May 17 (GMM) Flavio Briatore has denied his own claim that Franco Colapinto is guaranteed only the next five grands prix in Jack Doohan’s Alpine seat. In the days after the recent Miami GP, the Enstone based team announced that it had decided to “rotate” the second seat alongside Pierre Gasly. Executive advisor Briatore was […]
Norris takes advice to adopt lower profile
May 17 (GMM) Lando Norris appears to have taken some wise words of advice to heart. The former world championship leader, now trailing his cool and calm McLaren teammate Oscar Piastri, is often criticised for his openness, self-deprecation, and emotion. F1 legend Alain Prost thinks it’s a big mistake. “Now, everything is shown, everything is […]
Russell opens door to F1 team switch
May 17 (GMM) On-form but out-of-contract Mercedes driver George Russell says his Formula 1 future beyond 2025 is wide open. Team boss Toto Wolff finds himself in a dilemma this year, as he leaves a door theoretically open for Max Verstappen for 2026 whilst also clearly satisfied with his existing lineup. Indeed, 18-year-old Kimi Antonelli […]
Alonso learned Aston upgrade plan ‘in the media’
May 16 (GMM) Fernando Alonso says he learned through the media that he will not be at the wheel of Aston Martin’s newly-upgraded car in Imola practice. Although the technical team under Adrian Newey is focusing almost exclusively on the 2026 project, a small aerodynamics working group has prepared a new floor and upper bodywork […]
F1 drivers excited as pressure builds on FIA president
May 16 (GMM) Formula 1 drivers admit they are excited at the prospect of a management change right at the top of the sport. Highly controversial FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem looks set to be challenged in December’s presidential elections – by none other than Williams driver Carlos Sainz’s rallying legend father, 63-year-old Carlos Sainz. […]
Piastri racing towards drivers’ title crown – Marko
May 16 (GMM) By the end of the forthcoming triple-header, the 2025 world championship battle could be all but done and dusted. That’s the view of Red Bull advisor Dr Helmut Marko, with quadruple world champion Max Verstappen currently placed third in the standings behind the two McLaren drivers. Verstappen admitted at Imola that McLaren’s […]
Hadjar putting Tsunoda’s seat in doubt – Marko
May 16 (GMM) An exciting future lies ahead for Isack Hadjar – as Yuki Tsunoda begins to “feel the heat on his neck”. That’s the assessment of Red Bull’s famous and notorious F1 consultant Dr Helmut Marko, as he heaps more praise on the opening phase of rookie Hadjar’s Formula 1 career at the junior […]
Horner, Verstappen reject ‘nonsense’ Horner rumours
May 16 (GMM) Dr Helmut Marko insists rumours Christian Horner will be ousted as Red Bull team boss after this weekend’s grand prix at Imola are “nonsense”. “That’s not true and is completely nonsense,” the team advisor declared to Kleine Zeitung newspaper. Quadruple world champion Max Verstappen was asked the same question by Dutch reporters […]
Ex-Alpine drivers criticise Colapinto-Doohan swap
May 16 (GMM) Two former Alpine drivers have heavily criticised the Enstone based team for its treatment of Formula 1 rookie Jack Doohan. Doohan has lost his race seat after just six career grands prix, with even his replacement Franco Colapinto admitting his slight discomfort. “It’s never nice circumstances when it happens like this, when […]
Antonelli not ruling out future Ferrari switch
May 15 (GMM) Kimi Antonelli is not ruling out following in Lewis Hamilton’s wheel-tracks one day by swapping silver overalls for red. The 18-year-old is Mercedes boss and co-owner Toto Wolff’s protege, and – ahead of his first home grand prix at Imola this weekend – Antonelli says he has no regrets about racing a […]
McLaren to appoint number 1 driver ‘soon”
May 15 (GMM) McLaren will be thinking about electing a de-facto number 1 driver quite soon, according to former grand prix winner Ralf Schumacher. The Woking based team is dominating the 2025 season so far, with most insiders believing the constructors’ title is basically already out of reach for any other top team. However, given […]
Cadillac chance ‘on the table’ for nephew – Schumacher
May 15 (GMM) Mick Schumacher’s uncle thinks the former Haas driver really does have a chance of returning to Formula 1 next year. Mick, son of F1 legend Michael Schumacher, attended the recent Miami GP where several other hopefuls eyeing Cadillac’s two race seats for 2026 were also present. Mick, however, also attended the nearby […]
Major Ferrari update must wait until Spain – report
May 15 (GMM) While most top teams will unveil significant car upgrades at Imola, Ferrari’s major development package may need to wait until Barcelona. The Italian team’s 2025 season has been disappointing so far, culminating in Lewis Hamilton losing his temper on the radio last time out in Miami. His subsequent conversations with the media […]
FIA president shaping up to reject Sainz bid
May 15 (GMM) The president of F1’s governing body is back in the headlines for all the wrong reasons. The increasingly divisive figure, Mohammed Ben Sulayem, looks set to be challenged in this December’s FIA presidential elections by Carlos Sainz’s rallying legend father, Carlos Sainz senior. “He is the best possible person in the world […]
Was Verstappen’s Nordschleife test too risky?
May 14 (GMM) Red Bull’s bosses may be unhappy that Max Verstappen put in a reportedly record-breaking effort around the fabled Nordschleife layout at the Nurburgring last week. That’s the view of former F1 driver Ralf Schumacher, after the quadruple world champion took part in a test session of the Nurburgring Langstrecken series (NLS) in […]
F1 could axe Canadian GP after 2029 – report
May 14 (GMM) A dark cloud is rolling above the future of Canada’s Formula 1 race. Because of the skipped editions of the event in Montreal in the Covid era, the contract with F1 was extended beyond its planned end-date in 2029 until 2031. However, Le Journal de Montreal newspaper has discovered that, “based on […]
Sources dismiss rumours of Christian Horner axe
May 14 (GMM) Rumours that Imola could be Christian Horner’s final Formula 1 race in charge of Red Bull Racing are falling apart. The scandal and leadership turmoil that rocked Horner and the team’s 2024 season has largely subsided, but it did result in the departure of high-profile names like Adrian Newey and arguably the […]
Newey having ‘conversations’ about slow 2025 car
May 14 (GMM) Adrian Newey says Aston Martin has not given up on improving the woefully uncompetitive 2025 car. Formula 1’s most famous and highly-paid designer, who recently switched from Red Bull, has been working almost exclusively on the team’s all-new 2026 car since he arrived at Silverstone in March. However, rumours have been swirling […]
Wolff to skip second race of 2025 at Imola
May 13 (GMM) Formula 1 is less than a third of the way into the 2025 season, but after the chequered flag at Imola this Sunday, Toto Wolff will have already failed to attend two grands prix. Japan, whose Suzuka circuit is geographically one of the furthest from the sport’s European homeland, has now become […]
Verstappen’s ‘really big problem’ is Piastri – Danner
May 13 (GMM) It is Oscar Piastri, not his “tiny bit faster” McLaren teammate, who Max Verstappen should be the most worried about in 2025. Verstappen has won the past four world championships consecutively, but the clearly better car so far this year is the McLaren – whose drivers are 1 and 2 in the […]