Dec.3 (GMM) Alpine has become the fourth team to confirm its 2026 car launch date, announcing a January 23 unveiling in Barcelona – just days after Red Bull and Racing Bulls present their liveries at Ford’s January 15 event, and ahead of Aston Martin’s February 9 reveal. The team also arrives in Abu Dhabi for […]
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Red Bull retracts claims as Antonelli hit with abuse
Dec.2 (GMM) Red Bull has publicly backtracked after Kimi Antonelli was bombarded with online abuse – including apparent death threats – following accusations he deliberately helped Lando Norris in Qatar. The 19-year-old Mercedes rookie blacked out his social media profiles and locked his accounts after receiving more than a thousand hostile messages. Toto Wolff immediately […]
Piastri tensions spill into Australian parliament
Dec.2 (GMM) The drama surrounding McLaren’s title fight has reached an unlikely new stage – the floor of the Australian Senate. Senator Matt Canavan jokingly asked transport officials on Monday: “Do you think McLaren is biased against Oscar Piastri and costing him the World Championship?” What was meant as humour reflects a paddock atmosphere that […]
Alonso on showdown – ‘I wouldn’t miss it for the world’
Dec.2 (GMM) Fernando Alonso says he is determined to witness this weekend’s historic three-way title showdown – from inside the cockpit or, failing that, standing with the journalists. The Aston Martin veteran, who has endured a tough season, lit up when told that Lando Norris, Max Verstappen and Oscar Piastri will arrive in Abu Dhabi […]
Aston to keep ’26 livery secret for first test
Dec.2 (GMM) Aston Martin will run its 2026 car in a plain testing livery at the first pre-season test, with the full race colours only unveiled afterwards. The Newey-designed 2026 Aston will appear at Barcelona’s opening test on January 26-30 in an interim test scheme, with the official launch of the car and race livery […]
Hadjar in, Tsunoda out as 2026 plan finalised – media
Dec.2 (GMM) Multiple major outlets now agree that Yuki Tsunoda will lose his Formula 1 race seat for 2026, with Isack Hadjar set to join Max Verstappen at Red Bull Racing. The Netherlands’ De Telegraaf, Germany’s Bild, Sport1 and British sources all report that the decision was effectively sealed during high-level meetings in Qatar involving […]
Ferrari rumours swirl as Sainz shines again
Dec.2 (GMM) Spanish media are reporting renewed doubts inside Ferrari about the decision to replace Carlos Sainz with Lewis Hamilton – and even hinting at a future Sainz return. Marca claims that “two weeks ago, it was reported that Ferrari had held recent talks with Carlos Sainz” – although the Spaniard’s entourage immediately denied any […]
Wolff explodes as Marko accuses Mercedes of collusion
Dec.1 (GMM) A furious Toto Wolff has blasted Dr Helmut Marko after Red Bull accused Mercedes rookie Kimi Antonelli of deliberately helping Lando Norris in the Qatar GP title fight. Marko claimed he twice saw the 19-year-old “let” Norris through – giving the McLaren driver two extra points in his duel with Max Verstappen. “If […]
Aston shrugs off Honda delay rumour as Newey steps in
Dec.1 (GMM) Aston Martin has quietly dismissed a paddock rumour that Honda may not be ready for the first 2026 pre-season tests – a theory floated in Qatar by former Alpine boss Marcin Budkowski, now working with Eleven Sports. Budkowski suggested Aston would publicly frame the delay as Adrian Newey wanting more time to keep […]
Hamilton problem ‘no longer solvable’ – Schumacher
Dec.1 (GMM) Ferrari’s late-season collapse has triggered one of the team’s ugliest weekends in recent memory, with Italian media and paddock rivals piling on as Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc endured a near-backmarker car. Team boss Frederic Vasseur insisted the root cause was an unexpected tyre-pressure jump mandated by Pirelli. “All the teams had to […]
Hadjar hints, Red Bull to reveal lineup on Tuesday
Dec.1 (GMM) Red Bull will announce its long-awaited 2026 driver lineup on Tuesday, team boss Laurent Mekies has confirmed. “All I can tell you is that we will stick to our plan and announce the Red Bull driver lineup on Tuesday,” he said after the Qatar GP on Sunday. “We are confident this announcement will […]
McLaren setting up ‘biggest defeat in F1 history’ – media
Dec.1 (GMM) The 2025 world championship will go down to the wire after McLaren threw away a likely 1-2 in Qatar with what rivals are calling one of the most baffling strategy errors in years. The ‘Papaya’-coloured team was the only outfit not to pit under the early safety car – a call that detonated […]
F1 restrictions making races like Qatar boring – Alonso
Nov.30 (GMM) Drivers say Sunday’s Qatar GP is likely to be a processional affair after a sprint that reinforced the circuit’s chronic inability to produce exciting racing. Fernando Alonso was blunt, telling DAZN the sprint was not even a race. “It was a procession of cars,” he said. “In today’s F1 we have tyre pressures […]
Tsunoda-Honda twist emerges in Red Bull’s 2026 plans
Nov.30 (GMM) Red Bull will finally end months of speculation next week, Dr Helmut Marko has confirmed – but late-breaking paddock rumours suggest the expected 2026 lineup may not be what many assumed. Widespread belief has been that Isack Hadjar is destined to move up from Racing Bulls to partner Max Verstappen, with Tsunoda and […]
Hamilton may face retirement after 2026 – de la Rosa
Nov.30 (GMM) Lewis Hamilton’s brutal slump has triggered fresh doubts about his future, with Pedro de la Rosa warning that 2026 may be the seven-time champion’s final chance to rediscover his old level. Hamilton’s season hit new lows in Qatar. He has now lost 18-5 to Charles Leclerc in qualifying – the worst defeat any […]
No Horner at Aston as Newey clarifies shake-up
Nov.30 (GMM) Lawrence Stroll has privately assured Aston Martin staff that Christian Horner will not be joining the team in any management capacity – even as questions swirl about Adrian Newey’s shock promotion. Marca reports that Newey will act as team principal for at least the opening races of 2026 – rounds he was already […]
Marko happy Piastri ahead of Norris in Qatar
Nov.30 (GMM) Oscar Piastri has revived his fading title hopes with sprint victory and pole position in Qatar, cutting Lando Norris’ championship lead to 22 points heading into Sunday’s grand prix. However, if Norris wins from P3, he is world champion. Otherwise, the battle goes to Abu Dhabi next weekend. Max Verstappen repeatedly feigned attacks […]
Verstappen really could walk away – Marko
Nov.30 (GMM) Dr Helmut Marko says Max Verstappen’s warning that he might quit Formula 1 if the 2026 regulations aren’t enjoyable should not be dismissed as bluster. When asked by Sky Deutschland about Verstappen’s comments that he could “leave the sport tomorrow”, his long time Red Bull mentor Marko initially joked in Qatar: “It would […]
Tsunoda rejects reserve idea amid Qatar boost
Nov.29 (GMM) Yuki Tsunoda says he has no intention of spending 2026 on the sidelines, just as he delivered one of the most important qualifying results of his F1 career. The Japanese driver stunned by taking P5 in Qatar sprint qualifying – his first time ever outqualifying Max Verstappen – on a weekend when Red […]
Fatherhood rumours swirl for F1 veteran Alonso
Nov.29 (GMM) Fernando Alonso is in the midst of a swirl of off-track rumours as he delivers one of his strongest qualifying performances of the year. Spanish sports daily Diario Sport reports growing speculation that the 44-year-old Aston Martin driver and his partner Melissa Jimenez, 38, may be expecting a child. The couple – together […]