Mar.31 (GMM) McLaren supremo Zak Brown is not worried Lando Norris may be scouring his contract for an exit clause. The 23-year-old Briton is regarded as one of the top young drivers on the grid – and he has been linked with a potential move to a faster team. And so, at Woking, work is […]
Hamilton wants Mercedes cockpit position changed
Mar.31 (GMM) Lewis Hamilton is pushing for a basic change to his seating position as he struggles to keep up with his much younger Mercedes teammate George Russell. Michael Masi, the ousted Australian race director who played such a highly controversial role in Hamilton’s 2021 title loss, is back in the paddock this weekend in […]
Hamilton ‘detractors’ push for Mercedes exit
Mar.30 (GMM) A former Formula 1 driver has played down rumours Lewis Hamilton could be on the way out of Mercedes. While major team funder and 30 percent owner Ineos is reportedly prepared to pay for a lucrative new contract with the 38-year-old, there are also “detractors”. That is the claim of Times newspaper correspondent […]
Big Ferrari changes to wait until Imola
Mar.30 (GMM) Ferrari is holding off major upgrades for its disappointing 2023 car until the team fully understands the reasons for the problems. Charles Leclerc said in Melbourne on Thursday that while he thinks winning the title is “still possible”, the Maranello team acknowledges it must aggressively develop the car. “We can’t fool ourselves by […]
‘No chance’ Perez can beat Verstappen
Mar.30 (GMM) Sergio Perez has “no chance” of beating Max Verstappen to the 2023 drivers’ title. That is the view of former F1 driver Christian Danner, who said Verstappen’s fight-back drive in Jeddah after a qualifying fault showed how the 25-year-old has developed as a back-to-back champion. “For the first few laps I didn’t even […]
Germany’s F1 demise ‘a tragedy’ – Haug
Mar.30 (GMM) The demise of German involvement and popularity in Formula 1 is a “tragedy”, according to former Mercedes engine boss Norbert Haug. “The term tragedy pretty much describes what Germany currently has to offer in Formula 1,” he told Redaktions Netzwerk Deutschland. “Or, more accurately, what German currently does not have to offer.” “No […]
Mazepin and son eye new F1 team project
Mar.30 (GMM) Yet another group is reportedly looking to enter a team into Formula 1 in the near future. Andretti-Cadillac and Craig Pollock’s new ‘Formula Equal’ project have made headlines already, but now the names of ousted Haas financier Dmitry and his son Nikita Mazepin are connected with a potential entry. At the outbreak of […]
Craig Pollock setting up new F1 team
Mar.29 (GMM) BAR co-founder Craig Pollock is now aiming to set up another Formula 1 team. The 67-year-old, who entered the sport as 1997 world champion Jacques Villeneuve’s manager, is busily making plans for a project called ‘Formula Equal’. Pollock told CNN that the premise of the team is that it will be completely gender-equal […]
2024 F1 return ‘goal’ still on track – Schumacher
Mar.29 (GMM) Mick Schumacher insists that his “goal” is to return to the Formula 1 grid in 2024. After two mixed seasons at Haas, the great Michael Schumacher’s newly 24-year-old son lost his race seat and this year is the full-time Mercedes reserve. But the German told Sky Deutschland: “The goal is to get back […]
Audi confident of ‘competitive’ 2026 debut
Mar.29 (GMM) While Porsche has reportedly ruled out entering Formula 1, fellow Volkswagen brand Audi is busily preparing for its 2026 debut. Adam Baker, the head of Audi’s project involving a collaboration and buyout of the Swiss team Sauber, has warned that joining the frontrunners will take three years. But he told France’s Auto Hebdo […]
Aston Martin suffer ‘leak of engineers’ – report
Mar.29 (GMM) A “worrying leak of engineers” is taking place at the suddenly-competitive Aston Martin team. That is the news from Alguer Tulleuda Bonifacio, a correspondent for the Spanish sports daily Diario Sport. He claims that, off the back of Fernando Alonso’s surprise back-to-back podiums behind the dominant Red Bull drivers so far in 2023, […]
Mercedes recovery could take a whole year – Wolff
Mar.29 (GMM) Lewis Hamilton has admitted that he often feels like “stopping” his Formula 1 career. The seven time world champion recently lamented Mercedes’ decision to stick with its flawed ‘no sidepods’ concept for 2023, insisting the team “didn’t listen” to his advice. Teammate George Russell denies that. “We were aware of the concept,” the […]
Ricciardo won’t return to Formula 1 – Jones
Mar.29 (GMM) 1980 world champion Alan Jones doubts fellow Australian Daniel Ricciardo will return to the Formula 1 grid. Ricciardo, 33, will make his first on-site appearance at a grand prix this year in Melbourne this weekend, on standby for Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez at Red Bull. Ricciardo said he will be using his […]
Mercedes was more dominant than Red Bull – Lowe
Mar.28 (GMM) Mercedes should stop being “ashamed” of its earlier utter dominance of Formula 1. That is the view of Paddy Lowe, a top engineering executive at the German team for much of the Lewis Hamilton era of dominance until he left Mercedes in 2017. But George Russell, who replaced Valtteri Bottas to become Hamilton’s […]
Perez, Sainz, ‘too inconsistent’ for F1 title – Massa
Mar.28 (GMM) Charles Leclerc currently stands out as the only top Formula 1 driver on back-to-back world champion Max Verstappen’s level. That is the view of former Ferrari driver Felipe Massa, who thinks even seven time world champion Lewis Hamilton’s best days are now behind him. “I don’t think he can win an eighth,” the […]
Porsche’s F1 return ‘won’t be in 2026’
Mar.28 (GMM) Porsche has definitively decided against entering Formula 1. Audi was actually the second of the two Volkswagen brands to signal its interest in entering the sport for the start of the new engine rules era in 2026. But a deal was ultimately struck with Sauber – while Porsche’s talks with Red Bull fell […]
Two F1 bosses seek to scrap practice sessions
Mar.28 (GMM) If two familiar Formula 1 faces had their way, free practice sessions would be scrapped. Haas boss Gunther Steiner told the Daily Mail that the sport would be more exciting if the entire race weekend is essentially practice-free. “Qualifying on Friday for a sprint race,” he said. “Then on Saturday morning, qualifying for […]
Alonso denies making bad F1 career choices
Mar.27 (GMM) Fernando Alonso has hit back at suggestions that he sabotaged his own Formula 1 career by chasing “money” rather than success. Former F1 team owner Eddie Jordan says the 41-year-old Spaniard should actually have won “four, six or maybe even eight” world championships rather than just two. “He should have picked his teams […]
Magnussen not keen on daughter racing in F1
Mar.27 (GMM) Formula 1 driver Kevin Magnussen admits he would prefer that his two-year daughter chooses a different passion. The 30-year-old Haas driver’s father Jan was also an F1 driver, racing for McLaren and Stewart in the 90s. But Kevin told Sportskeeda that despite F1’s eagerness to welcome a female driver to the grid, he […]
Russian racing can thrive amid Ukraine conflict
Mar.27 (GMM) Motorsport in Russia can still thrive even amid the Ukraine conflict, Russia’s first Formula 1 driver Vitaly Petrov insists. Nikita Mazepin and Uralkali were expelled from the Haas team at the outbreak of the war early last year, with the FIA now requiring all Russian athletes to assume ‘neutral’ status and sign a […]