Category: Formula 1

After announcing tickets were going on sale Wednesday for the Austin F1 race, we’re finding that about 97% of the tickets have already been sold – all General Admission, Suites, … Read More

(GMM) Mercedes has come out of the blocks at Portimao with a slightly “stronger” car, Max Verstappen has admitted. “We still have to improve a bit to go for pole,” … Read More

(GMM) Dr Helmut Marko has told Lewis Hamilton to stop wasting his time with attempted “mind games” in his 2021 title head-to-head with Max Verstappen. At Imola, seven time world … Read More

(GMM) The current version of Formula 1’s 2021 calendar should suffer no further tweaks or changes – even though some question-marks remain amid the ongoing covid pandemic. That is the … Read More

(GMM) As Sebastian Vettel’s struggles continue, he has revealed that Aston Martin teammate Lance Stroll is benefitting from a “different specification” this weekend at Portimao. After trailing Stroll’s pace in … Read More

(GMM) Clinging onto his Mercedes seat for 2022 is going to be a “damn tight” battle for Valtteri Bottas. That is the view of former F1 driver Ralf Schumacher, who … Read More

(GMM) Toto Wolff has vehemently denied claims that Mercedes secretly manipulated and hid the true performance of its first ‘hybrid’ engine in 2014. Paddy Lowe, who has now left Mercedes … Read More

TEAM REPRESENTATIVES Toto WOLFF (Mercedes), Christian HORNER (Red Bull Racing), Zak BROWN (McLaren) PART ONE Q: Zak, you published a letter yesterday outlining what you feel needs to happen to … Read More

After Mercedes driver Valtteri Bottas topped the first session, Lewis Hamilton got the jump on his teammate in the afternoon.  Hamilton topped the 2nd practice session with a 1m19.837s, 0.143s … Read More

Valtteri Bottas turned a lap of 1m19.648s in his #77 Mercedes to top opening practice at the Algarve circuit in Portimao for the GP of Portugal. Bottas was also fastest … Read More

(GMM) Lewis Hamilton is showing no sign of wanting to retire from Formula 1 at the end of 2021. At the end of troubled negotiations, the seven time world champion … Read More

(GMM) Max Verstappen has played down his ‘shoulder nudge’ with 2021 title rival Lewis Hamilton recently at Imola. When asked about their championship rivalry, Verstappen’s father Jos smiled this week: … Read More

(GMM) Max Verstappen says he sees “no reason” to look around for another Formula 1 team to race for. After the Dutchman’s ‘exit clause’ in his ongoing Red Bull contract … Read More

(GMM) October’s double-header in Austin and Mexico appears to be staying on the 2021 calendar. That is despite the fact that June’s Canadian GP was cancelled for the second consecutive … Read More

(GMM) Pierre Gasly is not ruling out a change of Formula 1 teams. Recently, having admitted his disappointment about being dropped by the senior team in 2019, the Frenchman was … Read More

(GMM) “Team affiliations” are hurting Formula 1, according to McLaren supremo Zak Brown. The Woking based team switched to Mercedes power for 2021, but the lack of the German carmaker’s … Read More

(GMM) Ferrari is likely to keep its current driver lineup for “years to come”. That is the prediction of former F1 driver Mark Webber, who admitted to Speed Week that … Read More

(GMM) George Russell says his relationship with Toto Wolff is actually “better” after the controversy of Imola. The Williams driver and Mercedes junior copped a stinging rebuke from Wolff following … Read More

(GMM) Canadian GP organizers couldn’t afford to push ahead with a Formula 1 ‘ghost race’ this year. Ultimately, it was governments’ insistence that F1 personnel spend 14 days in quarantine … Read More

(GMM) Nikita Mazepin insists he has a “very good relationship” with his Haas race engineer – even if it sometimes doesn’t sound that way on the radio. “Yes, sometimes it … Read More

World champion Lewis Hamilton said on Thursday he is ready to join this weekend’s widespread sports boycott of social media in a stand against racism even if Formula 1 is … Read More

Billy Joel will headline the Germania Insurance Super Stage on Saturday, October 23 at the Formula 1 Aramco United States Grand Prix! As a multi-GRAMMY® award-winner and Rock & Roll … Read More