Mar.14 (GMM) Another Formula 1 personality thinks Lewis Hamilton may struggle to keep up with Charles Leclerc at Ferrari next year. Already this week, former Renault boss Flavio Briatore told Italian broadcaster Rai 1 that if Hamilton was already at Maranello, “he would do the same things as Leclerc”. “In the end he might struggle […]
‘Not fair’ to delay 2025 plans for too long – Alonso
Mar.14 (GMM) Fernando Alonso says he will not leave Aston Martin hanging for too long as he decides and negotiates his next move in Formula 1. The 42-year-old Spaniard is regarded as a top contender to replace Lewis Hamilton at Mercedes next year – especially if the team wants a stop-gap solution whilst developing the […]
Wolff not ruling out attracting Newey to Mercedes
Mar.14 (GMM) Toto Wolff is not ruling out a scenario in which Max Verstappen, Dr Helmut Marko and even Adrian Newey all switch from Red Bull to Mercedes. On the track, Red Bull’s 2024 season could not have started any more dominantly. When asked if the Red Bull-Verstappen combination could win every single grand prix […]
Unfair for Massa to take Hamilton’s title – Popov
Mar.14 (GMM) It would not be fair to take away Lewis Hamilton’s first world championship title, Russian Formula 1 commentator Alexey Popov insists. This week, Felipe Massa followed through with his threat to take legal action against F1, the FIA and even Bernie Ecclestone, over the disputed outcome of the 2008 world championship. Massa claims […]
Ford still committed, but Wolff warns Red Bull saga not over
Mar.14 (GMM) For now at least, Red Bull has retained the backing of its 2026 works Formula 1 engine partner Ford amid the Christian Horner power struggle and scandal. At Jeddah, Red Bull’s F1 consultant Dr Helmut Marko – reportedly on the other side of the Horner camp – admitted that both Ford and also […]
Bearman impresses F1 bosses Briatore, Wolff, Steiner
Mar.14 (GMM) Flavio Briatore, Gunther Steiner and even Toto Wolff have joined the ranks of those impressed with teenager Oliver Bearman’s one-off stand-in debut for Ferrari last weekend. “It was exceptional,” Briatore, the former Renault boss who remains involved with the Formula 1 organisation and Fernando Alonso’s management. “He definitely has something,” the Italian told […]
Hamilton will struggle to beat Leclerc at Ferrari – Briatore
Mar.13 (GMM) Lewis Hamilton runs the risk of being humbled by team incumbent Charles Leclerc at Ferrari next year. That is the warning of iconic and notorious Formula 1 personality Flavio Briatore, the former Renault boss who remains Fernando Alonso’s advisor. He met in a Monaco cafe with Toto Wolff just as the Hamilton-to-Ferrari bombshell […]
Three star drivers top Mercedes’ 2025 short-list
Mar.13 (GMM) Three top drivers are clearly at the top of the shortlist to succeed Lewis Hamilton at Mercedes next year. Team boss Toto Wolff’s obvious top pick is Formula 1’s ultra-dominant Max Verstappen, especially amid the internal conflict and power struggle playing out at Red Bull at present. La Gazzetta dello Sport claims the […]
Four F1 insiders hit out at Massa’s $82m F1 crusade
Mar.13 (GMM) Four well-known Formula 1 personalities have questioned whether Felipe Massa should be proceeding with a $82 million lawsuit against the 2008 ‘crashgate’ scandal. The former Ferrari driver claims Renault’s orchestration of a deliberate crash perpetrated by Nelson Piquet jr in the 2008 Singapore GP ultimately cost him that year’s drivers’ title – Lewis […]
Marko says Ricciardo must improve at RB team
Mar.12 (GMM) Once apparently destined to re-join Red Bull Racing, Daniel Ricciardo could actually now be under pressure even to stay with the junior ‘RB’ team. One reason for that could be the current Christian Horner scandal – given that the plan to revive Ricciardo’s failing Formula 1 career following his McLaren ousting is believed […]
F1 ‘experimenting too much’ with sport’s traditions
Mar.12 (GMM) Formula 1’s new owners are “experimenting too much” with the tried-and-tested weekend race format. That is the claim of long-time colourful German broadcaster Kai Ebel, who has returned to the paddock in 2024 after RTL struck a deal with pay-channel Sky Deutschland to put some grands prix on free-to-air German television. When asked […]
Marko tells Ferrari to put Bearman at Haas in 2025
Mar.12 (GMM) Dr Helmut Marko has urged Ferrari to place impressive rookie Oliver Bearman with the affiliated Haas team for 2025. Frederic Vasseur, the team boss at Ferrari, admitted after the 18-year-old driver’s race to seventh place in the ill Carlos Sainz’s cockpit in Saudi Arabia that a full-time debut for Bearman at Haas next […]
Massa sues F1, FIA for $82m over 2008 ‘crashgate’
Mar.12 (GMM) Felipe Massa has followed through on his threat to sue Formula 1 for “justice” relating the outcome of the 2008 world championship. The former Ferrari driver, who has been absent in his role as a part-time F1 ambassador over the controversy, began his quest for a review of the circumstances surrounding the ‘crashgate’ […]
Red Bull may not win every single race in 2024 – Marko
Mar.11 (GMM) Dr Helmut Marko thinks Red Bull can be beaten in 2024 – but only in certain individual grands prix. Ferrari and Mercedes emerged from the winter period, following Red Bull’s utter dominance in 2023, with high hopes – only to discover that the new Red Bull is still easily at the front. “If […]
Haas needs to ‘open eyes’ and change ‘approach’ – Steiner
Mar.11 (GMM) Gunther Steiner has confirmed that he left Haas over a disagreement with the team owner about whether the small American team needed to change direction in Formula 1. The team’s long-time and now former boss, Steiner, admits Gene Haas’ phone call around the Christmas break “came out of nowhere” – and resulted in […]
Ferrari admits Haas seat ‘a possibility’ for Bearman
Mar.11 (GMM) Frederic Vasseur admits “it’s a possibility” that impressive one-off rookie Oliver Bearman, 18, will make his full-time F1 debut with Haas next year. As Carlos Sainz was diagnosed with appendicitis just prior to the pre-qualifying final practice session in Jeddah, Ferrari junior Bearman was plucked out of the Formula 2 paddock and straight […]
Alonso keeps pressure on for constant car upgrades
Mar.11 (GMM) Fernando Alonso is keeping the pressure on Aston Martin high, amid continuing speculation about his looming contract negotiations for 2025. The 42-year-old Spaniard, linked with sensational switches to top teams Mercedes or even Red Bull for next year, qualified an impressive P4 before finishing P5 in Saudi Arabia. But Pedro de la Rosa, […]
Horner faces sack, as F1 scandal heat rises again
Mar.11 (GMM) Just as the Red Bull power struggle looked set to switch from boil to simmer, the heat has been turned back up – this time on Christian Horner yet again. In Saudi Arabia, Dr Helmut Marko survived what appeared to be Horner and the Thai shareholder’s revenge – Marko’s rumoured imminent suspension. “We […]
Bearman now eyeing Haas race seat for 2025
Mar.10 (GMM) As Oliver Bearman scored points and the official ‘driver of the day’ plaudits on Saturday, rumours were also beginning to swirl about his full-time future in Formula 1. Ferrari boss Frederic Vasseur admits he was “not optimistic” about the 18-year-old Briton’s chances as Bearman was pulled out of the F2 paddock in Jeddah […]
Bearman heads to Melbourne, as Sainz meets with Mercedes
Mar.10 (GMM) Impressive F1 rookie Oliver Bearman will travel to Australia next week so that he can remain on standby for the recovering Ferrari regular Carlos Sainz. Following his emergency appendix surgery, Sainz walked slowly and cautiously back into the Jeddah paddock on Saturday, where British teenage Formula 2 star Bearman, 18, was preparing to […]