Mar.10 (GMM) Max Verstappen has questioned how seriously Formula 1 fans should be interpreting the latest rumours about the return of V10 engines to the grid. Multiple authoritative figures – from F1 CEO Stefano Domenicali to FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem to Toto Wolff, Christian Horner, Frederic Vasseur, Lewis Hamilton and beyond – have been […]
Month: March 2025
Four names emerge for 2026 F1 Cadillac seats
Mar.10 (GMM) Formula 1 and the FIA have finally cemented in stone Cadillac’s official arrival in the sport for 2026. As soon as the news hit the headlines, a fresh wave of speculation about who will drive the initially Ferrari-powered cars next year emerged. Mick Schumacher, who was at the Race of Champions in Sydney […]
Marko hopes Horner case settled out-of-court
Mar.10 (GMM) Dr Helmut Marko is hoping the latest development in the Christian Horner saga will be resolved before it reaches court. Although UK courts have barred the British media from reporting about it, De Telegraaf (Holland) revealed last week that the female staff member who complained about the Red Bull boss last year will […]
FIA to check F1 wing flex before Melbourne
Mar.10 (GMM) A week before the 2025 season even starts, the first technical controversy has already emerged. Just a day before he jumps on a plane for the long haul to Melbourne, reigning world champion Max Verstappen insisted he is not the favourite. “At the moment there is only one team and that is McLaren,” […]
Red Bull heir bought Ecclestone’s F1 cars
Mar.10 (GMM) Red Bull founder Dietrich Mateschitz’s son has snapped up the unparalleled collection of Formula 1 cars recently offered for sale by Bernie Ecclestone. Ecclestone, the 94-year-old former F1 CEO, told the Telegraph newspaper why he put the 69 cars – valued at hundreds of millions of dollars – up for sale. “With a […]
Leclerc ‘clearly faster’ than Hamilton in 2025 – Marko
Mar.7 (GMM) All the hype surrounding Lewis Hamilton’s move to Ferrari is unlikely to translate into a world championship. That’s the view of Red Bull advisor Dr Helmut Marko, who thinks McLaren is the clear favourite heading into Melbourne, with Red Bull on their heels. “Ferrari is, according to our calculations, the third strongest force, […]
No one doubts Audi’s F1 commitment now – Binotto
Mar.7 (GMM) Mattia Binotto seems prepared to see the neon green and black Sauber cars once again at the very rear of the Formula 1 grid in 2025. This season is the last one before the now fully Audi-owned, Swiss-based team completes its transition to become the works Audi outfit from 2026 and beyond. “We […]
Hamilton backs prospect of V10 return to F1
Mar.7 (GMM) Lewis Hamilton has added yet another prominent voice to the exciting prospect of the return to Formula 1 of screaming V10s. While F1 CEO Stefano Domenicali, FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem and Christian Horner all sound enthused, Toto Wolff and Frederic Vasseur have suggested the sport should be more focused on the preceding […]
F1 owner ‘disappointed’ with Las Vegas GP finances
Mar.6 (GMM) Formula 1 owner Liberty Media admits it is “disappointed” about the financial numbers coming out of its crown jewel event, the Las Vegas GP. Overall, the sport’s popularity is surging, with Sky Deutschland boasting about soaring numbers in exciting new mainstream demographics. “We have more than doubled the numbers in the target group […]
Alpine strength surprises Red Bull’s Marko
Mar.6 (GMM) Alpine is knocking on the door of Formula 1’s top four teams, according to Dr Helmut Marko. Last year, the Renault-owned team was in deep crisis, but coinciding with the arrival of ‘fixer’ and advisor Flavio Briatore, Alpine ended the season much stronger. F1’s latest Drive to Survive series in Netflix depicted how […]
Honda tips Tsunoda’s 2026 fate to be known ‘quickly’
Mar.6 (GMM) Yuki Tsunoda’s fate will become clear “very quickly” this season, according to the boss of Honda’s Formula 1 activities. Currently, Tsunoda is starting his fifth year at Red Bull’s junior F1 team, having been overlooked for the promotion to become Max Verstappen’s new teammate. Many believe part of the reason for the Red […]
Norris ‘a lot better’ than Piastri in F1 test – Marko
Mar.6 (GMM) Dr Helmut Marko says Red Bull is not overly worried, even though he openly admits McLaren is heading into the 2025 season as the obvious favourite. Marko, 81, sounded more optimistic about Red Bull’s progress over the winter during the pre-season test in Bahrain last week. But he has now admitted to RTL […]
FIA president threatened with legal action over WMSC controversy
Mar.6 (GMM) The FIA is plunging deeper into controversy as Motorsport UK chairman David Richards has issued a scathing open letter, threatening legal action against the organisation and its embattled president, Mohammed Ben Sulayem. Richards, well known in the Formula 1 paddock, describes it as an “erosion of accountability and good governance”, following a contentious […]
Marko admits Verstappen ‘behind’ Norris for ’25
Mar.5 (GMM) Dr Helmut Marko has offered a typically straightforward appraisal of the current pecking order as Formula 1 heads into the 2025 season. After the sole group pre-season test in Bahrain, the Red Bull advisor told Auto Bild: “(Lando) Norris is in front, behind him is Max (Verstappen), then it’s Ferrari with (Charles) Leclerc […]
Ex-F1 driver criticises Red Bull over flex ‘whining’
Mar.5 (GMM) The FIA will reportedly monitor compliance with new rear wing flexibility limits by installing sensors on the Formula 1 cars. Last year, both front and rear wings on multiple cars may have been passing the governing body’s checks, but on-track the visual flexing was at times extreme. Some even called the gaps that […]
Haas opted against new Ferrari suspension for ’25
Mar.5 (GMM) Haas opted to produce its own front suspension for the 2025 car rather than simply buy Ferrari’s all-new pullrod design. The small American team had an odd pre-season test in Bahrain, opting against performance runs to instead circulate slower than the competition on high fuel loads. Team boss Ayao Komatsu said: “Our new […]
Leclerc disagrees with Russell about 2026 tyres
Mar.5 (GMM) Charles Leclerc is not siding with George Russell in criticising Pirelli’s proposed narrower 2026 tyres. Max Verstappen refused to give his own opinion about the performance of the smaller and lighter tyres recently, cheekily only revealing that they are “round”. Mercedes, however, is rumoured to be pushing for the narrower dimensions to be […]
UK media banned from reporting latest Horner news
Mar.5 (GMM) The British media has been barred from reporting the latest developments in the Christian Horner scandal. The saga, which marred much of the Red Bull team boss’ 2024 season, had gone quiet after an internal investigation cleared him of wrongdoing in a ‘sexting’ controversy involving a female employee. But according to the Dutch […]
Hamilton signed last Mercedes deal amid Ferrari talks
Mar.5 (GMM) Lewis Hamilton was already in talks with Ferrari when he signed his final Mercedes contract in mid-2023. It was August 31, 2023, when the seven time world champion and Toto Wolff put pen to paper on what would be their last agreement – a two-year deal with an exit clause after 2024. When […]
Wolff joins Vasseur in playing down V10 chatter
Mar.4 (GMM) Toto Wolff has joined his fellow team boss Frederic Vasseur in playing down excited talk about the potential return of screaming V10 engines to Formula 1. F1 CEO Stefano Domenicali hinted at the move last year, with FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem agreeing in the last few days that reverting to loud, light […]