Jul.21 (GMM) Sergio Perez admits it is “obvious” that if Racing Point needs to make room for Sebastian Vettel next year, it is his seat that will be vacated. Although a deal with Vettel is not yet done, there have been suggestions team owner Lawrence Stroll is prepared to drop his own son Lance in […]
Month: July 2020
No ‘fundamental’ problem with 2020 Red Bull – Horner
Jul.20 (GMM) Red Bull’s 2020 car is not fundamentally flawed. That is the claim of team boss Christian Horner, after Max Verstappen bounced back from poor qualifying pace and even a pre-race crash to finish second behind Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton in Hungary. Before that, team official Dr Helmut Marko said he thinks the 1.4 second […]
Racing Point ‘interested’ in signing Vettel – boss
Jul.20 (GMM) Racing Point has declared its clear interest in signing up Sebastian Vettel for 2021. Rumours swirled all weekend in Hungary around the story of Vettel potentially joining the Aston Martin project, but both sides kept their comments on the matter low-profile. But Racing Point boss Otmar Szafnauer now clearly admits the team has […]
‘Too early’ to consider 2021 F1 seat for Schumacher – Binotto
Jul.20 (GMM) It is “too early” to consider whether Mick Schumacher will be promoted into Formula 1 for 2021. That is the news from Mattia Binotto, even though the Ferrari boss admits seven time world champion Michael Schumacher’s son performed well in Hungary at the weekend with a double podium. “I think Mick is performing […]
Ferrari must have ‘courage to make changes’ – Binotto
Jul.20 (GMM) Ferrari will take a sharp turn away from its planned “development path” for the 2020 car, after being lapped by race winner Lewis Hamilton in Hungary. “Formula 1 can change so quickly,” former F1 driver Ralf Schumacher said. “Ferrari fought for the championship a year ago, so what we see now is really […]
Red Bull to use ‘Racing Point model’ for Alpha Tauri – Marko
Jul.20 (GMM) Alpha Tauri will ‘do a Racing Point’ if the FIA declares that the Silverstone based team’s controversial 2020 car is fully legal. Renault rounded out the weekend’s Hungarian GP by doubling down on its official protest against the car that is being called the ‘pink Mercedes’. “We hope that after the FIA decision […]
FIA boss Todt says ‘all lives’ matter
Jul.20 (GMM) As Lewis Hamilton blasts Formula 1’s anti-racism measures as “not good enough”, FIA president Jean Todt has declared that “all lives” matter. After matching Michael Schumacher’s single-circuit record by winning in Hungary for the eighth time, six-time world champion Hamilton slammed the “embarrassing” pre-race spectacle as he again kneeled for the Black Lives […]
Another technical controversy for Racing Point
Jul.19 (GMM) Another war front has opened up for the Racing Point team. Already, Renault is tipped to lodge a second official protest against the Lawrence Stroll-owned team over its ‘pink Mercedes’ car. Reports indicate that the investigation over whether the team illegally copied Mercedes’ 2019 brake inlets, or actively collaborated with the reigning champions, […]
Wolff scoffs at Binotto’s engine power claims
Jul.19 (GMM) Toto Wolff used an expletive to describe his feelings about Ferrari’s apparent engine power drop from 2019 to 2020. Teams were already unhappy with Ferrari for refusing to release the details of the Maranello outfit’s secret agreement with the FIA, following last year’s engine legality saga. But now Ferrari boss Mattia Binotto claims […]
Wolff slams Ferrari over Concorde comments
Jul.19 (GMM) Toto Wolff has slammed Ferrari boss Mattia Binotto for making “ridiculous” comments in Hungary about the new Concorde Agreement. The sport’s new commercial deal, set to begin in 2021 and run for five years, was held up by the corona crisis and Formula 1 shutdown. But team boss Binotto says Ferrari is now […]
Wolff ‘not involved’ in Vettel-Aston Martin talks
Jul.19 (GMM) Mercedes’ 2021 driver lineup appears to now be set in stone. In Austria, Damiler CEO Ola Kallenius dismissed speculation George Russell or Sebastian Vettel might join by insisting: “We’re staying with our two boys.” Those ‘boys’ are Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas, who have dominated so far in 2020. “Why would we wish […]
Albon has ‘huge support from Thailand’ – Gasly
Jul.19 (GMM) Sebastian Vettel says he is still yet to decide how to proceed with his life in 2021 and beyond after being dropped by Ferrari. The quadruple world champion had appeared destined for Aston Martin – the team currently known as Racing Point. Sources indicate he is being given until the end of July […]
2020 Red Bull car design ‘in wrong direction’ – Marko
Jul.19 (GMM) As Ferrari and now Red Bull notably struggle, Mercedes are racing “in a different universe”. That is Sebastian Vettel’s conclusion after the utter dominance in qualifying not only of the works Mercedes cars, but also Racing Point’s ‘pink Mercedes’ as together they lock out the top two rows in Hungary. “They’re not on […]
Corona cases to have ‘no impact’ on Hungary GP
Jul.18 (GMM) Two people have tested positive to Covid-19 in the Hungaroring paddock. Before now, the only positive test was recorded in Australia in March, prompting the cancellation of the Melbourne season opener. F1’s governing body revealed on Friday that over the last week, 5000 corona tests were carried out on F1 personnel and “two […]
Wolff ponders becoming Vettel’s manager
Jul.18 (GMM) Toto Wolff thinks he would “get along very well” if he were to become Sebastian Vettel’s new manager. Although Mercedes team boss, Wolff has also dabbled in the world of driver management, including his former promotion of Valtteri Bottas and now with Esteban Ocon. Now, DPA news agency quotes Wolff as pondering supporting […]
Sainz will not be pressured to kneel for racism
Jul.18 (GMM) Carlos Sainz insists he will not be pressured to kneel for Black Lives Matter. The McLaren driver is just one of a handful of his Formula 1 rivals who stand on the grid before races rather than kneel, which is becoming a widespread anti-racism gesture. Lewis Hamilton is leading the political activism, revealing […]
Ferrari’s Binotto has ‘support of my bosses’
Jul.18 (GMM) Ferrari team boss Mattia Binotto says he thinks he will keep his job. The Italian finally admitted in Hungary that the engine legality saga of 2019 has resulted in a less powerful power unit for this year. It comes amid speculation Binotto might go the way of Stefano Domenicali, Marco Mattiacci and Maurizio […]
Grosjean apologises for Haas future comments
Jul.18 (GMM) Romain Grosjean has backtracked after saying Haas’ future in Formula 1 is an “elephant in the room”. It is widely known in the paddock that owner Gene Haas is considering pulling out of the sport. But team boss Gunther Steiner said it was “wrong” of Grosjean to make the public comments about those […]
Red Bull went ‘wrong way’ with 2020 car – Doornbos
Jul.18 (GMM) Red Bull went “the wrong way” with development of its 2020 car, according to former team driver Robert Doornbos. Max Verstappen, billed as the best challenger to Mercedes’ dominance for this year, admits that Red Bull is “a little further away” than the team wanted for the new season. “Red Bull seems lost […]
Pink Mercedes ‘positive’ for F1 – Grosjean
Jul.18 (GMM) Romain Grosjean says it might be “cool” for Haas to explore a ‘pink Mercedes’-type solution in the future. In Hungary, a week after Renault lodged a protest against Racing Point’s so-called ‘pink Mercedes’, a debate is raging about whether the FIA should simply allow customer cars. “This is more of a philosophical than […]