Aug.3 (GMM) Climate change protesters broke into the Silverstone circuit prior to the start of Sunday’s British GP. They unfurled an “Act Now” banner over the regular trackside advertising, highlighting a potential problem with the sport’s security amid the corona crisis. According to reports, the four ‘Extinction Rebellion’ protesters were dressed as marshals and were […]
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Hamilton will win 2020 championship – Verstappen
Aug.3 (GMM) When asked if anyone other than Lewis Hamilton can win the 2020 world championship, Max Verstappen’s answer was simple. “No,” said the Red Bull driver, even though he finished within sight of the ultra-dominant Mercedes at Silverstone on Sunday. But that was only because Hamilton – and his teammate Valtteri Bottas – suffered […]
Gasly also asked Red Bull for new engineer
Aug.2 (GMM) Pierre Gasly says he also asked Red Bull for a more experienced race engineer before he was dropped mid last year. The pressure on Gasly’s successor, Alex Albon, is continuing to rise, amid rumours Sebastian Vettel is pushing hard for the 2021 seat alongside Max Verstappen. For Silverstone, Red Bull relegated Albon’s existing […]
Vettel would be a ‘huge coup’ for Aston Martin – Wolff
Aug.2 (GMM) F1 legend Gerhard Berger says he would “totally understand” if Sebastian Vettel signs up with Racing Point for 2021. “I would say that he would clearly be on the podium or at least be in a much better situation than he finds himself in at Ferrari,” he told sportbuzzer.de. However, Berger – Vettel’s […]
Vettel says Ferrari not slowing him down
Aug.2 (GMM) Sebastian Vettel says he does not suspect that Ferrari is deliberately trying to slow him down. It comes after the German’s former boss, Red Bull official Dr Helmut Marko, said at Silverstone that a sudden power boost for Charles Leclerc in qualifying was “a mystery”. “It is a mystery to us where Leclerc […]
F1 tweaks track schedule for ‘take a knee’ moment
Aug.2 (GMM) Drivers have been allocated ten extra minutes so as to better organise their ‘take a knee’ moment against racism before Sunday’s Silverstone race. Following the controversial shambles of Hungary, the FIA revealed a detailed pre-race schedule for Sunday that even outlined the kind of acceptable gestures the drivers could make. Among them are […]
Mercedes helped Racing Point design 2020 car – Prost
Aug.2 (GMM) F1 legend Alain Prost says he does not believe Racing Point’s explanation about how the Silverstone based team designed its 2020 ‘pink Mercedes’. The team insists that it designed the car purely on the basis of detailed photographs of last year’s title-winning car. “It’s naive to say you can copy an entire car […]
Hulkenberg ‘will struggle to keep his head up’
Aug.2 (GMM) Nico Hulkenberg is struggling physically as he fills in at short notice for Racing Point’s Sergio Perez. With Perez testing positive for coronavirus, former Renault driver Hulkenberg went from the first phone call from Otmar Szafnauer to the cockpit of the ‘pink Mercedes’ in a little over 24 hours. “Nico is not yet […]
Alonso will not be F1 ‘corona reserve’ – Seidl
Aug.2 (GMM) McLaren has dismissed rumours that Fernando Alonso is being lined up as a reserve driver amid the ongoing corona crisis. It follows Racing Point’s eleventh-hour recruitment of Nico Hulkenberg this weekend to replace Sergio Perez, who tested positive for the virus. “No, Fernando will not be reserve driver for our team,” team boss […]
Lack of competition ‘not Mercedes’ fault’ – Ricciardo
Aug.2 (GMM) Toto Wolff admits Mercedes is “not making friends” by utterly dominating Formula 1 in 2020. Although the sport and its fans are relieved that the race shutdown is now over, there is growing consternation at the supremacy of the reigning world champions. The qualifying gap to Red Bull’s Max Verstappen was over a […]
Nurburgring hopes to welcome F1 spectators
Aug.1 (GMM) Nurburgring officials are hopeful the German circuit will be able to welcome spectators to the scene of the October race. The venue has been drafted onto F1’s corona calendar for 2020, but Nurburgring boss Mirco Markfort said he is hopeful it will not have to be another ‘ghost race’. Indeed, the German motorsport […]
Ferrari’s future strategy surprises Wolff
Aug.1 (GMM) Toto Wolff has admitted surprise at Ferrari’s decision to essentially write off both the 2020 and 2021 seasons in order to focus on the new rules for 2022. With Carlos Sainz en route to the team next year, and Charles Leclerc under contract until the end of 2024, others are also wondering about […]
Red Bull close to new Austria GP contract
Aug.1 (GMM) Red Bull is close to extending its agreement with Formula 1 to host the annual Austrian GP. In March, we reported that the Red Bull Ring owner was yet to decide whether to keep hosting the sport at its circuit in Spielberg beyond 2020. “It will be decided by the end of the […]
Magnussen hopes Haas owner stays in F1
Aug.1 (GMM) Gene Haas is still yet to decide whether to keep his Formula 1 team up and racing. The small American team has already declared that, amid the corona crisis, the 2020 car will not be developed at all. “We are using this year to stabilise ourselves again after the pandemic and try to […]
Perez ‘did nothing wrong’ in contracting virus – boss
Aug.1 (GMM) A happy Nico Hulkenberg is expecting his body to hurt when he returns to the cockpit of Sergio Perez’s Racing Point for qualifying at Silverstone. The German, who lost his Renault seat at the end of last year, got the unexpected call-up to replace Perez after the Mexican tested positive for coronavirus on […]
Red Bull suspects Mercedes hiding true pace
Aug.1 (GMM) Red Bull suspects Mercedes is hiding its true superiority so far at Silverstone. Just as the energy drink owned team appears to take a step forward with new parts designed specifically as a reaction to Hungary, Mercedes’ drivers reported that they are struggling with their otherwise dominant 2020 car. “I couldn’t push the […]
Red Bull ‘nervous’ about Mercedes dominance
Jul.31 (GMM) Red Bull is “getting nervous” in its battle to quickly catch up with Mercedes, team official Dr Helmut Marko has admitted. The team wanted Max Verstappen to become F1’s youngest ever champion this year, but the Dutch driver admitted he could be as much as a second off the pace at Silverstone. When […]
Marko says Albon will be faster with new engineer
Jul.31 (GMM) Red Bull is expecting Alex Albon to enjoy “an increase in performance” thanks to working with a more experienced race engineer from now on. It has been announced that the struggling British-born Thai driver’s existing engineer, Mike Lugg, has returned to Milton Keynes for a factory based role. Back from the factory to […]
Bottas expects to sign 2021 contract ‘soon’
Jul.31 (GMM) Valtteri Bottas says talks to extend his contract with Mercedes have already begun. While there was speculation the Finn could be replaced by Sebastian Vettel or George Russell, Mercedes bosses have been saying for several days now that they are more than happy with Bottas alongside Lewis Hamilton. Six-time world champion Hamilton said […]
Sainz expecting to wait until 2022 for winning Ferrari
Jul.31 (GMM) Carlos Sainz says it is only “common sense” to conclude that he will not be world champion or even win races after switching to Ferrari next year. The Spaniard, who currently drives for McLaren, was asked about Ferrari chairman John Elkann’s recent admission that a red car is unlikely to win a race […]