Jun.8 (GMM) Daniel Ricciardo might be the best performing F1 driver at the moment, according to Dr Helmut Marko. The Australian driver was nothing short of livid after the Monaco grand prix, where a fouled-up pitstop by Red Bull cost him victory from pole position. And just two weeks earlier in Barcelona, when his new […]
Zetsche says Wehrlein is Mercedes ‘future’
Jun.8 (GMM) As Nico Rosberg’s expiring contract comes under the spotlight, Daimler chief Dieter Zetsche has revealed his vision for Mercedes’ F1 “future”. “Pascal (Wehrlein) is our future,” Zetsche is quoted by the Swiss newspaper Blick. He is referring to the Mercedes-backed Manor rookie, just a week after Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff agreed that […]
F1 ‘excited’ by Baku despite human rights pressure
Jun.8 (GMM) Bernie Ecclestone is being asked to speak out about human rights, just over a week before formula one sets up camp for the first time in Azerbaijan. A year ago, just as the Azerbaijan capital Baku was added to the 2016 schedule, the Formula One Group unveiled a new policy vowing to respect […]
No Baku night race plans yet – promoter
Jun.7 (GMM) F1’s newest street venue has no immediate plans to step up to night race status. Although all eyes are on Montreal ahead of this weekend’s Canadian round, the sport will quickly move on to the Azerbaijan capital of Baku early next week for the second instalment of a hectic ‘flyaway’ double-header. FIA race […]
Dennis statements are ‘extra motivation’ – Boullier
Jun.7 (GMM) Eric Boullier has defended McLaren supremo Ron Dennis’ right to predict forthcoming F1 dominance for the Woking based team. While the team has improved markedly since its horror 2015, Honda-powered McLaren is still a long way from being able to challenge on merit for podiums, let alone take on the established dominance of […]
Mick Schumacher says F3 ‘the next step’
Jun.7 (GMM) Mick Schumacher is beginning to turn his mind to the next step in his race towards formula one. Under the intense spotlight not only of his surname but the fact his famous father Michael is still struggling to recover from serious injuries, teen Mick made the switch from karts to single seaters last […]
FIA’s Whiting tips Kvyat to bounce back
Jun.7 (GMM) Charlie Whiting has played down suggestions Daniil Kvyat has become the ‘bad boy’ of formula one. Russian Kvyat incurred Sebastian Vettel’s wrath in China, lost his Red Bull seat after a calamitous start in Russia, and will serve a grid penalty this weekend in Montreal after crashing with Kevin Magnussen in Monaco. “Yes […]
Moss says Magnussen ‘refreshingly different’
Jun.7 (GMM) F1 legend Sir Stirling Moss has hailed Kevin Magnussen for being a “refreshingly different” driver on today’s grid. 86-year-old Moss, widely regarded as the best driver never to have won the title, made the comments after a recent meeting in his home with the Danish racer. According to the Danish newspaper BT, the […]
F1’s next safety push is ‘biometrics’ – FIA
Jun.7 (GMM) The next step in safety for formula one will be biometrics, the FIA has revealed. In the latest edition of the governing body’s in-house magazine Auto, the FIA released some of the findings from the crash suffered by Fernando Alonso in Melbourne, based upon the new-in-2016 high speed cameras. That camera showed that […]
Verstappen takes lesson and new engine to Canada
Jun.7 (GMM) With a new engine in his car and a lesson in his pocket, Max Verstappen says he is ready for Montreal. After winning in Barcelona, the 18-year-old came crashing back to earth with crashes in both qualifying and the race in Monaco. 100,000 Dutch countrymen, however, were cheering him on at Zandvoort last […]
Ferrari to race new turbo in Canada – report
Jun.6 (GMM) Ferrari will bring an updated turbo design to Canada this week, according to Germany’s Auto Motor und Sport. Following early reliability problems with the all-new turbo design for 2016, we reported in April that Ferrari was working on a fix and until then Sebastian Vettel and Kimi Raikkonen would be racing at reduced […]
Massa, Button, McLaren unfazed by rumours
Jun.6 (GMM) Felipe Massa says he is unfazed by speculation Jenson Button could replace him at Williams next year. Button, now 36, made his F1 debut as a teenager in 2000 and now rumours suggest he could end his career at the Grove team, replacing Massa from 2017. But the Briton, who currently drives for […]
Perez’s father triggers latest F1 rumours
Jun.6 (GMM) Sergio Perez’s father has triggered wild speculation about the next high-profile news in formula one. Ilta Sanomat, a Finnish daily, said it has heard from Mexican sources that Perez’s father Antonio has declared that big news is looming ahead of the Canadian grand prix this week. “It is rumoured that (Sergio) Perez could […]
Nasr not denying Sauber exit reports
Jun.6 (GMM) Felipe Nasr is not denying reports he is on the search for an alternate team for the 2017 season. Frustrated with stalled car development and worrying financial problems, the Brazilian driver and teammate Marcus Ericsson incurred boss Monisha Kaltenborn’s wrath in Monaco when they collided. It preceded reports Nasr could leave the Swiss […]
Sauber not willing to be next ‘B’ team
Jun.6 (GMM) Monisha Kaltenborn has played down “dramatic” media claims that Monaco recently was the low point in Sauber’s long motor racing history. “I see it not as dramatic,” the struggling Swiss team’s co-owner and boss said, amid obvious financial problems and the crash between teammates Felipe Nasr and Marcus Ericsson. Kaltenborn had said the […]
Haryanto looking for money to complete season – mother
Jun.4 (GMM) Rio Haryanto’s mother has admitted the Indonesian rookie is currently lacking the money he needs to complete the second half of the 2016 season. Reports have suggested that while the 23-year-old is backed by the Indonesian government and Pertamina, the state-owned oil company, he could still be replaced by Manor after July’s Hungarian […]
Webber says angry Ricciardo will bounce back
Jun.3 (GMM) Plain-talking former F1 driver Mark Webber has named Ferrari as the most disappointing team of 2016. The Maranello team entered the season upbeat about its chances of bridging the gap to dominant Mercedes, but Australian Webber insisted: “Ferrari have been the most disappointing team so far. “They haven’t really hit their straps at […]
Report hints at Renault talks for Massa
Jun.3 (GMM) A Brazilian outlet says there are rumours Felipe Massa is in talks with Renault about a potential switch to the French works team for 2017. With not only Jenson Button but also Daniil Kvyat linked with his seat at Williams for next year, F1 veteran Massa admitted in Monaco that with his contract […]
Benoit says Sauber must change driver lineup
Jun.3 (GMM) A leading Swiss journalist has suggested Sauber needs to make a change to its driver lineup at the end of the season. In Monaco, their bitter old rivalry from their GP2 days came back with a vengeance when Felipe Nasr point-blank refused to accept the team’s order to let teammate Marcus Ericsson past. […]
More crashes could mean team orders – Wolff
Jun.3 (GMM) Toto Wolff has warned that more crashes between Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg would cause Mercedes to rethink its policy of allowing the pair to race freely. World champion Hamilton said after Barcelona, where on the first lap he collided with teammate Rosberg in a race-ending crash involving both drivers, that Mercedes’ decision […]