Category: Formula 1
Raikkonen dislikes modern Monaco layout
Monaco (GMM) Kimi Raikkonen says Monaco has lost its magic of the past – for the drivers. This weekend, the Finn – who won the prestigious street race in 2005 … Read More
F1 heading for new engine formula in 2025
Mercedes F1 engines (GMM) F1 looks set to scrap the 'power unit' regulations for 2025. Due to their complexity, expense, lack of noise and the utter dominance of Mercedes since … Read More
Mercedes team buries competition in 2nd Monaco practice
Hamilton and Bottas cannot be beaten, their car is so superior Putting their superior Aldo Costa designed car to good use, Mercedes teammates Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas buried the … Read More
Vettel denies 2019 Ferrari design is flawed (Update with Lauda Helmet)
The 2019 Ferrari is not flawed, the Aldo Costa designed Mercedes is simply superior to the Binotto designed Ferrari in almost every area UPDATE Added photos below of the helmet … Read More
Hamilton tops Verstappen in opening Monaco GP practice
Lewis Hamilton Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton turned a lap of 1m12.106s to lead the opening practice session for the Monaco GP over Red Bull's Max Verstappen by just 0.059s. Valtteri Bottas … Read More
Hamilton’s media absence ‘pathetic’ – Watson
Bottas sat in for Hamilton at Wednesday's press conference (GMM) John Watson, a former F1 driver who said Niki Lauda was his life-long friend, has slammed Lewis Hamilton for his … Read More
2019 ‘a mess’ so far for Renault – Hulkenberg
text (GMM) Nico Hulkenberg has admitted that Renault's 2019 season so far has been a "mess". The French works team wanted to get closer to the top three teams this … Read More
No ‘team orders’ after Haas drivers clash
Haas team boss Steiner tries to make peace between his two warring non-American drivers (GMM) Gunther Steiner says Haas still has "two equal drivers". After Barcelona, there were rumors that … Read More
Gasly says Red Bull bosses still backing him
Pierre Gasly, on thin ice (GMM) Pierre Gasly says he is still being supported by his Red Bull bosses. The Frenchman had a troubled transition from Toro Rosso to the … Read More
Monaco GP Wednesday Press Conference
From left- Ricciardo, Bottas, Leclerc, Verstappen and Kubica DRIVERSValtteri BOTTAS (Mercedes)Charles LECLERC (Ferrari)Max VERSTAPPEN (Red Bull Racing)Robert KUBICA (Williams)Daniel RICCIARDO (Renault) This week motorsport lost one of its greats when … Read More
‘Clear’ that Lauda would die – doctor
How we all want to remember Niki Lauda (GMM) Niki Lauda's surgeon says it has been "clear for some time" that the F1 legend would not recover. Lauda, who had … Read More
Lauda ‘not suffering anymore’ – Ecclestone
Lauda and Ecclestone (GMM) Although Niki Lauda once said he has no real friends, plenty of them are paying emotional tribute to the inimitable F1 legend this week. "Niki always … Read More
Dutch GP to be definite sell-out
100,000 showed up just for the recent Red Bull demo (GMM) The Dutch GP next year will definitely be a sell-out. That is not just a guess based on Max … Read More
Niki Lauda dies, age 70 (Update)
Niki Lauda 1949-2019 UPDATE A fantastic tribute to Niki Lauda, published by Formula 1 05/20/19 Formula One legend Niki Lauda has died at the age of 70 his family have … Read More
Tilke involved in Rio’s F1 project for 2021
Rio de Janeiro (GMM) Hermann Tilke, the renowned F1 circuit architect, is in charge of the layout for the new project in Rio de Janeiro. Strongly backed by new Brazilian … Read More
Sirotkin insists Williams did not ‘get rid of’ him
Sergey Sirotkin (GMM) Sergey Sirotkin says he left Williams at the end of last year following a "mutual decision". The once-great British team was already struggling in 2018, when Russian … Read More
Return of ‘old school’ Dutch GP ‘great’ – Todt
Word is that Jean Todt likes parades, because that is what Zandvoort will be – the circuit has few passing zones (GMM) Jean Todt says Zandvoort's return to Formula 1 … Read More
Debate brewing over standard parts for 2021
Binotto: Standardization only makes sense if you save money on the part (GMM) A controversy is brewing over whether standardized parts should be introduced in F1. It started with gearboxes, … Read More
Bottas ‘more complete’ than Rosberg – Montoya
Valtteri Bottas (GMM) Valtteri Bottas is a "more complete" driver than 2016 world champion Nico Rosberg. That is the view of former F1 driver Juan Pablo Montoya, who has been … Read More
Mercedes-AMG Petronas Motorsport mourns Niki Lauda
Toto Wolff and Niki Lauda Toto Wolff, Team Principal of Mercedes-AMG Petronas Motorsport, today paid tribute to the team's Chairman, Niki Lauda, who passed away on Monday evening. "First of … Read More
Another health setback for Lauda
Niki Lauda (GMM) Niki Lauda's push to return to good health and the F1 paddock has suffered yet another setback. Osterreich newspaper reports that the F1 legend and Mercedes team … Read More
Steiner predicts ‘compromise’ rules for 2021
Gunther Steiner Two F1 experts are worried the sport is about to mess up the big opportunity of the new Concorde Agreement for 2021. Officials have spoken about grand plans … Read More
Marko: Second-class F2 driver showed just how good Mercedes is (Update)
The Mercedes is so superior, and has been for years, that a Chimpanzee could probably win with it. UPDATE (GMM) Mercedes has never been more dominant in F1. That is … Read More
Kubica admits he wants ‘better results’
Kubica ruined his F1 career when he decided to drive dangerous rally cars. His mangled right arm is pretty much useless now Robert Kubica insists he does not regret returning … Read More