Nov.26 (GMM) Ross Brawn says he will be keeping his “fingers crossed” for Mick Schumacher’s highly anticipated Formula 1 debut next year. Ferrari has now confirmed that Michael Schumacher’s 21-year-old son will be “on track with another team” for the forthcoming young driver test in Abu Dhabi. It is an open secret that the team […]
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Ross Brawn says Ferrari ‘must prioritise 2022’
Nov.26 (GMM) Ferrari “must” prioritise preparations for the 2022 season, the Maranello team’s former highly-successful technical boss Ross Brawn insists. Now F1’s sporting boss, Brawn was asked by Italy’s La Gazzetta dello Sport about how long it might take Ferrari to pull out of its competitive trough. “I think 2022 is a great opportunity, with […]
F1 to keep two-day race format ‘in our pockets’ – Brawn
Nov.26 (GMM) Ross Brawn says Formula 1 will “keep in our pockets” the controversial two-day race weekend format. Some think the format, which was trialled at Imola this year, is not only snappier but will help the teams cope with the ever-lengthening annual race calendars. Others, though, say it only robs race promoters of a […]
F1 comeback chances ‘not very real’ – Sirotkin
Nov.25 (GMM) Sergey Sirotkin has admitted his chances of returning to the Formula 1 grid are “not very real”. After just one season, the Russian lost his Williams race seat at the end of last year but he is still serving as Renault’s reserve driver. In fact, Sirotkin told Russia’s Sportbox that reserve drivers in […]
Hamilton ‘better than Schumacher’ – Barrichello
Nov.25 (GMM) Lewis Hamilton is “better than Michael Schumacher”, according to the latter seven time world champion’s former Ferrari teammate. Rubens Barrichello was commenting on his former rivals after Mercedes’ Hamilton matched F1 legend Schumacher’s record seven-title tally recently in Turkey. “I have raced against both Lewis and Michael, but I only fought against Lewis […]
Vettel ‘wouldn’t say no’ to Mercedes
Nov.25 (GMM) Sebastian Vettel has admitted he “wouldn’t say no” to an offer to switch to Mercedes. In fact, the quadruple world champion and Ferrari refugee has accepted an offer from Racing Point, with that team set to re-brand as Aston Martin in 2021. “I thought about ending my career, but I still have something […]
Marko comments after Vettel named best of generation
Nov.25 (GMM) Mercedes’ utter dominance since 2014 explains why many Formula 1 fans do not regard Lewis Hamilton as the best driver of his generation. That is the view of Red Bull’s Dr Helmut Marko, when asked about the surprising results of an online survey that showed fans believe quadruple world champion Sebastian Vettel is […]
Binotto to also sit out Bahrain GP
Nov.25 (GMM) Mattia Binotto has confirmed that he will sit out a second consecutive race this weekend. After departing Ferrari driver Sebastian Vettel finished on the podium in Turkey, the quadruple world champion joked: “We’ll try to leave him at home again!” Team boss Binotto explained that he had delegated the acting role to sporting […]
Hamilton hits back at ‘lucky champion’ jibe
Nov.24 (GMM) Lewis Hamilton has hit back at the idea that he is simply “lucky” to have benefitted from Mercedes’ utter dominance in past seasons. By matching Michael Schumacher’s record tally of seven titles this year, 35-year-old Hamilton says he now fully appreciates the work that goes into that level of success. “As a young […]
Raikkonen ‘still one of F1’s best’ – Giovinazzi
Nov.24 (GMM) Kimi Raikkonen remains one of the very best drivers in Formula 1. That is the claim of the 2007 world champion’s Alfa Romeo teammate, Antonio Giovinazzi, who like Raikkonen was recently confirmed for another season. Italian Giovinazzi, 26, is among the quietest and lowest profile of all the current F1 drivers, but he […]
Engine not Ferrari’s only ‘big problem’ – Vettel
Nov.24 (GMM) Sebastian Vettel says there is more to Ferrari’s problems than simply an underperforming engine. Team boss Mattia Binotto said last week that the Maranello-made power unit is up to 50 horsepower down on the Mercedes engine in 2020. He said work on a completely new 2021 engine is looking “very promising”. “In terms […]
Schumacher took ‘one or two tips’ from father
Nov.24 (GMM) Mick Schumacher says he has used “one or two tips” from his famous father throughout his rise to Formula 1. It is now highly expected that Haas will shortly announce that 21-year-old Schumacher will step up to the premier category of motor racing next year. With his lead over Callum Ilott and Yuki […]
Questions about Ferrari regret ‘annoying’ – Sainz
Nov.24 (GMM) Carlos Sainz says being asked if he regrets his 2021 move to Ferrari is now becoming “annoying”. The current McLaren driver was signed up by Ferrari in May – amid F1’s covid lockdown and weeks before the full extent of the Maranello team’s 2020 slump was evident. Sainz was asked by motorsport-magazin.com if […]
Monza wants funds to restore banking ‘for racing’
Nov.24 (GMM) Monza is seeking government backing in the hope of restoring the old banked sections of the historic Autodromo “for racing”. That is the exciting news from Angelo Sticchi Damiani, who has been re-elected as president of the Italian automobile club Aci. He has been quoted by La Gazzetta dello Sport as calling on […]
Alonso may not succeed in F1 comeback – Massa
Nov.23 (GMM) Fernando Alonso’s return to Formula 1 could be as unsuccessful as that of his former championship rival and F1 legend Michael Schumacher. That is the warning of former F1 driver Felipe Massa, who is uniquely positioned to comment given that he served as both Schumacher and Alonso’s teammate at Ferrari. “Fernando is a […]
2022 cars may be 1 second slower than now – Key
Nov.23 (GMM) The new-generation cars of 2022 may only be a single second slower than the unprecedentedly-fast single seaters of this year. That is the view of McLaren technical boss James Key, following predictions by some of his colleagues that suggested the new cars could lag the current pace by as much as 7 seconds […]
Perez-Indycar ‘stories’ doing the rounds – Chilton
Nov.23 (GMM) Three current Formula 1 drivers could be joining two other F1 refugees in the top American single seater category Indycar next year. That is the prediction of Max Chilton, a British driver who moved from Marussia to Indycar for 2016. He was commenting on the fact that Romain Grosjean, Kevin Magnussen and even […]
Haas to confirm test, race seat for Schumacher
Nov.23 (GMM) Mick Schumacher is being lined up to get a taste of life at the Haas team, according to Italy’s La Gazzetta dello Sport. Ferrari has now confirmed that Schumacher’s Ferrari academy colleagues Robert Shwartzman and Callum Ilott will drive the Ferrari and Alfa Romeo cars respectively at the forthcoming ‘young drivers test’ in […]
Hamilton win gives titles ‘credibility’ – Villeneuve
Nov.23 (GMM) Lewis Hamilton added “credibility to all of his championships” by the manner in which he wrapped up his record-equalling seventh recently in Turkey. British snooker legend Ronnie O’Sullivan has caused a stir by suggesting that Hamilton’s greatness is in question because of Mercedes’ car advantage. “In theory all he has to beat is […]
Now Istanbul eyes F1’s vacant 2021 race date
Nov.23 (GMM) Turkey also wants to secure the unconfirmed 23rd race date on Formula 1’s 2021 calendar. With Vietnam bowing out, the sport is yet to confirm which circuit will fill the April slot but officials at Imola have said they are pushing for it. Turkey’s Istanbul Park is also keen to secure the deal. […]