Category: Formula 1

Valtteri Bottas was fastest in all three practice sessions and the first two qualifying sessions, but when it came time to win the pole in Q3 he choked and his … Read More

Valtteri Bottas, who was fastest in both Friday practice sessions, made it 3-for3 on Saturday morning to top final practice for the Portuguese GP with a lap of 1m16.654s. That … Read More

Track limits at Portimao have been changed for the rest of the Portuguese Grand Prix weekend after a staggering total of 125 lap times were deleted at Turns 1 and … Read More

(GMM) Mercedes would be “crazy” to give up its Formula 1 program, according to Daimler CEO Ola Kallenius. With Lewis Hamilton and Toto Wolff conspicuously yet to sign contracts for … Read More

(GMM) Max Verstappen has played down the reaction to his radio insults following a crash with Lance Stroll during Friday practice in Portimao. The Dutchman let off an expletive-filled denunciation … Read More

(GMM) Formula 1’s anti-covid protocols are likely to race into the 2021 season. That is the admission of Bruno Famin, the FIA’s operations director who is in charge of the … Read More

TEAM REPRESENTATIVES Franz TOST (AlphaTauri) Zak BROWN (McLaren), Otmar SZAFNAUER (Racing Point) Q: Welcome gentleman, good to see you all. Can we start this session please with your first impressions of … Read More

Valtteri Bottas topped the 2nd practice session for the Portuguese GP with a lap of 1m17.940s in his Mercedes to lead Max Verstappen’s Red Bull Honda by 0.595s, but the … Read More

Make that seven track cleaning opening practice sessions in a row for Valtteri Bottas, who has once again started a weekend strongly. Bottas lapped at 1m18.410s on Medium tires  that … Read More

(GMM) F1’s governing body has tightened covid protocols and warned Racing Point amid the unfolding saga involving Lance Stroll’s virus infection. Team boss Otmar Szafnauer defended his actions that led … Read More

(GMM) There are still “many question marks” about the resumption of a full and normal calendar of races for 2021. That is the admission of FIA president Jean Todt, even … Read More

(GMM) Kevin Magnussen’s father says the Haas team “obviously needs money more than talent”. Former F1 driver Jan Magnussen’s comments came on the same day that the small American team … Read More

(GMM) Lewis Hamilton suggests it could be Christmas before he commits to Mercedes for 2021 and beyond by signing a contract. Both the six-time world champion and Mercedes have repeated … Read More

(GMM) Sections of the Formula 1 media have reacted with skepticism as it emerges that Lance Stroll and his team-owning father Lawrence recently tested positive for covid-19. At the Nurburgring, … Read More

Drivers Romain Grosjean and Kevin Magnussen will both leave Haas at the end of the 2020 season. France’s Grosjean, 34, has been with Haas since the team entered Formula 1 … Read More

F1 teams get ready for their maiden visit to the country, which returns to the Formula 1 World Championship after a 24-year absence. City-based courses in Porto and Lisbon both … Read More

British racing driver Johnathan Hoggard made a big impression on his first test in an Aston Martin Red Bull Racing Formula 1 car on Tuesday (20 October) – part of … Read More