Jun.10 (GMM) In another clear sign that Daniel Ricciardo’s Formula 1 career may be ending, Dr Helmut Marko has declined to chide Jacques Villeneuve. Villeneuve, the outspoken 1997 world champion, caused a stir in Montreal by declaring that he thinks Ricciardo is only now in F1 for his “image” rather than his results or pace. […]
Ocon slams heavy Alpine car and unfair team treatment
Jun.10 (GMM) Relations between Esteban Ocon and Alpine are in collapse. Axed by the Renault-controlled team for 2025, Ocon claimed on Sunday that his car weighs more than teammate Pierre Gasly’s. “We have had a problem with weight, on my side, for a while,” he told Canal Plus in Montreal – the first race since […]
Leclerc muzzled amid ‘off’ weekend for Ferrari
Jun.10 (GMM) Ferrari tried – unsuccessfully – to keep Charles Leclerc quiet amid an abysmal weekend for the Maranello based team in Canada. Fresh from his Monaco win from pole, Leclerc and Ferrari headed into the Montreal event being labelled by the likes of Lando Norris (McLaren) and Dr Helmut Marko (Red Bull) as a […]
Newey could be the key to Verstappen’s future – Berger
Jun.10 (GMM) Adrian Newey could be the key to Max Verstappen’s next move in Formula 1, according to legend Gerhard Berger. Berger, once a co-owner of Red Bull’s second team in F1, was asked by Bild am Sonntag if the rumours Verstappen may be eyeing an exit clause in his contract amid Red Bull’s current […]
Marko, not Horner, should have made Perez decision
Jun.10 (GMM) Christian Horner has denied claims from rival team Mercedes that Red Bull’s latest car upgrades were in fact a “downgrade”. Max Verstappen managed to win Sunday’s Canadian GP, but not without polesitter George Russell (Mercedes) and Lando Norris (McLaren) also looking like potential winners throughout the wet-dry race. “You don’t want these kind […]
Hamilton repeats suspicion over sudden pace slump
Jun.9 (GMM) Lewis Hamilton has repeated his veiled suggestion that only his Mercedes suddenly suffers a mysterious pace dip in qualifying. In Monaco two weeks ago, only George Russell had an upgraded wing on his car – but for Montreal, seven time world champion Hamilton also has the new part. However, Hamilton said it’s been […]
Perez not bothered by ‘easy teammate’ claims
Jun.9 (GMM) Sergio Perez has fended off suggestions he has only been retained by Red Bull because he is a comfortable and harmonious teammate for Max Verstappen. 1997 world champion Jacques Villeneuve declared in Montreal that the Mexican is a clear ‘number 2’ driver – in the mould of Michael Schumacher’s former deputies like Eddie […]
Marko hints Ricciardo will be replaced for 2025
Jun.9 (GMM) Daniel Ricciardo’s Formula 1 adventure may be coming to a definitive end. RB, Red Bull’s junior outfit, announced in Montreal that the energy drink company has taken up its contract ‘option’ on Yuki Tsunoda for the 2025 season. “For the first time in my career, I was in a situation where other teams […]
Vowles hints Ocon could be Williams’ plan-B for 2025
Jun.9 (GMM) There are just two candidates in the running to join Alex Albon at Williams next year, team boss James Vowles has admitted. There is no longer any realistic doubt that Logan Sargeant will be ousted at the end of the season. “We need more from him, really, to be able to save his […]
No room at Mercedes for Carlos Sainz – Wolff
Jun.9 (GMM) Toto Wolff has bad news for Carlos Sainz – he’s not in the running to replace Lewis Hamilton at Mercedes next year. In the strongest indication yet that the team’s 2025 lineup is all but signed and sealed, team co-owner and boss Wolff declared in Montreal: “We intend to focus on young drivers. […]
Leclerc hits back at new ‘title favourite’ label
Jun.8 (GMM) Charles Leclerc may be emerging as a new favourite for the 2024 world championship. In Montreal, Red Bull consultant Dr Helmut Marko told Kleine Zeitung newspaper that after the first three races of the season, “the world championship looked so easy” for Max Verstappen to win again. But now, with Charles Leclerc’s win […]
Sprint format ‘too expensive’ for Montreal – promoter
Jun.8 (GMM) Canadian GP promoter Francois Dumontier says Montreal will not be hosting a Formula 1 ‘sprint’ race weekend anytime soon. He told Le Journal de Montreal that the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve was actually all lined up to be F1’s very first sprint weekend in 2000 – until the covid pandemic forced the event’s cancellation. […]
Bottas ‘can’t wait forever’ for Audi’s driver decision
Jun.8 (GMM) Valtteri Bottas has given the strongest suggestion yet that he will definitely be leaving Audi-owned Sauber at the end of the season. At Imola recently, the Finn was spotted walking out of the Williams motorhome – but the Grove based team seems much more keen to attract Carlos Sainz. “I think any team […]
Marko denies Perez’s contract is for one year only
Jun.8 (GMM) Dr Helmut Marko has denied reports that Sergio Perez has not actually signed a two-year contract to remain at Red Bull Racing next year. Prior to the announcement, reports suggested that while the Mexican and his sponsors were demanding a two-year deal, Red Bull was only offering him a single-year contract for 2025 […]
Ralf Schumacher refusing to work with Gunther Steiner
Jun.8 (GMM) Ralf Schumacher has announced that he will not appear on camera with former Haas boss Gunther Steiner. Steiner and Schumacher, the former grand prix winner, fell out very publicly in 2022 as Steiner openly criticised his nephew Mick Schumacher – leading to the latter’s ousting as a Haas race driver. Both Schumacher and […]
2025 talks with Ocon still taking place – Haas
Jun.8 (GMM) Esteban Ocon has been ousted by Alpine for 2025, and reportedly ruled out by Williams over concerns about his personality, but the Frenchman may manage to keep his Formula 1 career alive. Even before the 27-year-old’s highly contentious crash into his teammate in Monaco, Ocon was being linked with the vacant 2025 seat […]
Gasly reveals ‘progressing’ 2025 talks with Alpine
Jun.8 (GMM) Pierre Gasly says he in talks with Alpine about remaining with the embattled Formula 1 team in 2025. Renault’s outfit has just ousted Esteban Ocon for the 2025 season, but Gasly told Canal Plus that he is angry he has been linked with the breakdown in that relationship. “I was not at all […]
Clarity about Lance Stroll’s F1 future due ‘soon’
Jun.8 (GMM) A question-mark is continuing to hang over the future in Formula 1 of Aston Martin driver Lance Stroll. With teammate Fernando Alonso signed-and-sealed for 2026 and 2026, very little is known about the contract of 25-year-old Stroll – the often-criticised son of team owner Lawrence Stroll. Stroll was coy about 2025 when asked […]
F1 teams pushing for changes to 2026 regulations
Jun.8 (GMM) Formula 1 teams and drivers look set to push for changes to the radical and complex new regulations that have just been revealed for 2026 and beyond. Team bosses Andrea Stella (McLaren) and James Vowles (Williams) on Friday said what has been revealed by the FIA should be considered a mere rules “draft”. […]
Williams contract rumours make Sainz ‘laugh’
Jun.7 (GMM) Carlos Sainz has scoffed at rumours that he has finally put pen to paper on a Formula 1 team contract for 2025. The big rumour in Montreal ahead of the Canadian GP is that the Ferrari refugee has said ‘no’ to Audi-owned Sauber and will instead wait for a potential opening at Red […]