May 25 (GMM) Red Bull admits to have made a mistake with the permitted temperature of its fuel ahead of the team’s one-two finish in Barcelona. Championship rival Ferrari’s Mattia Binotto was among those who noticed strange goings-on in and around the Red Bull garage as the pitlane opened prior to the Spanish GP. Sport1 […]
Monaco Prince confident of new F1 deal
May 25 (GMM) Monaco’s Prince Albert is confident the Principality will retain its iconic Formula 1 street race. As F1’s owner Liberty Media expands to exciting new venues including Miami and Las Vegas, it has become clear that even the sport’s most historic races like Monte Carlo are no longer safe. “If Monaco was a […]
Sainz trying to ‘copy’ Leclerc’s driving
May 25 (GMM) Carlos Sainz admits he is “not driving naturally” at the wheel of Ferrari’s championship-contending 2022 car. Whilst in Charles Leclerc’s hands the Maranello team’s new car is a pole-setter and race-winner, Spaniard Sainz has notably struggled. Former F1 driver Christijan Albers says Sainz was “all over the place” in Barcelona. “He isn’t […]
Hamilton did not touch Red Bull wing – Mercedes
May 25 (GMM) Mercedes has denied that Lewis Hamilton touched the rear wing of Sergio Perez’s Red Bull after the recent Spanish GP. Photos circulated online purporting to show the seven time world champion running has hand along the wing of the drivers’ and constructors’ championship-leading design whilst it sat in parc ferme. Video footage […]
Tsunoda admits to ditching ‘lazy lifestyle’
May 25 (GMM) Yuki Tsunoda says he is making progress in Formula 1 after ditching his earlier “lazy lifestyle”. Last year, when the diminutive Japanese’s F1 debut started well but quickly descended into an erratic sequence of incidents, team owner Red Bull ordered Tsunoda to relocate from the UK to be closer to Alpha Tauri […]
Glock defends Aston Martin amid ‘theft’ allegations
May 25 (GMM) Former F1 driver Timo Glock has defended Aston Martin after Red Bull accused the Silverstone based team of unveiling a ‘green Red Bull’ car in Barcelona. The FIA looked into the matter prior to the race weekend after discovering that Aston Martin’s major Spanish GP looked very similar to Max Verstappen’s championship-leading […]
Ricciardo has not met McLaren’s ‘expectations’
May 25 (GMM) Daniel Ricciardo has fallen short of McLaren’s “expectations”, team supremo Zak Brown admits. The 32-year-old Australian driver’s Formula 1 career has been on the decline since he left Red Bull for Renault at the end of 2018. He switched to McLaren where he has been paired with the decade-younger Briton Lando Norris. […]
F1 row threatens existence of budget cap – Vasseur
May 24 (GMM) Smaller teams are continuing to resist efforts to ramp up the budget cap as a response to inflation. The $140 million budget cap has also become an issue in recent weeks as Ferrari’s Mattia Binotto expressed concerns about Red Bull’s rate of car development. “It is no longer possible to bring new […]
Alpine will solve Alonso-Piastri dilemma – CEO
May 24 (GMM) Alpine will “find a solution” to its three-driver dilemma ahead of the 2023 season. That is the news from Luca de Meo, who is CEO of Renault – the owner of the works Alpine team in Formula 1. It is now an open secret that two-time world champion Alonso, 40, may not […]
Barcelona apologises for F1 spectator chaos
May 24 (GMM) Circuit boss Jose Luis Santamaria has apologised to spectators for the chaos that unfolded during last weekend’s 2022 Spanish GP. One Twitter user summed up the chaos by stating: “I have never seen such poor organisation at a Formula 1 race. “People were shaking and fainting, waiting an hour for a bottle […]
Sainz ‘not on Leclerc’s level – Villeneuve
May 24 (GMM) Carlos Sainz is “not on Leclerc’s level”, according to outspoken 1997 world champion Jacques Villeneuve. Indeed, while former 2022 championship leader Charles Leclerc looked dominant in Barcelona until his turbo failure, Spanish teammate Sainz had another difficult weekend. “I was disappointed when Leclerc retired because I wanted to see what Ferrari’s pace […]
Top teams deny Mercedes has caught up
May 24 (GMM) Red Bull and Ferrari have denied that Mercedes is now nipping at their heels in 2022. After struggling badly at the start of the all-new ‘ground effect’ era, George Russell was on the podium in Barcelona and Toto Wolff thinks Lewis Hamilton was the fastest driver on track. “I’m not euphoric, but […]
Alonso not apologising for FIA criticism
May 23 (GMM) Fernando Alonso has refused to apologise for comments that reportedly could have left him with a disrepute charge courtesy of the governing FIA. In Barcelona, but also in the days prior, the two-time world champion launched a stinging criticism of Formula 1’s latest race officials, calling them the “most worrying thing” about […]
Red Bull to re-think super-light DRS for Monaco
May 23 (GMM) World champion Max Verstappen has overcome a hefty early points deficit to Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc to take the lead of the 2022 drivers’ world championship. “After his second retirement, you all said it was over for us,” Red Bull’s Helmut Marko told reporters in Barcelona. “But I said back then that we […]
Perez team orders anger ‘understandable’ – Marko
May 23 (GMM) Sergio Perez is “negotiating” for a new Red Bull deal, according to former Formula 1 driver Giedo van der Garde. Mexican Perez was vocally upset about the team’s “unfair” decision to order him to let new championship leader and teammate Max Verstappen past for the lead of the Spanish GP. But he […]
Glock doesn’t believe ‘green Red Bull’ explanation
May 22 (GMM) Former F1 driver Timo Glock does not believe that Aston Martin designed its ‘B spec’ car without directly copying Red Bull. After Red Bull lost Dan Fallows and other team members to its Lawrence Stroll-owned rival, officials are now exploring their options as they suspect intellectual property has been stolen. Aston Martin’s […]
Formula 1 is ‘political’ now – Wurz
May 22 (GMM) While Formula 1 drivers once shied away from overt politics, that era is well and truly over now. That is the view of Alex Wurz, a former driver who is now president of the Grand Prix Drivers’ Association. “I think we’ve seen a decisive change,” he told Kurier newspaper. The Austrian said […]
Mercedes finally ‘understands’ bouncing car
May 22 (GMM) Mercedes is well on the road to recovery after a dire start to the new ‘ground effect’ era. Although George Russell is still leading the way to seven time world champion Lewis Hamilton, the overall gap to Ferrari and Red Bull is down to about 6 tenths. “We understand the bouncing now,” […]
Alpine will ‘consider’ re-signing Alonso – boss
May 22 (GMM) Alpine boss Otmar Szafnauer says the Renault-owned team will “consider” re-signing Fernando Alonso for 2023. As the two-time world champion’s contract nears its end, rumours suggest Alpine might turn instead to reigning Formula 2 champion Oscar Piastri – with 40-year-old Alonso reportedly eyeing Aston Martin. “I can imagine many things,” team boss […]
FIA considering disrepute penalty for Alonso
May 21 (GMM) The FIA is reportedly looking into whether Fernando Alonso has brought Formula 1 into disrepute with his stinging criticism of the sport’s officials. A few days ago, the two-time champion said at a personal sponsor event that the “most worrying thing” about F1’s new era was “the race direction and the stewards”. […]