Jun.22 (GMM) Esteban Ocon is hoping his next move in Formula 1 can be announced before the end of next month. The Frenchman’s reputation has taken a major hit in 2024, as the struggling Alpine team has already announced that he will not be offered a new contract. Ocon, 27, defended his talent. “In all […]
Wolff calls police amid Hamilton sabotage claims
Jun.22 (GMM) Toto Wolff has called in the police to get to the bottom of wild claims that Ferrari-bound Lewis Hamilton is being sabotaged by Mercedes’ F1 team. The anonymous email, purported to have been sent by a disgruntled Mercedes staffer, was sent to all major Formula 1 stakeholders and journalists. “It’s not from a […]
Ocon to race Gasly’s lighter Alpine in Barcelona
Jun.21 (GMM) Alpine has agreed to put Esteban Ocon at the wheel of Pierre Gasly’s lighter chassis this weekend in Barcelona. With Ocon and the crisis-struck Renault factory team splitting at the end of the year, all semblance of harmony evaporated at the most recent races in Monaco and Canada. In Montreal, Ocon even revealed […]
Gasly admits Renault could scrap 2026 engine project
Jun.21 (GMM) Pierre Gasly has hinted that Alpine really is contemplating buying a customer engine from a rival Formula 1 manufacturer. Renault’s factory F1 outfit remains in deep performance and personnel crisis in 2024, and the situation is not likely to change this weekend in Barcelona. “We won’t have any upgrades in the near future,” […]
Verstappen hits back at British GP boss
Jun.21 (GMM) Max Verstappen has lashed back at claims that he is responsible for poor ticket sales for the forthcoming 2024 British GP. When explaining why the July event has not sold out, Silverstone boss Stuart Pringle alleged that Red Bull and Max Verstappen had made the results “very repetitive”. “I don’t think I can […]
Axed Russian sponsor wins legal battle with Haas F1
Jun.21 (GMM) Haas’ axed former title sponsor has won a legal battle against the Formula 1 team in a Swiss arbitration court. Uralkali, a Russian fertiliser giant, heavily backed the similarly-ousted driver Nikita Mazepin until the outbreak of the Russia-Ukraine conflict in early 2022. The company sought compensation for the terminated sponsorship deal through the […]
Official warns 2024 could be last Las Vegas GP
Jun.21 (GMM) A cloud has moved above the future of the Las Vegas GP in the form of Clark County commissioner Marilyn Kirkpatrick. The Formula 1 event is the new blue-riband, glitzy project of the sport’s owner Liberty Media, but the inaugural race enraged certain local businesses and residents. “We don’t have a choice but […]
Sargeant finally has Albon-spec Williams to race
Jun.21 (GMM) A gloomy Logan Sargeant played down the rampant rumours about his future in Formula 1 as he prepared for the weekend’s Spanish GP. Former F1 star Juan Pablo Montoya said earlier this week that the Williams driver “already knows” he is living on borrowed time in the paddock, amid rumours he could even […]
Hamilton distances himself from ‘sabotage’ claims
Jun.21 (GMM) Lewis Hamilton insists he does not support any feelings of “negativity” about his looming departure from the Mercedes team. An anonymous email, sent to all of the major stakeholders and media players working in Formula 1, claims the seven time world champion is being “sabotaged” by the Toto Wolff-led team ahead of his […]
Only FIA can ‘clip Mercedes’ front wings’, says Red Bull
Jun.20 (GMM) Dr Helmut Marko admits Red Bull has concerns about the flexibility of some rival team’s front wing designs – especially Mercedes. As 2024 has progressed, Red Bull’s dominance has begun to fade as Ferrari and McLaren in particular closed the gap. But even Mercedes seems to finally be putting its struggles with the […]
F1 CEO not worried about 2026 rules controversy
Jun.20 (GMM) F1 CEO Stefano Domenicali says he’s confident the controversy surrounding the sport’s planned 2026 rules revolution will soon end. Drivers and teams have expressed concerns about the chassis compromises required to accommodate the ambitiously-powered hybrid elements of the new power units, amid rumours Renault may be considering scrapping the project altogether. But Domenicali […]
Mick perhaps ‘too nice’ for F1 comeback – Jean Todt
Jun.20 (GMM) Mick Schumacher “deserves” to be given a second chance in Formula 1. That’s the claim of Jean Todt, the former Ferrari boss and ex-FIA president who remains a close personal friend of Michael Schumacher’s family. Mick, 25, lost his Haas race seat after 2022 following an extended period of criticism from then team […]
Newey visits Aston Martin for ‘private’ F1 team tour
Jun.20 (GMM) The possibility that Adrian Newey will re-emerge at Aston Martin rather than Ferrari has increased substantially. Red Bull refugee Newey, arguably the most respected designer in Formula 1 history, has said in the past that one regret is not ever working with either Lewis Hamilton or Fernando Alonso. When asked about Newey this […]
Perez must ‘prove himself’ in F1 triple-header – Marko
Jun.20 (GMM) Even with a brand new contract in his back pocket, Sergio Perez’s future remains uncertain. Initially, it was thought his new deal – signed very recently despite a performance slump – was for two guaranteed years. But team consultant Dr Helmut Marko admitted that it contains “certain clauses”, while boss Christian Horner described […]
F1 CEO says new Barcelona contract not ruled out yet
Jun.20 (GMM) F1 CEO Stefano Domenicali says it remains possible he will agree to sign a new race contract with Barcelona. On Wednesday, before this weekend’s Spanish GP, the Italian joined some 40,000 locals in the centre of the city for a pre-weekend showcase event featuring Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz and Alpine’s Jack Doohan at the […]
Verstappen tests at Imola before Spanish GP
Jun.20 (GMM) Max Verstappen has made a quick stop at Imola in preparation for this weekend’s Spanish GP. With Red Bull’s rivals closing in, the team put its triple world champion and 2024 championship leader in a 2022 car during a private test session, according to Italy’s Autosprint. “At the end of the session,” read […]
‘Affordable’ Las Vegas GP ticket slammed as ‘madness’
Jun.19 (GMM) One of the world’s most respected specialist sports publications has slammed the new “affordable” price for a ticket to the Las Vegas GP as “madness”. The glitzy and controversial race’s CEO Renee Wilm, responding to criticism of the extraordinary prices offered for the inaugural event last year, this week unveiled a “much more […]
Bottas, Ricciardo, slammed as F1’s endangered ‘clowns’
Jun.19 (GMM) A well-known motor racing personality has identified the two current Formula 1 drivers he would like to see exit the paddock gates at the end of 2024. After all 20 drivers kept their place on the grid after the 2023 season, the so-called ‘silly season’ for 2025 has been particularly active this year. […]
2026 regulations actually ‘not radical’ – Alonso
Jun.19 (GMM) Fernando Alonso has thrown a bucket of cold water over the wildest worries about the seemingly radical rules revolution of 2026. The 42-year-old actually originally quit Formula 1 after the McLaren-Honda debacle, but returned in 2021 with Alpine hoping that the ‘ground effect’ era beginning in 2022 would give him another chance to […]
Verstappen will still win fourth title in 2024 – Alonso
Jun.19 (GMM) Notwithstanding the apparent end of Red Bull’s latest era of utter dominance, Max Verstappen should still race to his fourth consecutive world championship in 2024. That is the view of Formula 1 veteran and rival Fernando Alonso, who agrees with the assessment that Red Bull’s rivals – notably McLaren and Ferrari – have […]