Category: Formula 1

(GMM) Lewis Hamilton is no longer clearly the best driver in Formula 1. That is the view of former F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone, who thinks Red Bull’s Max Verstappen has … Read More

(GMM) James Allison thinks Valtteri Bottas “deserves” his seat at Mercedes. Mercedes’ technical director, who is stepping into a less intense role from this month, this week contradicted Toto Wolff’s … Read More

(GMM) Two more leading Red Bull-Honda chiefs have rubbished Toto Wolff’s claim that Mercedes will not spend another “minute” developing the 2021 car. Red Bull team boss Christian Horner has … Read More

(GMM) Bernie Ecclestone admits he helped Sebastian Vettel to secure his place in Formula 1 with Aston Martin this year. Despite a slow start for the quadruple world champion in … Read More

(GMM) Nikita Mazepin could be struggling in 2021 due to a simple lack of experience. That is the view of former F1 driver and current FIA steward Mika Salo, commenting … Read More

(GMM) Outgoing FIA president Jean Todt insists he is not picking a side as two candidates line up to succeed him. Graham Stoker and Mohammed Ben Sulayem have stepped forward … Read More

GMM) Sergio Perez says he can handle the “pressure” of his expiring one-year contract. After an early struggle, the 31-year-old Mexican is now performing well alongside championship leader Max Verstappen … Read More

(GMM) A maximum crowd of 60,000 can gather for the second race in Austria this weekend. Last weekend, local covid restrictions capped the spectator numbers at just 15,000. However, many … Read More

(GMM) A rule to spice up the show is only likely to widen the performance gap between the faster and quicker cars this weekend. That is the warning of F1 … Read More

(GMM) McLaren is turning up the heat on struggling team newcomer Daniel Ricciardo. Although earlier renowned as one of the best drivers in Formula 1, the 31-year-old Australian has notably … Read More

(GMM) Mercedes has fallen behind because of “distractions” rather than the improvement of title rival Red Bull’s Honda engines. That is the view of Ferrari team boss Mattia Binotto, who … Read More

(GMM) Three teams are warning they could sit out practice sessions as a result of the new ‘sprint qualifying’ trial that is set to debut at the British GP. Due … Read More

In a Beyond The Grid podcast Red Bull’s Christian Horner has revealed that the team approached Ferrari about a potential engine supply deal for 2022. With Honda announcing their decision … Read More

Daniel Ricciardo has scored 34 points so far in 2021 compared to 86 points by his teammate Lando Norris. McLaren paid a lot of money to snatch Ricciardo from Renault … Read More

(GMM) Alex Wurz says it’s “great” that F1’s formerly dominant Mercedes team is finding itself under intense pressure in 2021. With Max Verstappen now leading the standings by 18 points, … Read More

(GMM) Mercedes’ technical chief has contradicted boss Toto Wolff’s claims that the reigning champions will not put “another minute of development” into the 2021 car. In Austria last weekend, it … Read More

(GMM) Alfa Romeo’s engineering boss isn’t sure if 2007 world champion Kimi Raikkonen will continue to race for the Swiss based Formula 1 team beyond 2021. Raikkonen, 41, is the … Read More

Sunday’s Formula 1 Styrian Grand Prix on ESPN attracted an average audience of 914,000 viewers, making it the most-viewed F1 race on record from Austria. The race had the 9th largest audience on record for F1 on … Read More

(GMM) Three Formula 1 personalities have slammed the sport’s governing body for clamping down on the type of checkered flag ‘burnout’ indulged by Max Verstappen last Sunday. To the chagrin … Read More

(GMM) Mercedes is not coping with the “unusual situation” of no longer utterly dominating Formula 1. That is the claim of Dr Helmut Marko, whose Austrian countryman and Mercedes counterpart … Read More

(GMM) F1 legend Gerhard Berger, who was intimately involved in Formula 1 for decades, says he is “becoming a fan” once again. “This is the best Formula 1 we’ve seen … Read More

(GMM) Two men named Markus Duesmann and Oliver Blume will meet with the big-wigs of Formula 1 this weekend at the Red Bull Ring. Auto Motor und Sport reports that … Read More

Guanyu Zhou will make his Formula 1 practice debut with Alpine this weekend, taking part in FP1 for the Austrian Grand Prix. Zhou drove last year’s Renault F1 car at … Read More