Category: Formula 1

Max Verstappen turned the fastest lap in final practice for the Sakhir GP in Bahrain, with a 54.064s lap. Mercedes driver Valtteri  Bottas was two tenths back in second, with … Read More

(GMM) Max Verstappen thinks George Russell can “win immediately” this weekend and put big pressure on Mercedes’ regular driver Valtteri Bottas. Team boss Toto Wolff on Friday denied that Bahrain … Read More

(GMM) Daniel Ricciardo is putting a brave face on his looming move from an ever-stronger Renault team to McLaren for 2021. Rather than extend his deal into next year and … Read More

(GMM) Alex Albon will either be retained by Red Bull or he will spend “a year on the bench” in 2021. That is the word from boss Christian Horner, as … Read More

(GMM) Ferrari designer Simone Resta (shown above)  will take up a “very senior position” at Haas. In 2018, Resta was loaned to Ferrari-powered Alfa Romeo, another team that uses customer … Read More

(GMM) Romain Grosjean (shown with his wife Marion above) says he is “not against” Formula 1 deciding to show all the replays of his horror crash of last Sunday. Daniel … Read More

(GMM) Nikita Mazepin insists he is “not offended” that he is often regarded as just another pay-driver in Formula 1. The 21-year-old rookie, whose father Dmitry is a Russian oligarch … Read More

Romain Grosjean says he will never drive a racing car that doesn’t have a halo, and admits he is now a bit more reluctant about a move to IndyCar for … Read More

(GMM) Sebastian Vettel has hit out at the “typical theater” surrounding the forthcoming post-Abu Dhabi test. The event had been billed as a ‘young driver test’, but the FIA has … Read More

(GMM) Max Verstappen has accused Formula 1 of chasing mere entertainment value by running this weekend’s race in Bahrain on the short ‘outer’ perimeter layout. On Friday, drivers got used … Read More

(GMM) Romain Grosjean still isn’t sure if he will be able to round out his Formula 1 career next weekend in Abu Dhabi – and therefore has a ‘plan B’ … Read More

George Russell has downplayed his sweep of Friday’s Formula 1 practice sessions for the Sakhir Grand Prix, saying the lap times are “a little bit deceiving”. 💬 A day of … Read More

For the 2nd practice session in a row, former F1 back marker George Russell, who scored zero points driving the Williams, turned the fastest lap in practice 2 for the … Read More

Proving that Lewis Hamilton has won so many races and championships because he has the best car, George Russell (shown smiling ear-to-ear above), filling in this weekend for a Covid-stricken … Read More

As from 1st January 2021, Simone Resta is relinquishing his position as head of Scuderia Ferrari Mission Winnow’s Chassis Engineering department to strengthen the technical operation at the Haas F1 … Read More

UNI-Virtuosi’s Guanyu Zhou will drive for Renault at the Young Driver Test at Abu Dhabi in December. The Renault junior will partner two-time Formula 1 World Champion Fernando Alonso, who … Read More

(GMM) Valtteri Bottas has acknowledged the pressure on him in Bahrain, admitting it is “an important weekend” for his status and future in Formula 1. With Lewis Hamilton sidelined with … Read More

(GMM) Gunther Steiner has hit back at Haas reserve driver Louis Deletraz, who is upset that he was overlooked to replace Romain Grosjean this weekend in Bahrain. The small American … Read More

(GMM) Callum Ilott says he may have to take a sabbatical in 2020. That is despite the fact that the Ferrari academy member and Formula 2 title contender was earlier … Read More

(GMM) Haas boss Gunther Steiner says he is not worried that he has signed up a driver for 2021 who does not currently have a Formula 1 super license. Nikita … Read More

Romain Grosjean has returned to the Formula One paddock for the first time since his fiery accident at the Bahrain Grand Prix last Sunday. Grosjean’s car split in two and … Read More

Mercedes trackside engineering director Andrew Shovlin answers 2020 Bahrain Grand Prix questions – from why they only changed three tires at Valtteri’s final pit stop, to his tricky start, why … Read More

Formula 1 stays in Bahrain for the second leg of its triple-header finale of the reshuffled 2020 calendar with the first-ever Sakhir Grand Prix. With different races not allowed the … Read More