Category: Formula 1

(GMM) Zandvoort has cleared the final hurdle and will now definitely host the Dutch GP this weekend with a two-thirds capacity crowd. Whether the race could go ahead was still … Read More

Ruined by a near rain out and only 2 laps run behind the pace car, the Belgium GP Sunday morning on ESPN2 drew the lowest F1 TV rating of the … Read More

Aston Martin team principal Otmar Szafnauer, responding to Red Bull’s crying about crash damage, said it was discussed at length in the meetings before the cap was agreed to. Szafnauer … Read More

(GMM) F1 legend Gerhard Berger says the sport should think about whether it wants to ban racing in the rain altogether. The big discussion in Formula 1 today is whether … Read More

(GMM) It is “too early to say” whether sodden spectators will receive compensation for the wet and farcical Belgian GP. In the wake of the highly controversial long delays culminating … Read More

(GMM) Sunday may have marked an ignominious final appearance in Formula 1 for the traditional and fabled existing layout of the Spa-Francorchamps track. Even Jean Alesi, an ex-driver famed for … Read More

(GMM) Mercedes is finally shaping up to complete its driver lineup for 2022. Sources are reporting that, as per widespread speculation, the reigning world champions will shortly confirm that Valtteri … Read More

(GMM) Bernie Ecclestone has blasted Formula 1’s handling of the farcical two-lap Belgian GP. The former F1 supremo, who has been a regular critic of Liberty Media since he was … Read More

(GMM) Formula 1 is considering tweaking the rules so that events like Sunday’s farcical Belgian GP cannot be officially designated a “race”. Following criticisms from the drivers including Lewis Hamilton … Read More

Bernie Ecclestone has revealed he would have allowed the drivers to make their call on whether to race in the very wet Belgian Grand Prix, insisting F1 “is not Afghanistan”. … Read More

Turns out the weather was pretty good at Spa Monday. In hindsight, they should have at least waited until Monday morning to see if the weather was good enough to … Read More

(GMM) Formula 1’s two championship-warring teams were publicly philosophical after the farcical Belgian GP. Up and down the grid, drivers expressed frustration that the never-ending rain delay at soaking Spa-Francorchamps … Read More

(GMM) Formula 1 has rejected Lewis Hamilton’s claim that points were only distributed after the farcical Belgian GP because of considerations about money. “Money talks,” said the seven time world … Read More

(GMM) Formula 1 is scrambling to learn from Sunday’s farcical Belgian GP at fabled Spa-Francorchamps. Amid the ongoing covid crisis, thousands of fans stood all day in teeming rain for … Read More

DRIVERS 1 – Max VERSTAPPEN (Red Bull Racing) 2 – George RUSSELL (Williams) 3 – Lewis HAMILTON (Mercedes)   TRACK INTERVIEWS (Conducted by Paul Di Resta)  Q: Max, well it’s … Read More

Rain washed out all chance of running a real race for the Belgium GP Sunday, so they paraded the cars in formation behind the safety car for 2-laps, called it … Read More

Sergio Perez was briefly out of the race after crashing on his out-lap to the grid, but given the race hasn’t technically started, he has now been cleared to compete … Read More

Lando Norris will take a five-place grid penalty for today’s Belgian Grand Prix after McLaren confirmed they have changed the gearbox in his MCL35M following his high-speed crash in qualifying … Read More

(GMM) A debate is now raging about whether Spa-Francorchamps’ fabled Eau Rouge corner is still safe enough for Formula 1. In 2019, the fatal Formula 2 accident involving Anthoine Hubert … Read More

(GMM) While the total race count is dropping from 23 to 22, the world of Formula 1 is now bracing for a hectic schedule to complete the 2021 world championship … Read More

(GMM) Toto Wolff says he has now made a decision about which driver will be Lewis Hamilton’s teammate next year. The Mercedes boss’s admission comes as George Russell, the obvious … Read More

Driving superbly in treacherous conditions on intermediate Pirelli tires, Max Verstappen took pole position with a lap of 1m59.765s for the Belgian GP at Spa. George Russell in the inferior … Read More