Aug.24 (GMM) Former F1 tyre engineer Kees van de Grint says fans should keep an eye on Ferrari’s performance this weekend at Spa. The Dutchman, who worked with Bridgestone and Michael Schumacher during Ferrari’s ultra-successful era, says an engine upgrade will be a key weapon for the Maranello based team in the Belgian GP. Although […]
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Juan Manuel Correa says F1 dream still alive
Aug.24 (GMM) Juan Manuel Correa will tackle the fabled Eau Rouge once again when he returns to racing action at Spa-Francorchamps two years after almost dying. It was late August in 2019 when, on the exit of F1’s most famous corner, Correa’s Formula 2 car careened into the crashed single seater of 22-year-old Anthoine Hubert, […]
Manager says Schumacher’s wife ‘deleted me’
Aug.24 (GMM) Michael Schumacher’s manager says the F1 legend’s wife “deleted me from her life” after the fateful skiing accident of late 2013. Willi Weber, whose autobiography ‘Benzin im Blut’ (‘petrol in the blood’) is being released, revealed that the last time he saw his former colleague and close friend was in the weeks shortly […]
Authorities probe Wolff-Stroll F1 financial deal
Aug.24 (GMM) Authorities have opened a financial probe involving two of Formula 1’s most powerful figures – team chiefs Toto Wolff and Lawrence Stroll. According to Le Journal de Montreal, the investigation involves Mercedes boss and 33 percent team owner Wolff having bought into fellow team boss Stroll’s Aston Martin brand last year. The Canadian […]
Wolff not ruling out team boss exit
Aug.23 (GMM) Toto Wolff says he could eventually step down as Mercedes’ team boss. The 49-year-old Austrian actually admits that he recently gave thought to stepping away from Formula 1 altogether. “For a year I thought about going back into the financial world,” he told Bild am Sonntag newspaper. “But we at Mercedes decided together […]
Haas to run ‘Ferrari driver’ in 2022 – boss
Aug.23 (GMM) “A Ferrari driver” will be belted into a Haas cockpit next year, team boss Gunther Steiner insists. He hopes it will be Mick Schumacher, who made his Formula 1 debut for the small American team in 2021. However, the young German has been linked with a move to Alfa Romeo. “I’m as confident […]
Age not slowing down Marko, Mateschitz – Horner
Aug.23 (GMM) They may be in their late 70s, but Red Bull’s Austrian chiefs are showing no signs of lifting their feet from the throttle. That is the news from team boss Christian Horner, who was asked if Dr Helmut Marko, 78, or the year-younger Red Bull mogul Dietrich Mateschitz are beginning to eye retirement. […]
Second 2021 GP at Zandvoort ‘not an option’
Aug.23 (GMM) Dutch GP organisers have played down rumours Zandvoort could step in to plug the latest hole in the covid-affected 2021 calendar. With Suzuka now cancelled, some had reported that a second race at Zandvoort would kill two birds with one stone – replacing Japan, and accommodating the almost 30,000 ticketed Dutch fans who […]
Latifi set to stay at Williams in 2022
Aug.23 (GMM) Nicholas Latifi looks set to stay at Williams for a third consecutive season in 2022. Currently, while a cloud hangs over George Russell’s future at the Grove-based team, there is less uncertainty about the fate of his Canadian teammate Latifi. “We are very happy with him,” team boss Jost Capito told Sport1. “He […]
Ferrari ‘must’ fight for 2022 title – Binotto
Aug.23 (GMM) Ferrari must challenge for the 2022 world championship, according to Mattia Binotto. In 2020, the fabled Maranello team slumped spectacularly, but is now tied on points with McLaren for third in the constructors’ standings. Team boss Binotto, however, says the focus is firmly on the new rules for 2022. “Fighting for the title […]
Bottas says Hamilton wants him to stay
Aug.23 (GMM) Valtteri Bottas says his teammate Lewis Hamilton has told him “directly” that the duo shouldn’t be split up by Mercedes for 2022 and beyond. Amid strong rumours that George Russell is set to oust the Finnish driver, team boss Toto Wolff says his final decision is now looming large. “We have to choose […]
Sainz says he can take on ‘any driver’
Aug.23 (GMM) Carlos Sainz thinks he could take on “any driver” in Formula 1. The Spaniard replaced Sebastian Vettel at Ferrari for 2021, and is now steadily approaching the pace and consistency of his highly-rated teammate Charles Leclerc. “Charles is a very strong driver and that has helped me to improve,” Sainz said. “But I’ve […]
2021 ‘pendulum’ swinging away from Red Bull – Glock
Aug.23 (GMM) Timo Glock thinks the “pendulum” of competitiveness has swung back in Mercedes’ favour. “I hope Red Bull can strike back,” said the former F1 driver, “because I can feel that the pendulum has recently been swinging back in the direction of Mercedes.” Indeed, Max Verstappen was leading the championship until the often controversial […]
Marko admits ‘options’ amid Bottas rumours
Aug.20 (GMM) F1’s August break did not put the brakes on the driver ‘silly season’, with sensational new rumours linking Valtteri Bottas with Red Bull for 2022. Although it had appeared that Red Bull would re-sign Sergio Perez, Dr Helmut Marko is still not ready to confirm that. “There are some options that we are […]
Formula E champion now eyeing Williams move
Aug.20 (GMM) New Formula E champion Nyck de Vries is not ruling out making the big move into F1 for 2022. The 26-year-old Dutchman races for Mercedes’ works team, which is pulling out of the all-electric single seater series next year to “refocus resource for electric-only vehicle development”. When asked what that and his title […]
Vettel says 18-inch tyres are faster
Aug.20 (GMM) Alfa Romeo’s technical boss has warned Formula 1 drivers not to get too excited about the move to low-profile 18-inch tyres for 2022. F1 drivers have been getting a good taste of Pirelli’s new tyres so far in 2021, with Haas, Red Bull and Aston Martin doing the post-British GP test and Mercedes, […]
Albon not ruling out full-time Indycar switch
Aug.20 (GMM) Alex Albon has opened the door to Indycar, after trying out a cockpit for size during a visit with Romain Grosjean at Indianapolis last weekend. Red Bull’s F1 reserve driver is racing in the German tin-top series DTM this year, but he is pushing for a return to Formula 1. However, the official […]
Bad news for 70,000 Dutch GP ticket holders
Aug.20 (GMM) Dutch GP organisers have had to inform a third of the ticketed spectators for the forthcoming Formula 1 race at Zandvoort that they can no longer attend. With government authorities ruling that only two thirds of the sell-out 105,000-capacity audience may attend due to covid, race organisers devised a sort of ‘lottery’ scheme […]
Hamilton-Verstappen clash just ‘racing’ – Todt
Aug.12 (GMM) Jean Todt says the clash between title contenders Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen recently was just “racing”. And the FIA president revealed that he told that to Red Bull boss Christian Horner personally, following Verstappen’s brief hospitalisation following the 51G impact at flat-out Copse corner. “I told Christian Horner that I was sorry […]
Alonso praise ‘means a lot to me’ – Russell
Aug.12 (GMM) George Russell says recent praise from F1 legend and rival Fernando Alonso “means a lot to me”. Amid ongoing speculation that Russell is set to be promoted from Williams to Mercedes for 2022, two-time champion Alonso said the 23-year-old’s driving in the lower half of the grid has been “impressive”. “We know that […]