Oct.21 (GMM) “Several” Ferrari rivals have asked the FIA to look into the legality of the Italian team’s engine. After the latest Ferrari upgrade, Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff said the power produced by the Maranello-made power unit is “ridiculous”. […]
McLaren’s Petrobras sponsorship ‘terminated’
Oct.21 (GMM) A major Formula 1 sponsor has announced it is leaving McLaren. In May, we reported that Brazilian state-run oil company Petrobras was looking to exit the five-year, $200 million deal it signed just last year. “At the moment, […]
Ricciardo responds to Webber criticism
Oct.21 (GMM) Daniel Ricciardo has replied to his countryman after Mark Webber said the Renault driver may be “regretting” leaving Red Bull. Webber recently said the risk for Ricciardo is that he could become irrelevant in the midfield as “young […]
Verstappen supports end of F1 ‘sprint race’ idea
Oct.21 (GMM) Max Verstappen has backed Formula 1’s retention of the existing knockout qualifying format for 2020 and beyond. At a decisive meeting last week to discuss the 2021 rules, the teams reportedly rejected Ross Brawn’s proposal to run a […]
Ferrari to keep ‘veto’ power after 2020
Oct.21 (GMM) Ferrari is keeping its historic and highly controversial right to “veto” Formula 1 rules. That is the claim of La Gazzetta dello Sport, after the teams last week met with the FIA and Liberty Media to discuss the […]
Verstappen met to learn Honda future
Oct.21 (GMM) Max Verstappen is getting involved in Honda’s plans for the future. It has emerged that Red Bull’s works engine partner is currently not willing to commit to Formula 1 until it sees the highly controversial new 2021 rules. […]
GPDA president no fan of 18-inch wheels
Oct.21 (GMM) Alex Wurz is no fan of the introduction of low-profile wheels in Formula 1. The move from 13 to 18-inch rims for 2021 has been decided, but Grand Prix Drivers’ Association chief Wurz is not impressed. However, the […]
F1 return ‘getting harder’ – Alonso
Oct.21 (GMM) Fernando Alonso has answered “we’ll see” and “maybe” to the latest question about whether he might return to Formula 1. Still with ties to the Spaniard’s management, Flavio Briatore last week said Alonso, 38, would only return to […]
Magnussen helping father keep racing
Oct.21 (GMM) Jan Magnussen says his son Kevin will help him keep racing. After many years racing sports cars with Corvette, former F1 driver Jan Magnussen is leaving the marque. “I am talking to Kevin about the situation and the […]
Verstappen wants Red Bull-Honda to ‘risk more’
Oct.21 (GMM) Max Verstappen has urged Red Bull to “risk a little more” at the final four races of 2019 and beyond. The Honda-powered team has fallen behind Mercedes and Ferrari in the latter portion of the season, so Dutchman […]
Tost wants Gasly, Kvyat to stay in 2020
Oct.17 (GMM) Franz Tost says he wants Pierre Gasly and Daniil Kvyat to remain at Toro Rosso in 2020. The Faenza based team will be renamed AlphaTauri next year, after Red Bull’s fashion brand. But team boss Tost says he […]
McLaren car ‘concepts’ to change for 2020 – Seidl
Oct.17 (GMM) Andreas Seidl says McLaren needs to change “some concepts” of the car ahead of 2020. Some might argue that car evolution is a better move for the British team next year, having established itself as ‘best of the […]
Russell ‘cannot continue’ with current brakes
Oct.17 (GMM) George Russell has urged Williams to urgently solve an issue with his brakes. The once-great British team is clearly in crisis, as it not only languishes at the bottom of the grid but is struggling to make enough […]
Steiner meets Kubica sponsor in Poland
Oct.17 (GMM) Gunther Steiner was in Warsaw this week, according to Polish public television TVP. The report said the Haas boss was in the city to meet with a representative of Robert Kubica’s main sponsor PKN Orlen, a Polish oil […]
Mick Schumacher can be world champion – Sabine Kehm
Oct.17 (GMM) Mick Schumacher can follow in his father’s footsteps and become world champion. That is the view of Sabine Kehm, who is F1 legend Michael Schumacher’s manager. She now looks after the burgeoning career of the seven time world […]
F1’s future still shaping up
Oct.17 (GMM) It is busy times for Formula 1 as the future of the sport continues to shape up. Hopes are now higher that the six dissenting teams have had some of their qualms about Liberty Media’s proposed 2021 rules […]
McLaren in talks with F1 over ‘invisible’ Sainz
Oct.16 (GMM) McLaren is having “several talks” with Formula 1 about how the team’s cars have been covered in live television broadcasts of the grands prix in 2019. After the works Honda debacle, the British team has now rebuilt its […]
Marko has ‘very important’ meeting with Honda
Oct.16 (GMM) Dr Helmut Marko had what he described as a “very important” meeting with Honda last Monday. The Dutch publication Formule 1 claims that whether the Japanese manufacturer will stay on the grid beyond 2020 was on the agenda. […]
Renault system would be ‘big advantage’ – Ralf Schumacher
Oct.16 (GMM) Ralf Schumacher says Renault may have been getting a “big advantage” from an automated brake bias system that is now under FIA scrutiny. After Suzuka, Racing Point lodged a 12-page dossier protesting what it claims is French rival […]
Hamilton’s ‘why bother’ posts not about F1 – Mercedes
Oct.16 (GMM) Even Mercedes is confused about Lewis Hamilton’s latest social media posts. Although it was later deleted, the Mercedes driver declared on Instagram that he feels “like giving up on everything”. “Why bother when the world is such a […]