Mar.17 (GMM) World champion Lewis Hamilton has joined his Mercedes bosses in hitting back at Red Bull’s ‘wailing’. Struggling Red Bull has called on F1 authorities to take action against Mercedes’ huge dominance, arguing the engine regulations are “killing” the sport. Briton Hamilton, the reigning world champion and Melbourne winner, grinned when told about Red […]
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Furious Red Bull finding little support
Mar.17 (GMM) So far, Red Bull is finding little support in its quest for immediate changes to the rules. Ferrari has already made clear it is content for now, particularly as it has leapfrogged Red Bull and Williams to be the second force behind dominant Mercedes. “Our job is to attack Mercedes on the track,” […]
Hamilton tells Red Bull to ‘hire better people’
Mar.17 (GMM) Lewis Hamilton has stepped up his rhetoric against rival Red Bull’s complaints. After the British driver won dominantly in Australia, Red Bull declared the gap to Mercedes was too big and the rules too ‘complicated’ for formula one. “It’s not (too complicated) for us,” the reigning world champion told Australia’s Seven Network on […]
Ecclestone says Mercedes had V6 head-start
Mar.17 (GMM) Bernie Ecclestone claims Mercedes had a head-start over its engine rivals at the start of F1’s controversial turbo V6 era. After the 2015 season opener, the F1 supremo on Monday sided with furious Renault-powered Red Bull as the former champions urged F1’s governing body to intervene. Now, Ecclestone says Mercedes got a head-start […]
Rosberg invites Vettel to Mercedes debrief
Mar.17 (GMM) Nico Rosberg says his offer to Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel still stands. After dominant Mercedes finished first and second in Melbourne, 34 seconds clear of Vettel in third place, there was an amusing exchange in the post-race press conference between the two Germans. After Rosberg said he hopes Ferrari can catch up soon, Vettel […]
2015 German GP ‘no longer possible’
Mar.17 (GMM) The last slim hope for this year’s German grand prix now appears over. With the embattled Nurburgring unable to fulfil its agreement to host the race in July, Bernie Ecclestone had been in talks with Hockenheim about filling the place. But circuit boss Georg Seiler told the Mannheimer Morgen newspaper on Tuesday: “We […]
Manor will race in Malaysia – Booth
Mar.17 (GMM) Manor insists it is travelling to Malaysia next weekend to race. The FIA investigated the former Marussia team in Australia, amid suspicions the cars, drivers and mechanics only appeared in the Melbourne pits so that Manor remains eligible for its millions in official 2014 prize-money. Bernie Ecclestone is convinced the team had “zero” […]
Now Verstappen’s father slams Renault
Mar.17 (GMM) Former F1 driver Jos Verstappen has admitted he was “really upset” after the Australian grand prix. The Dutchman, whose 17-year-old son Max has just made his high-profile debut for Toro Rosso, is known to be a hard taskmaster. Once, during their kart racing days, Max crashed and his father refused to speak to […]
Salo surprised as Ferrari overtakes Williams
Mar.16 (GMM) Ferrari on Sunday confirmed its return to better form after the struggle and turmoil of 2014. Although the gap to ultra-dominant Mercedes was in excess of half a minute, Sebastian Vettel began his new career in red with a podium finish. It appeared to confirm the appearance that, having struggled notably in the […]
Mercedes slams Red Bull after 2015 opener
Mar.16 (GMM) Mercedes chiefs have lashed back at those calling for immediate rule changes after the opening race of 2015. Amid a diminished grid and earlier courtroom dramas for F1, the Mercedes giant’s domination of 2014 then appeared only to have been extended further in Australia. Lewis Hamilton was 1.4 seconds clear of any rival […]
Ecclestone to bill Manor for F1 freight
Mar.16 (GMM) Manor survived an FIA investigation in Australia, but now faces the wrath of F1’s commercial chief Bernie Ecclestone. As the former Marussia team was summoned to the stewards in Australia, boss John Booth acknowledged the “scepticism” that Manor never actually intended to turn a wheel at the season opener. Ecclestone had already warned […]
Peter Sauber defends Kaltenborn after Melbourne saga
Mar.16 (GMM) Team founder Peter Sauber has defended Monisha Kaltenborn after the courtroom debacle of the team’s 2015 season opener. Ultimately, Indian-born Kaltenborn was smiling as the sun set on Sunday’s Melbourne paddock, as Felipe Nasr and Marcus Ericsson scored more points in a single race than the Swiss team did in the whole of […]
Red Bull ‘right’ to complain – Ecclestone
Mar.16 (GMM) Red Bull is right to argue for rule changes after Mercedes utterly dominated the 2015 season opener, Bernie Ecclestone said on Monday. A report by the Reuters news agency said the F1 chief executive played down former champions Red Bull’s threats to quit formula one, not least because the team has committed to […]
German GP demise not Ecclestone’s fault – Lauda
Mar.16 (GMM) Germany’s F1 circuits, not Bernie Ecclestone, are to blame for the demise of the German grand prix. That is the view of formula one legend Niki Lauda, after the sport’s supremo Ecclestone declared the race essentially “dead” for 2015. It will end Germany’s six-decade run on the annual F1 calendar, and deprive Mercedes […]
Alonso says Malaysia return on track
Mar.16 (GMM) Fernando Alonso has suggested his return to action in Malaysia in two weeks is on schedule. As the teams packed up their equipment late on Sunday to be shipped directly to Kuala Lumpur, McLaren boss Eric Boullier was unable to confirm if star driver Alonso will also definitely be going to Sepang. “I […]
Honda needs Alonso ‘more than ever now’ – Salo
Mar.15 (GMM) Honda has defended its woeful return to formula one in 2015 by saying it opted to go conservative for Melbourne. Experts are predicting McLaren’s works supplier is up to an enormous 250 horse power down compared to Mercedes at the start of its new era on the grid. But Honda’s F1 chief Yasuhisa […]
Bottas will not race in Melbourne
Mar.15 (GMM) Valtteri Bottas is out of the Australian grand prix. The Finn spent the night in the nearby Alfred hospital after suffering back pain during qualifying in Melbourne on Saturday. He is at Albert Park on Sunday, but was missing from the official driver group photograph on the grid and the subsequent driver parade. […]
F1 stars worry about sport’s questionable ‘show’
Mar.15 (GMM) Local hero Daniel Ricciardo on Sunday admitted F1 had put on a questionable show for Australia. From courtroom battles to backmarkers stranded in the pits, cars breaking down before the race began and Mercedes’ enormous technical advantage, the actual race was then unspectacular and all but a few runners were lapped. “I feel […]
Marko confirms Renault in Toro Rosso takeover talks
Mar.15 (GMM) Talks are underway between Red Bull and Renault, regarding the sale of the Toro Rosso team. In the Melbourne paddock, high tension between officials of the energy drink company and its French partner is obvious. A divorce could be nigh. So according to Austria’s Salzburger Nachrichten, Renault has kicked off talks with Red […]
Schumacher son starts F4 career with a crash
Mar.15 (GMM) Mick Schumacher’s new single seater career has kicked off with a crash. Newly switched from karting to F4, the 15-year-old son of the most successful grand prix driver of all time began his pre-season test programme at the Lausitzring by losing control at 160kph, the major German daily Welt reports. “The accident was […]