Dec.5 (GMM) Toto Wolff has put a straight face to growing whispers about the intensifying technical ‘synergy’ between Red Bull’s two Formula 1 teams. A decision was made during the course of the season to ramp up the legal transfer of additional components from the energy drink company’s main team to Alpha Tauri. Red Bull […]
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Sainz unhappy with Ferrari’s 2025 contract offer
Dec.4 (GMM) Teammate Carlos Sainz is reportedly unhappy with the deal Ferrari is offering him for a new contract beyond 2024. According to the authoritative Italian journalist Luigi Perna, the Maranello team is wooing Charles Leclerc for the future with a huge five-year contract and a salary doubled from 25 to 50 million euros per […]
F1 must not try to slow Verstappen down – Steiner
Dec.4 (GMM) Formula 1 must not implement any special measures to try to slow Max Verstappen’s dominance. That is the view of Gunther Steiner, boss of the team at the exact opposite end of the grid to Red Bull. “At the beginning of the season, it looked like it was going to be a good […]
Verstappen’s father underwent heart surgery in 2023
Dec.4 (GMM) Jos Verstappen underwent heart surgery during the course of his son’s ultra-dominant performance in the 2023 season. “It’s annoying that I had to have it, but it’s now resolved,” the 51-year-old former Formula 1 driver told the Dutch magazine Formule 1. Although now less involved in son Max Verstappen’s day-to-day management, Dutchman Jos […]
Hamilton surprised F1 with Russell defeat in 2023
Dec.4 (GMM) Although close in pace with Lewis Hamilton in 2023, this season was a wake-up call for his much younger teammate George Russell. That is the view of Jack Plooij, a commentator for Dutch broadcaster Ziggo Sport. “I really expected Russell to beat Hamilton this year,” he admits. “Lewis is better than I think.” […]
Alpha Tauri not a Red Bull clone – Horner
Dec.4 (GMM) Christian Horner has dismissed theories that Alpha Tauri is the new “pink Mercedes” of Formula 1. Before Aston Martin assumed its current name, the Lawrence Stroll-owned team was coloured pink and called Racing Point – and accused of having far too close a technical relationship with the dominant Mercedes team of the time. […]
New analysis marks ten years since Schumacher fall
Dec.4 (GMM) As the ten-year anniversary of Michael Schumacher’s devastating ski accident approaches, almost little is known about the incident itself or the F1 legend’s long-time health condition. A new detailed analysis of the affair has emerged thanks to Norddeutscher Rundfunk, a German public broadcaster, in which author Jens Gideon defended the Schumacher family’s “right” […]
Le Mans not Schumacher’s ticket back to F1
Dec.4 (GMM) Mick Schumacher’s sidestep into Alpine’s world endurance prototype car and shot at Le Mans next year will not help his Formula 1 career. That is the view of former F1 driver Christian Danner, who insists that the world of endurance sports cars is “an entirely different league of motorsport” than grand prix racing. […]
Wolff accused of F1 ‘conflict of interest’
Dec.4 (GMM) Unnamed rival team bosses are aiming fire at a new alleged conflict of interest for Mercedes team boss and co-owner Toto Wolff. Earlier, the Austrian was accused of taking advantage of his links with his former lawyer Shaila-Ann Rao, who went on to become interim secretary general of sport at the FIA. And […]
Sargeant news shows Williams’ lack of ‘courage’
Dec.4 (GMM) As the bulk of Formula 1 journalists were preparing for a long-awaited weekend off at the end of an intense 2023 season, Williams completed the grid for the 2024 world championship. With Logan Sargeant retained for next year, it marks the first time in history in which there will be no changes at […]
Ricciardo at centre of Red Bull power struggle
Dec.4 (GMM) Former F1 driver Christijan Albers says it is clear that a power struggle is still underway at Red Bull. Earlier this year, prior to the one-year anniversary of the death of the energy drink company’s co-founder and chief Dietrich Mateschitz, rumours of a split between F1 powerbrokers Dr Helmut Marko and Christian Horner […]
F1 CEO hopeful despite TV ratings slump
Dec.1 (GMM) F1 CEO Stefano Domenicali says he is confident Formula 1 will stage a more competitive battle for the world championship in 2024. This season was one of the most dominant in the entire history of the sport. Red Bull only failed to win one of the 22 grands prix and Max Verstappen more […]
Ferrari ‘certainly’ keeping both F1 drivers – chairman
Dec.1 (GMM) Ferrari looks set to retain its current Formula 1 driver lineup beyond Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz’s expiring contracts. Italian F1 insider Leo Turrini reported just over a week ago that there will be “confirmation soon” about new deals for both drivers beyond 2024. And now, at an investor’s day for the dynastic […]
F1 legend Schumacher would have been ‘gifted manager’
Nov.30 (GMM) Former Mercedes boss Norbert Haug says there’s a historical fact about Formula 1 that he’d like to set the record straight about. In 2010, the great Michael Schumacher abandoned his retirement to return to the grid for the first three years of the newly-formed Mercedes works team. History has recorded that, at the […]
Verstappen ‘ignores’ most daily F1 news
Nov.30 (GMM) Max Verstappen admits he won’t be keeping up with the daily goings-on in Formula 1 over the forthcoming off-season period. The triple world champion is well known for being one of the drivers on the grid who is least interested in keeping up his profile on social media. He admits it makes him […]
‘Harmonious’ Sauber team is ‘vegetating’ – pundits
Nov.30 (GMM) Alfa Romeo, which will revert to its Sauber moniker for 2024 as the naming sponsor departs Formula 1, is merely treading water in Formula 1 ahead of the 2026 transition to works Audi status. That is the concerned observation of two well-known and experienced F1 pundits, including Sky Deutschland commentator Sascha Roos. Ahead […]
Verstappen poaches new F1 physio from rival driver
Nov.30 (GMM) World champion Max Verstappen has poached a new personal trainer from one of his Formula 1 rivals. The Dutch newspaper De Telegraaf reports that his current performance coach, Bradley Scanes, recently told Red Bull that Abu Dhabi would be his last grand prix after four years with Verstappen. “Scanes also has other work […]
Skydiving Hamilton still ‘smiles’ in F1 car
Nov.30 (GMM) Lewis Hamilton has got his post-season holidays off to an adrenaline-soaked start by joining a group of friends with a spot of skydiving in Dubai. While some of his rivals had some more driving to do after the Abu Dhabi finale in the form of the post-season test, the Mercedes driver was looking […]
Red Bull return rumours make Ricciardo ‘smile’
Nov.29 (GMM) Daniel Ricciardo, who voluntarily left Red Bull for 2019 to embark on his ill-fated adventures at Renault and McLaren, says he just smiles when he hears rumours linking him with a potential return to Red Bull’s top team. “I think 12 months ago a lot of the rumours were normally negative,” the 34-year-old […]
Red Bull ‘discussion’ looming over Marko’s F1 future
Nov.29 (GMM) Dr Helmut Marko does not sound 100 percent certain he will remain in his top Red Bull job into 2024. Recently, there were rumblings of a major power struggle behind the scenes of the energy drink company’s Formula 1 program, with 80-year-old team consultant Marko reportedly at loggerheads with Red Bull Racing boss […]