Category: Formula 1

(GMM) Williams needs to appoint “a good team boss” to replace the departing Claire Williams. That is the view of former F1 driver Giedo van der Garde (above), commenting on … Read More

(GMM) Ferrari is pressing ahead with its appeal against Racing Point’s ‘pink Mercedes’ car (above). After Renault – the instigator of the protests against the Mercedes-like copy – recently withdrew … Read More

(GMM) Qualifying may be more “dangerous” than usual at Monza, according to McLaren driver Carlos Sainz Jr. (pictured above). A 2019-like situation at the Italian GP venue looks to be … Read More

(GMM) Winning on Sunday will be “impossible”, Max Verstappen declared at Monza. “We are losing a lot of ground on all those straights, but we’ll see,” said the Dutchman. Red … Read More

As predicted, after Lewis Hamilton let his Mercedes teammate Valtteri Bottas be fastest in the first practice session for the Italian GP while the track was cleaned and rubber was … Read More

As is always the case during the Friday morning F1 track cleaning practice session, Lewis Hamilton lets his teammate Valtteri Bottas set the fastest time before destroying him in qualifying … Read More

Max Verstappen (above) crashed his Red Bull Honda in opening practice for the Italian GP at Monza Friday morning. Replays show he lost control of the exit of the first … Read More

(GMM) Former team driver Ralf Schumacher (above) says he supports the departure of the Williams family from the eponymous British team. Schumacher raced for Williams between 1999 and 2004, winning … Read More

(GMM) Mercedes is working to fix a problem that leaves Valtteri Bottas with leg numbness while driving the otherwise-dominant 2020 car. The Finn admitted at Spa that there have been … Read More

(GMM) Alex Albon says he “won’t listen” to criticism either from Formula 1 fans on social media or even six-time world champion Lewis Hamilton. Hamilton suggested at Spa that Albon … Read More

(GMM) Dr Helmut Marko admits he is “starting to worry” about Formula 1. Amid the corona crisis, the sport managed to get up and racing with a modified calendar and … Read More

(GMM) Carlos Sainz Jr. insists he is not regretting his decision to join Ferrari for 2021. Only after the Spaniard signed to switch from McLaren at the end of the … Read More

(GMM) All eyes are on the banning of ‘party mode’ engine settings at Monza this weekend. When asked if Mercedes can be stopped, Red Bull’s Dr Helmut Marko admitted: “Difficult. … Read More

(GMM) Williams’ two drivers admitted they were surprised to hear that they will have a new team boss within days. Following the sale of the British team to Dorilton Capital, … Read More

Netflix is producing an eight-episode fictional miniseries based on the life of Ayrton Senna da Silva (1960-1994), the Brazilian racing legend who won the Formula One World Drivers’ Championship three times. The miniseries … Read More

Williams Grand Prix Engineering today announces that Matthew Savage (pictured above), Darren Fultz and James Matthews will make up the company’s new Board of Directors following Dorilton Capital’s acquisition of … Read More

Williams Racing’s Deputy Team Principal, Claire Williams is to step down from her role with the team following the conclusion of the Italian Grand Prix this weekend. Claire joined Williams … Read More

Formula One’s governing body said on Wednesday it was reviewing its superlicense system so that junior drivers were not disadvantaged as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Drivers need to … Read More

(GMM) Dr Helmut Marko has admitted Red Bull applied “necessary pressure” to help get what he describes as Mercedes’ “extreme” party mode engine settings banned. Although the ban will apply … Read More

(GMM) Red Bull has scrapped plans to copy Mercedes’ ‘DAS’ steering system. Even though the innovative system has been banned for 2021, Red Bull considered designing its own version of … Read More

(GMM) Ferrari “paid a very high price” for Formula 1’s move to hybrid engine technology in 2014. Although highly competitive with its 2019 power unit, the Italian team has slumped … Read More

(GMM) Sebastian Vettel (above) was never a troublemaker at Ferrari, the team’s former president Luca di Montezemolo insists. Although he was ousted in 2014, 73-year-old Montezemolo’s final major act was … Read More