Mar.23 (GMM) Sebastian Vettel may have launched his return to competitive motorsport. Porsche has announced that its works Penske team will give the quadruple world champion, who retired from Formula 1 at the end of 2022, a full endurance test in its Porsche 963 Le Mans hypercar at the Aragon circuit next week. “Vettel has […]
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Leclerc ‘extremely strong’ in Melbourne – Marko
Mar.23 (GMM) Max Verstappen may have a fight on his hands to win a third consecutive grand prix in 2024 this weekend, admitting after practice that “Ferrari is certainly fast”. “But we can fine-tune a few things,” the triple world champion said in Melbourne. “I don’t see a reason to worry yet,” Red Bull’s Dutch […]
New car delays caused Sargeant ‘sacrifice’ – boss
Mar.23 (GMM) Williams has made the brutal decision to sideline Logan Sargeant in Melbourne. Alex Albon, who is clearly the James Vowles-led team’s preferred driver, crashed heavily on Friday, damaging the so-called ‘tub’. And Williams, who even almost failed to take a single chassis to pre-season testing just a month ago following production delays, has […]
Both Ricciardo and Tsunoda ‘too slow’ – Marko
Mar.23 (GMM) Red Bull’s notorious sword of Damocles is now hanging over the heads of a trio of Formula 1 drivers – Sergio Perez, Daniel Ricciardo and Yuki Tsunoda’s heads. Ricciardo and Tsunoda, teammates at Red Bull’s feeder F1 team RB this year, appeared to be in a head-to-head this year to potentially replace Perez […]
F1 could have two rookies on 2025 grid
Mar.22 (GMM) Despite the total and highly-criticised absence of a single full-time rookie on the 2024 grid, Formula 1 could have two brand new drivers up and racing next year. One might be Kimi Antonelli, who many believe is his mentor Toto Wolff’s second choice after Max Verstappen to replace Lewis Hamilton at Mercedes next […]
Verstappen denies worrying about Red Bull’s 2026 engine
Mar.22 (GMM) Max Verstappen has denied speculation that rumours about his Red Bull exit could be more about the all-new 2026 engine rules than the Christian Horner saga. The F1 contracts of top stars like Verstappen, Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc are all believed to contain certain ‘exit clauses’ – like the rumoured ‘Marko clause’ […]
Melbourne set to be opening F1 race in 2025
Mar.22 (GMM) The buzz in the Melbourne paddock is that Albert Park will return to its former post as the opening Formula 1 race of the season from 2025. More recently, Bahrain – also the scene of pre-season testing – had become the more familiar opener each season. This year, the Bahrain GP was paired […]
Boss denies Pirelli will leave F1 after 2027
Mar.22 (GMM) Mario Isola, Pirelli’s F1 boss, has hit back at circulating paddock rumours suggesting the Italian company will exit Formula 1 at the end of 2027. Last year, following a challenge by Bridgestone, Pirelli secured yet another contract with Formula 1 to remain the sport’s sole tyre supplier. But it’s now being rumoured that […]
Red Bull crisis ‘handled the right way’ – Verstappen
Mar.22 (GMM) The public heat of the Red Bull unrest and obvious power struggle has cooled in Melbourne – but wild rumours continue to rumble in the background. It was expected that, with his recent rally outings now complete, Max Verstappen’s explosive father Jos would be back in the F1 paddock this weekend in Melbourne. […]
Alonso to remain ‘master of destiny’ for next F1 move
Mar.22 (GMM) Fernando Alonso says he will not give up on being the “master of my own destiny” in his life – and in Formula 1. The two-time world champion is easily the oldest driver on the grid, and currently linked with bombshell moves for 2025 to Mercedes or even Red Bull – whilst also […]
Marko rules out RB seat for Ferrari’s Bearman
Mar.21 (GMM) Dr Helmut Marko has ruled out offering impressive rookie Oliver Bearman a seat at Red Bull’s junior Formula 1 team RB. Bearman impressed at the wheel of the ill Carlos Sainz’s Ferrari in Saudi Arabia recently, prompting Marko – the 80-year-old top F1 consultant at Red Bull – to urge Ferrari to promote […]
Horner wants to be energy drink CEO – report
Mar.21 (GMM) Christian Horner has set his sights on becoming the CEO of the energy drink company CEO. As Horner’s personal scandal and obvious power struggle at Red Bull Racing speeds ahead, it has become increasingly clear that there’s more at stake than just F1. Bild, the biggest German newspaper, explains that Horner has become […]
Alpine crisis could be Schumacher’s last F1 chance
Mar.21 (GMM) The current slump at Alpine could be Mick Schumacher’s best and last chance to return to Formula 1. The contracts of the struggling team’s highly respected French duo Esteban Ocon and Pierre Gasly expire at the end of the year – and both are being linked with the exit door. Enstone and Viry-based […]
Next step for Mazepin should be suing Haas – Kosachenko
Mar.21 (GMM) Political sanctions against axed Formula 1 driver Nikita Mazepin have been dropped by order of the European Court of Justice. The Russian driver, named in the sanctions due to his father’s connections to Vladimir Putin, has been fighting to restore his right to travel, work and race in Europe since the outbreak of […]
Ricciardo admits 2024 could be final year in F1
Mar.21 (GMM) Daniel Ricciardo admits that 2024 could be his last season in Formula 1. In recent days, heightened by statements made by 1980 world champion Alan Jones, Red Bull’s top consultant Dr Helmut Marko as well as Liam Lawson, who is next in line for Ricciardo’s race seat, it became clear that the 34-year-old […]
FIA gives Sainz initial ‘ok’ to race in Melbourne
Mar.21 (GMM) Carlos Sainz has passed initial FIA medical checks in Melbourne, on the same day he rode a bicycle around the Albert Park layout. It’s all a sure sign that the 29-year-old Spaniard, who underwent emergency appendix surgery in Saudi Arabia recently, will be fit to race this weekend. “Carlos Sainz is expected to […]
Mercedes hits back with top Ferrari signing
Mar.21 (GMM) Mercedes has hit back at Ferrari following its poaching of Lewis Hamilton for 2025. Italian newspaper La Repubblica reports that Simone Resta, a highly respected Ferrari engineer recently seconded to the affiliated Haas program, has been signed by Mercedes. He will be Mercedes’ new strategic development director – and not the only one […]
F1’s ‘meteorite shower’ of scandals continues apace
Mar.21 (GMM) Formula 1 continues to be buried under an off-track “meteorite shower of accusations” and “one problem after another”, according to observers of the latest developments. In January, Toto Wolff warned that his wife Susie – who now works for the new female series F1 Academy – would go “all the way in court” […]
Sochi ‘waiting’ for return of Russian GP
Mar.20 (GMM) Formula 1 can return to Russia if a new agreement is reached, the boss of the federal territory of Sirius has announced. The sport unilaterally axed the Russian GP deal at the onset of the Ukraine-Russia conflict in early 2022, with F1 declaring at the team that it was “impossible to hold” in […]
Gasly’s share of football club ‘not 3 or 4 percent’
Mar.20 (GMM) Pierre Gasly buying into French football team FC Versailles is not just a token gesture, the club’s president insists. Last year, when a spate of celebrities were the public faces of similar investments at the Alpine F1 team, for whom Gasly drives, many dismissed the celebrities’ involvement as symbolic or just for marketing […]