May 16 (GMM) Fernando Alonso says he learned through the media that he will not be at the wheel of Aston Martin’s newly-upgraded car in Imola practice. Although the technical team under Adrian Newey is focusing almost exclusively on the 2026 project, a small aerodynamics working group has prepared a new floor and upper bodywork […]
Month: May 2025
F1 drivers excited as pressure builds on FIA president
May 16 (GMM) Formula 1 drivers admit they are excited at the prospect of a management change right at the top of the sport. Highly controversial FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem looks set to be challenged in December’s presidential elections – by none other than Williams driver Carlos Sainz’s rallying legend father, 63-year-old Carlos Sainz. […]
Piastri racing towards drivers’ title crown – Marko
May 16 (GMM) By the end of the forthcoming triple-header, the 2025 world championship battle could be all but done and dusted. That’s the view of Red Bull advisor Dr Helmut Marko, with quadruple world champion Max Verstappen currently placed third in the standings behind the two McLaren drivers. Verstappen admitted at Imola that McLaren’s […]
Hadjar putting Tsunoda’s seat in doubt – Marko
May 16 (GMM) An exciting future lies ahead for Isack Hadjar – as Yuki Tsunoda begins to “feel the heat on his neck”. That’s the assessment of Red Bull’s famous and notorious F1 consultant Dr Helmut Marko, as he heaps more praise on the opening phase of rookie Hadjar’s Formula 1 career at the junior […]
Horner, Verstappen reject ‘nonsense’ Horner rumours
May 16 (GMM) Dr Helmut Marko insists rumours Christian Horner will be ousted as Red Bull team boss after this weekend’s grand prix at Imola are “nonsense”. “That’s not true and is completely nonsense,” the team advisor declared to Kleine Zeitung newspaper. Quadruple world champion Max Verstappen was asked the same question by Dutch reporters […]
Ex-Alpine drivers criticise Colapinto-Doohan swap
May 16 (GMM) Two former Alpine drivers have heavily criticised the Enstone based team for its treatment of Formula 1 rookie Jack Doohan. Doohan has lost his race seat after just six career grands prix, with even his replacement Franco Colapinto admitting his slight discomfort. “It’s never nice circumstances when it happens like this, when […]
Antonelli not ruling out future Ferrari switch
May 15 (GMM) Kimi Antonelli is not ruling out following in Lewis Hamilton’s wheel-tracks one day by swapping silver overalls for red. The 18-year-old is Mercedes boss and co-owner Toto Wolff’s protege, and – ahead of his first home grand prix at Imola this weekend – Antonelli says he has no regrets about racing a […]
McLaren to appoint number 1 driver ‘soon”
May 15 (GMM) McLaren will be thinking about electing a de-facto number 1 driver quite soon, according to former grand prix winner Ralf Schumacher. The Woking based team is dominating the 2025 season so far, with most insiders believing the constructors’ title is basically already out of reach for any other top team. However, given […]
Cadillac chance ‘on the table’ for nephew – Schumacher
May 15 (GMM) Mick Schumacher’s uncle thinks the former Haas driver really does have a chance of returning to Formula 1 next year. Mick, son of F1 legend Michael Schumacher, attended the recent Miami GP where several other hopefuls eyeing Cadillac’s two race seats for 2026 were also present. Mick, however, also attended the nearby […]
Major Ferrari update must wait until Spain – report
May 15 (GMM) While most top teams will unveil significant car upgrades at Imola, Ferrari’s major development package may need to wait until Barcelona. The Italian team’s 2025 season has been disappointing so far, culminating in Lewis Hamilton losing his temper on the radio last time out in Miami. His subsequent conversations with the media […]
FIA president shaping up to reject Sainz bid
May 15 (GMM) The president of F1’s governing body is back in the headlines for all the wrong reasons. The increasingly divisive figure, Mohammed Ben Sulayem, looks set to be challenged in this December’s FIA presidential elections by Carlos Sainz’s rallying legend father, Carlos Sainz senior. “He is the best possible person in the world […]
Was Verstappen’s Nordschleife test too risky?
May 14 (GMM) Red Bull’s bosses may be unhappy that Max Verstappen put in a reportedly record-breaking effort around the fabled Nordschleife layout at the Nurburgring last week. That’s the view of former F1 driver Ralf Schumacher, after the quadruple world champion took part in a test session of the Nurburgring Langstrecken series (NLS) in […]
F1 could axe Canadian GP after 2029 – report
May 14 (GMM) A dark cloud is rolling above the future of Canada’s Formula 1 race. Because of the skipped editions of the event in Montreal in the Covid era, the contract with F1 was extended beyond its planned end-date in 2029 until 2031. However, Le Journal de Montreal newspaper has discovered that, “based on […]
Sources dismiss rumours of Christian Horner axe
May 14 (GMM) Rumours that Imola could be Christian Horner’s final Formula 1 race in charge of Red Bull Racing are falling apart. The scandal and leadership turmoil that rocked Horner and the team’s 2024 season has largely subsided, but it did result in the departure of high-profile names like Adrian Newey and arguably the […]
Newey having ‘conversations’ about slow 2025 car
May 14 (GMM) Adrian Newey says Aston Martin has not given up on improving the woefully uncompetitive 2025 car. Formula 1’s most famous and highly-paid designer, who recently switched from Red Bull, has been working almost exclusively on the team’s all-new 2026 car since he arrived at Silverstone in March. However, rumours have been swirling […]
Wolff to skip second race of 2025 at Imola
May 13 (GMM) Formula 1 is less than a third of the way into the 2025 season, but after the chequered flag at Imola this Sunday, Toto Wolff will have already failed to attend two grands prix. Japan, whose Suzuka circuit is geographically one of the furthest from the sport’s European homeland, has now become […]
Verstappen’s ‘really big problem’ is Piastri – Danner
May 13 (GMM) It is Oscar Piastri, not his “tiny bit faster” McLaren teammate, who Max Verstappen should be the most worried about in 2025. Verstappen has won the past four world championships consecutively, but the clearly better car so far this year is the McLaren – whose drivers are 1 and 2 in the […]
New name for F1 race in Barcelona still unknown
May 13 (GMM) Spanish officials are still remaining tight-lipped over negotiations with Formula 1 about extending Barcelona’s race contract. 2026 is not only the last year in the Circuit de Catalunya’s existing contract, it will mark the debut of the long-term street race in Madrid. Tellingly, Madrid will take over as the official ‘Spanish GP’ […]
Danish driver linked with Cadillac’s F1 team
May 12 (GMM) Another name is suddenly being strongly linked to one of Cadillac’s two new race seats in Formula 1 for 2026. In Miami, the presence of axed Red Bull driver Sergio Perez – and his billionaire backer Carlos Slim – triggered strong rumours that he will indeed be signed by F1’s new eleventh […]
Red Bull consultant tips sabbatical for Verstappen
May 12 (GMM) Max Verstappen really might call it a day in Formula 1 at the end of 2025, according to a Red Bull consultant. Straight after becoming a father to baby daughter Lily and racing in Miami, the quadruple world champion headed to Germany’s Nurburgring – specifically, the fabled and treacherous Nordschleife layout. At […]