An Inside Look at Motorsports
Birthday boy Valtteri Bottas, who turned 31 today, nipped Mercedes teammate Lewis Hamilton in opening Belgium GP practice at Spa Friday morning. Bottas put up a lap at 1m44.493s to … Read More
(GMM) Bernie Ecclestone is still welcome at the Russian GP, organizers of the Sochi race have announced. The former F1 supremo was recently scolded by the sport’s new owners after … Read More
(GMM) Ferrari is expected to follow Renault’s lead in withdrawing its appeal over the ‘pink Mercedes’ affair. Although it had prompted the saga by protesting the legality of Racing Point’s … Read More
(GMM) Organizers of the Russian GP have hit back at concerns raised about the return of spectators to the Formula 1 circuits. Sochi was the first to announce that fans … Read More
(GMM) Dutch GP organizers are not ruling out asking for a later race date on the 2021 calendar. Contractually, the race at Zandvoort – whose return to F1 was cancelled … Read More
(GMM) Esteban Ocon says Renault is happy with the performance of its 2020 engine. Having ended Red Bull’s difficult relationship with the French outfit at the end of 2018, Dr … Read More
(GMM) McLaren is pulling out of the Tour de France. Last weekend, Fernando Alonso finished just 21st in the Indy 500, having failed even to qualify in a similarly McLaren-branded … Read More
(GMM) Michael Schumacher’s former manager is recovering from a stroke. Until the seven time world champion’s less successful return to Formula 1 in 2010, Willi Weber guided Schumacher’s motor racing … Read More
Mercedes boss Toto Wolff says the finalized Concorde Agreement represents the “biggest transition F1 has ever seen” as new rules aim to reduce costs and level the playing field in … Read More
Introduction Formula One usually travels to Spa-Francorchamps for the Belgian Grand Prix after a period of rest and respite but in 2020 matters are of course a little different. There … Read More
(GMM) It is “extremely important” that Red Bull continues to support struggling driver Alex Albon. That is the view of Nick Heidfeld, as pressure continues to mount on the British-Thai … Read More
(GMM) Kimi Raikkonen (above) has played down the pressure that is mounting on the shoulders of his former Ferrari teammate. According to insiders, Sebastian Vettel has been marginalized not only … Read More
steiner (GMM) Formula 1 still “works” for Haas team owner Gene Haas. That is the claim of Gunther Steiner, who runs the small American outfit that had been openly questioning … Read More
(GMM) Honda is admitting it would like to see Japanese driver Yuki Tsunoda (above) make his way into Formula 1 with Alpha Tauri. It comes after Red Bull’s Dr Helmut … Read More
(GMM) F1’s grand ‘motorhomes’ are making their return to the paddock this week at Spa-Francorchamps. So far in the coronavirus-marred 2020 season, teams have been cutting costs by operating out … Read More
(GMM) Stoffel Vandoorne says the culture inside the Mercedes team is what makes it so dominant. The former McLaren driver lost his F1 seat at the end of 2018, but … Read More
After Charles Leclerc retired from the 2020 Spanish Grand Prix with an engine issue, Ferrari’s head of power unit Enrico Gualtieri has revealed that they have “identified the problem” ahead … Read More
This rumor is now upgraded to ‘fact’ today. A Turkish GP has been confirmed as well as a doubleheader in Bahrain. “We are proud to announce that Turkey, Bahrain and … Read More
Cyril Abiteboul (above) has confirmed that Renault has requested a withdrawal of its appeal against the stewards’ decision with regard to Racing Point’s brake ducts. After detailed investigation by the … Read More
(GMM) Lewis Hamilton’s team and car are better than the ones raced to similar levels of success by seven time world champion Michael Schumacher. That is the claim of former … Read More
(GMM) Racing Point must have received “data” and “drawings” from Mercedes in order to create a fully-competitive copy of the reigning champion team’s 2019 car. That is the word from … Read More
(GMM) Dr Helmut Marko says there may be “a way back” to Red Bull for Daniel Ricciardo. The Australian driver stunned the F1 world by leaving Red Bull for Renault … Read More
(GMM) A third circuit on the 2020 calendar says it wants spectators to be able to attend this year. Earlier, we reported that some teams are nervous about Sochi and … Read More
(GMM) Honda is now the best engine manufacturer in Formula 1 behind Mercedes, according to Dr Helmut Marko. Red Bull’s top Austrian official is looking forward to the banning of … Read More
