Mar.26 (GMM) Nikita Mazepin claims the way his Formula 1 career abruptly ended ultimately cost him “several million dollars”. The Russian, backed by his father’s company Uralkali, was sacked by Haas at the outset of the Ukraine war – and even prevented from racing elsewhere due to being specifically named in European Union sanctions. Mazepin, […]
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F1 could add second race in China – Wolff
Mar.26 (GMM) Formula 1 could add a second grand prix in China, according to Mercedes boss Toto Wolff. It emerges that, after the opening Australia-Shanghai double header, Wolff has elected to sit out the forthcoming long haul to Japan – the first of a triple-header. The Austrian has been sitting out the odd race in […]
Alonso had brake and neck trouble in China
Mar.26 (GMM) Fernando Alonso admits he raced through the Chinese GP weekend with a minor neck injury. Former Red Bull designer Adrian Newey has already started work at Aston Martin, but he is focused on the 2026 project – leaving the Silverstone based team just seventh in the constructors’ championship for now. “I think we […]
FIA hints Audi, Honda against V10 return idea
Mar.26 (GMM) The FIA admits talks behind the scenes are taking place about the potential return of V10 engines to Formula 1. In the past few days, amid swirling rumours that the all-new and contentious 2026 engine regulations could be scrapped ahead of a switch to normally-aspirated V10 power with sustainable fuel for 2028, Audi […]
Williams denies Sainz racing 2024 car
Mar.26 (GMM) Williams has denied reports that Carlos Sainz may not in fact be racing the team’s full 2025 car. Having arrived from Ferrari and initially impressing in the post-season Abu Dhabi tests and the sole winter test in Bahrain, the Spaniard left China shaking his head about “one of the strangest drops in performance […]
Tsunoda to definitely race Red Bull at Suzuka – reports
Mar.26 (GMM) The decision has been taken – Liam Lawson will reportedly not be returning to the cockpit of the 2025 Red Bull Racing car. Dutch newspaper De Limburger, and the equally authoritative De Telegraaf, reveal that after a meeting involving 51 percent Red Bull owner Chalerm Yoovidhya in Dubai on Tuesday, it was decided […]
Hamilton wants to design ‘Ferrari F44’
Mar.26 (GMM) Lewis Hamilton has plans to help design his very own Ferrari supercar. Just a month before he officially started work as a Ferrari driver, posing with a black suit and an F40 outside Enzo Ferrari’s house, the seven time world champion actually said he had become bored with fast road cars. “The last […]
Ferrari set to debut new floor at Suzuka
Mar.25 (GMM) Ferrari will attempt to put its wobbling 2025 Formula 1 campaign back on track next weekend in Japan. According to authoritative Italian media sources, the Maranello based team plans to introduce a new floor for the car, following a particularly up-and-down weekend in China. Lewis Hamilton won the Shanghai sprint from pole, but […]
‘No target’ at least for first F1 season – Cadillac
Mar.25 (GMM) Cadillac will not be content with life as a Formula 1 midfielder, according to team boss Graeme Lowdon. The 59-year-old is best known in F1 circles as the original Manor founder – whose journey in Formula 1 via Virgin and Marussia identities ultimately ended in ignominy and financial collapse. But he is back […]
Insiders tip ‘few more races’ for Liam Lawson
Mar.25 (GMM) Insiders are questioning rampant speculation that Liam Lawson has already raced Red Bull’s 2025 car for the last time. As the Formula 1 weekend came to a close in Shanghai, even authoritative sources were claiming that Max Verstappen’s struggling new teammate would be replaced for Suzuka by Yuki Tsunoda. One insider spotted Dr […]
Verstappen cuts break short to help Red Bull
Mar.25 (GMM) Max Verstappen will shorten his time at home this week in order to collaborate with engineers and team management amid Red Bull’s current crisis. Liam Lawson potentially losing his seat is grabbing the headlines, but the core problem is not only how difficult the RB21 is to drive, but that – according to […]
Schumacher slams ‘incompetent’ Ferrari over double-DQ
Mar.24 (GMM) The jubilation of Lewis Hamilton’s breakthrough Ferrari win from pole in the Shanghai sprint exploded in spectacular style just a single day later. Charles Leclerc and Hamilton were fifth and sixth respectively as they crossed the chequered flag – after their first collision early in the race and even amid controversy after the […]
Sainz ‘confused’ as pre-season pace vanishes**
Mar.24 (GMM) Carlos Sainz is leaving Shanghai scratching his head about “one of the strangest drops in performance I’ve had in my career”. Having lost his Ferrari race seat and accepted a backwards step down the grid, the 30-year-old Spaniard actually impressed in his new Williams early on. He crashed in the opening moments of […]
Verstappen-to-Mercedes ‘not relevant now’ – Wolff
Mar.24 (GMM) Mercedes boss Toto Wolff is trying to halt rumours that he’s already in talks with Max Verstappen about linking up for 2026 and beyond. Former F1 driver Ralf Schumacher thinks he’s already seeing signs that the quadruple world champion could trigger an exit clause and jump ship as the current Red Bull crisis […]
Red Bull pinning hopes on early car upgrade
Mar.24 (GMM) Red Bull is pinning its hopes on an early upgrade for its troublesome 2025 car. As Liam Lawson struggles to find any pace from the RB21 whatsoever, even Max Verstappen could not make the podium in Shanghai on Sunday. “It is clear that we have a technical deficit,” team advisor Dr Helmut Marko […]
Tsunoda should reject Lawson’s race seat – Schumacher
Mar.24 (GMM) Wild rumours are raging that Liam Lawson has now completed his second, and final, race weekend for Red Bull. “Liam Lawson is already out for the next race,” former F1 driver and now television pundit Ralf Schumacher told Sky Deutschland. “(Yuki) Tsunoda will replace him. It hasn’t been fully confirmed yet, but that’s […]
Norris ‘not ready’ for F1 title ‘pressure’ – media
Mar.23 (GMM) Formula 1’s international media is already questioning whether Lando Norris is ready to become world champion. The 2024 runner-up emerged from the winter determined to learn from his battle with Max Verstappen last year – with a re-run now shaping up as Norris finds himself in the standout car in the field. However, […]
Flexi-wing spotlight captures first victim in China
Mar.23 (GMM) The flexi-wings saga in Shanghai has cost Williams a whopping 50,000 euros fine. However, the team insists it did nothing wrong – especially in terms of running an excessively bendy rear wing. It’s a hot topic at the moment, with McLaren in particular but also other teams under the FIA’s spotlight – and […]
Lawson ‘would be faster’ at Racing Bulls – Verstappen
Mar.23 (GMM) Liam Lawson shouldn’t be too disappointed if he is dropped by Red Bull Racing. That’s the suspicion of quadruple world champion Max Verstappen, who is struggling to hide his discontent with life at the wheel of his 2025 car at present. The Dutchman is well in contention for his fifth consecutive drivers’ world […]
Red Bull eyes Hadjar for Lawson’s race seat
Mar.23 (GMM) Liam Lawson’s tenure at Red Bull Racing appears to be nearing a very premature end. While teammate Max Verstappen continues his quest for a fifth consecutive world championship, Lawson has been legitimately the slowest driver of all in Shanghai – off the back of a similarly-dismal team debut in Australia. “It takes time,” […]