Category: Formula 1

Is it the F2 chassis that needs strengthening or the F1 chassis, or both? (GMM) F1 teams are looking into how to improve the safety of the chassis following the … Read More

Money Grab – More races means more money for F1 team owners (GMM) The Formula 1 calendar is becoming "too long and boring", according to 1997 world champion Jacques Villeneuve. … Read More

Jacques Villeneuve (GMM) F1's forthcoming sprint race qualifying format risks turning the sport into "a game". That is the view of 1997 world champion Jacques Villeneuve, but it comes at … Read More

Max Verstappen (GMM) Dr Helmut Marko says he has "no problem" with Max Verstappen's recent criticism of Red Bull. "In the second half of the season you would expect that … Read More

Carlos Sainz Jr. (GMM) Team boss Andreas Seidl says McLaren "never considered" building its own Formula 1 engine. After 2020, the British team will continue its push to catch the … Read More

1968 Watkins Glen USGP F1 celebrated its milestone 1,000th race at this year’s Chinese Grand Prix, with Shanghai playing host to Round 3 of this year’s World Championship. To mark … Read More

Because Liberty is a publicly traded company, they cannot say anything until deals are done (GMM) Liberty Media has officially played down the hopes of multiple teams that reportedly want … Read More

Robert Kubica (GMM) Robert Kubica's sponsor officially demanded that Williams explain why the Pole retired from the Russian GP. Williams admitted immediately after the Sochi race that the decision was … Read More

When cost caps come, hundreds of Mercedes employees will lose their jobs The Mercedes F1 team "earned and spent almost the same amount" in '18 as it did in '17, … Read More

The Mercedes team has taken the least number of Soft tires for Suzuka. With their superior downforce they can run harder tires and still generate almost the same cornering speeds … Read More

Mercedes had the power advantage for 4 years, but Ferrari has now surpassed them (GMM) Toto Wolff says Ferrari's big engine advantage in 2019 is "unusual". The Mercedes boss stopped … Read More

Vettel's age catching up to him early? (GMM) Sebastian Vettel says his 2019 season has been "ok". The quadruple world champion is currently embroiled in rising tension with his highly … Read More

Alex Albon (GMM) Alex Albon looks set to keep his race seat at Red Bull Racing for 2020. Recently, Dr Helmut Marko said only Albon, who is Max Verstappen's current … Read More

Leclerc would be read the riot act (GMM) Former Ferrari president Luca di Montezemolo says he would rebuke Charles Leclerc. As the friction rises between the 21-year-old Monegasque and his … Read More

It's dark in the F1 rule makers meeting room (GMM) Dr Helmut Marko has slammed Liberty Media's plans to experiment with short qualifying sprint races in 2020. It is now … Read More

Bernie Ecclestone (GMM) Bernie Ecclestone says he has a simple solution to end the gridlocked negotiations with teams over the 2021 rules. More meetings are set to be held over … Read More

Assen is superior to Zandvoort (GMM) F1 circuit designer Hermann Tilke thinks Assen would have been a better venue for the 2020 Dutch GP. Zandvoort will be a 100,000 spectator … Read More

Vettel gets nod for special tire test Sebastian Vettel’s 2019 schedule has got a whole lot busier as the Ferrari driver is set to take part in a 2020 Pirelli … Read More