Category: Formula 1

(GMM) Valtteri Bottas says he was not driving an identical Mercedes to teammate and championship chaser Lewis Hamilton in Qatar. The claim comes amid more criticism of the Finn, who … Read More

DRIVERS 1 – Lewis HAMILTON (Mercedes) 2 – Max VERSTAPPEN (Red Bull Racing) 3 – Fernando ALONSO (Alpine) TRACK INTERVIEWS (Conducted by Jenson Button)  Q: Lewis, after a faultless qualifying effort yesterday, a great race. … Read More

Starting from pole, Lewis Hamilton took the lead at the start and led every lap to win the inaugural Qatar GP over Max Verstappen and close the point gap to … Read More

F1 stewards have handed Lewis Hamilton the win in today’s Qatar GP after handing Valtteri Bottas a 3 place grid penalty and Max Verstappen a 5 -place grid penalty for … Read More

With just two weeks to go until the inaugural FORMULA 1 STC SAUDI ARABIAN GRAND PRIX 2021 makes its long-awaited debut, anticipation is beginning to rise for the moment the … Read More

(GMM) The needle between Mercedes and Red Bull is raging on in Qatar, as the 2021 world championship battle races towards its thrilling conclusion. With just three Formula 1 races … Read More

(GMM) Sergio Perez needs to up his game as championship leader Max Verstappen’s Red Bull teammate. That is the view of former F1 driver Ralf Schumacher, even though Red Bull … Read More

(GMM) The penultimate round in one of the most thrilling world championship battles of all time may reportedly take place on “half a construction site”. Formula 1 officials have played … Read More

(GMM) Alfa Romeo is getting dangerously low in spare parts as the long and arduous 2021 season approaches its finale. With three races still to run, including Sunday’s maiden event … Read More

Lewis Hamilton won pole easily for the Qatar GP with a time of 1m20.827s and even though the caution flag came out to ruin Max Verstappen’s and Valtteri Bottas’ lap, … Read More

The Mercedes team, with their ‘trick rocket’ engine dominated final practice for the Qatar GP Saturday afternoon under the sun in Doha, Qatar. Valtteri Bottas turned a lap of 1m22.310s … Read More

(GMM) Jean Todt has defended the decision to slap Lewis Hamilton with a hefty fine after the seven time world champion undid his seatbelts whilst driving in Brazil. The Mercedes … Read More

(GMM) Theo Pourchaire says he came “very close” to being signed as Valtteri Bottas’ Alfa Romeo teammate for 2022. The Sauber junior, 18, is clearly the preferred protege of team … Read More

(GMM) Max Verstappen’s father and co-manager has spoken out to question the legality of championship rival Lewis Hamilton’s Mercedes car. Referring to last weekend’s grand prix in Brazil, Jos Verstappen … Read More

(GMM) Just as the FIA rejected Mercedes’ push for a retrospective penalty for Max Verstappen, Red Bull admitted it is considering a protest of its own against the reigning champions. … Read More

(GMM) Red Bull has dismissed Mercedes’ “stupid” protest about Max Verstappen’s driving in Brazil. The intensity of the 2021 championship battle just keeps getting hotter as the finale looms, and … Read More

PART ONE TEAM REPRESENTATIVES Christian HORNER (Red Bull Racing) Toto WOLFF (Mercedes) Q: We’ve just had our first laps of this Losail circuit, so, gentlemen, first of all, what have … Read More

Mercedes turned up the wick on their ‘rocket’ engine and powered Valtteri Bottas to the fastest time in the 2nd practice for the Qatar GP in Doha with a time … Read More

The FIA have denied Mercedes’ request for a Right of Review into the defensive maneuver Max Verstappen used to retain the lead from Lewis Hamilton on Lap 48 of last … Read More

On a still dirty and dusty (sand) track, points leader Max Verstappen turned the fastest lap of 1m23.723s for the first-ever Qatar GP in his Red Bull Honda. Pierre Gasly … Read More

(GMM) Ferrari is on track to return to the top step of the podium in 2022. “That’s the plan,” said Spaniard Carlos Sainz in Qatar, adding that after slowly integrating … Read More

(GMM) Haas is fast becoming “the Ferrari B team” of Formula 1. That is the claim of the most prominent and famous of Ferrari’s junior ‘academy’ drivers – F1 legend … Read More

(GMM) Ferrari’s decades-long partnership with tobacco giant Philip Morris looks to be winding down. La Gazzetta dello Sport claims the fabled Italian team, whose relationship with the cigarette brand Marlboro … Read More

(GMM) Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel have issued tempered comments about human rights after touching down for Formula 1’s first race in Qatar. The pair are leading the charge in … Read More

(GMM) Antonio Giovinazzi has hit back at current team boss Frederic Vasseur for questioning his professionalism. As the news broke that he will be replaced for 2022 by F2 front-runner … Read More