An Inside Look at Motorsports
Drivers: 1. Lewis HAMILTON (Mercedes) 2. Max VERSTAPPEN (Red Bull) 3. Valtteri BOTTAS (Mercedes) TRACK INTERVIEWS (Conducted by Stoffel Vandoorne) Q: Valtteri, it was looking so good after Q2, what … Read More
Valtteri Bottas does not qualify to shine Lewis Hamilton’s shoes. Period. Hamilton put his #44 Mercedes on pole for the Russian GP at Sochi with a lap of 1m31.304 s, … Read More
(GMM) Liberty Media is facing serious opposition to its plans to revive a proposal for reverse-grid qualifying sprint races for the 2021 season. Mercedes vetoed the idea for 2020, but … Read More
(GMM) Stefano Domenicali will be a bulwark against “artificial” measures creeping into Formula 1. That is the view of Toto Wolff, who admits that he was another candidate to succeed … Read More
(GMM) Dr Helmut Marko has said a reluctant “goodbye” to Red Bull’s 2020 world championship chances. The Austrian had hoped that his charge Max Verstappen would beat Sebastian Vettel’s record … Read More
(GMM) Vladimir Putin is not planning to attend Sunday’s Russian GP. The controversial Russian president normally attends the event at Sochi’s Olympic Park. Recently, after it emerged that Liberty Media … Read More
As predicted, and right on script, Valtteri Bottas leads the Friday practice times while the track gets rubbered in, and then his Mercedes teammate Lewis Hamilton destroys him the rest … Read More
(GMM) Lewis Hamilton has benefited from not having better teammates in past seasons, according to Fernando Alonso. This weekend, Mercedes’ Hamilton – who is also cruising towards an equal-record setting … Read More
(GMM) Daniil Kvyat says he is yet to discuss with his Red Bull bosses his place at Alpha Tauri for the 2021 season. It is widely expected that Red Bull … Read More
In a statement, the San Raffaele hospital in Milan said he is “undergoing a sub-intensive care program” and that he now “responds with transient and initial signs of interaction with … Read More
F1 finally made it official – Stefano Domenicali is to become President and CEO of Formula 1 in January 2021, with Chase Carey, the current Chairman and CEO, moving to … Read More
As is typical on Friday, Lewis Hamilton lets Valtteri Bottas lead the way until the track is clean and rubbered in. He then vanquishes the Finn the rest of the … Read More
This rumor is upgraded to ‘fact’ today. Lance Stroll let the cat out of the bag in Sochi. In recent years the livery of Racing Point has been perhaps the … Read More
(GMM) Michael Schumacher cannot speak, according to Flavio Briatore’s former wife. Briatore, who was the F1 legend’s boss at Benetton, and Italian model and TV personality Elisabetta Gregoraci (shown above … Read More
(GMM) Daniil Kvyat has played down concerns about the presence of spectators this weekend at Sochi. Sebastian Vettel has travelled to Russia contrary to the official advice of the German … Read More
(GMM) Fernando Alonso claims Formula 1 is “the most boring” category in the world of motorsport. The Spaniard has spent a two-year sabbatical racing at Le Mans, the Dakar Rally … Read More
(GMM) Max Verstappen says he hopes Honda stays in Formula 1 beyond 2021. That is despite the fact that the Dutchman suffered two consecutive Honda-related problems at Monza and Mugello, … Read More
(GMM) Sebastian Vettel says Stefano Domenicali is “more than capable” of becoming F1 supremo. With the F1 teams reportedly already informed, it is expected that news of the former Ferrari … Read More
(GMM) F1 drivers sent a letter to the governing body after the recent race at Mugello. It follows criticism by top drivers including Lewis Hamilton about the safety car re-start … Read More
(GMM) Gunther Steiner has played down rumors Haas could be about to team up with Renault. The speculation follows Renault boss Cyril Abiteboul admitting that potential team partners “are interested … Read More
Mercedes was on top for opening practice for the Russian GP at Sochi as one might expect – but not with a 1-2. The Finn, on soft red tires, finished … Read More
(GMM) Fernando Alonso has blasted the ever-dwindling amount of testing that is permitted in Formula 1. At the beginning of the Spaniard’s career, teams tested for thousands of kilometers per … Read More
(GMM) The next F1 supremo is a “good man”, according to Bernie Ecclestone. 89-year-old former F1 CEO Ecclestone was ousted by his successor Chase Carey in 2017 in the wake … Read More
(GMM) The first offering of the 13,147 tickets for November’s F1 race at Imola quickly sold out. (Imola in 2003 shown) It is the latest piece of good news as … Read More
(GMM) Gian Carlo Minardi (above) has backed drivers who suspect Formula 1 is putting “the show” above safety. After Mugello, the scene of a dangerous safety car re-start pile-up, drivers … Read More
