Category: Formula 1

(GMM) Mercedes has apologized to Chinese fans after Valtteri Bottas made a joke about coronavirus following last Sunday’s grand prix in Istanbul. On the day his teammate Lewis Hamilton sealed … Read More

(GMM) Daimler CEO Ola Kallenius has once again moved to allay fears that Mercedes might be pulled out of Formula 1. 2021 was the German team’s seventh consecutive sweep of … Read More

(GMM) Sebastian Vettel has joined Lewis Hamilton in admitting his career is now on a downhill run to retirement. With his seventh title in the bag last Sunday, Mercedes’ 35-year-old … Read More

(GMM) Dr Helmut Marko says Alex Albon is still in the running to keep his seat at Red Bull in 2021. The Austrian official has defended the struggling British-born Thai … Read More

(GMM) Mattia Binotto says Ferrari’s new engine for 2021 and 2022 is looking “very promising”. The Maranello team has struggled with its 2020 power unit after last year’s legality saga. … Read More

(GMM) Lewis Hamilton has admitted he has spoken with Ferrari chiefs “several times” about potentially joining the Maranello team. After matching Ferrari legend Michael Schumacher’s seven-title record last Sunday, the … Read More

(GMM) Renault is still waiting to hear if Fernando Alonso will be permitted to do the forthcoming ‘young driver test’ in Abu Dhabi. Although the Spanish driver is a 39-year-old … Read More

(GMM) Max Verstappen has dismissed the opinions of “experts” who were critical of the Dutch driver after the Turkish GP. Countryman Robert Doornbos called it “one of Max’s worst performances”, … Read More

(GMM) Alexey Popov hopes Formula 1 returns to Sepang next year. With the new Vietnam GP no longer scheduled for 2021, Formula 1 has marked that date on the calendar … Read More

The Turkish Grand Prix was a sensational sporting spectacle as Lewis Hamilton was crowned world champion for a record-equalling seventh world title. Formula 1 Managing Director, Motorsport, Ross Brawn discusses … Read More

(GMM) Kimi Raikkonen has tipped Ferrari to quickly solve its 2020 performance crisis. Another former Ferrari driver, Gerhard Berger, recently predicted that getting back to race wins and title contention … Read More

(GMM) Pirelli boss Mario Isola has played down the controversy about the condition of Istanbul’s track surface for the Turkish GP last weekend. Williams’ George Russell was among the fiercest … Read More

(GMM) Robert Kubica is set to make two more Friday practice appearances this season at the wheel of Alfa Romeo’s 2020 car. The Pole, who is the Swiss based team’s … Read More

(GMM) Max Verstappen says there was a technical reason why he underperformed in last Sunday’s Turkish GP. Despite missing pole to Lance Stroll, the Dutchman had gone into the race … Read More

(GMM) Michael Schumacher is “following” the progress of his son’s rise to Formula 1. That is the word from FIA president Jean Todt, who remains a close friend of the … Read More

Williams Racing is pleased to confirm that Reserve Driver Jack Aitken and Test Driver Roy Nissany (shown above) will drive in the post-season Abu Dhabi test at the Yas Marina … Read More

The FIA, Formula 1 and Pirelli announced that Pirelli Head of F1 and Car Racing Mario Isola tested positive for COVID-19 on Sunday 15 November at the Turkish Grand Prix. … Read More

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Sebastian Vettel, who got his first podium in over a year at the GP of Turkey, was the first person to greet Lewis Hamilton in parc ferme after winning a … Read More

(GMM) Toto Wolff is still not rushing to get new seven time world champion Lewis Hamilton under contract for 2021. After Hamilton wrapped up the championship in Istanbul on Sunday, … Read More

(GMM) F1 race director Michael Masi has defended organizers of the Turkish GP for the state of the Istanbul circuit’s new asphalt surface. Even in Sunday’s race, drivers continued to … Read More

(GMM) Mattia Binotto says he is pleased that his experiment of sitting out a grand prix at Ferrari’s Maranello headquarters over the weekend was a success. For the first time … Read More