Category: Formula 1

(GMM) Dr Helmut Marko has played down Mercedes’ performance slump on the streets of Baku. The reigning champions also struggled at Monaco, but neither Lewis Hamilton nor Valtteri Bottas were … Read More

This year’s Singapore Grand Prix has been cancelled because of coronavirus restrictions, with Formula 1 now looking at alternative options as a replacement. “We understand that our fans were looking … Read More

TEAM REPRESENTATIVES Guenther STEINER (Haas) – Part 1 Franz TOST (AlphaTauri) – Part 1 Otmar SZAFNAUER (Aston Martin) – Part 1 Frédéric VASSEUR (Alfa Romeo) – Part 2 Simon ROBERTS … Read More

The winds that battered the Baku City Circuit yesterday may have abated – at least a little – but the Azerbaijani track wasn’t any less tricky today, as drivers tackled … Read More

(GMM) Fernando Alonso says he quit Formula 1 almost three years ago because he felt he was “wasting my time” in the category. After a two-year sabbatical, including adventures at … Read More

(GMM) Valtteri Bottas has hit back at his Mercedes boss’s suggestion that the Finnish driver was at least partly to blame for his retirement from the Monaco GP. Bottas’ rejoinder … Read More

(GMM) The high tension between Mercedes, Red Bull and the title rivals’ respective top bosses is “exactly what Formula 1 needs”. That is the view of F1 legend Gerhard Berger, … Read More

(GMM) Max Verstappen says it’s “understandable” that Mercedes is “trying to slow us down” by pushing on with the flexible wing saga. Formula 1 has now arrived at Baku, where … Read More

Red Bull Honda F1 point leader Max Verstappen led opening practice for the Azerbaijan GP in Baku by 0.043s over Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc. Verstappen’s lap of 1m43.184s was 0.337s … Read More

The Mercedes F1 team welcomed a new member to the Mercedes Motorsport family Wednesday. Could he eventually be Lewis Hamilton’s replacement? Yuanpu was born in Xi’an, China, in 2008 and … Read More

(GMM) Michael Schumacher would have gone on to become a successful top manager or team boss, according to former Mercedes motorsport chief Norbert Haug. Almost nothing is known about the … Read More

(GMM) Antonio Giovinazzi says he can handle the pressure of keeping his seat at Alfa Romeo, as a group of potential replacements nip at his heels. After two fairly nondescript … Read More

(GMM) New championship leader Max Verstappen has urged Red Bull to keep its focus on the crucial and close 2021 title battle with Mercedes. While Mercedes chief Toto Wolff said … Read More

(GMM) Max Verstappen says he feels comfortable despite being “the hunted” driver in the world championship for the first time in his career. Mentally and physically, the Red Bull driver … Read More

(GMM) Monza is hoping to welcome a crowd of up to 80 percent capacity to September’s Italian GP. As the peak of the pandemic begins to recede, major sports events … Read More

(GMM) Max Verstappen says he feels “much more relaxed” as his Formula 1 career races on, despite finding himself in his first head-to-head for the title with Lewis Hamilton. “I … Read More

In a bold new video, Formula One racer Lewis Hamilton can be seen skydiving in Dubai. The video was first posted to his Instagram and shows the seven-time champion performing … Read More

(GMM) Dr Helmut Marko says he has no regrets about losing former Red Bull talent Carlos Sainz Jr. to rival Formula 1 teams. In 2015, with Red Bull’s full backing, … Read More

(GMM) Mercedes will have to pull the trigger on a round of protests this weekend at Baku, according to title rival Red Bull’s F1 supremo Dr Helmut Marko. With Toto … Read More

(GMM) Frederic Vasseur has questioned the timing of the FIA’s new clampdown on rear wing flexibility. While Mercedes, reportedly the instigator of the saga, and the most prominently-affected team Red … Read More

(GMM) Fernando Alonso’s return to Formula 1 can be compared with the comeback of another F1 legend, according to 2016 world champion Nico Rosberg. Before Rosberg was paired with Lewis … Read More

(GMM) Because Mick Schumacher is sharing a team with controversial fellow rookie Nikita Mazepin, “We don’t really know how good he is”. That is the view of outspoken 1997 world … Read More