Jan.25 (GMM) Spanish GP boss Ramon Tremosa says he isn’t sure if Barcelona will be able to welcome spectators to the Barcelona race in May. “We don’t know yet,” he is quoted by El Mundo Deportivo newspaper. “There may be 20,000, 50,000, 100,000 or none. A lot will depend on the vaccine and the effectiveness […]
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McLaren engine change ‘on schedule’ – Seidl
Jan.25 (GMM) McLaren’s 2021 car is “on schedule”, even though the team is busy with the switch from Renault to Mercedes power. “We are very much on schedule,” said team boss Andreas Seidl. “We are getting a new engine partner in Mercedes, which means a lot of work for us at the rear of the […]
Sainz expects to ‘chase’ Leclerc early in 2021
Jan.25 (GMM) Carlos Sainz is expecting to start the 2021 season at a “slight disadvantage” compared to his Ferrari teammate Charles Leclerc. With only three days of official testing scheduled before the Bahrain season opener, Ferrari has organised a run in its 2018 car for team newcomer Sainz at Fiorano this Wednesday. Leclerc and Ferrari’s […]
Magnussen received F1 offer for 2021
Jan.25 (GMM) Kevin Magnussen says he was approached by another Formula 1 team after being ousted by Haas. The Dane, who is currently enjoying a competitive start to his post-F1 career at Daytona, told the Danish magazine Dossier that he turned down the alternate Formula 1 seat. “I can’t really say who it was, because […]
Marko expects engine freeze vote to ‘go well’
Jan.25 (GMM) Dr Helmut Marko is hopeful Formula 1 will agree to an engine development freeze for 2022 and beyond. On Monday, the teams will vote on the freeze that – if agreed – will green-light Red Bull’s plans to operate its own Honda-based engine program. “I expect it will go well for us,” Marko […]
Wolff says Hamilton contract deadline ‘before Bahrain’
Jan.25 (GMM) Toto Wolff has set an eleventh-hour deadline for the conclusion of contract negotiations with Lewis Hamilton. Dr Helmut Marko is regarding the obviously troubled negotiations as a potential boost for Red Bull, telling RTL that he hopes the “unrest works in our favour”. “The lawyers are hard at work,” Mercedes boss Wolff told […]
Red Bull, Honda agree post-2021 engine deal
Jan.22 (GMM) Red Bull has reached an agreement with Honda that will allow the two energy drink-owned teams to continue to use the departing Japanese manufacturer’s F1 engines after 2021. The only thing missing now, according to Dr Helmut Marko, is for the other teams and the FIA to agree to freezing engine development. As […]
Monaco wants spectators at 2021 race – Marko
Jan.22 (GMM) The fate of Monaco’s fabled grand prix this year is about more than just a press release. That is the news from Red Bull’s highly-influential Dr Helmut Marko, who was speaking with the German media after the Automobile Club de Monaco earlier this week scotched rumours the street race may once again be […]
Vettel spends first day at Aston Martin
Jan.22 (GMM) Sebastian Vettel visited the headquarters of his new Formula 1 team for the first time this week, according to multiple media sources. The sources report that the former Ferrari driver was at Aston Martin’s Silverstone factory where he had a seat fitting and spent several hours in the simulator. He then returned to […]
Magnussen wins court battle against former manager
Jan.22 (GMM) Kevin Magnussen can now “move on” after winning a court battle against his former manager, the Danish ex-Haas driver’s father says. On Thursday, in a Copenhagen court, a judge ruled in favour of Magnussen after his ex-manager Dorte Riis Madsen alleged the 28-year-old owed her 20 percent of his career earnings. Madsen was […]
Vesti had Mercedes deal for ‘over a year’
Jan.22 (GMM) Frederik Vesti actually worked with Mercedes for over a year prior to his signing as the German marque’s newest F1 driver program member. We reported last week that the 19-year-old Dane, who races in the FIA Formula 3 championship, was on the cusp of becoming the latest Mercedes junior. Mercedes has now confirmed […]
Grosjean admits F1 career is ‘over’
Jan.22 (GMM) Romain Grosjean says his Formula 1 career is “over”. “From a driving point of view, I think it’s over,” revealed the Frenchman, who has now shed the bandages that hid the burns on his hands from his horror Bahrain crash late last year. At the time of the crash, Grosjean, 34, already knew […]
Ocon smiles at claims he will beat Alonso
Jan.22 (GMM) Esteban Ocon has smiled at claims he will give F1 legend Fernando Alonso a run for his money at Alpine this year. Team test driver Sergey Sirotkin this week predicted that incumbent Ocon, 24, “will better understand the team and the car” once Alonso ends his two-year Formula 1 sabbatical in March. “We […]
‘Sad’ to see Abiteboul lose top job – Ocon
Jan.22 (GMM) Esteban Ocon says it is “sad” to see his French countryman Cyril Abiteboul lose his top job as Renault rebrands as Alpine for 2021. Under new Renault CEO Luca de Meo, Abiteboul has been ousted while Marcin Budkowski is promoted – while Davide Brivio has been head-hunted from MotoGP. Frenchman Ocon says he […]
Russell proved Verstappen better than Hamilton – boss
Jan.22 (GMM) Max Verstappen is already better than seven time world champion Lewis Hamilton. That is the sensational claim of Christian Horner, the Red Bull team boss who thinks the image of Hamilton’s dominance took a major hit late in 2020. “I think he is the best, yes,” Horner told the Dutch publication RacingNews365 when […]
Saudi Arabia building full circuit for GP
Jan.22 (GMM) Saudi Arabia’s new Formula 1 race will only temporarily take place on a Jeddah street circuit. The controversial Arab kingdom is joining the F1 calendar this December, with Prince Khalid telling the Telegram page Cross Country Rally that Saudi Arabia is “working with (Hermann Tilke) and Formula 1 to design the fastest city […]
Hamilton ‘at crossroads’ as contract saga rolls on
Jan.22 (GMM) Lewis Hamilton is “at a crossroads” in his Formula 1 career, according to a well known F1 commentator. Alexey Popov, the voice of Russian broadcaster Match TV’s coverage, said the seven time world champion is now the focus of media attention as his long-delayed contract negotiations with Mercedes reportedly stall. “The British press […]
Renault wanted Alfa Romeo to be customer team
Jan.21 (GMM) Alfa Romeo looks set to stick with Ferrari power for 2022. That is despite the fact that, in the pages of Corriere della Sera, correspondent Daniele Sparisci claims the Swiss team was approached by Renault. Ferrari’s engines struggled markedly in 2020, and team boss Frederic Vasseur recently sounded puzzled as to why the […]
Less critical Villeneuve ‘must be right’ – Stroll
Jan.21 (GMM) Lance Stroll says he is happy to keep responding to his critics by impressing them on the track. The Canadian’s countryman Jacques Villeneuve has been a fierce and vocal critic of Stroll, whose father is the Aston Martin team owner and billionaire Lawrence Stroll. But in Istanbul last year, 22-year-old Stroll secured his […]
Domenicali not sure Hamilton will race in 2021
Jan.21 (GMM) It is not clear if Lewis Hamilton will be on the Formula 1 grid in 2021. That is the sensational claim of Stefano Domenicali, who recently took over from Chase Carey to serve as the sport’s new CEO. Amid raging speculation about Hamilton’s long-delayed contract negotiations with Mercedes, Domenicali said he spoke to […]