Honda ups F1 budget to EUR 140 million
Honda throwing big money at engine program to catch up before engine freeze (GMM) Honda is upping its Formula 1 budget for 2020, according to Italy's La Gazzetta dello Sport. … Read More
Category: Formula 1
Bottas again leads Mercedes 1-2 in 2nd practice at Suzuka
Bottas leads both practice sessions Valtteri Bottas topped the second and final practice session of the weekend at Suzuka in front of Lewis Hamilton as Mercedes again showed their dominance. … Read More
Bottas leads Mercedes one-two in opening Japanese GP practice
Bottas on top Valtteri Bottas set the pace for Mercedes in opening practice for the Japanese Grand Prix at Suzuka on Friday, edging out teammate Lewis Hamilton by just seven-hundredths … Read More
Will Typhoon force Japan GP reschedule? (4th Update)
Typhoon will impact Suzuka UPDATE This rumor is upgraded to 'fact' today. Saturday's Japanese GP sessions have been cancelled due to the Typhoon, with qualifying set to take place on … Read More
Japanese GP Preview
Lewis Hamilton We say ‘Konnichiwa’ to the Land of the Rising Sun and round 17 of the 2019 FIA Formula One World Championship, as we head to Suzuka for the … Read More
Vettel & Leclerc – Episode 3: Formula 1 meets Rugby
Charles Leclerc "Catch me if you can!" It's the perfect warm-up and the perfect match: Scuderia Ferrari is competitive again and the 2019 Rugby World Cup in Japan is now … Read More
Japanese GP Thursday Press Conference
Thursday Press Conference DRIVERSNico HULKENBERG (Renault)Max VERSTAPPEN (Red Bull Racing)Charles LECLERC (Ferrari)Carlos SAINZ JR (McLaren)George RUSSELL (Williams) PRESS CONFERENCE Q: George, you haven’t raced at Suzuka before, so how excited … Read More
F1 making ‘plans’ for Suzuka typhoon
Start of 1976 Japanese GP in typhoon like conditions – Andretti on pole, Hunt on outside. Andretti lapped the field in winning (GMM) Formula 1 has "plans" in place as … Read More
Verstappen says ‘wait and see’ to typhoon
Verstappen expected to have over 1,000 HP for Japanese race (GMM) Amid huge expectations from the Japanese people, Max Verstappen is adopting a "wait and see" approach to the race … Read More
Mercedes working hard to catch Ferrari – Hamilton
Stupid as they come. Hamilton has the 2019 title all but locked. He just has to finish in the top-5. So instead of focusing on next year's car Hamilton is … Read More
Ferrari still supports Vettel – Fittipaldi
Emerson Fittipaldi (GMM) Ferrari still wants Sebastian Vettel to win races. That is the view of former double world champion Emerson Fittipaldi, even though last time out at Sochi, Ferrari … Read More
Renault could offer Hulkenberg bench warmer role
Nico Hulkenberg could stay home and tend to his garden or be a bench warmer (GMM) Renault could offer Nico Hulkenberg the reserve driver role for 2020. The French team … Read More
Renault in talks with potential new F1 teams
Abiteboul looking for backmarkers to run his engines (GMM) Cyril Abiteboul says Renault has been in touch with potential new F1 teams. Last week, despite rumors that up to three … Read More
Riccardo reaches settlement with former manager
Daniel Ricciardo (GMM) Daniel Ricciardo has settled a $12 million lawsuit with his former manager. In July, we reported that Glenn Beavis is suing the Australian driver for a slice … Read More
Zak Brown removes one of his conflicts of interest
After careful consideration I have made the decision to resign from the role of non-executive chairman of Motorsport Network. I have had the privilege of watching some of the best … Read More
FIA proposes active aerodynamics for 2021
F1 rules makers hard at work again. Active aerodynamics will raise, not lower costs, and make the car 99.5% and the driver 0.5% of the equation, down from 1% today. … Read More
Title sponsor saga no ‘huge impact’ on 2020 – Steiner
Gene Haas has to write even bigger checks now (GMM) Gunther Steiner has admitted that the Rich Energy affair will have an impact on Haas' bottom line. For 2019, the … Read More
Mercedes pays Wolff 8 million euros per year
Toto Wolff smiling all the way to the bank (GMM) Toto Wolff is paid 8 million euros a year to be Mercedes' team boss. The information was revealed by Austria's … Read More
Zandvoort to scrap non-F1 races?
With all the resistance, and the fact the Zandvoort track is substandard, why isn't the Dutch GP at Assen? (GMM) Zandvoort has denied that it will cancel a number of … Read More
F1 considering combustion engine freeze for 2021
F1 could freeze the combustion engine and leave the electrical portion wide open (GMM) F1 is considering a freeze on the internal combustion engine part of the current 'power units' … Read More
Villeneuve: Schumacher and Hamilton only as good as their great cars
Michael Schumacher and Lewis Hamilton are made-men – made great by this man – Aldo Costa – who designed their cars Former Formula 1 driver Jacques Villeneuve has taken fire … Read More
Hockenheim axe ‘disaster’ for Germany – Danner
Hamilton whacks the wall in Hockenheim (GMM) Germany's departure from the unprecedentedly-large F1 calendar for 2020 is a "disaster". That is the view of former driver and now German television … Read More
Russia GP to move to St Petersburg? (3rd Update)
The DTM will race at Igora Drive next year UPDATE (GMM) A circuit close to St Petersburg is "capable" of hosting Formula 1. That is the view of the track's … Read More
Verstappen not committing to Red Bull after 2020
Verstappen eyes a Mercedes or Ferrari seat (GMM) Max Verstappen says he currently will not commit to Red Bull beyond the end of his contract. Earlier this year, there were … Read More