Category: Formula 1
IMSA Victory Banquet highlights
Tudor watches for the champions, #86 Meyer Shank Racing w/ Curb-Agajanian Acura NSX GT3, GTD: Mario Farnbacher, Trent Hindman, #52 PR1 Mathiasen Motorsports ORECA LMP2, LMP2: Matthew McMurry, #912 Porsche … Read More
Video: Mercedes Japanese Grand Prix F1 Debrief
Andrew Shovlin, Mercedes Trackside Engineering Director, answers fans Japanese GP questions. From how the team tackled Qualifying and the race on the same day, to why we pitted Lewis for … Read More
Japanese GP TV rating up huge (Update)
F1 TV ratings up big on ESPN networks UPDATE Three re-airs of the Japanese GP on ESPN network added 168,000 viewers for a total of 924,000 viewers. Almost 1 million … Read More
Marko confirms Toro Rosso name change request to Alpha Tauri (Update)
Toro Rosso to become Alpha Tauri Team UPDATE The request from Scuderia Toro Rosso to be renamed Scuderia Alpha Tauri from next season has been approved by the F1 Commission. … Read More
VinFast to be title sponsor of Vietnam Grand Prix
VinGroup is a huge conglomerate in Asia F1 has announced that VinFast will be the title sponsor of the first ever Vietnam Grand Prix, which will take place on the … Read More
McLaren in talks with F1 over ‘invisible’ Sainz Jr.
Carlos Sainz Jr. (GMM) McLaren is having "several talks" with Formula 1 about how the team's cars have been covered in live television broadcasts of the grands prix in 2019. … Read More
Marko has ‘very important’ meeting with Honda
Dr Helmut Marko (GMM) Dr Helmut Marko had what he described as a "very important" meeting with Honda last Monday. The Dutch publication Formule 1 claims that whether the Japanese … Read More
Hamilton’s ‘why bother’ posts not about F1 – Mercedes
Has Lewis Hamilton been indoctrinated by the left-wing nut jobs? (GMM) Even Mercedes is confused about Lewis Hamilton's latest social media posts. Although it was later deleted, the Mercedes driver … Read More
F1 Will Keep Three-Day Race Format, Tweak Friday Schedule
Sebastian Vettel took pole on Sunday morning in Japan F1 will "stick with its three-day race format" but make changes to the Friday schedule to "cater for an expanding calendar." … Read More
Leclerc accepts he was to blame for Verstappen collision
Is the shine wearing off the British media's fawning over Leclerc now that the Ferrari has been upgraded much to Vettel's liking? Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc has accepted blame for a … Read More
Mick Schumacher says he is ready for F1
Mick Schumacher The 2019 F2 season has been decent with one win for Mick Schumacher and unsurprisingly the youngster says he is “dreaming about F1" and feels ready to make … Read More
Honda not ready to commit to 2021 – Marko
Honda F1 engine (GMM) Honda is not yet committed to Formula 1 beyond 2020. That is the claim of Dr Helmut Marko, a top official at Red Bull. He admits … Read More
McLaren wants to close gap to top teams in 2020
Seidl and Brown (GMM) McLaren wants to get closer to the top three teams in 2020, according to team boss Andreas Seidl. After the horror Honda era, the now Renault-powered … Read More
Vettel says Mercedes ‘close to perfection’
Vettel says Mercedes close to perfect (GMM) Sebastian Vettel says Mercedes remains "close to perfection" in Formula 1. At Suzuka, the German team secured its sixth consecutive constructors' world championship, … Read More
Mercedes has best driver lineup in F1 – Hamilton
Hamilton and Bottas (GMM) Lewis Hamilton says Mercedes' driver pairing is "absolutely" the best in Formula 1. The Mercedes driver was asked by Germany's Bild am Sonntag newspaper if the … Read More
Ferrari has ‘long list’ of concerns about 2021 rules
F1 rules makers have their heads way up there if they think premium brands Mercedes and Ferrari are going to let minnows and econobox brands beat them (GMM) Mattia Binotto … Read More
Briatore tells Ferrari to make Leclerc ‘number 1’
Flavio Briatore (GMM) Ferrari should declare that Charles Leclerc is the team's new number 1 driver. That is the view of Flavio Briatore, who famously ran teams that carried first … Read More
Alonso will only return to top team – Briatore
Flavio Briatore (GMM) Flavio Briatore says Fernando Alonso will only return to Formula 1 if he gets an offer from a top team. The Spaniard quit the sport last year, … Read More
Boss scolds Magnussen for Suzuka outburst
Gunther Steiner (GMM) Boss Gunther Steiner has scolded Haas driver Kevin Magnussen for criticizing the team at Suzuka. According to the Danish newspaper BT, Magnussen was critical not only of … Read More
Upgrade helped Vettel solve 2019 crisis
Sebastian Vettel likes upgrades (GMM) Sebastian Vettel has admitted that Ferrari's much-vaunted Singapore upgrade has helped him. The German has struggled with the Maranello-made 2019 car this year, to the … Read More
Driver situation ‘good’ for Vettel and Leclerc – boss
Mattia Binotto (GMM) Mattia Binotto has denied that he is losing control of the situation with Ferrari's drivers. Some think the current struggle between Sebastian Vettel and Charles Leclerc for … Read More
Seidl thinks teams will agree to 2021 rules
Andreas Seidl (GMM) Andreas Seidl says he is "sure" that Formula 1 will soon have clarity over the rules for 2021. That is despite the fact that sources at Suzuka … Read More
Kubica slams Williams over new wing removal
Kubica says the team changed his wing and did not tell him. Then he crashed. (GMM) Robert Kubica's relationship with Williams appears to be breaking down completely. The Pole, who … Read More