Nov.3 (GMM) Speculation is mounting that Max Verstappen will have a surprise new teammate in 2025. Rumours around struggling Sergio Perez’s future have been swirling all season, but he had a solid sprint to P8 at Interlagos on Saturday and even set the fastest lap. “It’s not about one result,” team boss Christian Horner told […]
FIA probing McLaren ‘water in tyres’ accusations
Nov.3 (GMM) The FIA is looking into claims McLaren may be illegally inserting water into its tyres. It’s just the latest technical accusation amid the Red Bull versus McLaren battle for the 2024 world championship, following earlier controversies over ‘mini DRS’ rear wings and adjustable T-trays. According to Auto Motor und Sport, Red Bull suspects […]
Female racer slams F1 for ‘pinkwashing’ category
Nov.2 (GMM) Female open wheeler racer Sophia Florsch has slammed the all-women Formula 1 support category as engaging in little more than “pinkwashing”. The inaugural ‘F1 Academy’ champion of 2023 was 24-year-old Spaniard Marta Garcia, who then received a race seat in this year’s Formula Regional European Championship funded by F1 Academy, series car manufacturer […]
Red Bull to rename second F1 team for 2025
Nov.2 (GMM) Red Bull is set to scrap the complex and confusing name of its second Formula 1 team from 2025. Following the energy drink company’s takeover of Minardi almost two decades ago, the Faenza based team has had several names, including Toro Rosso and Alpha Tauri. For 2024, Red Bull changed the name of […]
Shwartzman to leave Ferrari, tipped to race in Indycar
Nov.2 (GMM) Robert Shwartzman appears to be giving up on his Formula 1 dream. Mere days ago, the Ferrari reserve driver was actually at the wheel of a Ferrari-powered Sauber in Friday practice for the Mexican GP. The 25-year-old, who used to race as a Russian but now competes under an Israeli license, was even […]
F1 pundits ‘completely done’ with F-word scandals
Nov.2 (GMM) The FIA has given Charles Leclerc a more lenient penalty than Max Verstappen for a nearly identical faux-pas. For his ‘F-word’ uttered in the Thursday FIA press conference in Singapore recently, triple world champion Verstappen was sentenced to a day of community service. But then after the Mexican GP last Sunday, in the […]
Red Bull hopes McLaren running car too low in Brazil
Nov.2 (GMM) Red Bull is hoping McLaren have gambled too extremely with its car setup at the Brazilian GP. The iconic Interlagos circuit has been re-asphalted for the 2024 edition, but drivers including championship leader Max Verstappen – P4 on the grid for Saturday’s sprint – report that “they’ve made the track even bumpier”. “Our […]
F1 ‘silly season’ explodes once again in Brazil
Nov.2 (GMM) A seismic rumour at the Brazilian GP is that Red Bull Racing is contemplating pairing meteoric Argentine rookie Franco Colapinto with Max Verstappen from 2025. Red Bull’s patience with Sergio Perez appears to be up, especially with the Mexican qualifying just 13th for Saturday’s sprint race. “He was half a second slower than […]
Bortoleto signs Audi-Sauber contract – reports
Nov.2 (GMM) The driver market ‘silly season’ in Formula 1 is exploding once again. The only real vacancy for 2025 is at Audi-Sauber, and incumbent Valtteri Bottas no longer sounds confident he will be retained. “There’s always a lot of politics in the background in this sport,” the Finn said at Interlagos. “We are talking […]
Kyalami, Rwanda, go head-to-head for African GP
Nov.1 (GMM) Africa seems to be inching towards a place on the Formula 1 calendar. It is the only continent on earth not represented within the world championship, with two clear contenders for a deal with Liberty Media. They are the circuit at Kyalami, having last hosted the South African GP in 1993, and Rwanda. […]
Perez’s seat is safe only until Abu Dhabi – Marko
Nov.1 (GMM) Red Bull advisor Dr Helmut Marko says Sergio Perez will not be dropped within the remainder of the 2024 season. But while scotching rumours that Brazil could be the struggling Mexican’s last race as teammate to Max Verstappen, Marko does admit that Perez may never actually begin his signed contract for 2025. “We […]
Magnussen admits no talks with Audi’s Binotto yet
Nov.1 (GMM) Kevin Magnussen admits it’s “a pity” his uptick in form may have come too late to remain in Formula 1 next year. It is believed Haas has offered the 32-year-old Dane a non-driving role for 2025, amid reports that he may be a late contender to fill the vacant race seat at Audi-Sauber […]
Sainz senior denies rumours about failed Red Bull talks
Nov.1 (GMM) Carlos Sainz’s father has hit back at rumours that the Verstappen camp could be why the Spanish driver’s negotiations with Red Bull failed earlier this year. Just as Ferrari is hitting dominant form in Formula 1, Mexico GP winner Sainz is being pushed out of the Maranello based team – and is having […]
Jos Verstappen at Brazil GP could be ‘explosive’
Nov.1 (GMM) The confirmed presence of Max Verstappen’s father at Interlagos this weekend could mean more behind-the-scenes fireworks within the Red Bull camp. Jos Verstappen, a former F1 driver and key member of Max’s management team, clashed wildly with Red Bull team boss Christian Horner earlier this year – and has been largely absent since. […]
Verstappen slams F1 steward’s ‘extreme accusations’
Nov.1 (GMM) A regular Formula 1 steward has called out Max Verstappen’s father by name amid an ongoing controversy about driving standards in the sport. Jos Verstappen, a contemporary of fellow former F1 driver Johnny Herbert, called out the 60-year-old for alleged pro-British bias in FIA decision-making. Herbert has now hit back, telling the Dutch […]
F1 race calendar ‘far too full’ says Verstappen
Oct.31 (GMM) Max Verstappen thinks one of the worst things about Formula 1 is its annual race calendar. When asked by Sport Bild to name one thing about the sport that makes “no sense” to him, the triple world champion answered: “The number of races. “The calendar is far too full,” the Red Bull driver […]
F1 could let Andretti-Cadillac enter after all
Oct.31 (GMM) Four men under the gaze of the United States government could ultimately lead to Andretti-Cadillac being welcomed onto the Formula 1 grid after all. It is well known that, after F1 owner Liberty Media blocked Andretti’s FIA-approved bid to become the sport’s eleventh team, anti-competition authorities in the US have been looking into […]
Mick Schumacher advised to say ‘no’ to Audi-Sauber
Oct.31 (GMM) A German racing legend thinks Mick Schumacher should turn down the opportunity to return to the Formula 1 grid next year with Audi-owned Sauber. Audi’s Sauber takeover and works F1 project for 2026 has been troubled so far, with top drivers like Carlos Sainz turning down the opportunity to join in 2025 and […]
Colapinto ‘strong enough’ to replace Perez, says Vowles
Oct.31 (GMM) Christian Horner admits Red Bull may be eyeing Franco Colapinto. Technically, there are no free seats for the meteorically impressive mid-season rookie for 2025, as Carlos Sainz will take his seat at Williams. Former F1 driver Juan Pablo Montoya, however, thinks the 21-year-old Argentine – also attracting plenty of commercial interest within his […]
Perez axe after Brazil ‘very unlikely’ – Horner
Oct.31 (GMM) Christian Horner insists it is “very unlikely” that Sunday’s Brazilian GP will be the last at Red Bull for Sergio Perez. Already struggling for form and under the subject of intense speculation about his future, the Mexican had an abysmal race weekend at home last weekend. “We know that qualifying is not his […]