Jul.2 (GMM) Red Bull could bounce back from Austria with strong pace at Silverstone. After the team’s home event, characterised by lagging pace and Max Verstappen’s lap 1 retirement, the normally more upbeat Dr Helmut Marko finally joined the quadruple world champion in essentially writing off both championships. But although the gap to the leading […]
Month: July 2025
Reason for Vasseur’s sudden paddock exit emerges
Jul.2 (GMM) Amid raging speculation about his future in red, the reason Frederic Vasseur suddenly left the Red Bull Ring last Sunday has finally emerged. Just as many suspect that the Ferrari team boss’s three-year contract will not be renewed, he left the scene of the Austrian GP on race-day. The team cited only “personal […]
Alonso and Lawson patch up frosty relationship
Jul.1 (GMM) Fernando Alonso and Liam Lawson appear to have patched up their rocky relationship. Prior to Austria, their relationship was marked by several on-track incidents and tensions, including F1 veteran Alonso calling the rookie an “idiot” for aggressive driving, with 23-year-old Lawson accusing the Spaniard of trying to “screw me” in retaliation. But at […]
Vasseur expected to return at Silverstone
Jul.1 (GMM) One Ferrari insider is expecting Frederic Vasseur to be back in action this weekend at Silverstone. Amid raging speculation about his future in red, the 57-year-old was suddenly missing from the paddock in Austria on Sunday, ostensibly for “personal reasons”. Nothing else is known about the nature of Vasseur’s emergency, but well-known Italian […]
Sainz laments ‘tough’ first half-season at Williams
Jul.1 (GMM) It’s been a “tough” first half-season at Williams for former Ferrari driver Carlos Sainz. With no offers from other top teams forthcoming, the highly-rated winner of four grands prix had to choose from the midfield for 2025 – and opted for Williams. In Austria, his eleventh race for the Grove based outfit, Sainz’s […]
Verstappen exit clause may already be triggered
Jul.1 (GMM) Max Verstappen may soon be free to skip out of his long-term Red Bull contract. To date, it has been rumoured that only dropping to P4 in the drivers’ standings by the end of July will trigger the oft-mentioned performance exit clause. But fellow Dutchman and ex-Red Bull driver Robert Doornbos, who knows […]