Category: Formula 1

Lewis Hamilton started 2nd and ran behind his Mercedes teammate and polesitter Valtteri Bottas during the early laps of the race, then passed him for the lead and never looked … Read More

(GMM) Toto Wolff says he is “happy” that news of his initial talks with Lewis Hamilton about the seven time world champion’s future at Mercedes have “come out”. Hamilton, who … Read More

(GMM) McLaren’s team boss has hit back at Dr Helmut Marko after the Red Bull official sarcastically criticized “very sporting” behavior to benefit Mercedes at Portimao. During qualifying, Lando Norris’ … Read More

(GMM) Mattia Binotto says he is “very happy” with the way Carlos Sainz Jr. is progressing at Ferrari. At the same time, the Maranello team’s boss said Charles Leclerc was … Read More

(GMM) Sebastian Vettel says he is not bothered that only his teammate got to drive the latest specification of Aston Martin’s 2021 car at Portimao. The quadruple world champion revealed … Read More

(GMM) Max Verstappen continued to slam the condition of the track surface at Portimao after qualifying behind both Mercedes cars. The Dutchman was ultimately four tenths off the pace on … Read More

Max Verstappen turned the fastest lap in the session but had his time deleted due to exceeding the track limits, handing the pole for the Portuguese GP to Mercedes driver … Read More

In a session that saw many drivers spin on the slippery track asphalt, Red Bull Honda’s Max Verstappen turned a lap of 1m18.489s to top final practice for the GP … Read More

Bell has signed a deal to buy the promoter of the Formula 1 Canadian Grand Prix in a move it says will bring financial stability to the race. Financial terms … Read More

During the Friday F1 Press Conference in Portugal, Honda’s Toyoharu Tanabe (shown above) has denied there are any particular reliability concerns regarding the Honda power unit or components, after a … Read More

Thirteen-time Le Mans winner Audi says it has “largely completed” the concept work on its 2023 Le Mans race car and says it is being developed with fellow VW owned … Read More

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