Mar.20 (GMM) Alpine boss Oliver Oakes has defended the team’s decision to sign no fewer than four reserve drivers for 2025. The pressure on rookie Jack Doohan’s shoulders at present is at fever-pitch, with team advisor Flavio Briatore clearly lining up Franco Colapinto to take over the race seat sooner or later. “I have one […]
Sponsor says Perez was ‘no longer comfortable’
Mar.20 (GMM) Sergio Perez “no longer felt comfortable” at Red Bull, but he could return to Formula 1. That is the claim of Jimmy Morales, head of the Carlos Slim-founded sponsorship program Escuderia Telmex Telcel, which was instrumental in funding the Mexican driver’s career. Telmex-related Latin American brands are now missing from Red Bull’s livery […]
Ferrari working to fix simulator data flaw
Mar.20 (GMM) Ferrari has been hard at work in the Maranello simulator to fix a flaw that reportedly led to an inappropriate setup baseline in Melbourne, according to Italy’s La Repubblica. All the pre-season hype of a potential world championship challenge for Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc fizzled last weekend as the 2025 season began […]
F1 considering scrapping 2026 engine revolution
Mar.20 (GMM) Formula 1 is considering a plan to bring ‘green’ normally-aspirated V10 engines back to the grid sooner than was ever anticipated. Next year, the sport is scheduled to put its current 2014-2025 ‘hybrid power unit’ era in the past with a move to even heavier and more electrified turbo V6 engines. However, driven […]
F1 teams, Pirelli, race against delays in China
Mar.20 (GMM) Formula 1’s hectic travel schedule is already causing problems in 2025, with multiple top teams receiving delivery of their cars and equipment late in Shanghai. Mere days exist between the opening Melbourne-China double-header, meaning a single cargo plane holdup left McLaren, Red Bull, Mercedes, Williams and Aston Martin mechanics with little to do […]
Cadillac boss reveals ‘intense’ F1 ‘pressure’
Mar.19 (GMM) With Cadillac’s 2026 entry now set in stone, complete with Dan Towriss’ signature on the new Concorde Agreement, the project head has opened up about the “intense” process. Amid fierce opposition from F1 owner Liberty Media and the existing ten teams, the initially FIA-approved Andretti team project became mired in a political struggle […]
Replacing Perez with Lawson still ‘right choice’
Mar.19 (GMM) The jury is out as to whether Red Bull has fudged its driver choice for 2025. Having lost the constructors’ championship last year due to Sergio Perez’s ongoing lag behind Max Verstappen, the team weighed up between Yuki Tsunoda and Liam Lawson – and opted for the latter. Given that Tsunoda was closer […]
Doohan camp ‘calm’ amid raging Colapinto rumours
Mar.19 (GMM) Jack Doohan, and his famous father Mick, sound confident the 22-year-old rookie will still be racing an Alpine at the very end of the 2025 season. Even before the five lights went out in Melbourne and Doohan crashed on the opening lap of his first full season in Formula 1, a cloud was […]
Doohan camp ‘calm’ aid raging Colapinto rumours
Mar.19 (GMM) Jack Doohan, and his famous father Mick, sound confident the 22-year-old rookie will still be racing an Alpine at the very end of the 2025 season. Even before the five lights went out in Melbourne and Doohan crashed on the opening lap of his first full season in Formula 1, a cloud was […]
Norris hits back at Russell’s championship advice
Mar.19 (GMM) McLaren should not follow George Russell’s advice by halting development of its pacesetting 2025 car. That is the view of world championship leader Lando Norris, who Mercedes driver Russell thinks is now in pole position to retain that lead this season. “McLaren has such a big gap to the others that they could […]
Only FIA yet to sign new Concorde Agreement – report
Mar.18 (GMM) The FIA is yet to sign on the dotted line of the new five-year Concorde Agreement. With the critical document that binds the teams with Formula 1’s commercial rights holder and the governing FIA expiring this year, F1 made the announcement about the new deal for 2026 and beyond on the day of […]
No decision yet on 2026 F1 group launch event
Mar.18 (GMM) Formula 1 is still deciding if it will hold a group launch of the new team liveries each and every year. Although it was not very popular among the drivers, the sport’s newest constituent of fans was very happy with ‘F1-75’, held at O2 arena in London. “You can see very well that […]
Ongoing Haas role now unlikely for Magnussen – report
Mar.18 (GMM) Kevin Magnussen looks set to split completely with his former Formula 1 team, Haas. Last year, once it became clear that the small American team had other driver plans for 2025, boss Ayao Komatsu insisted that he wanted Magnussen to remain involved with Haas in another capacity. There were rumours of an advisory […]
Hamilton, Ferrari, can speed up soon – Rene Arnoux
Mar.18 (GMM) Former Ferrari driver Rene Arnoux tips Lewis Hamilton and the Maranello based team to bounce back from a bad start to the 2025 season in Australia. After all the pre-season hype, seven time world champion Hamilton trailed Charles Leclerc all weekend – but both of them had to fight hard even to score […]
Marko saw new China GP flex clampdown coming – report
Mar.18 (GMM) A leading Dutch journalist thinks he knows why Dr Helmut Marko left Australia with a smile on his face. Describing Max and father Jos as “pessimists” and himself an “optimist”, Red Bull advisor Marko said he thought the team could close a quite substantial pace gap to early championship leaders McLaren within five […]
Kovalainen backs Marko over Hadjar’s tears
Mar.17 (GMM) Opinions are split over what Dr Helmut Marko described as rookie Isack Hadjar’s “tearful show” in Melbourne on Sunday. After the new Racing Bulls driver impressed in practice and qualifying, he was beyond consoling after crashing even before he completed the formation lap for the Australian GP. The world watched the 20-year-old French-Algerian […]
McLaren sues former rear wing sponsor
Mar.17 (GMM) Championship leaders McLaren may be the clearly early favourite in 2025, but it is unlikely to win an off-track battle, according to one publication. A Bola, a Portuguese newspaper, claims the Woking based team recently filed a 1.5 million euros lawsuit against a Swedish chocolate drinks company called Huski Chocolate. Formula 1 fans […]
Hamilton remark is a ‘dangerous sign’ for Ferrari
Mar.17 (GMM) All the pre-season hype about Lewis Hamilton’s sensational move and world championship aspirations fizzled in Melbourne as the red cars finished P8 and P10. Drivers’ and constructors’ championship leaders McLaren, however, are not celebrating just yet. “We haven’t really seen what Ferrari can do yet,” team boss Andrea Stella warned. Indeed, it was […]
Red Bull can catch McLaren in five races – Marko
Mar.17 (GMM) McLaren’s obvious early dominance in 2025 can still be overcome – within as few as five races. That’s the claim of self-confessed “optimist” Dr Helmut Marko, the powerful advisor at Red Bull. He was speaking after the chequered flag in Melbourne, where despite a close finish in tricky conditions Lando Norris became the […]
Susie Wolff as FIA president ‘impossible’ – Marko
Mar.16 (GMM) Dr Helmut Marko says Red Bull will be stridently opposed to the idea of Susie Wolff running for FIA president. Recent rumours have suggested that Mohammed Ben Sulayem, who instigated a short-lived investigation into conflict of interest between Susie and Toto Wolff’s current roles, may have a challenger in the FIA elections late […]