Mar.22 (GMM) Ralf Schumacher, who won all six of his F1 victories with the British team, thinks the problem at Williams could be its management. He told Germany’s motorsport-total.com that the struggling Oxfordshire based outfit is currently being run with […]
Ferrari can ‘do better’ in Bahrain – Senna
Mar.22 (GMM) Bruno Senna says Ferrari should not give up on winning the 2019 title. After Australia, where the Italian team’s winter promise failed to materialise, many observers said Mercedes is now the overwhelming favourite for the rest of the […]
Marko says he was ‘right’ about Honda power
Mar.22 (GMM) Dr Helmut Marko remains convinced that Red Bull can win the 2019 world championship. In Australia, Mercedes dominated the season opener but it was Max Verstappen, rather than either of the Ferraris, who shared the podium with the […]
Carey in Barcelona for Spanish GP contract talks
Mar.22 (GMM) Negotiations to extend Barcelona’s contract to host the Spanish grand prix have begun. Spanish media, including EFE news agency, say F1 chief executive Chase Carey met with circuit officials at the Catalonia parliament on Thursday. In a statement, […]
Red Bull return for Kvyat ‘possible’ – Aleshin
Mar.22 (GMM) A Russian racing driver says it is possible Daniil Kvyat will return to Red Bull Racing. Former Red Bull Racing driver Kvyat’s F1 career seemed over at the end of 2017, where after a complex run of difficult […]
Zandvoort secures EUR 4m towards F1 race deal
Mar.22 (GMM) Zandvoort has taken another step towards the F1 calendar. Already, the Dutch circuit has signed a deal with Liberty Media to negotiate exclusively until the end of March about a grand prix in the Netherlands in 2020. Now, […]
Briatore doubts Ferrari can win 2019 title
Mar.22 (GMM) Flavio Briatore thinks Ferrari will be unable to win the world championship in 2019. Some are tipping the Italian team to bounce back in Bahrain, believing that after dominating winter testing, Ferrari still have a car capable of […]
Hamilton says he will test MotoGP bike
Mar.21 (GMM) Team boss Toto Wolff has admitted Lewis Hamilton and his Mercedes engineers did not tell him about a secret superbike test at Jerez last December. The five time world champion even crashed as he tested the plain black […]
Ferrari may charge for fastest lap in future
Mar.21 (GMM) Ferrari may chase the bonus ‘point for fastest lap’ in Bahrain and beyond. In Melbourne, surprised and disappointed to be off Mercedes and Red Bull-Honda’s pace, team boss Mattia Binotto decided that Charles Leclerc would not be given […]
Glock defends Kubica after poor F1 return
Mar.21 (GMM) Timo Glock has defended Robert Kubica in the wake of the Pole’s disappointing return to F1 in Melbourne. Kubica’s comeback after an eight year layoff due to injury was a big story in Australia, but he qualified dead […]
No ‘new Bottas’ in Melbourne – Ralf Schumacher
Mar.21 (GMM) Ralf Schumacher has hit back at claims that F1 gave birth to a “new” Valtteri Bottas in Melbourne. Disappointed with his performance in 2018 and fearing for his Mercedes seat, Finn Bottas reinvented himself over the winter, growing […]
Work begins on Vietnam F1 track
Mar.21 (GMM) Work on Vietnam’s new F1 circuit for 2020 began this week. DPA news agency says FIA president Jean Todt was on hand for the ground breaking ceremony in Hanoi. He admitted he was surprised when he learned that […]
Alguersuari felt like ‘a puppet’ in F1
Mar.21 (GMM) Former F1 driver Jaime Alguersuari says the top category of motor racing turns drivers into “a puppet”. The Spaniard, now 28, raced for Toro Rosso until he was ousted in 2011. He is now a full-time DJ. “When […]
MotoGP funding system ‘different to F1’ – Ezpeleta
Mar.21 (GMM) Carmelo Ezpeleta, boss of the MotoGP rights holder Dorna, has suggested that the premier motorcycle racing category’s funding model is superior to that seen in F1. With F1 locked in tough negotiations over the 2021 Concorde Agreement, Ezpeleta […]
Melbourne to proceed with full resurfacing
Mar.21 (GMM) Organisers of the Australian grand prix look set to proceed with a full resurfacing of the Albert Park track in Melbourne. Last weekend for the 2019 season opener, Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel urged against the resurfacing, saying […]
Domenicali tips Ferrari to bounce back in Bahrain
Mar.21 (GMM) Former Ferrari boss Stefano Domenicali is expecting the Maranello team to bounce back in Bahrain. “Yes, that was a difficult weekend for them,” the Italian is quoted by Speed Week, after Ferrari’s winter of promise ended with the […]
Wolff rubbishes breakaway series rumours
Mar.21 (GMM) Toto Wolff has rubbished rumours he might be part of a movement to set up a rival world championship. Auto Motor und Sport reveals that, last month, the Mercedes boss met with former F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone, former […]
Overtaking ‘still very hard’ in 2019 – Verstappen
Mar.20 (GMM) Max Verstappen has joined those who don’t think the 2019 rule changes have made overtaking easier. Lewis Hamilton said in Melbourne that the wider and simpler front wings were “no different” in terms of giving the chasing car […]
‘Finally I have a race car’ – Stroll
Mar.20 (GMM) Lance Stroll is delighted to once again have “a race car”. The 2016 European F3 champion made his F1 debut in 2017, scoring a podium. But last year was a horror season for Williams, and with his backer […]
Haas drivers slam new point for fastest lap rule
Mar.20 (GMM) Haas’ two F1 drivers have slammed the new ‘point for fastest lap’ rule in F1. But Ross Brawn, Liberty Media’s F1 sporting boss, hailed the introduction of the scheme after Melbourne, saying it “livened up” the end of […]