Jul.11 (GMM) Formula 1 teams and officials have appealed to the British government to make their lives easier due to the consequences of ‘Brexit’. France’s Auto Hebdo reports that a major F1 delegation was welcomed to 10 Downing Street last week to meet with sport minister Lucy Frazer. Seven of the 10 F1 teams are […]
Marko admits Verstappen could quit F1
Jul.11 (GMM) Dr Helmut Marko admits the risk is real that Max Verstappen will quit Formula 1. The likely-in-2023 triple world champion actually has a contract through 2028, but Verstappen has warned that he could quit as the F1 calendar swells and the controversial new 2026 regulations loom. “Max doesn’t just say something like that,” […]
Alpine must ‘find solutions’ amid slump – Gasly
Jul.11 (GMM) Pierre Gasly says Alpine has to “find solutions” to the Renault-owned team’s stalled progress in Formula 1. The Frenchman left the Red Bull family to replace Fernando Alonso at Alpine this year, but the British GP basically summed up the result so far: P10 in qualifying, contact and DNF in the race. Afterwards, […]
Red Bull’s Marko met with Lando Norris’ manager
Jul.11 (GMM) According to Dr Helmut Marko, there is “no question” about whether Sergio Perez will hold onto his Red Bull seat for now. He acknowledges that the Mexican has struggled even to get out of Q3 for five consecutive grands prix now, but Marko insists Perez is still quick enough for the seat. “He […]
Claire Williams dodged F1 after team ousting
Jul.10 (GMM) Williams’ former boss says she hasn’t watched Formula 1 since she lost her job in late 2020. But Claire Williams, the daughter of team co-founder Sir Frank Williams, says her late father would actually approve of the latest changes at the Grove based team. “It is nice that Williams as a name still […]
Wolff, Hakkinen say Eau Rouge must be changed
Jul.10 (GMM) Two more prominent Formula 1 figures agree that the treacherous Eau Rouge-Raidillon section at Spa-Francorchamps may need to be changed. Following the recent t-bone fatality of junior category driver Dilano van ‘t Hoff in almost an identical replay of the death of Anthoine Hubert in 2019, it has been proposed that Spa revert […]
Marko hints Ricciardo could replace de Vries
Jul.10 (GMM) Dr Helmut Marko has played down rumours former Red Bull driver Alex Albon could be a contender to replace Sergio Perez. For the fifth consecutive grand prix, Mexican Perez, 33, failed to even get into Q3 at Silverstone – while his teammate Max Verstappen has won the last five races from pole. Marko, […]
Too early to judge Vasseur as Ferrari boss – Arrivabene
Jul.10 (GMM) It is too early to shine a spotlight on Frederic Vasseur’s performance as Ferrari team boss so far. That is the view of Maurizio Arrivabene, who lasted four years in the exact same role until he was replaced by the also now ousted Mattia Binotto. Binotto’s successor this year is Frenchman Vasseur, and […]
Red Bull will respond to improving rivals – Verstappen
Jul.10 (GMM) Red Bull is responding to the improvements made by rival Formula 1 teams in recent weeks. At Silverstone, Williams and particularly McLaren demonstrated the effectiveness of their recent upgrades by leaping up the pecking order – challenging the ‘best of the rest’ credentials of Red Bull’s usual rivals Ferrari, Mercedes and Aston Martin. […]
2025 talks already starting for Belgian GP
Jul.9 (GMM) Just days after signing up for 2024, Belgian GP promoters are already looking towards the next Formula 1 race contract for Spa-Francorchamps. Until the 2024 calendar was revealed with an unprecedented 24 grands prix, speculation was rife that fabled Spa might be a victim of F1’s push into new markets. At Silverstone for […]
Magnussen not stressed about expiring contract
Jul.9 (GMM) Kevin Magnussen says he’s not getting stressed about his expiring contract at Haas. The Dane has been outclassed so far in 2023 by his new teammate Nico Hulkenberg – the 35-year-old German who returned after a forced three-year break. Magnussen told DAZN he acknowledges how well Hulkenberg has done. “I feel like he’s […]
Drivers, Vasseur play down Ferrari tension
Jul.9 (GMM) Frederic Vasseur has moved to douse the flames of obvious rising tension between Ferrari’s two drivers. Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz’s bickering heated up in British GP qualifying, with both drivers complaining about the other and Leclerc sarcastically declaring “Nice Carlos, nice” when his teammate passed him at Silverstone. “Maybe my message came […]
McLaren’s Brown plays down Palou rumours
Jul.9 (GMM) Zak Brown has thrown cold water on speculation Alex Palou may be a candidate to leap into Formula 1 with a McLaren rival. With Nyck de Vries struggling so much at Red Bull-owned Alpha Tauri, it has been rumoured dominant Indycar driver Palou might be an ideal successor. However, while the 26-year-old Spaniard’s […]
Aston Martin now looking to 2024 car – de la Rosa
Jul.9 (GMM) Aston Martin is already working hard on next year’s Formula 1 car, according to team ambassador Pedro de la Rosa. At Silverstone, McLaren stunned the paddock by qualifying P2 and P3 immediately behind runaway championship leader Max Verstappen’s dominant Red Bull. And Fernando Alonso, a permanent fixture on the podium early in 2023, […]
Verstappen says he can win team title ‘on my own’
Jul.9 (GMM) Max Verstappen says he can win the constructors’ world championship for Red Bull “on my own” in 2023. The Dutchman was speaking at Silverstone after securing yet another pole – while teammate Sergio Perez failed to make Q3 for the fifth round on the trot. “I often find it difficult in these changing […]
Haas will struggle to fix 2023 car – Hulkenberg
Jul.8 (GMM) Nico Hulkenberg admits Haas will struggle to fix the flaws with its 2023 car. On his return to Formula 1 this year after a forced three-year break, the 35-year-old has impressed – and seems destined for a new contract for 2024. But while Hulkenberg is often impressively fast in qualifying, he often falls […]
Hamilton, Wolff eye more ‘years’ together in F1
Jul.8 (GMM) Both Toto Wolff and Lewis Hamilton agree that the seven time world champion should be in Formula 1 for “years” to come. The pair are still locked in protracted negotiations over Hamilton’s 2024 contract, but Mercedes boss Wolff denies that they are still at loggerheads over the duration of a new deal or […]
De Vries may be axed by Dutch GP – Marko
Jul.8 (GMM) Dr Helmut Marko has admitted Nyck de Vries may no longer be in the Alpha Tauri cockpit by the time Formula 1 reaches Zandvoort. Zandvoort, the first race after the August summer break, would be the struggling Dutchman’s first home Formula 1 event. But there are rumours 28-year-old de Vries has only been […]
Two F1 faces call for 1994-style Eau Rouge chicane
Jul.8 (GMM) Two prominent F1 figures are proposing that Spa-Francorchamps installs a 1994-style chicane in the wake of single-seater junior Dilano van ‘t Hoff’s fatal crash last weekend. Formula 1 will host its Belgian GP at the fabled circuit at the end of this month, as some call for urgent safety changes. “You can’t see […]
Marko admits Hollywood F1 film ‘not my thing’
Jul.8 (GMM) Several Formula 1 bosses admit next year’s 24-race calendar pushes the sport to the rev-limiter. The FIA this week unveiled the biggest ever schedule in F1’s history, as the sport also capitalises on its current popularity by adding an 11th team garage to the Silverstone pitlane for the fictional Hollywood team ‘Apx GP’. […]