Apr.3 (GMM) The iconic first photo of Lewis Hamilton at Maranello, flanked by the legendary F40 supercar, would have been different if the seven time world champion had his way. The photo, depicting the former Mercedes driver in a black suit and overcoat, has been ‘liked’ on Hamilton’s Instagram an astonishing 5.7 million times. “I […]
Month: April 2025
New Ferrari floor not ready until Bahrain
Apr.3 (GMM) Ferrari’s new floor for its 2025 car will not debut until next weekend in Bahrain, according to Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera. The authoritative La Gazzetta dello Sport is reporting the same information, contradicting earlier claims that the new floor could be ready for this weekend’s Japanese GP. Technical journalist Paolo Filisetti, however, […]
Tsunoda confident about mastering Red Bull car setup
Apr.3 (GMM) Yuki Tsunoda thinks mastering the troublesome 2025 Red Bull could be a matter of setup rather than its fundamental characteristics. With Liam Lawson now shuffled back to Racing Bulls, it’s up to Tsunoda to try to get closer to Max Verstappen in a car that completely suits the quadruple world champion’s style. Lawson’s […]
Montezemolo ‘appalled’ by Ferrari in China – Ecclestone
Apr.2 (GMM) Ferrari’s former president was “appalled” with the team’s double-disqualification after the Chinese GP. That’s the claim of Bernie Ecclestone, the ex-F1 supremo who caught up with Luca di Montezemolo at the 80th birthday party of rock legend Eric Clapton in London over the weekend. “I met up with Luca there,” Ecclestone, 94, told […]
Marko rules out switching to Mercedes or Aston Martin
Apr.2 (GMM) Formula 1’s notorious and annual driver ‘silly season’ has arrived incredibly early in 2025. Liam Lawson has already lost his seat at Red Bull Racing, rookie Jack Doohan is linked with the exit at Alpine, and driver rumours are swirling around the Mercedes, Aston Martin and Max Verstappen camps. “Red Bull is falling […]
Marko tips F1 return for Perez with Cadillac
Apr.2 (GMM) Mercedes really could emerge for the all-new regulations era from 2026 with an advantage, Dr Helmut Marko admits. Team boss Christian Horner has denied claims that the behind-the-scenes talk about delaying the new era and accelerating towards V10 engines is because Red Bull fears its own power unit project for the new era […]
Newey objected to Red Bull signing Tsunoda – Marko
Apr.2 (GMM) Yuki Tsunoda might already have been a Red Bull Racing driver if not for Adrian Newey. With Liam Lawson’s tenure alongside Max Verstappen painfully short after an abysmal first two races of 2025, the team is heading into the Japanese GP with home-town hero Tsunoda at the wheel. It’s already well known that […]
Hamilton putting Ferrari under pressure – Steiner
Apr.1 (GMM) Ferrari finds itself under “enormous pressure” in 2025, according to former Haas team boss Gunther Steiner. Although he won the Shanghai sprint from pole, seven time world champion Lewis Hamilton is just ninth overall in the standings so far – albeit ahead of teammate Charles Leclerc. But off the back of all the […]
Piastri sure he can beat Norris to 2025 title
Apr.1 (GMM) Oscar Piastri is confident he can charge for the 2025 title. The wider perception is that Lando Norris – the current championship leader – is the team leader at McLaren, but it was Piastri who shone the brightest last time out in China. Norris thinks “only Ferrari” has a driver lineup that is […]
2026 will be ‘the end’ of Alonso’s F1 career – Schumacher
Apr.1 (GMM) Another former Formula 1 winner has joined Rene Arnoux in suggesting veteran Fernando Alonso is nearing the end of his competitive days on the grid. Arnoux, who like 43-year-old Alonso also raced for Ferrari, described the Spaniard as “one of the disappointments” the 2025 season so far in an interview with La Gazzetta […]
Red Bull should have signed Hulkenberg – Schumacher
Apr.1 (GMM) Red Bull’s current driver predicament can be traced back to an original mistake, according to former Formula 1 driver Ralf Schumacher. When it became clear last year that Sergio Perez would not recover from his struggles, the team rejected the idea of snapping up the job-hunting Carlos Sainz. “I might have chosen an […]
Red Bull denies powering V10 return talk
Apr.1 (GMM) Christian Horner has denied it is Red Bull that is pushing hardest for the return of V10 engines in Formula 1. Pat Symonds, an engineering stalwart of the sport, now consults for the all-new Cadillac team – who he says may not even have a car to run at all if the scheduled […]