Jun.25 (GMM) Dr Helmut Marko has denied speculation Red Bull is preparing to oust struggling driver Pierre Gasly. Frenchman Gasly, 23, was promoted to replace Daniel Ricciardo at the senior Red Bull team but has notably struggled alongside Max Verstappen. […]
Month: June 2019
Vettel plays down F1 quit talk
Jun.25 (GMM) Sebastian Vettel has once again played down suggestions he is contemplating retirement. With Ferrari struggling against Mercedes, Charles Leclerc pushing for priority and Vettel out of love with F1’s strict rules, some believe the German could quit at […]
‘No hope’ for Hamilton’s rivals – press
Jun.25 (GMM) Lewis Hamilton is inching “closer and closer” to becoming a six-time world champion. That is the view of Emerson Fittipaldi, a two-time F1 title winner whose grandson Pietro is now a Haas test driver. After the French GP, […]
Hamilton not sure Wolff should be F1 CEO
Jun.25 (GMM) Lewis Hamilton says he is not so sure Toto Wolff should be F1’s CEO. It is believed that Liberty Media is pushing for Wolff to leave Mercedes and replace current chief executive Chase Carey after 2020. “I don’t […]
F1 in Rio in 2021 ’99 per cent’ sure – president
Jun.25 (GMM) F1’s move from Sao Paulo to Rio de Janeiro has taken yet another step forward. On Monday, controversial Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro met with F1 CEO Chase Carey in Brasilia. “We will not lose Formula 1,” Bolsonaro is […]
Haas may need to focus on 2020 car – Steiner
Jun.24 (GMM) Gunther Steiner says Haas will need to switch its full focus to designing a new car for 2020 if it cannot determine the reason for the team’s situation. All season, the American team’s boss has pointed the finger […]
Verstappen asking Honda for more power
Jun.24 (GMM) Max Verstappen has called on Honda to keep on bringing more powerful engines to the grand prix circuits. Red Bull’s works engine partner surprised the F1 world by taking another update for its power unit to Paul Ricard. […]
Russell duel ‘not very exciting’ – Kubica
Jun.24 (GMM) Robert Kubica has played down the significance of his fight against teammate George Russell at Paul Ricard. Until now, the Pole has been totally outclassed at Williams by his rookie teammate. There are rumours Kubica, 34, could be […]
Wolff doesn’t want son to be racing driver
Jun.24 (GMM) Toto Wolff says he would prefer if his son says no to a future in Formula 1. Two years ago, the 47-year-old and his wife Susie, a former Williams test driver, welcomed their first child together into the […]
Bottas ‘slept’ in sluggish French GP – Wolff
Jun.24 (GMM) Toto Wolff has indicated Valtteri Bottas needs to put his foot back down on the throttle. After a bad 2018, Bottas emerged this year with a new look, a new attitude and impressive new form. But as the […]
Circuit to blame for boring French GP – Wolff
Jun.24 (GMM) At the chequered flag at Paul Ricard, many in F1 observed that the extremely boring race was indicative of the sport’s core problems. But Toto Wolff, boss of the dominant Mercedes team, thinks the Paul Ricard circuit is […]
Hamilton era can ‘annihilate’ F1 – report
Jun.24 (GMM) Lewis Hamilton on Sunday said it is not his fault if this year’s world championship is boring. At Paul Ricard, the Briton continued to utterly dominate in a season also dominated by Mercedes. Even teammate Valtteri Bottas’ early […]
Todt says Schumacher condition ‘private’
Jun.24 (GMM) Jean Todt insists the health condition of F1 legend Michael Schumacher is still “very private”. Schumacher, now 50, has not been seen publicly since he fell while skiing with his son Mick in the French Alps just after […]
FIA closes technical rules loopholes
Jun.23 (GMM) The FIA has moved to close new loopholes in the technical regulations. Auto Motor und Sport says the implication of the seven new technical directives issued before Paul Ricard is that teams were exploiting the existing rules. One […]
McLaren to build new wind tunnel
Jun.23 (GMM) McLaren has announced plans to build a new wind tunnel at its Woking headquarters. For years, the British team has used the more updated Toyota facility in Cologne to develop its F1 cars. But Andreas Seidl, the newly […]
Vettel retirement rumours ‘increasing’ – report
Jun.23 (GMM) Serious doubts are beginning to emerge about Sebastian Vettel’s future in F1. Already fiercely private, the German married his long-time partner Hanna between the Canadian and French grands prix. His friend Bernie Ecclestone recently said Vettel does not […]
Horner hints at Red Bull involvement at Le Mans
Jun.23 (GMM) Christian Horner has hinted that Red Bull will play a role at Le Mans in the future. Team sponsor Aston Martin has announced that it will enter a car in the new top ‘hypercar’ category. That car will […]
Grosjean laments lack of Magnussen upgrade
Jun.23 (GMM) Romain Grosjean has revealed he is not enjoying equal equipment with his Haas teammate Kevin Magnussen. Neither of the pair are competitive at Paul Ricard, as they lament the Pirelli tyre problems that have plagued the American team’s […]
Steward went to police after Canada GP ‘threats’
Jun.23 (GMM) Former F1 driver Emanuele Pirro has hit out at the “ugly media attack” and “personal threats” that followed the Canadian GP. Italian Pirro, who raced 40 times until 1991, was one of the stewards who gave Sebastian Vettel […]
Verstappen did not want Hamilton practice penalty
Jun.23 (GMM) Max Verstappen did not push for Lewis Hamilton to be punished for an incident in practice for the French GP. While the stewards prepared to rule on the Sebastian Vettel time penalty review, they also had to look […]