Oct.2 (GMM) Red Bull says it is looking into its legal options after being openly accused of cheating by its two key Formula 1 rivals. To the Austrian newspaper Kronen Zeitung, Dr Helmut Marko even suspects that a “mole” may have fed confidential data about the team’s alleged budget cap breaches to Mercedes and Ferrari. […]
F1’s return to Africa may not be at Kyalami – Domenicali
Oct.1 (GMM) Africa’s return to the Formula 1 calendar is not dead in the water, according to F1 CEO Stefano Domenicali. A deal for Kyalami, having last hosted a grand prix in 1993, was considered by insiders to be almost a dead certainty for 2023. Ultimately, the deal fell through reportedly for financial reasons. “The […]
Red Bull signs de Vries for Alpha Tauri seat – report
Oct.1 (GMM) Nyck de Vries has signed up to make his full Formula 1 debut next year with Red Bull’s second team Alpha Tauri. That is the claim from the verge of the Singapore GP of the French broadcaster Canal Plus, reporting that the move will see team incumbent Pierre Gasly move over to Alpine. […]
‘Ground effect’ cars did not improve racing – Vettel
Oct.1 (GMM) Sebastian Vettel has rubbished claims that Formula 1’s new ground-effect aerodynamic regulations this year have dramatically improved the ‘show’. Although Red Bull ended up dominating the world championship despite a strong early showing from Ferrari, many insist that the drivers can at least follow and overtake one another more easily than in the […]
F1 continues push for less free-to-air TV
Oct.1 (GMM) Sky and Formula 1 will remain together on an international scale for the foreseeable future. Ahead of the Singapore GP, it was announced that the well known pay-TV broadcaster has retained the F1 rights not just in Britain, but also German and Italy. The British deal is through 2029, while contracts with the […]
Honda ‘interested’ in F1 return – Marko
Oct.1 (GMM) Honda is “interested” in returning to Formula 1 in an official capacity, according to Dr Helmut Marko. Recently, Red Bull and Porsche admitted that their talks about a works engine collaboration and 50 percent team buyout slated for 2026 had collapsed. Top team official Marko then announced that he would shortly be travelling […]
Grave concerns about Red Bull owner’s health
Oct.1 (GMM) There are grave fears about the health of Red Bull owner Dietrich Mateschitz. Rumours have been swirling for some time that the fiercely private 78-year-old, who is the wealthiest Austrian on earth, is suffering from a grave illness. “He’s not doing well,” said Roger Benoit, the veteran F1 correspondent for the Swiss newspaper […]
New F1 scandal ‘damaging our reputation’ – Marko
Oct.1 (GMM) Christian Horner insists he is “calm” in the face of rumours Red Bull could be at the centre of one of the greatest Formula 1 scandals in recent history. Following widespread media reports from the Singapore paddock, the sport’s governing body has now admitted that “alleged breaches” of the budget cap provisions from […]
All-female F1 support series close to collapse
Sep.30 (GMM) The mission of powering a woman onto the Formula 1 grid has suffered a major setback, as it emerges that the so-called ‘W Series’ is on the brink of collapse. The Telegraph reports that the series, in which only female drivers race at the wheel of Formula 3 cars during eight Formula 1 […]
F1 bracing for budget cap scandal involving Red Bull
Sep.30 (GMM) The world of Formula 1 could be bracing for a scandal involving the dominant Red Bull team. La Gazzetta dello Sport reports from Singapore that the governing FIA may be on the verge of kicking off an investigation into whether the energy drink owned team breached the new budget cap provisions last year. […]
Marko admits Red Bull could ‘release Gasly’
Sep.30 (GMM) The tail-end of Formula 1’s intense driver ‘silly season’ should be reaching the chequered flag within a couple of weeks. Currently, after Alfa Romeo locked up its second seat for 2023 by extending Guanyu Zhou’s contract, there are only three official vacancies on next year’s grid – at Williams, Haas and Alpine. However, […]
F1 calendar risks ‘burnout’ – Ralf Schumacher
Sep.29 (GMM) Formula 1’s ever-expanding race calendars may not be sustainable into the future. That is the view of former F1 driver Ralf Schumacher, who contested a 17-race calendar when he made his debut all the way back in 1997. Ten years later, when the now 47-year-old retired, the schedule was still at just 17 […]
Leclerc hails ‘mature’ Verstappen rivalry
Sep.29 (GMM) Charles Leclerc has hailed the civility of his world championship battle with Max Verstappen this year. Last year, Dutchman Verstappen was locked in one of the most intense title battles in F1 history. And given their personal history as boys in karting, many expected that a Verstappen-Leclerc head-to-head could get just as ugly. […]
Schumacher’s F1 career could be over – Stuck
Sep.29 (GMM) German racing legend Hans-Joachim Stuck says it’s “completely incomprehensible” that Mick Schumacher may be pushed out of Formula 1. It appears one of 23-year-old Schumacher’s last options to keep his career alive in 2023 – Williams – actually favours replacing Nicholas Latifi with its own American development driver Logan Sargeant. One of the […]
Singapore title win for Verstappen ‘not likely’ – Marko
Sep.29 (GMM) Dr Helmut Marko says Red Bull did not travel to Singapore this weekend with boxes of ‘world champion’ t-shirts for Max Verstappen in the luggage. “No, we can’t count on that yet,” said the team’s 79-year-old top Austrian official. “Max would have to win and Leclerc would have to be far behind. That’s […]
Binotto needs help to run Ferrari – Berger
Sep.29 (GMM) Ferrari needs to rethink its basic upper management structure if it wants to compete with Red Bull and Mercedes for titles. This year, the Maranello team impressed early on with its highly competitive 2022 car – but the title challenge collapsed under the weight of reliability, pitstop and key strategic mistakes. Berger, who […]
2026 engines to make F1 cars ‘snails’ – report
Sep.29 (GMM) Pat Symonds has played down fears that Formula 1 will shift down a gear with the all-new engine regulations of 2026. Although Porsche is now stepping away from F1 following the collapse of the Red Bull talks, Audi has signed up for 2026 and now there are rumours Honda is contemplating a full […]
Red Bull right to step away from Porsche – Berger
Sep.29 (GMM) Porsche has reportedly given up on its earlier plan to enter Formula 1 in 2026. Recently, talks between the Volkswagen-owned German sports carmaker and Red Bull Racing over a works tie-up and 50 percent buy-in collapsed. There was talk that Porsche had turned its attention to talk with another team, believed to be […]
Schumacher’s F1 options for 2023 keep dwindling
Sep.28 (GMM) Mick Schumacher’s options to keep his Formula 1 career alive are continuing to dwindle. With Alfa Romeo now confirming that Chinese rookie Guanyu Zhou is staying put for 2023, only two real options for Schumacher remain option – Haas and Williams. His current boss, Haas team principal Gunther Steiner, admits he is looking […]
Vettel denies Stroll ended his F1 career
Sep.28 (GMM) Sebastian Vettel has denied he was pushed out of the Aston Martin team by its owner Lawrence Stroll. The quadruple world champion says he made the decision to quit Formula 1 – and not because of the hypocrisy about campaigning on environmental issues whilst working in a fuel-guzzling industry. “Tennis players also travel […]