Oct.29 (GMM) McLaren has effectively confirmed reports it has vetoed the supply of customer Honda power units to Red Bull next year. With Mercedes and Ferrari already saying no to the embattled former quadruple world champions, Honda appeared to be […]
Month: October 2015
Ecclestone unsure Finland GP ‘realistic’
Oct.26 (GMM) Bernie Ecclestone has admitted the idea of a Finnish grand prix might not be “realistic”. In August, Ilta Sanomat newspaper reported that the F1 supremo had talks with potential race promoters over the weekend of the Hungarian grand […]
Alonso says new Honda only ‘one tenth’ better
Oct.26 (GMM) Fernando Alonso put the brakes on McLaren-Honda’s apparent recent progress after the US grand prix. Using Honda’s token-upgraded ‘power unit’ for the first time in a race, the Spaniard had fought his way from dead last to fifth […]
Hamilton can be ‘as big as Tiger Woods’
Oct.26 (GMM) Lewis Hamilton is on the road to becoming one of the world’s biggest ever sporting personalities. That is the claim of Zak Brown, an F1 marketing and sponsorship executive and expert who said the new triple world champion’s […]
Rosberg angry as Hamilton wins third title
Oct.26 (GMM) Lewis Hamilton’s celebratory moments as he became a triple world champion on Sunday had a bitter tinge. As he equalled his boyhood hero Ayrton Senna’s title tally at the end of a dreary weekend in Austin, Briton Hamilton […]
Hulkenberg not cheering for three-car teams
Oct.26 (GMM) Nico Hulkenberg insists he is not looking to rev up his own formula one career by cheering for Red Bull to depart. If the engine supply crisis does see Red Bull and Toro Rosso left without ‘power units’ […]
Mercedes denies reneging on Red Bull deal
Oct.26 (GMM) Mercedes has denied agreeing but then reneging on a handshake deal to supply Red Bull in 2016. Many believe the energy drink owned outfit only has itself to blame for terminating its fractured relationship with Renault before finalising […]
Ecclestone confirms plan for new F1 engine
Oct.25 (GMM) As Hurricane Patricia brought a different kind of whirlwind to the Austin paddock, Bernie Ecclestone on Saturday confirmed his plans to introduce a second tier of engine regulations in formula one for 2017. “If we don’t do it, […]
Red Bull says work on 2016 car pushing ahead
Oct.25 (GMM) Red Bull has denied that it will now run out of time to get a car ready to race in 2016. The former world champions’ engine supply crisis has dragged on for so long that even in Bernie […]
Red Bull ‘must reconcile with Renault’ – Lauda
Oct.25 (GMM) Suddenly, where once it was all change in the rapidly-divorcing worlds of Red Bull and Renault, everything could stay the same. With Mercedes, Ferrari and even now Honda ruling out leaping to the powerless Red Bull’s rescue, it […]
FIA allays F1 driver safety fears
Oct.25 (GMM) Pastor Maldonado says he is happy with the safety levels in formula one. With the death of Jules Bianchi still on minds in the paddock, the sport was further shaken at Sochi two weeks ago when Carlos Sainz […]
Haas to confirm Gutierrez on Friday
Oct.25 (GMM) The long wait for Haas to complete its first F1 driver lineup looks set to end next week. It is now an open secret that the new American outfit, headed by Californian machine tool magnate and Nascar team […]
Renault yet to take Lotus buyout decision – Ecclestone
Oct.25 (GMM) As a U-turn on the Red Bull-Renault alliance now appears possible, it could be Lotus that is the team left without an engine to fire. At one point, the Enstone team looked to have not one but two […]
Haas books chassis crash tests for January
Oct.24 (GMM) Haas’ preparations for its 2016 formula one debut are speeding up. Gunther Steiner, the new American team’s boss, is on site in Austin this weekend, and on Friday was spotted chatting with Esteban Gutierrez in the Ferrari hospitality. […]
FIA to launch tender for new F1 engine supplier
Oct.24 (GMM) The FIA has agreed to launch a tender process for a new parallel engine formula. That is the claim of Germany’s Auto Motor und Sport, reporting that Bernie Ecclestone has managed to convince FIA president Jean Todt. Ecclestone, […]
Kaltenborn hits back after Lauda attack
Oct.24 (GMM) Monisha Kaltenborn has hit back in the wake of an equally venomous attack by the F1 legend Niki Lauda. Lauda, the Mercedes team chairman, recently lashed out at Sauber for joining Force India in the complaint about F1’s […]
Horner not denying Red Bull-Honda reports
Oct.24 (GMM) Suddenly, almost everything is back on the table as the crisis-struck Red Bull plots a course to stay in formula one. Mercedes power, however, is one possible exception, as Toto Wolff has repeatedly and consistently ruled out supplying […]
‘Travesty’ if Magnussen locked out of F1 – Carlin
Oct.24 (GMM) Kevin Magnussen could be left with no role at all in F1 in 2016, after McLaren-Honda showed him the door. Team boss Eric Boullier on Friday hit back at suggestions the Dane was actually “fired”, amid reports it […]
Hurricane could ruin US and Mexican grands prix
Oct.24 (GMM) As rain streamed down and lightening spooked those cowering in the grandstands, F1 was forced to cancel the second Friday practice session in Austin. One question it raised was, if the field can cope with fewer practice laps, […]
Hulkenberg reveals he lost weight in 2015
Oct.24 (GMM) Nico Hulkenberg has admitted he has slimmed down during the course of the 2015 season. Although highly rated and the reigning Le Mans champion, German Hulkenberg has struggled at times at Force India this year, where his teammate […]