Nov.22 (GMM) Robert Kubica will definitely make his F1 racing return in 2019, multiple authoritative media sources are now confirming. While Williams is expected to announce the news officially on Thursday morning, the 33-year-old Pole’s seven year wait to resume his promising F1 racing career is clearly over. “Our journalists have learned that the sponsor […]
Abu Dhabi happy to stay season finale
Nov.21 (GMM) Abu Dhabi wants to remain the last grand prix on F1’s annual calendar. That is despite that fact that, as is the case in 2018, the world championship has already been decided. But Yas Marina chief executive Al Tareq Al Ameri told The National newspaper that being the last race on the long […]
Red Bull drivers expect Honda progress in 2019
Nov.20 (GMM) Red Bull’s 2019 drivers do not expect Honda to have a field-beating engine at the beginning of next season. Pierre Gasly, who has been using Honda power all year and for 2019 steps up to the senior team, said: “There is still a gap to Mercedes and Ferrari. “Honda knows they have to […]
Renault CEO arrested in Japan
Nov.20 (GMM) Carlos Ghosn, the top executive of the Renault F1 team’s parent car manufacturer, has been arrested in Japan. State prosecutors had earlier questioned the Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi CEO on suspicion of under-reporting his $10 million salary. “Numerous other significant acts of misconduct have been uncovered, such as personal use of company assets,” Nissan confirmed. As […]
Friends know nothing of Schumacher condition
Nov.20 (GMM) Even Mick Schumacher’s closest racing friends know nothing about the condition of the 19-year-old F3 champion’s famous father. The entire world is in the dark about the physical condition of F1 legend Michael Schumacher, following his late 2013 skiing accident and brain injuries. One of Mick’s closest racing friends, Nicklas Nielsen, praised the […]
Williams set to announce Kubica on Thursday
Nov.20 (GMM) Williams looks set to announce Robert Kubica as its second driver for 2019 this weekend in Abu Dhabi. Journalist Cezary Gutowski, who writes for the Polish publication PrzeglÄ d Sportowy, said the British team is planning to make the news public on Thursday. The identity of George Russell’s teammate looks likely to be Polish […]
Prost tips Formula 2 move for Schumacher
Nov.19 (GMM) Alain Prost is expecting Mick Schumacher to step up to Formula 2 in 2019. This year, the son of Prost’s fellow F1 legend Michael Schumacher upped his game to dominate and win the competitive European F3 title. Prior to 19-year-old Schumacher competing in the legendary Macau GP race at the weekend, Prost told […]
Prost ‘not unhappy’ Red Bull deal ending
Nov.19 (GMM) Alain Prost says he is not sad that Renault’s long collaboration with Red Bull is finally ending. The two parties achieved much success in formula one, but their collaboration was also fraught at times. “Ultimately we are not unhappy about the end of this partnership, to be honest,” F1 legend and Renault advisor […]
Ticktum, Albon in doubt for Toro Rosso seat
Nov.19 (GMM) A new question mark hangs above the second Toro Rosso cockpit for 2019. Daniil Kvyat has been signed up already, but it is believed Brendon Hartley has been told he is definitely vacating the other seat. Robert Kubica was earlier mentioned as one potential driver, but the Pole said last week: “I will […]
F1 boss Carey visits Rio de Janeiro
Nov.19 (GMM) Rio de Janeiro has emerged as a potential future F1 race host. With Interlagos to be privatised and Liberty Media scrutinising the expiring contract that was negotiated by Bernie Ecclestone, a cloud hangs over the current Brazilian grand prix venue. “We are thinking of replacing a number of existing races with unfavourable contracts […]
Alonso not ruling out F1 return for 2020
Nov.19 (GMM) Fernando Alonso is not ruling out a full-time return to formula one for 2019. Disenchanted with the category, the double world champion is retiring after this weekend’s Abu Dhabi GP and will tackle Le Mans and the Indy 500 next year. But he told international media at the sports car race in Shanghai […]
Hulkenberg aims to beat Ricciardo
Nov.19 (GMM) The arrival of Daniel Ricciardo is an important piece of the puzzle as Renault pushes towards the front in F1, according to David Coulthard. Since announcing his shock departure from Red Bull for 2019, Australian Ricciardo has struggled this year. But Renault is still looking forward to having the grand prix winner on […]
Alonso exit shows F1 ‘sick’ – Perez
Nov.16 (GMM) Fernando Alonso’s plight shows that F1 is “sick”. That is the claim of Force India driver Sergio Perez, referring to double world champion Alonso’s decision to retire from F1 and race instead at Le Mans and the Indy 500 next year. “What happens now is not the formula one that made me want […]
Kubica has ‘made decision’ about 2019
Nov.16 (GMM) Robert Kubica looks certain to secure the second race seat at Williams for 2019. At an event in northern Poland, the British team’s reserve driver declared: “I have made my decision.” Pole Kubica, who has not raced in F1 since almost severing his forearm in a 2011 rally crash, was reportedly tossing up […]
Dutch GP preparations to take ‘years’
Nov.16 (GMM) Belgian grand prix boss Andre Maes doubts the Netherlands can quickly put together an F1 project. After 35 years promoting the iconic race at Spa-Francorchamps, promoter Maes is stepping down. Formule 1, a Dutch publication, said his replacement is not known. But the Spa race’s future is at least secure, after Maes inked […]
F1 teams eye Porsche boss Seidl
Nov.16 (GMM) Mercedes looks set to recruit a top official from Porsche’s highly successful Le Mans team. Porsche ended its highly successful run in the world endurance championship last year, and Speed Week now reports that team boss Andreas Seidl is heading to F1. The publication says Williams and Sauber are also interested in the […]
Ecclestone quiet on Brazil GP rescue
Nov.15 (GMM) Bernie Ecclestone is not saying whether he will leap to the rescue of the Brazilian grand prix. The former F1 supremo, who lives part-time in the country and whose wife Fabiana heads their coffee brand Celebrity, has been linked with potentially buying Interlagos. The circuit is being privatised, leaving the future of the […]
Raikkonen ‘not worried’ about Sauber move
Nov.15 (GMM) Kimi Raikkonen says he is not worrying about his step back to the Sauber team for 2019. The Finn and 2007 world champion is being replaced at Ferrari by Charles Leclerc, with Raikkonen accepting a step backwards to Sauber, the small Swiss team with whom he made his F1 debut 17 years ago. […]
Ferrari eyeing management shake-up for 2019
Nov.15 (GMM) Robert Smedley could be shaping up to return to Ferrari. Famous for being Felipe Massa’s race engineer at the Maranello team, the Briton has more recently had a senior engineering role at Williams. But he is leaving the beleaguered British team, and as he prepares to embark on ‘gardening leave’, his next move […]
F1 has ‘other options’ to British GP – Carey
Nov.14 (GMM) Chase Carey has admitted a cloud still hangs over the future of the British grand prix. Last year, Silverstone’s owner, the British Racing Drivers’ Club, exercised a break clause in its contract in the hope of negotiating a better deal for 2020. And F1 chief executive Carey confirms that a new deal is […]