Category: Formula 1

(GMM) Zak Brown insists that selling McLaren’s factory for about $350 million is a “very good decision”. The American, who emerged as the famous brand’s supremo in the wake of … Read More

(GMM) F1’s ‘ghost race’ trend of 2020 is finally ending. For the first time since the corona crisis struck, spectators – just under 3000 of them last weekend at Mugello … Read More

(GMM) Formula 2 driver Louis Deletraz admits he is opposed to Fernando Alonso being invited to take part in F1’s ‘young driver test’ in Abu Dhabi later this year. Reports … Read More

(GMM) Flavio Briatore says the coronavirus pandemic that has wreaked havoc on Formula 1 and the world in 2020 “can be defeated”. The former Renault boss was speaking after recovering … Read More

(GMM) It was the departure of Williams’ title sponsor this year that prompted the sale of the team. That is the admission of Claire Williams, the daughter of founder Sir … Read More

(GMM) Jean Todt thinks Ferrari should be able to recover from its surprisingly-deep 2020 slump. Ever since the FIA president reached a controversial secret agreement with Maranello over its questionably-legal … Read More

The new owners of Williams made their first appearance at a race weekend during the Tuscan Grand Prix at Mugello (above and below). Representatives of Dorilton and Eden Rock, the … Read More

(GMM) Jean Todt says he hopes Volkswagen is contemplating a move into Formula 1. Late last month, and although VW brands Audi and Porsche are in Formula E, Volkswagen chief … Read More

(GMM) Red Bull must supply Max Verstappen with “a competitive engine” in order to keep him at the team beyond 2021. That is the surprising admission of Dr Helmut Marko, … Read More

(GMM) Formula 1 appears unlikely to return to Mugello next year, despite the success of last weekend’s race at the Ferrari-owned circuit. Up and down the pitlane, drivers raved about … Read More

(GMM) Mick Schumacher is not getting carried away with speculation that he is looking likely to follow his famous father into Formula 1. In an interview with RTL, the 21-year-old … Read More

(GMM) Mugello steward Mika Salo insists that Valtteri Bottas “did nothing wrong” before the midfield race re-start pileup last Sunday. Some of the drivers caught up in the scary incident … Read More

(GMM) Sebastian Vettel has denied that driver fatigue could be behind a spate of recent incidents in Formula 1. Last weekend, the highly physically-demanding Mugello circuit rounded out yet another … Read More

(GMM) Ferrari CEO Louis Camilleri hopes “flexibility” in the F1 rules helps the famous Maranello team pull itself out of its “hole”. The partisan Italian press is now blasting Ferrari … Read More

(GMM) Mercedes has denied “bringing politics into Formula 1”. The denial from the dominant championship-winning team comes amid reports the FIA is looking into whether Lewis Hamilton broke the sport’s … Read More

(GMM) Mattia Binotto says Ferrari is yet to get its head around a fundamental problem with the woefully uncompetitive 2020 car. So far in 2020, the narrative has been that … Read More

(GMM) Carlos Sainz Jr. has admitted to “frustration” that the current situation in Formula 1 means that the richest team is always the most likely to win. The technical rules … Read More

(GMM) Max Verstappen admitted he was “sick” of the repeat Honda-related technical problems at both Monza and Mugello. The Dutchman, who according to his boss Dr Helmut Marko could have … Read More

(GMM) F1 race director Michael Masi has rejected claims that the sport’s authorities are to blame for the big re-start crash at Mugello on Sunday. Romain Grosjean said it was … Read More

The Mercedes duo of Lewis Hamilton led every lap of the Tuscan GP at Mugello Sunday in yet another borefest F1 Grand Prix. Yes there were two red-flags that provided … Read More

The Tuscan GP has been red-flagged a 2nd time when the Racing Point of Lance Stroll crashed at Turn 9. Replays showed that Stroll may have picked up a rear … Read More