Category: Formula 1

(GMM) Former Ferrari driver Felipe Massa has backed Sebastian Vettel’s Ferrari split. The Maranello team decided to replace the German with Carlos Sainz for 2021 and beyond, with Vettel heading … Read More

(GMM) Dr. Helmut Marko has reacted with a smile to a comment made earlier this week by 2021 Red Bull candidate Nico Hulkenberg. Hulkenberg, who is in the running to … Read More

(GMM) Lewis Hamilton should be careful with his political activism to avoid accusations of hypocrisy, according to former F1 driver Christijan Albers. New seven time world champion Hamilton has been … Read More

(GMM) Flavio Briatore has lamented the way Formula 1 drivers have changed since his days in Formula 1. The former Renault boss said he helped Fernando Alonso arrange his 2021 … Read More

Ferrari had a roller coaster Turkish Grand Prix, the 14th round of the year, which ended with the team’s best overall result of the season and its biggest points haul. … Read More

Sebastian Vettel says he has “zero tolerance” for a mistake made by FIA race director Michael Masi during qualifying for the Turkish Grand Prix, which saw the second session get … Read More

Callum Ilott will return to Alfa Romeo Racing ORLEN and Formula One when he takes the wheel of the team’s C39 in next month’s test session in Abu Dhabi. The … Read More

(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