Apr.24 (GMM) 2025 could be Dr Helmut Marko’s last season as the high-profile and powerful advisor at Red Bull. The 81-year-old has actually hinted at this several times recently – even naming, in Saudi Arabia last weekend, quadruple world champion Sebastian Vettel as his ideal successor. And less than a month ago, he said Max […]
Some drivers pay to be in F1 team ‘academies’
Apr.24 (GMM) A Russian teenager has given a fascinating insight into how the driver development programs for certain youngsters function. Kirill Kutskov, the 2023 karting world champion with a Fernando Alonso-affiliated team, says he received an offer from Ferrari’s young driver ‘academy’. “After winning the world championship, the Ferrari Academy contacted us,” the 16-year-old told […]
Colapinto needs ‘big money’ to oust Jack Doohan
Apr.24 (GMM) Franco Colapinto’s Argentine sponsors might need to write another big cheque in order to oust rookie Jack Doohan from his race seat at Alpine. Advised by Flavio Briatore, the team forked out millions to secure Colapinto on loan from Williams for this year and beyond – triggering intense rumours that Doohan’s days are […]
Insiders tip imminent retirement for Hamilton
Apr.24 (GMM) A surprise contender to potentially snap up Max Verstappen for 2026 has emerged. Observant reporters in Saudi Arabia last weekend heard Fernando Alonso list three leading candidates in the event that the reigning world champion quits Red Bull. “The teams that are being mentioned are Mercedes, Aston Martin, and Ferrari, as your colleague […]
Verstappen to Aston, Mercedes, ‘unlikely’
Apr.24 (GMM) Fernando Alonso thinks it is “unlikely” that Max Verstappen will sign up with Aston Martin for 2026. Adrian Newey is exclusively working on next year’s car, Honda is shifting from Red Bull to Aston Martin, and rumours of $100 million per year offers are floating around the paddock. “I don’t think so,” 43-year-old […]
Piastri welcomes new ‘ice-boy’ reputation
Apr.23 (GMM) The Formula 1 world is contemplating the concept of the newly-nicknamed “ice-boy” becoming champion this year. The pivotal moment came in Saudi Arabia, where Oscar Piastri took on Max Verstappen at the first corner and ultimately won the race – to overtake McLaren teammate Lando Norris for the lead of the world championship. […]
Red Bull could have ‘avoided’ penalty – Ecclestone
Apr.23 (GMM) Red Bull has definitively decided against challenging Max Verstappen’s 5-second penalty by not requesting a ‘right of review’. The team theoretically had 96 hours to decide, but bosses Christian Horner, Dr Helmut Marko, and even Verstappen himself indicated at Jeddah that a protest was unlikely. But De Telegraaf newspaper reports that, while disagreeing […]
Would McLaren’s CEO choose Sainz or Hamilton?
Apr.23 (GMM) McLaren CEO Zak Brown says he would have found it hard to choose between Lewis Hamilton and Carlos Sainz if he had a vacancy at the Woking based team. Sainz was actually at McLaren when Ferrari wooed and signed him up for 2021. The Spaniard shone in red but has been shuffled down […]
Newey, Stroll relationship already tense – Doornbos
Apr.23 (GMM) Tension may already be creeping into Adrian Newey’s new professional collaboration with Aston Martin. On track, the performance of the team’s 2025 car is so dire that respected Spanish journalist Carlos Miguel thinks a radical idea should be considered. “I’m starting to think that resurrecting the 2024 car might be the best solution,” […]
McLaren teammates disagree over car advantage
Apr.22 (GMM) They are yet to have a major on-track clash, but off the track, Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri do not see eye-to-eye on one particular topic. After crashing in qualifying and then finishing P4 in the Saudi Arabian GP, former championship leader Norris insisted that McLaren may no longer be the fastest car […]
Verstappen will now remain a quiet F1 driver
Apr.22 (GMM) Max Verstappen admits reporters and Formula 1 fans will need to get used to hearing from him less often. Following his highly-controversial 2024 penalty for swearing in a press conference, and amid a wider FIA clampdown against bad driver behaviour, the quadruple world champion has already been speaking to the media more tersely. […]
Foul-mouthed Vasseur slams Hamilton critic
Apr.22 (GMM) Frederic Vasseur could not hold back the expletives as he slammed recent reporting about Lewis Hamilton’s struggle to get up to speed at Ferrari. There is no doubt that the seven time world champion is yet to live up to the pre-season hype of his move from Mercedes, with Ferrari boss Vasseur even […]
Wolff slams ‘joke’ agenda for F1 Commission meeting
Apr.22 (GMM) Toto Wolff has slammed as a “joke” something that is on the agenda for Thursday’s meeting of the F1 Commission. Earlier in April, Formula 1 authorities and engine makers – including top carmaker CEOs – met to discuss a radical proposal to step away from the controversial and revolutionary 2026 engine rules and […]
Rumours of wind tunnel problems at Aston Martin
Apr.21 (GMM) Despite huge factory investments, Adrian Newey’s presence and rumours mentioning Max Verstappen, Aston Martin is arguably “the last team” on the grid. That quote emerged from two-time champion Fernando Alonso’s mouth during the Saudi Arabia GP weekend, where after the chequered flag he admitted to exhaustion – with still not a single point […]
Hamilton having ‘too many ups and downs’ – Vasseur
Apr.21 (GMM) The first signs of criticism aimed at Lewis Hamilton are beginning to emerge from the Ferrari camp. The seven time world champion’s move from Mercedes to Maranello was arguably the biggest talking point of the entire winter – but five races in, it is clear that the 40-year-old is struggling. Hamilton’s mood notably […]
Norris imposes partying, drinking ban amid form slump
Apr.21 (GMM) As Lando Norris loses his world championship lead, the McLaren driver says he will not be attending any wild parties in Holland this weekend. A year ago, the 25-year-old travelled to the Netherlands for the famous King’s Day celebrations. He joined DJ Martin Garrix on a party boat and, reportedly while drunk, sustained […]
Red Bull opt against protesting ‘harsh’ penalty
Apr.21 (GMM) Red Bull will almost certainly not challenge the stewards’ decision to impose a controversial 5-second penalty on Max Verstappen. Title challengers Oscar Piastri and Verstappen went into turn one at Jeddah on Sunday side-by-side, with the Red Bull emerging with the lead after skipping across the chicane. “I’m sticking to it – this […]
Lawson ‘a little sad’ after Red Bull nightmare – CEO
Apr.20 (GMM) Liam Lawson was “a little sad” after his Red Bull Racing nightmare. That’s the revelation of Racing Bulls CEO Peter Bayer, despite New Zealander Lawson insisting this weekend that “nothing has changed” in his confidence since struggling so much to drive the 2025 Red Bull. The energy drink company’s CEO Oliver Mintzlaff, at […]
Italy already losing faith in Lewis Hamilton
Apr.20 (GMM) After all of the pre-season hype, Lewis Hamilton’s red adventure at Ferrari is already turning grey. “From promises to doubts,” the headline at Corriere della Sera reads, referring to the “more complicated than expected” transition for the seven time world champion from Mercedes to Maranello. The report expressed disappointment that while Hamilton’s predecessor […]
Marko names his ‘ideal successor’ for Red Bull role
Apr.20 (GMM) Sebastian Vettel would make an “ideal successor”, Red Bull team advisor Dr Helmut Marko has declared. Although now retired, and having briefly flirted with the idea of returning to the cockpit, quadruple world champion Vettel has stayed in touch with Formula 1 – and is even in Saudi Arabia this week and weekend. […]