May 7 (GMM) Max Verstappen’s dominance of Formula 1 at the moment is “a bit dangerous” for the sport. That’s the concern of Francois Dumontier, the promoter of the annual Canadian GP in Montreal. McLaren’s Lando Norris may have won in Miami, but even during that same race weekend, triple consecutive world champion Verstappen won […]
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Wolff sides with Marko, hits back at Red Bull CEO Mintzlaff
May 6 (GMM) Toto Wolff has lashed back at one of the top CEOs of the Red Bull drinks empire, slamming comments made in Miami by Oliver Mintzlaff. Wolff has made no secret about his attempt to woo Max Verstappen to Mercedes amid Red Bull’s ongoing power struggle, earning him a rebuke from Mintzlaff as […]
Aston Martin to ‘evaluate’ Newey job offer – boss
May 6 (GMM) Aston Martin boss Mike Krack now admits the team is evaluating the possibility of signing Adrian Newey. Earlier in Miami, Krack said when asked about rumours of Aston Martin’s interest in the departing Red Bull technical guru: “We are quite happy with our technical team and we continue with them.” However, 65-year-old […]
Alonso met twice with FIA president in Miami
May 6 (GMM) Fernando Alonso met twice with the FIA president ahead of the Miami GP. A day earlier, the Spaniard said he would seek talks with Mohammed Ben Sulayem over concerns that “nationality” is influencing which drivers are penalised the hardest by stewards. Then, in Sunday’s Miami GP, another Spaniard – Carlos Sainz – […]
Ferrari, McLaren, ending Red Bull’s ‘comfort zone’ era
May 6 (GMM) Wearing a plaster on his nose after a wild party a weekend earlier, and freshly fined 25,000 euros for running across the track after a sprint race crash, Lando Norris on Sunday became Formula 1’s newest race winner. There’s no doubt the 24-year-old was fortunate with the timing of the safety car, […]
McLaren, winner Norris, defend Trump’s Miami GP visit
May 6 (GMM) McLaren insists it is “non-political”, as the Formula 1 team faces backlash for welcoming Donald Trump into its garage in Miami. Earlier, it emerged that race organisers had blocked a businessman close to the former US president from conducting a $250,000 a head fundraiser for Trump in the paddock club. But Trump, […]
Alonso to confront FIA over anti-Spanish bias
May 5 (GMM) Fernando Alonso says he will confront the president of F1’s governing body over concerns he is being treated unfairly because of his nationality. In Miami, FIA stewards rejected an appeal lodged by Aston Martin against harsh penalties imposed on Spaniard Alonso for an on-track incident in China recently. The two-time world champion […]
Even Newey couldn’t solve Mercedes slump – Wolff
May 5 (GMM) Even Adrian Newey would struggle to swiftly end Mercedes’ current troubles in Formula 1, according to team boss Toto Wolff. In Miami, following Newey’s decision to leave Red Bull a year early amid the team’s current power struggles, the renowned technical guru has been spotted in conversation with Aston Martin team owner […]
Sainz is waiting for Red Bull and Mercedes, says Bottas
May 5 (GMM) Carlos Sainz is the cork in the bottle holding up the next phase in the hectic and early 2025 driver ‘silly season’. That’s the belief of Valtteri Bottas, who looks certain to be exiting Audi-owned Sauber at the end of the year. The Swiss team, now under full ownership by the Volkswagen […]
Verstappen ‘hasn’t said a word’ about Red Bull exit – CEO
May 5 (GMM) Max Verstappen has not “said a word” about wanting to leave Red Bull’s dominant Formula 1 team, according to a top CEO of the famous energy drink company. Oliver Mintzlaff, one of the direct successors put in place in the wake of founder Dietrich Mateschitz’s death, made a rare visit to the […]
Verstappen backs Red Bull CEO in Toto Wolff criticism
May 5 (GMM) Oliver Mintzlaff, one of the top new CEOs at Red Bull in the wake of founder Dietrich Mateschitz’s death, has scolded Mercedes boss Toto Wolff. Wolff is making no secret of his quest to snatch Max Verstappen away from Red Bull amid the energy drink company’s current power struggle and the Christian […]
Berger reassured RB over Ricciardo’s F1 recovery
May 5 (GMM) F1 legend Gerhard Berger played a role in reassuring the Red Bull camp that Daniel Ricciardo is still a top-line Formula 1 driver. Ricciardo, 34, is dating Berger’s daughter Heidi – and the former Ferrari and McLaren driver recently received a call from the CEO of the junior Red Bull outfit, RB. […]
Wolff denies Antonelli will make F1 debut at Imola
May 5 (GMM) Toto Wolff has moved to shut down rumours that his 17-year-old protege Kimi Antonelli is being immediately fast-tracked into Formula 1. The young Italian is clearly a contender to replace Lewis Hamilton at Mercedes next year – and he will get a third test outing in an older F1 car next week, […]
F1 could expand points system to P20
May 4 (GMM) It’s possible the proposal to tweak the points system in Formula 1 could be even more radical than first thought. At the end of last month, the F1 Commission met in Geneva amid speculation the current system could be expanded so that P11 and P12 also score points. F1 and the FIA […]
FIA asked to permit Antonelli, 17, to debut in 2024
May 4 (GMM) Andrea ‘Kimi’ Antonelli is being prepared for an imminent Formula 1 race debut. Heading into the Miami GP weekend, rumours were already swirling that it will be struggling Williams driver Logan Sargeant’s last race for the team. F2 rookie Antonelli is the protege of Mercedes boss Toto Wolff, who is famously close […]
‘Two vacant seats’ at Haas for 2025, says team boss
May 4 (GMM) Kevin Magnussen is not assured his place at Haas for 2025, team boss Ayao Komatsu has warned. The small American team is upset to be farewelling Nico Hulkenberg at the end of the year, with the German having accepted an offer from Sauber-Audi. “Nico has been a good reference for how fast […]
Gasly quiet as Guanyu Zhou-Alpine rumours emerge
May 4 (GMM) Pierre Gasly is keeping his 2025 cards close to his chest. The Frenchman’s contract with the struggling Alpine team expires this year, as does that of his teammate Esteban Ocon. Ocon is at least seeing light at the end of the tunnel. “Things are changing,” he told RTBF in Miami. “You saw […]
Relieved Ricciardo happy to ‘silence some critics’
May 4 (GMM) Daniel Ricciardo is relieved to finally be getting his 2024 season on track. Mere weeks ago, speculation was rife that Red Bull had lost patience with the Australian’s ongoing struggles and would be dropped by the junior RB squad mid-season. “If there is a change in our team, there will probably be […]
Hulkenberg would welcome Sainz to Audi-Sauber
May 4 (GMM) Nico Hulkenberg says he would have “no qualms” sharing the Sauber-Audi garage with Carlos Sainz next year. According to Red Bull’s Dr Helmut Marko, Sainz – who is being replaced at Ferrari by Lewis Hamilton from 2025 – has a lucrative Audi offer on his table. “I think it’s just speculation,” Sauber […]
F1’s sprint racing concept is ‘useless’ – Alonso
May 4 (GMM) Formula 1 drivers are continuing to rail against the controversial sprint weekend format. Amid talk of an expansion of the concept from six to 12 grands prix for 2025, the tweaked format debuted in Shanghai recently and is in play once again in Miami. “It felt a little weird (in China) having […]