Sep.12 (GMM) Even his highly impressive Formula 1 debut at Monza may not guarantee Nyck de Vries a full-time race seat in 2023. Up and down pitlane, the sport’s most seasoned operators had to applaud the manner in which 27-year-old Dutchman de Vries handled his sudden F1 opportunity. It came after his planned Friday outing […]
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Bottas ‘can’t say anything’ about Audi rumours
Sep.12 (GMM) Valtteri Bottas is keeping conspicuously quiet about rumbling speculation about his future as a works Audi driver in Formula 1. After serving as Lewis Hamilton’s teammate at Mercedes on a series of one-year deals between 2017 and 2021, the Finn says he is enjoying the stark contrast of his role at Alfa Romeo. […]
Haas boss Steiner plays down Ricciardo rumours
Sep.12 (GMM) A cloud is continuing to hang over Mick Schumacher’s future in Formula 1. Although the German has upped his game at recent grands prix, Haas boss Gunther Steiner admits that Kevin Magnussen’s teammate for 2023 “hasn’t been decided yet”. “We are considering what is best for the development of the team,” he told […]
Ocon calls for long-life engine rules re-think
Sep.12 (GMM) Formula 1 should consider a major rule change to end the confusion about where drivers line up on the starting grid ahead of grands prix. As the 2022 season enters its final phase, recent grids have looked considerably different to the actual results of qualifying due to a flurry of grid penalties for […]
F1, Tifosi, up in arms over Monza GP anti-climax
Sep.12 (GMM) The world in Formula 1 is up in arms about the manner in which Sunday’s Italian GP at Monza ended. Race winner, reigning world champion and runaway championship leader Max Verstappen admitted he didn’t particularly enjoy standing on the famous podium for the first time. “The atmosphere for me was not amazing,” said […]
Marko flying to Japan for new Honda talks
Sep.11 (GMM) Dr Helmut Marko is planning a trip to Japan to continue “negotiations” with Honda about the 2026 season and beyond. It comes after advanced talks about a 50 percent buy-out of the dominant Red Bull team were confirmed to have collapsed. Marko, who is Red Bull’s top Austrian official reporting to owner Dietrich […]
Binotto relieved to dodge Ferrari axe
Sep.11 (GMM) Mattia Binotto appears to have dodged the axe at Ferrari after chairman John Elkann pledged his support for the team’s under-fire boss at Monza. Elkann, at Monza to witness Charles Leclerc take a surprise pole with special yellow branding, told La Gazzetta dello Sport ahead of the Italian GP that Ferrari needs to […]
Bigger race weekend shakeup now looming – F1 CEO
Sep.11 (GMM) Stefano Domenicali insists the controversial ‘sprint race’ format is not the end of his efforts to spice up race weekends in Formula 1. The F1 CEO wants the sprint format to be expanded from three rounds in 2022 to at least six rounds next year. But he also sees other ways to make […]
FIA will not bend rules for Colton Herta
Sep.11 (GMM) Colton Herta’s Formula 1 dream may have to wait for now. It appears increasingly unlikely that rival teams, Formula 1 and the FIA will intervene to allow the Indycar star to secure an Alpha Tauri seat next year with a super license exemption. Nyck de Vries, a favourite to step up to F1 […]
Ferrari chairman says Binotto-run team ‘must mature’
Sep.10 (GMM) Ferrari “must mature” if it wants to return to the very top of Formula 1. That is the admission of the Maranello marque’s current chairman John Elkann, who is present at Monza this weekend as Ferrari got off to a good start to its Italian GP weekend with special yellow branding. Red Bull, […]
Marko ‘in talks’ with Honda and others about 2026
Sep.10 (GMM) Dr Helmut Marko says Red Bull is “in talks with Honda” – but insists the energy drink company’s Formula 1 operations can thrive without an engine partner. Porsche has followed in Red Bull’s wheeltracks by confirming that negotiations for a 50 percent works partnership for 2026 and beyond have collapsed. “The two companies […]
‘Silly season’ reaches fever pitch at Monza
Sep.10 (GMM) Nico Hulkenberg is back in the headlines as the new frontrunner to replace Mick Schumacher at Haas next year. Team boss Gunther Steiner says he has lost his hunger to run rookie drivers, although F1 legend Gerhard Berger thinks incumbent Schumacher should still be the number 1 pick. “He must be allowed to […]
Red Bull juniors not ready to replace Gasly
Sep.9 (GMM) Formula 1 should have a re-think about its super license rules, as Red Bull’s plans to bring Colton Herta to the grid next year look set to collapse. Some teams but also F1 CEO Stefano Domenicali and the FIA seem uninterested in bending the strict credentialing criteria to allow the Indycar driver to […]
F1 had to go down ‘sustainable’ road – Domenicali
Sep.9 (GMM) Formula 1 has no choice other than to join the rest of the world by prioritising “sustainability”. The sport pioneered highly efficient ‘power unit’ technology some eight years ago now, but CEO Stefano Domenicali says it cannot stop there. Indeed, F1 is now pushing a ‘net-zero carbon’ goal for 2023, and intends to […]
Verstappen calls for social media ‘hate’ clampdown
Sep.9 (GMM) World champion Max Verstappen has called for social media companies to clamp down against online “hate”. It comes after Red Bull and Alpha Tauri strategist Hannah Schmitz was subjected to reams of abuse from those pedalling a conspiracy theory about Yuki Tsunoda’s DNF at Zandvoort. “I don’t want to know and I don’t […]
F1 would cope without Porsche in 2026 – Domenicali
Sep.9 (GMM) F1 CEO Stefano Domenicali says the sport would be able to cope if Porsche decides not to enter Formula 1 after all. At Monza, Christian Horner denied that Red Bull’s highly anticipated works Porsche deal for 2026 and beyond ultimately fell through because he refused to consider stepping down as team principal. “I […]
Hamilton plays down Ricciardo-to-Mercedes rumours
Sep.9 (GMM) Lewis Hamilton has batted away speculation that Mercedes is planning ahead for the seven time world champion’s retirement. Rumours at Monza are strongly linking McLaren refugee Daniel Ricciardo, who seems unable to secure a race seat for 2023, with the reserve role at Mercedes for 2023. “No comment,” the Australian grinned ahead of […]
Leclerc defends Binotto amid Ferrari axe rumours
Sep.9 (GMM) Top Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc has defended Mattia Binotto amid rumours at Monza that a change at the very top of the fabled Maranello team may be looming. Binotto has been coming under increasing fire after Ferrari started the 2022 season strongly only to see the title challenge collapse due to ongoing strategy […]
Monza must upgrade circuit to keep F1 race
Sep.8 (GMM) Fabled Italian GP host Monza must improve its circuit facilities or risk falling off the Formula 1 calendar. That is yet another warning about the fate of the historic race made by F1 CEO Stefano Domenicali, mere days before Ferrari marks Monza’s 100th birthday with a special yellow livery. But Domenicali, who says […]
No Le Mans return for Alonso with Aston Martin
Sep.8 (GMM) Fernando Alonso says he will not be combining his Formula 1 seat with Aston Martin next year with a return to Le Mans. The Spaniard, who is leaving Alpine after this year, won Le Mans back-to-back in 2019 but says the F1 calendar is no longer conducive to a split project. “Difficult,” he […]