Dec.5 (GMM) Kimi Antonelli says Max Verstappen and Lando Norris both reached out privately after the 19-year-old Mercedes rookie was bombarded with online abuse over false claims that he deliberately let Norris past in Qatar. The controversy erupted after Dr Helmut Marko and Verstappen’s race engineer Giampiero ‘GP’ Lambiase suggested Antonelli had helped Norris in […]
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Zhou weighing Ferrari continuity vs Cadillac chance
Dec.5 (GMM) Zhou Guanyu admits he still doesn’t know where he will be in the Formula 1 paddock next season, as interest from newcomer Cadillac complicates what had looked like a straightforward continuation as Ferrari’s reserve. Reports in Japan’s as-web.jp claim both Ferrari and Cadillac have offered the 25-year-old roles for 2026. At first, it […]
Verstappen calls Tsunoda axe ‘logical’
Dec.5 (GMM) Max Verstappen says Yuki Tsunoda has handled his shock demotion “normally” as the Japanese driver prepares for what may be his final Formula 1 start for some time. Tsunoda, Liam Lawson and Isack Hadjar all confirmed they learned the 2026 driver decision immediately after the Qatar GP. Verstappen, asked if the news affected […]
Marko admits he’s ‘fully betting on Max’ for title
Dec.5 (GMM) Dr Helmut Marko has revealed he has placed his usual wager in Abu Dhabi – and, unsurprisingly, the 82-year-old is backing Max Verstappen to complete Red Bull’s extraordinary late-season charge. “There are always bets, and this time is no exception,” the Red Bull figure told Kleine Zeitung. Asked what he’d put money on, […]
‘Great’ that Haas-Toyota link is ramping up – Ocon
Dec.5 (GMM) Esteban Ocon says Haas’ deepening alliance with Toyota is “great news” for the team, after the American outfit confirmed it will race as TGR Haas F1 Team from 2026 – the clearest sign yet that the Japanese giant is edging back toward full-scale Formula 1 involvement. Haas and TGR – Toyota Gazoo Racing […]
Cadillac to unveil F1 livery in Super Bowl ad
Dec.4 (GMM) Cadillac will reveal its first Formula 1 livery during a Super Bowl television commercial – an extraordinarily expensive way to introduce the new US team ahead of its 2026 debut. Bloomberg reports that the livery will appear in Cadillac’s Super Bowl spot on February 8, 2026, with the brand confirming the plan on […]
Jailed Sutil denies fraud charges via lawyer
Dec.4 (GMM) Adrian Sutil has issued his first formal response to last week’s arrest, with his lawyer insisting the former Formula 1 driver rejects all allegations and is cooperating fully with investigators. Sutil, 42, was taken into custody in Sindelfingen last week after coordinated raids in Germany, Monaco and Switzerland. Stuttgart prosecutors confirmed he is […]
‘I want Formula 1’ says Italy’s new F2 champion
Dec.4 (GMM) Newly crowned Formula 2 champion Leonardo Fornaroli says joining McLaren’s development program has put him “on the path I’ve always wanted”, insisting his long-term target is clear – Formula 1. Speaking to La Gazzetta dello Sport after the surprise announcement, the 21-year-old admitted the past week – winning the F2 title in Qatar […]
Defiant Tsunoda insists ‘I’m not finished yet’
Dec.4 (GMM) Yuki Tsunoda has broken his silence after losing his Formula 1 race seat for 2026, vowing to fight his way back onto the grid as Red Bull move him into a test and reserve role. The Japanese driver will contest his final grand prix this weekend in Abu Dhabi after Red Bull chose […]
Piastri ‘the real danger’ for Norris in finale
Dec.4 (GMM) Lando Norris has been warned that his biggest threat in Sunday’s title decider may not be Max Verstappen – but Oscar Piastri, amid what insiders describe as a season’s worth of simmering frustration in the Australian’s camp. Former Minardi test driver and Sky Italia figure Matteo Bobbi said tensions between Piastri, his manager […]
‘Happy’ Palou explains why F1 dream is over
Dec.4 (GMM) Alex Palou insists he has no regrets about abandoning his long-running Formula 1 ambitions, even as he admits he will be cheering for Max Verstappen in this weekend’s Abu Dhabi title decider. The four-time IndyCar champion has rebuilt his reputation after his bitter contract dispute with McLaren, and Verstappen recently said Palou should […]
Paris court allows FIA election to proceed
Dec.4 (GMM) The FIA’s presidential election will go ahead on December 12 – but a Paris court has refused to endorse the process, handing Laura Villars an important early victory in her challenge against Mohammed Ben Sulayem’s uncontested re-election. Villars, who attempted to run for FIA president, withdrew after discovering that only Ben Sulayem could […]
Honda ‘trump card’ didn’t work out for Tsunoda
Dec.3 (GMM) Red Bull has confirmed the expected top-to-bottom overhaul of its driver structure for 2026 – with Yuki Tsunoda losing his race seat and moving into a Red Bull-Racing Bulls reserve role. Isack Hadjar steps up to partner Max Verstappen, while new 2026 rookie Arvid Lindblad replaces him at Racing Bulls alongside the retained […]
Red Bull told Hadjar of 2026 promotion ‘last week’
Dec.3 (GMM) Isack Hadjar says his Red Bull promotion for 2026 is not a “relief”, but confirmation that he delivered exactly the season he needed. The 21-year-old French rookie told L’Equipe he never saw the impending announcement – finally made by Red Bull on Tuesday as expected – as pressure off his shoulders. “It’s not […]
McLaren bosses ‘most clueless in F1’ – Uhl
Dec.3 (GMM) Two prominent paddock voices have delivered scathing assessments of McLaren’s late-season collapse, warning that the team’s blunders in Las Vegas and Qatar may hand Max Verstappen the 2025 world championship. Bild veteran Helmut Uhl mocked the explanations coming from Zak Brown and Andrea Stella after the Qatar safety car pit strategy fiasco. “When […]
McLaren signs new ‘free agent’ F2 champion Fornaroli
Dec.3 (GMM) Newly-crowned Formula 2 champion Leonardo Fornaroli has finally secured an F1 pathway – and it comes via McLaren, after a year in which he astonishingly competed without belonging to any Formula 1 academy. As Mundo Deportivo noted when he clinched the title last weekend in Qatar, the 21-year-old Italian had arrived in F2 […]
Rovanpera taking huge pay cut to chase F1 dream
Dec.3 (GMM) Kalle Rovanpera has accepted a dramatic salary drop as he switches from rallying to single-seaters – with his manager confirming that next year’s base pay will be “merely formal” compared to his world rally earnings. According to Ilta-Sanomat, the 25-year-old earned around EUR 6 million in salary from Toyota during the just-completed WRC […]
If Palou can’t get to F1, Mick can’t return – Danner
Dec.3 (GMM) Christian Danner has urged Mick Schumacher to abandon hopes of returning to Formula 1, warning that even IndyCar’s biggest star can’t make the jump. The 26-year-old will race for Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing from 2026 after missing out on the Cadillac-F1 project – but insists he still dreams of an eventual comeback. Danner […]
Jean Alesi ‘worried’ about Ferrari’s future
Dec.3 (GMM) Jean Alesi says Ferrari’s Qatar performance was so poor that it left him “worried” about the team’s direction – while Lewis Hamilton described the race itself as one of the worst he has ever taken part in. Ferrari’s collapse in form late in the 2025 season – compounded by Hamilton’s own struggles since […]
Alpine next team to reveal 2026 launch date
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 […]