Sep.22 (GMM) Daniel Ricciardo appeared close to tears after qualifying eight places behind his teammate in Singapore. On Sunday, the popular Australian, who has underperformed in recent years, will almost certainly race in Formula 1 for the 257th and final time. “This performance probably makes the decision easier for Red Bull,” former F1 driver and […]
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Bottas slams 2025 Sauber contract ‘fake news’
Sep.22 (GMM) Valtteri Bottas slammed as “fake news” reports that he has definitely signed a one-year contract extension to remain at Audi-owned Sauber next year. The claim was made by the normally well connected and highly respected veteran Formula 1 journalist Roger Benoit, who lamented in Blick newspaper that Sauber had been “cowardly” to overlook […]
McLaren didn’t deserve ‘exaggerated’ wing ruckus – FIA
Sep.22 (GMM) The Formula 1 world overreacted to the controversy surrounding McLaren’s controversial ‘mini DRS’ rear wing, a top FIA official admits. Red Bull, supported behind the scenes by Ferrari, protested to the FIA three times about the clever bending of McLaren’s Baku-spec rear wing. It is believed the FIA ultimately told McLaren a good […]
No further penalty for Verstappen’s FIA protest
Sep.22 (GMM) “Nobody” on the Formula 1 grid agrees with the new FIA clampdown against swearing, according to the president of the drivers’ union. After qualifying in Singapore, Max Verstappen staged a protest against his penalty for saying “f**k” in Thursday’s official FIA press conference. In the post-qualifying FIA conference, he basically refused point-blank to […]
Verstappen swearing penalty ‘excessive’, says Steiner
Sep.21 (GMM) Gunther Steiner thinks the FIA penalising Max Verstappen for swearing during a press conference in Singapore is “excessive”. As news swirled about FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem’s swearing clampdown, Verstappen immediately tested the waters in the FIA press conference on Thursday by describing his Baku-spec Red Bull as “f**ked”. Later in the same […]
Bottas secures new one-year Audi-Sauber deal – source
Sep.21 (GMM) Valtteri Bottas appears to have won the race for the last remaining vacancy on the 2025 Formula 1 grid. Plenty of candidates were in the running to become Nico Hulkenberg’s teammate at Audi-owned Sauber next year – including rookies Gabriel Bortoleto and the impressive new Williams driver Franco Colapinto. “We’re waiting for Audi […]
Hope for Renault’s endangered F1 engine program
Sep.21 (GMM) Renault CEO Luca de Meo has given angry and worried Alpine F1 staff members reason to hope. For weeks, workers at the Viry-Chatillon facility, where Alpine’s works Renault engines are designed and made for Formula 1, have been protesting. Although the decision is not final, de Meo is openly planning to scrap the […]
Marko ‘relieved’ Verstappen’s lead still so big
Sep.21 (GMM) Dr Helmut Marko says he is “very confident” Red Bull can get its flagging Formula 1 season back on track. The official story after Baku was that while Sergio Perez was on the pace with his modified floor design, Max Verstappen only struggled because of a pre-qualifying setup mistake. But in Singapore practice […]
McLaren to modify ‘mini DRS’ low-downforce wing
Sep.21 (GMM) McLaren will modify its highly controversial ‘mini DRS’ rear wing, following three protests from rivals Red Bull that were supported from the sidelines by Ferrari. “The FIA must react,” demanded Red Bull F1 advisor Dr Helmut Marko in Singapore. Viral images and videos of McLaren’s field-leading car from the rearward-facing onboard camera sent […]
Racing at Alpine no ‘fun’ anymore, Ocon admits
Sep.20 (GMM) Esteban Ocon has hinted that he’s looking forward to putting his Alpine adventure behind him, as it has detracted from the “fun” of racing in Formula 1. Baku last weekend was a perfect summary of the Renault-owned team’s 2024 crisis, as the French driver struggled all weekend not only with a lack of […]
Drivers lash back at ‘F-word’ ban in F1
Sep.20 (GMM) Formula 1 drivers are hitting back at the FIA president’s efforts to tone down their foul-mouthed language. Mohammed Ben Sulayem, the controversial president of the Paris-based federation, is asking drivers to refrain from swearing and urging F1 officials to limit the way expletives are featured in TV coverage. “We have to differentiate between […]
Perez could join Ricciardo in sudden F1 exit
Sep.20 (GMM) A sudden and wild new rumour about Red Bull’s driver situation in Formula 1 popped up in the Singapore GP paddock on Thursday. The initial speculation was all about Daniel Ricciardo, and raging rumours that this weekend will be his 257th and final race start in the sport. It is believed Red Bull […]
Colapinto has ‘no idea’ about Audi chances for 2025
Sep.20 (GMM) Franco Colapinto insists he has “no idea” if he’s becoming a frontrunner to keep his brand new Formula 1 career alive by being signed by Audi-owned Sauber for 2025. Nico Hulkenberg has already been signed by the Swiss-German collaboration, but Sauber incumbents Valtteri Bottas and Guanyu Zhou are sounding very nervous when asked […]
Verstappen admits his F1 future ‘up in the air’
Sep.20 (GMM) Max Verstappen freely admits that the direction of his Formula 1 career is “up in the air” at the moment. Amid Red Bull’s performance decline, off the back of internal turmoil and scandals and the departure of key team members, the triple world champion is being linked with potential moves for 2026 to […]
FIA taking close look at McLaren ‘mini DRS’ rear wing
Sep.20 (GMM) A hot topic in the Singapore paddock is McLaren’s so-called ‘mini DRS’ rear wing that is now in the spotlight of the F1 governing body, the FIA. Although Ferrari is among other teams also experimenting with clever wing flexibility skirting the boundaries of the regulations, Charles Leclerc couldn’t help but joke when asked […]
Singapore is Ricciardo’s last race in F1 – Schumacher
Sep.19 (GMM) The Singapore GP this weekend really could be Daniel Ricciardo’s last-ever Formula 1 race. Rumours that have been swirling all season are now becoming concrete, with multiple sources reporting that Red Bull has taken up the expiring 2025 ‘option’ on Liam Lawson’s current contract. That option – apparently expiring at the end of […]
Updates made Red Bull ‘dramatically worse’ – Marko
Sep.19 (GMM) Red Bull is making feverish efforts, and leaving no stone unturned, to recover from the Formula 1 team’s current performance dip. McLaren raced past the reigning champions at Baku and now holds a 20 point lead in the constructors’ standings that Dr Helmut Marko believes is basically impossible to catch. “It will be […]
Verstappen ‘losing a million’ per race at present
Sep.19 (GMM) One former F1 driver has a theory as to why Max Verstappen’s mood may have dipped over the course of the past weeks and months. 1997 world champion Jacques Villeneuve said after Baku that Verstappen’s feisty demeanour appears to have gone missing, replaced by a “downbeat” mood. “I believe he loses a million […]
Renault CEO to meet angry Alpine F1 staff
Sep.18 (GMM) The protest efforts of disgruntled Renault F1 engine staff appear to have borne fruit. The French carmaker’s CEO Luca de Meo insists that the decision to scrap the works F1 engine project for Alpine in 2026 and beyond is yet to be taken. AFP news agency reports that a final report on the […]
Verstappen sides with Newey over British F1 bias
Sep.18 (GMM) Max Verstappen has sided “100 percent” with Red Bull’s departing Adrian Newey on the bias of British media in Formula 1. Although Newey has signed up with Aston Martin for 2025 and beyond, triggering rumours Verstappen may soon follow him, he defended the triple world champion for the way he is often portrayed […]