Oct.16 (GMM) Red Bull has denied wild reports suggesting Sergio Perez is poised to announce his immediate retirement from Formula 1. With the off-form 33-year-old’s place at the team in serious doubt despite his 2024 contract, it has been rumoured he might either quit Red Bull on the occasion of his forthcoming home race or […]
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Marko admits final ‘very real fear’ of 2023
Oct.13 (GMM) Dr Helmut Marko says he very worried that Red Bull will fail in its mission to finally finish both first and second in a drivers’ world championship. It is the energy drink-owned Formula 1 team’s last mission in its utterly dominant 2023 campaign – but the out-of-form Sergio Perez is now only 30 […]
Villeneuve hits out at ‘smiling’ Ricciardo
Oct.13 (GMM) 1997 world champion Jacques Villeneuve admits the current Formula 1 drivers he admires most at present are Max Verstappen, Carlos Sainz and Fernando Alonso. The French-Canadian, fluent in Italian and well known in Italy via his fabled former Ferrari driver father Gilles and his work for Italian TV, was speaking at the Il […]
Axed Russian GP layout slashed in half
Oct.13 (GMM) Organisers of the axed Russian GP appear to have accepted that their Formula 1 hopes are over for now. At the outbreak of the Ukraine-Russia conflict, the sport axed its annual event in the Russian resort city of Sochi – at the Sochi Autodrom. The venue is situated around Olympic Park, and it […]
Renault now obstacle to Andretti green-light
Oct.13 (GMM) Renault-linked Alpine may have emerged as an obstacle to Andretti-Cadillac joining Formula 1. Although Cadillac is owned by General Motors, Andretti’s plan to enter the sport as early as 2025 is dependent on a rebadged customer engine. But Alpine boss Bruno Famin this week said the Renault engine deal agreed with Andretti earlier […]
Alonso breaks ranks to condemn Hamas attacks
Oct.12 (GMM) Fernando Alonso has broken ranks to speak out about the devastating situation unfolding in Israel and Palestine. With the world of Formula 1 not too far away in Qatar at the weekend, Hamas fired thousands of rockets into Israel and also launched a terrorist ground strike, involving the kidnapping, killing and butchering of […]
F1, circuits must resolve track limits farce – Vasseur
Oct.12 (GMM) The unresolved track limits issue in Formula 1 is “unacceptable” and “inappropriate”. That is the word from Ferrari boss Frederic Vasseur, following a repeat of what he called a “penalty festival” in Qatar last weekend – echoing the even more farcical situation earlier this year in Austria. FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem is […]
Schumacher says Alpine deal still not done
Oct.12 (GMM) Mick Schumacher says he is still not ready to announce his plans for 2024. The current Mercedes reserve driver had hoped to return to the racing grid next year, but it recently emerged that he may need to be content with keeping his current back-up role in F1 alongside a world endurance championship […]
Hamilton will get new cockpit position – Wolff
Oct.12 (GMM) Toto Wolff says Lewis Hamilton will be happier at the wheel of Mercedes’ all-new 2024 car. After dominating Formula 1 throughout the initial ‘hybrid’ era that began in 2014, Mercedes and Hamilton dropped off the boil as the ‘ground effect’ rules came into force from 2022. Hamilton, in particular, has complained consistently about […]
Bridgestone admits interest in future F1 return
Oct.12 (GMM) Bridgestone has admitted it remains interested in returning to Formula 1. F1 and the FIA have now confirmed that Pirelli has been successful in securing the exclusive F1 tyre supply deal through 2027, with an option for 2028. But Bridgestone’s technical capabilities were also green-lit by the governing body amid the recent tender […]
Spa inks new F1 deal through 2025
Oct.12 (GMM) There’s good news for Formula 1 fans out of Belgium – the fabled Spa-Francorchamps circuit will host at least two more grands prix. Multiple local media outlets, including the French-language Le Soir newspaper, report that Belgian GP race organisers have extended another 1-year contract extension. That means the race will definitely take place […]
Marko backs Berger over extreme heat comments
Oct.12 (GMM) Dr Helmut Marko has backed fellow Austrian and F1 legend Gerhard Berger’s view that it is up to the drivers to be ready for extremely hot races. With the FIA accepting responsibility for the group of drivers who suffered with heat stroke and dehydration in Qatar last Sunday, Berger said the issue is […]
Marko declares that Perez needs a ‘team change’
Oct.12 (GMM) Sergio Perez’s time at Red Bull appears to be running out – despite his 2024 contract. On a Red Bull-owned Servus TV television program this week, F1 legend Gerhard Berger said it is clear that Mexican Perez’s future at the team is very much in doubt. “Because of all these discussions about how […]
Williams still waiting to decide Sargeant future
Oct.12 (GMM) Williams will continue to give struggling rookie Logan Sargeant more time to prove he deserves to keep his race seat in 2024. In Qatar, already on notice after a series of crashes and incidents, the 22-year-old spun out of the sprint shootout, and in the main race had to retire with heat stroke […]
Boss defends Stroll amid FIA probe
Oct.12 (GMM) Aston Martin boss Mike Krack has leapt to the defence of the team’s under-fire Lance Stroll. Amid rumours about his future at his own father’s Formula 1 team, 24-year-old Stroll found himself in hot water with the FIA after the Qatar GP. It is believed Stroll’s talks this week with the FIA compliance […]
Andretti’s Renault engine deal ‘has expired’
Oct.12 (GMM) Andretti-Cadillac’s Formula 1 technical deal with Renault and Alpine has expired. That is the news from the French team’s interim boss Bruno Famin, after the FIA green-lighted Andretti’s bid to enter the sport – triggering commercial talks with Liberty Media. But if F1 now also gives Andretti the green light, the American concern […]
Piastri breaking F1 rookie narrative – Berger
Oct.11 (GMM) An impressive rookie like Oscar Piastri is breaking the narrative in Formula 1, according to F1 legend Gerhard Berger. With the young Australian on the podium in Qatar alongside McLaren teammate Lando Norris and Max Verstappen, Corriere dello Sport newspaper said it was “the podium of the future”. The stand-out man of the […]
FIA not to blame for drivers’ fitness problems – Berger
Oct.11 (GMM) Gerhard Berger has rubbished the suggestion that F1’s governing body needs to intervene to protect the health of the drivers in extreme heat. Multiple drivers really struggled throughout the Qatar GP, involving vomiting in their helmets, extreme dehydration and heat exposure. George Russell said many of his rivals admitted they were “close to […]
Marko says Alonso only real alternative to Perez
Oct.11 (GMM) Sergio Perez might find himself with a contractual “problem” if Red Bull had better immediate opportunities to replace him. That is the word from powerful Red Bull figure Dr Helmut Marko, who admits that the 33-year-old Mexican has a signed a sealed deal for 2024 involving multiple sponsors. However, Perez has also entered […]
Stroll in ‘exceptional situation’ amid F1 dramas
Oct.11 (GMM) Lance Stroll has found himself at the centre of multiple intersecting narratives in Formula 1 – as it emerges that the FIA is now investigating his behaviour. Amid the Canadian’s performance slump, and after his calamitous participation in the most recent race weekend, an FIA spokesman said the body’s compliance department is in […]