May 3 (GMM) Another driver announcement is now looming at Audi-owned Sauber – but strong paddock rumours suggest it will not be Carlos Sainz. The Swiss-based team, now 100 percent owned by the Volkswagen subsidiary ahead of the full 2026 works project, announced last Friday that one driver in 2025 will be Nico Hulkenberg. Bild […]
Williams finally gets third chassis, updates in Miami
May 3 (GMM) Williams may finally be getting its 2024 season back on track. The once-great team, having slipped to the back of the grid in recent years, had high hopes for the new season as James Vowles oversaw the transition to a much more complex car and internal processes. Vowles, the team boss who […]
‘New era’ dawns at Red Bull as Newey eyes Ferrari
May 3 (GMM) A “new era” has dawned for Red Bull, as rival teams line up to sign the departing Adrian Newey. Even Mario Andretti, representing the GM-backed team that is yet to even get approval to enter Formula 1, is putting up his hand to snap up the sport’s most coveted and suddenly-available technical […]
Steiner sues Haas, not ruling out F1 return
May 2 (GMM) Days after failing to rule out a return to F1 team leadership, it emerges that sacked former Haas boss Gunther Steiner is suing the small American team. Reports suggest the popular 59-year-old, who remains in the Formula 1 paddock as a television pundit and ambassador for the Miami GP, is seeking unpaid […]
US congress members accuse F1 of ‘cartel-like behaviour’
May 2 (GMM) A group of US congress members are challenging Formula 1’s decision to lock Andretti-Cadillac out of the sport. While the FIA green-lit American racing icon Michael Andretti’s bid to field an eleventh team, the Liberty Media-owned F1 commercial rights holders said no. Andretti, however, says preparations for a 2026 debut continue “at […]
Miami tipped to be Logan Sargeant’s last F1 race
May 2 (GMM) Miami could be Logan Sargeant’s last race in Formula 1. Rumours are building that Toto Wolff’s 17-year-old protege Kimi Antonelli is being prepared for an immediate debut for Mercedes-powered Williams at the following grand prix at Imola. The young Italian actually tested Mercedes’ 2022 car at Imola just days ago. “It’s said […]
Newey exit ‘not good’ for Red Bull’s future – Jos
May 2 (GMM) Max Verstappen’s father has reacted with alarm to the now-confirmed news that Adrian Newey is leaving Red Bull. F1’s most famous and respected technical mind will leave the dominant team that has been riddled by internal turmoil in 2024 “in the first quarter of 2025” – almost a full year before his […]
Uncle admits Mick Schumacher’s F1 dream may be ending
May 1 (GMM) Ralf Schumacher admits his nephew is on his last legs in terms of keeping his Formula 1 dream alive. The sport is in the midst of a hectic and uncharacteristically-early ‘silly season’, triggered by Lewis Hamilton’s early announcement of his 2025 move to Ferrari. Mercedes’ Toto Wolff is still campaigning for Max […]
Nothing to prove to Audi bosses – Bottas
May 1 (GMM) Valtteri Bottas says he doesn’t need to prove to the newly Audi-owned Sauber that he is still fast and motivated enough to deserve a 2025 cockpit. With current Haas driver Nico Hulkenberg already signed up at Sauber for next year and beyond, it is clear that if Carlos Sainz also accepts a […]
Mercedes only ‘partially’ a top F1 team now
May 1 (GMM) Mercedes can only “partially” claim to still being a truly top Formula 1 team, according to former grand prix winner Ralf Schumacher. The German marque utterly dominated the sport throughout the initial ‘hybrid’ regulations era between 2014 and 2021. But three consecutive seasons of sub-standard performance in the current rules era have […]
Turkey expects to reach new F1 race deal ‘quickly’
May 1 (GMM) The Turkish government expects an agreement to be “quickly” reached with Formula 1. It emerged recently that moves are afoot to revive the defunct Turkish GP at the Istanbul circuit, with Pirelli’s Turkish subsidiary securing the deal to take over the track’s management. One reported key condition for Pirelli Turkey is “the […]
Vasseur met with Red Bull’s Newey in London – report
May 1 (GMM) Adrian Newey looks set to really leave Red Bull, with an announcement said to be imminent. La Gazzetta dello Sport’s Luigi Perna writes that Ferrari boss Frederic Vasseur “did not travel with the team to Miami” mid this week. “Instead he flew to London,” the journalist claimed. “The reason? To meet with […]
Hamilton will ‘eat’ Leclerc at Ferrari – Doornbos
Apr.30 (GMM) Two former Formula 1 drivers have questioned Ferrari’s decision to choose Charles Leclerc over Carlos Sainz for 2025 and beyond. Sainz, 29, is currently linked with Mercedes and Red Bull, but more strongly linked with a long and lucrative deal with the newly Audi-owned Sauber. But his impressive form alongside the continuing Leclerc […]
Audi F1 seat unlikely for Mick Schumacher, uncle admits
Apr.30 (GMM) Mick Schumacher’s famous uncle has played down suggestions the former Haas driver might resurrect his Formula 1 race career with Audi. With Nico Hulkenberg now confirmed in one Audi-owned Sauber cockpit for the 2025 season and beyond, the candidates to become his teammate are now adding up. The favourite appears to be Ferrari […]
F1 still a long way from reuniting with Russia
Apr.30 (GMM) Formula 1 is a long way from healing its broken relationship with Russia, according to the former promoter of the defunct race at Sochi. The sport suddenly and totally severed all links with the country – including the driver Nikita Mazepin, his sponsor Uralkali, and the Russian GP – at the outbreak of […]
Verstappen’s father admits F1 team switch possible
Apr.30 (GMM) Max Verstappen’s father is keeping his cards close to his chest amid rumours Adrian Newey is likely to leave Red Bull and join a top F1 rival. The widely-circulating rumours tie in with speculation that triple world champion Verstappen, 26, might also flee Red Bull – with a key meeting with top Mercedes […]
Sainz ‘a little down’ about Ferrari exit
Apr.29 (GMM) Carlos Sainz admits he’s “a little down” as the full reality of his impending departure from Ferrari sinks in. The on-form 29-year-old Spaniard – the only driver to have beaten a Red Bull in the past two seasons – will be replaced at Maranello by Lewis Hamilton from 2025. On a visit to […]
Verstappen rivals could be closer in Miami – Marko
Apr.29 (GMM) Dr Helmut Marko has warned that Red Bull could be facing a tougher challenge this weekend in Monaco. On the track so far in 2024, the energy drink company’s premier Formula 1 team continued and even extended its recent dominance with triple consecutive world champion Max Verstappen at the wheel. “Five weekends, five […]
2025 contenders line up at Haas and Audi
Apr.29 (GMM) The candidates are lining up for the vacant race seats at Haas and Sauber. Audi-owned Sauber fired up the next round of ‘silly season’ speculation last Friday by announcing that Nico Hulkenberg is joining the project from 2025. Ekstra Bladet newspaper in Denmark reports that the small American team Haas “wants to continue […]
McLaren happy about low-profile ‘silly season’ role
Apr.29 (GMM) CEO Zak Brown says he’s happy McLaren is not involved in the hectic current ‘silly season’ speculation. Although Red Bull’s Dr Helmut Marko has made the odd quip about being interested in Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri, the McLaren duo is firmly under contract for now. And so, while Mercedes, Red Bull, Aston […]