Dec.28 (GMM) The shock retirement of world champion Nico Rosberg is a big boost to Daniel Ricciardo’s title chances. That is the view of Ricciardo’s Australian countryman Mark Webber, who thinks his Red Bull successor is among one of the […]
Month: December 2016
Liberty not offering teams voting power – report
Dec.28 (GMM) F1 teams are being offered shares in the sport but not voting rights, according to Germany’s Auto Motor und Sport. Correspondent Michael Schmidt said new owners Liberty Media are keen for the teams to take 20 per cent […]
Stewart says only 5 drivers earn more than him
Dec.28 (GMM) Sir Jackie Stewart claims he earns more than most of the entire F1 grid. The legend and triple world champion retired as a driver in 1973, but now he continues to play a role through his involvement with […]
Massa not commenting on F1 return
Dec.28 (GMM) Felipe Massa is still refusing to comment on widespread speculation his F1 retirement will be very short lived. Given Nico Rosberg’s shock retirement, it is reported that Massa will call off his retirement in order to replace Valtteri […]
Nasr admits he could lose F1 seat
Dec.28 (GMM) Felipe Nasr has admitted it is possible he will be left without a F1 seat for 2017. And if that happens, unless Felipe Massa returns from retirement, the sport will be without a single Brazilian driver. “I think […]
Rosberg hits back at Hamilton complaints
Dec.28 (GMM) World champion Nico Rosberg has hit back at his former teammate’s complaints about losing key members of his race crew in 2016. Prior to the 2016 season, Mercedes mixed up the two sides of the silver-clad garage, with […]
Schumacher’s son targets F1 title
Dec.28 (GMM) Mick Schumacher says he wants to follow in his famous father’s footsteps by winning the world championship. “I want to be formula one world champion, like every driver,” said the 17-year-old, who is moving into the top European […]
Lauda slams Brawn’s Mercedes contribution
Dec.28 (GMM) Niki Lauda has hit out at Ross Brawn’s contribution to the recent success of the Mercedes team. Recently, former boss Brawn indicated he left the project after the 2013 campaign due to disagreements with Lauda and Toto Wolff. […]
Alonso is Vandoorne’s ‘worst enemy’ – Ickx
Dec.28 (GMM) Stoffel Vandoorne’s “worst enemy” in 2017 will be his highly rated teammate Fernando Alonso. That is the claim of F1 legend Jacky Ickx, a Belgian driver of the 60s and 70s who told Le Soir newspaper that he […]
2017 another tough year for Renault – Hulkenberg
Dec.28 (GMM) Nico Hulkenberg thinks 2017 could be a second consecutive tough campaign for the Renault works team. The German is switching to the carmaker’s Enstone based team from Force India, which finished fourth in the 2016 constructors’ championship. Renault, […]
Bottas ‘a possibility’ for 2017 – Wolff
Dec.27 (GMM) Toto Wolff has admitted for the first time that Valtteri Bottas is a “possibility” to replace Nico Rosberg at Mercedes. Sources in Spain report that Williams is pushing for the German marque to reduce its engine bill to […]
Liberty could scratch Fridays from F1 schedule
Dec.23 (GMM) New owners Liberty Media are considering scratching Fridays from the F1 race weekend. That is the claim of respected sports journalist Kevin Garside, who wrote in the British i-newspaper that two-day weekends would be part of a wider […]
Mercedes dominance must end in 2017 – Tost
Dec.22 (GMM) F1’s utter domination by Mercedes must end in 2017. That is the view of Toro Rosso chief Franz Tost, speaking after Mercedes’ three consecutive years of title wins but on the cusp of the big rule changes for […]
Mercedes dominance must end in 2017 – Tost
Dec.22 (GMM) F1’s utter domination by Mercedes must end in 2017. That is the view of Toro Rosso chief Franz Tost, speaking after Mercedes’ three consecutive years of title wins but on the cusp of the big rule changes for […]
Mercedes, Hamilton baulked at Wehrlein solution
Dec.22 (GMM) It is now almost certain that Mercedes will head into 2017 with Valtteri Bottas as Lewis Hamilton’s new teammate. Authoritative reports say Felipe Massa has agreed to scrap his retirement plans in order to replace the departing Finn […]
Mercedes, Hamilton baulked at Wehrlein solution
Dec.22 (GMM) It is now almost certain that Mercedes will head into 2017 with Valtteri Bottas as Lewis Hamilton’s new teammate. Authoritative reports say Felipe Massa has agreed to scrap his retirement plans in order to replace the departing Finn […]
Giovinazzi set for Friday drives in 2017
Dec.22 (GMM) New Ferrari reserve Antonio Giovinazzi could be set for some Friday practice outings with Sauber or Haas in 2017. The great Italian marque has signed the young Italian GP2 star to be its official third driver next year. […]
Giovinazzi set for Friday drives in 2017
Dec.22 (GMM) New Ferrari reserve Antonio Giovinazzi could be set for some Friday practice outings with Sauber or Haas in 2017. The great Italian marque has signed the young Italian GP2 star to be its official third driver next year. […]
Sauber tips Liberty to be fairer to small teams
Dec.21 (GMM) Monisha Kaltenborn thinks F1’s new owners are sympathetic to the idea of a fairer distribution of power among the teams. So disillusioned with the way prize money and decision-making power is divvied up at present, Sauber and Force […]
Massa plays down EUR 6 million comeback reports
Dec.21 (GMM) Felipe Massa has played down reports that he is definitely cancelling his retirement plans in order to stay at Williams for 2017. Amid Mercedes’ mad rush to replace its suddenly-departed world champion Nico Rosberg, it is reported that […]