Sep.12 (GMM) It is possible Formula 1 engine suppliers Honda and Alpine (Renault) will be fined for breaching last year’s budget cap. In a statement, the sport’s governing body, the FIA, said every team successfully complied with the complex cost limit rules last year. However, with separate cost restrictions now also applying to engine manufacturers, […]
Government to wind down Belgian GP backing
Sep.11 (GMM) Organisers of the Belgian GP think they are “making progress” to keep their Formula 1 race at the fabled Spa-Francorchamps circuit alive. Late last year, the sport’s owners agreed to a mere one-year extension to the previous race contract – meaning 2025 is currently scheduled to be the final Belgian GP. It is […]
Newey will have instant impact at Aston Martin – Schumacher
Sep.11 (GMM) Two well-known Formula 1 figures are divided over just how quickly Adrian Newey can have a major impact at Aston Martin. Christian Horner recently insisted that although the sport’s most renowned technical brain stepped away from active duty at Red Bull some months ago, his absence could not possibly explain the team’s fall […]
Newey will no longer work only ‘part time’ in F1
Sep.11 (GMM) Adrian Newey has committed to ramping up his Formula 1 workload back to “full-time”. Although widely credited for Red Bull’s recent successes and dominance, the 65-year-old has not worked full-time on F1 for several years now. “He is going to be full-time,” Aston Martin team owner Lawrence Stroll declared on Wednesday, as Newey’s […]
Norris needs to get ‘more aggressive’ in ’24 – Montoya
Sep.11 (GMM) Juan Pablo Montoya thinks Lando Norris needs to sharpen his elbows if he wants to be given clear ‘number 1’ status for the 2024 championship fight. Despite the 62-point gap, Norris is the suddenly-struggling Max Verstappen’s closest and most realistic rival for the drivers’ title this year. In the sister McLaren, Oscar Piastri […]
Bortoleto given ‘green light’ to negotiate with Audi
Sep.11 (GMM) McLaren has reportedly cleared the path for Gabriel Bortoleto to make his Formula 1 race debut in 2025. Audi officials specifically named the 19-year-old Formula 1 frontrunner as featuring prominently on their short-list to join Nico Hulkenberg at Sauber next year. However, the young Brazilian joined McLaren’s driver development program just at the […]
Mexican support makes criticism easier – Perez
Sep.10 (GMM) Sergio Perez admits the support of “millions” of Mexican compatriots makes all the criticism so far this year a lot easier. Despite his recently-signed Red Bull contract for 2025 and 2026, the 34-year-old entered the August break under an ongoing cloud of career uncertainty, raging speculation and widespread criticism. But at the last […]
Ferrari figures admit another win unlikely at Baku
Sep.10 (GMM) Ferrari is not confident it can now take on new Formula 1 pacesetter McLaren at every grand prix. With Red Bull falling from F1 dominance during the course of 2024 so far, McLaren has emerged as the most consistent new force – although Mercedes and Ferrari have also won races. It was Ferrari’s […]
Vasseur could not get on ‘same page’ as Newey
Sep.10 (GMM) Ferrari boss Frederic Vasseur admits he recently held talks with Adrian Newey. Most Formula 1 teams, if not all, also explored the golden opportunity of snapping up the sport’s most coveted technical brain since he announced earlier this year that he will be progressively stepping away from Red Bull. In the end, Newey’s […]
Hulkenberg admits first Sauber stint was a mistake
Sep.10 (GMM) Nico Hulkenberg admits his first decision to join the Sauber team in Formula 1 over a decade ago was a mistake. New 100 percent Sauber owner Audi has snapped up the German from 2025 and beyond to spearhead its transition to full works status. But when asked this week by DPA news agency […]
Helping McLaren teammate will be Piastri ‘investment’ – boss
Sep.9 (GMM) McLaren’s task is to “balance” the interests of the team with the “selfishness” of its drivers, Oscar Piastri has admitted. Having now overtaken Red Bull as the fastest car in 2024, McLaren is facing widespread criticism for not elevating Lando Norris to clear ‘number 1′ status for his drivers’ championship quest. Dutch GP […]
Partial sale to value Aston Martin team at $2.6bn
Sep.9 (GMM) Aston Martin is set to capitalise on its rising prominence in Formula 1 by selling up to a quarter of the team. On Tuesday, F1 journalists will congregate at Aston Martin’s rapidly developing Silverstone factory where they are expecting to be officially told that Adrian Newey has signed up for 2025 and beyond. […]
FIA not easing anti-Russian ‘pressure’ yet – Chagin
Sep.9 (GMM) Well over two years after the outbreak of the Ukraine conflict, F1’s governing body is maintaining a strong anti-Russian sentiment. That is the claim of Vladimir Chagin, a legendary Russian rally raid driver who is also involved in the organisation of the country’s Silk Way rally. Last year, Chagin had to pull his […]
Verstappen suddenly in ‘same situation’ as Perez
Sep.9 (GMM) Sergio Perez insists Red Bull’s recent performance slide is no real surprise from his perspective. The Mexican headed into the recent summer break amid raging speculation that the team would cancel his newly-signed 2025 and 2026 contract, due to poor performance. Former double world champion Mika Hakkinen is among those who think Red […]
Verstappen’s engineer turned down F1 rivals’ offers
Sep.9 (GMM) Max Verstappen’s well-known race engineer has reportedly turned down offers from both Ferrari and McLaren. Corriere dello Sport claims Gianpiero Lambiase, otherwise known as ‘GP’, was approached with the enticing offer to become Lewis Hamilton’s race engineer at the Maranello based team from 2025. He apparently turned down that offer, with other reports […]
Russell not worried about Antonelli ‘shootout’
Sep.9 (GMM) George Russell insists he is not worried he could be left without a Mercedes race seat for 2026. Red Bull’s leadership power struggle this year triggered a series of high-profile personnel departures – including Adrian Newey. The turmoil, with Max Verstappen’s father Jos very much now in the anti-Christian Horner camp, has now […]
Audi contender Bortoleto gets first F1 test
Sep.9 (GMM) Gabriel Bortoleto, a named contender to complete Audi-owned Sauber’s 2025 driver lineup, got his Formula 1 career up and running last week. “No decision has been made yet,” boss Mattia Binotto said at Monza, “but it won’t take too long.” The Italian admitted that Audi is undecided about signing a young driver like […]
F1 to unveil new race-rotation scheme ‘soon’
Sep.6 (GMM) Stefano Domenicali has teased that Formula 1 will soon boast “many” grands prix in Europe. Currently, although the old continent was the traditional and historic centrepiece of the sport, there are only 9 races in Europe on the 24-round schedule. But there is currently a lot of talk about F1 wanting to expand […]
Aston Martin denies Alonso’s Valkyrie broke down
Sep.6 (GMM) Aston Martin has dismissed widespread reports about the health of Fernando Alonso’s new hypercar. This week, the Silverstone based Formula 1 team and its carmaker parent proudly boasted that two-time champion Alonso received delivery of his custom multi-million dollar ‘Valkyrie’ hypercar – “a true F1 car for the road”. The Spaniard, according to […]
Renault F1 engine axe decision not final yet – CEO
Sep.5 (GMM) Renault CEO Luca de Meo insists a final decision about the fate of the French carmaker’s works Formula 1 engine program is yet to be taken. At Monza last weekend, scores of upset and striking employees of the F1 engine factory in Viry-Chatillon staged a peaceful protest from the grandstands. They believe the […]