Category: Formula 1

(GMM) Fernando Alonso thinks the current pecking order in Formula 1 is basically set in stone for the remainder of the 2021 season. “I don’t remember a championship that has … Read More

(GMM) Toto Wolff has doubled down on his claim that Red Bull has raced ahead of Mercedes due in large part to engine power gains. Honda took fresh engines to … Read More

We have a glimpse into the future with the first real-life images of the F1 2022 car revealed online by Italian website LiveGP.It. The new iteration of Formula 1 cars … Read More

(GMM) Formula 1 is hoping for “completely full” grandstands in Austria next weekend. However, local authorities in charge of the region surrounding the Red Bull Ring have only approved a … Read More

(GMM) Formula 1 is witnessing a battle for team supremacy among Haas’ two rookie drivers in 2021. That is the view of Nikolai Vetrov, who is best known in the … Read More

(GMM) Otmar Szafnauer hopes the outcome of the French GP will “silence” those who suspect Aston Martin may have been finding ways around the tire-usage guidelines. After Baku, where Lance … Read More

(GMM) Red Bull has rubbished claims that Max Verstappen is racing ahead of Mercedes because of an improved Honda engine. While Honda did supply the Dutchman and Sergio Perez with … Read More

(GMM) Max Verstappen is on course to beat Lewis Hamilton to his first world championship in 2021, according to the international media. After a thrilling race at Paul Ricard, the … Read More

(GMM) Toto Wolff says Valtteri Bottas’ foul-mouthed rant at Mercedes’ strategy team during the French GP was “great”. When the one-stop strategy ended his chances of a podium result, the … Read More

(GMM) Mick Schumacher has vowed to “talk to the team again” about Nikita Mazepin’s aggression, whilst vowing to use his “elbows” in their next wheel-to-wheel scrap. Fresh from their last-lap … Read More

(GMM) Eric Boullier says he cannot say whether Paul Ricard will agree a new contract with Formula 1. While the circuit hosted a thrilling French GP on Sunday, the event’s … Read More

(GMM) Ferrari needs to “quickly” get to the bottom of its French GP struggle in order to be competitive in 2022. That is the admission of the Maranello team’s drivers … Read More

(GMM) Red Bull has warned that it is serious about issuing a protest against the allegedly excessive flexibility of title rival Mercedes’ front wing. At Paul Ricard, powered by Mercedes’ … Read More

DRIVERS 1 – Max VERSTAPPEN (Red Bull Racing) 2 – Lewis HAMILTON (Mercedes) 3 – Sergio PÉREZ (Red Bull Racing) TRACK INTERVIEWS (Conducted by Martin Brundle)  Q: Max, did you … Read More

Lewis Hamilton is no longer the king of Paul Ricard.  Hamilton, using a 1-stop strategy for his Mercedes vs a 2-stop strategy for Max Verstappen, he could not hold off … Read More

(GMM) Behind the scenes, some Formula 1 drivers got involved in a reportedly “heated” exchange with Pirelli and FIA officials at Paul Ricard. We reported earlier that the Grand Prix … Read More

(GMM) Toto Wolff says he was “joking” when he declared that Mercedes’ decision about Valtteri Bottas’ future could be delayed until as late as February next year. Wolff, Bottas and … Read More

(GMM) Yuki Tsunoda continues to be “impetuous” and “stubborn”, according to Red Bull F1 supremo Dr Helmut Marko. The diminutive Japanese rookie has already attracted Marko’s notorious ire in 2021, … Read More

(GMM) FIA president Jean Todt admits he is “not a big fan” of the new sprint qualifying format. The short Saturday sprint race, which will determine the grid for Sunday’s … Read More

(GMM) Mick Schumacher is enjoying “puppy protection” by the Formula 1 media, according to former F1 driver Nick Heidfeld. Heidfeld, a fellow German, thinks the son of his former contemporary … Read More

(GMM) Lewis Hamilton has slammed claims there is something fundamentally wrong with his chassis at Paul Ricard as a “myth”. After Baku, where Valtteri Bottas struggled so badly, it emerged … Read More

Red Bull Honda’s Max Verstappen won pole position for the French GP at Paul Ricard with a lap of 1m29.990s to beat the Mercedes of Lewis Hamilton by 0.258s, the … Read More