttle” on plans for a full house of spectators at Zandvoort in early September. That is despite the fact that an … Read More

After Sebastian Vettel’s drive to second place on the road in the Hungarian Grand Prix on Sunday, August 1st, he was disqualified from the results when a 1.0-litre sample of … Read More

(GMM) It is pointless for Aston Martin to appeal Sebastian Vettel’s disqualification from the Hungarian GP. That is the view of former F1 driver Ralf Schumacher, following Vettel’s exclusion over … Read More

(GMM) Mick Schumacher has given himself an “average” grade for the first half of his rookie season in Formula 1. Gunther Steiner raised the hackles of Mick’s uncle Ralf Schumacher … Read More

(GMM) Ferrari has joined Red Bull in arguing that the budget cap rules need a tweak. In Hungary, it wasn’t only both Red Bulls who got taken out at the … Read More

Mexican newspaper Reforma reports that Sergio Perez’s dad, Mexican politician Antonio Perez Garibay, has said that Cancun could be in line for a second Mexican Grand Prix by 2024. It’d be … Read More

(GMM) Valtteri Bottas’ five-place grid penalty for taking out both Red Bulls in Hungary is not severe enough, according to Dr Helmut Marko. Mercedes and Bottas admitted the blame for … Read More

(GMM) Lewis Hamilton has pointed the finger at Red Bull after being loudly booed and jeered by spectators after the recent Hungarian GP. The seven time world champion, who has … Read More

(GMM) Fernando Alonso has played down any comparison between his thrilling duel with Lewis Hamilton in Hungary, and an iconic battle that took place over 15 years ago. The Alonso-Hamilton … Read More

(GMM) A former F1 driver has dismissed suggestions Valtteri Bottas may have deliberately taken out both Red Bulls at the first corner in Hungary. There is no doubt the Finn’s … Read More

(GMM) Mercedes has floored the throttle in terms of engine power in the battle for the 2021 titles, according to Dr Helmut Marko. Red Bull’s Max Verstappen appeared to be … Read More

New Zealand’s Formula 5000 racer Graham McRae has passed away at 81 years old. McRae was a talented open-wheel racer, reaching the pinnacle of the sport in 1973 when he … Read More

Sunday’s Formula 1 Hungarian Grand Prix on ESPN attracted an average audience of 964,000 viewers, the largest U.S. average audience on record for a Formula 1 event from Hungary, broadcast or cable. Viewership was the fourth-largest … Read More

The accident in which Charles Leclerc was an innocent victim shortly after the start of the Hungarian Grand Prix came at the cost of robbing him of the chance of … Read More

(GMM) Formula 1 has found itself at the center of a political storm in Hungary. Quadruple world champion Sebastian Vettel was reprimanded after Sunday’s Hungarian GP for having worn a … Read More

(GMM) The mistake described by Christian Horner as a “howler” on Sunday will not automatically cost Valtteri Bottas his Mercedes seat. That is the claim of Toto Wolff, even though … Read More

(GMM) Max Verstappen says he is “absolutely sure” he is capable of beating the most successful driver in Formula 1 history to the 2021 title. Until Hungary, where he was … Read More

(GMM) Even George Russell’s current boss would like to see the increasingly impressive 23-year-old to take the big step into a full-time Mercedes seat for 2022. On the other hand, … Read More