Jul.3 (GMM) Williams is not hiding that Oscar Piastri is perhaps top of the list to replace struggling Nicholas Latifi next year. Canadian Latifi is no longer hiding that his seat is in serious doubt for 2023, with team boss Jost Capito admitting the team is watching “which contracts run out”. “We have to do […]
Aston Martin wants Vettel despite ‘negative’ vibes
Jul.3 (GMM) Aston Martin wants to extend its deal with Sebastian Vettel even if title sponsor Aramco, the state-owned Saudi Arabian oil company, is not happy about it. When the quadruple world champion lashed out at Canada’s “climate crime” of oil sands mining at the recent Montreal race, it is believed he suddenly withdrew his […]
Hamilton has ‘forgotten a lot’ – Ecclestone
Jul.3 (GMM) Bernie Ecclestone has lashed back at seven time world champion Lewis Hamilton, who is calling on the former F1 supremo to lose his “platform” for being able to speak freely. The 91-year-old said Hamilton’s moralising is a “complete load of rubbish”, and said the suggestion that he is too old to have a […]
Verstappen not calling for booing retaliation
Jul.3 (GMM) Max Verstappen says he is not bothered that large sections of the crowd at Silverstone this weekend are booing him at every opportunity. The reigning world champion was booed on his track walk on Thursday, again when he threw Red Bull t-shirts into the crowd later on, and most prominently after qualifying second […]
No 2026 engine talks with Honda – Horner
Jul.3 (GMM) Christian Horner says there is “no discussion” within Red Bull about a potential official return to Formula 1 for Honda in 2026. As a works collaboration with likely 2026 entrant Porsche appeared more and more likely over recent weeks, rumours began to emerge that Honda may re-think its end-of-2021 decision to pull out […]
Horner, Binotto say FIA clampdown ‘dangerous’
Jul.3 (GMM) Formula 1 team bosses at Silverstone seem happier with the FIA’s clampdown on ‘porpoising’ – for now. After Baku, where Lewis Hamilton nursed an obvious back injury as a result of the aerodynamic phenomenon, the governing body vowed to take action. That, however, angered rival team bosses – notably title protagonists Red Bull […]
Alonso wants two-year extension at Alpine
Jul.2 (GMM) Fernando Alonso says he wants to keep racing in Formula 1 “for at least two more years”. In recent days, it has appeared more and more likely that Renault-owned Alpine will ink a new deal with the two-time champion and send reserve driver Oscar Piastri over to Williams. “I think we’ll talk about […]
Marko called Max’s father after team criticism
Jul.2 (GMM) Dr Helmut Marko said he had to call world champion Max Verstappen’s father to discuss a recent round of criticism aimed at Red Bull bosses. After Monaco, where 24-year-old championship leader Max’s teammate Sergio Perez won, Jos Verstappen wrote in a column on his son’s official website that Red Bull “threw away” points. […]
Albon admits Red Bull-like Williams upgrade
Jul.2 (GMM) Alex Albon does not deny that Williams’ aerodynamic upgrades for its 2022 car revealed at Silverstone make it resemble a championship-leading Red Bull. Earlier, critics said Aston Martin’s recently-launched B-spec car made it look like a ‘green Red Bull’, although the energy drink owned team ultimately decided against a protest. Now, Alex Albon […]
Inflation won’t stop 2022 F1 season – Brown
Jul.1 (GMM) Zak Brown has slammed warnings that top Formula 1 teams may not be able to complete the 2022 world championship as “empty threats”. The alarm had been sounded most loudly by Red Bull’s Christian Horner, who said last week that up to half of the teams on the grid may be missing by […]
Schumacher admits 2023 contract talks on now
Jul.1 (GMM) “Talks” about the future with Haas are now well underway, Mick Schumacher has admitted. After a tumultuous period in the relationship between the struggling young German and his Haas boss Gunther Steiner, both sides now say they are in calmer waters. “I never doubted myself,” the son of F1 legend Michael Schumacher said […]
July ‘a decisive month’ for ’22 title – Leclerc
Jul.1 (GMM) Charles Leclerc admits July will be a “decisive month” for his world championship chances. Off the back of recent reliability dramas and the new dominance of reigning world champion Max Verstappen, the Ferrari driver is now almost 50 points behind the leading Red Bull. “July is a decisive month,” Leclerc told Sky Italia […]
Alfa Romeo set to keep Zhou in 2023
Jul.1 (GMM) Alfa Romeo looks set to keep Formula 1’s first Chinese driver on board for another season. Earlier, it appeared likely that the Swiss-based team’s favourite junior, 18-year-old Theo Pourchaire, would become Valtteri Bottas’ next teammate. But according to both Auto Motor und Sport (Germany) and the Swiss newspaper Blick, Guanyu Zhou looks to […]
Latifi admits 2022 could be last season in F1
Jul.1 (GMM) Nicholas Latifi has admitted that 2022 could be his last season in Formula 1. However, the Canadian driver noted that rumours he would be ousted by Williams for poor performance after his recent home race in Montreal were side of the mark. “Rumours and criticism are part of the game,” he told RTL […]
Russian slams Britain over F3 driver ban
Jul.1 (GMM) A Russian politician has slammed Britain and Silverstone for banning a Formula 3 driver from attending and racing at this weekend’s British GP. Alexander Smolyar, 20, was refused a visa to enter the country but according to Tass news agency he was also banned by British motor racing authorities over the Ukraine crisis. […]
Cultural politics storm F1 paddock
Jul.1 (GMM) Even with a fascinating battle for the world championship in play, cultural politics are dominating the scene in Formula 1 for now. The paddock is now up in arms about the latest comments made by former F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone, including that he would “take a bullet” for Russian president Vladimir Putin. He […]
All rookie drivers not good for Haas – Steiner
Jun.30 (GMM) Mick Schumacher is yet to secure his seat at Haas for the 2023 season, boss Gunther Steiner admits. Steiner found himself the subject of criticism for his handling of Schumacher’s difficult 2022 campaign to date, raising serious questions about whether the collaboration has a future. “We have not yet discussed the future,” he […]
Wolff won’t take back seat in F1 meetings
Jun.30 (GMM) Toto Wolff insists he won’t be taking a back seat at the next round of team bosses meetings this weekend at Silverstone. The Mercedes team principal took heat from many of his rivals after Canada for getting angry and ‘theatrical’ on the issue on porpoising in front of Netflix cameras. Wolff told Kronen […]
No ‘concrete talks’ with Vettel yet – Krack
Jun.30 (GMM) Aston Martin has reiterated its intention to keep racing with Sebastian Vettel in 2023. Team boss Mike Krack has already said this week that if the quadruple world champion “wants to continue” with the Silverstone based team, “we want to keep him for a long time”. Whether the 34-year-old German does want to […]
F2 team saves Vips’ career over racism scandal
Jun.30 (GMM) Juri Vips has been thrown a career-saving lifeline by his Formula 2 team. The 21-year-old Estonian was a Red Bull junior and F1 reserve driver until he was dumped by the energy drink company for uttering the ‘N-word’ during a live gaming stream. But his F2 employer, the Silverstone based Hitech team which […]