Feb.6 (GMM) It’s a good time to be a Ferrari employee. It has emerged that, based on higher than expected profits in 2024, each and every member of the road car and Formula 1 divisions is being paid a bonus of 14,400 euros. Ferrari CEO Benedetto Vigna – admitting that Lewis Hamilton is good for […]
Hype around ‘child’ Colapinto is overblown – driver
Feb.6 (GMM) Franco Colapinto’s quest to re-start his F1 racing career with Alpine steps into a higher gear this week in Barcelona. Although official pre-season testing will not kick off until later this month in Bahrain, many teams have already been running two and three-year-old cars at various circuits as part of the ‘TPC’ testing […]
Verstappen admits eyeing Le Mans with Alonso
Feb.6 (GMM) Max Verstappen is eyeing his ideal dream team with which to tackle the fabled Le Mans 24 hours for the first time. The quadruple world champion admits his Formula 1 schedule and focus does not allow him to race at Le Mans currently. But when – in Christian Horner’s presence – Red Bull’s […]
Mick Schumacher says F1 ‘dream’ still alive
Feb.6 (GMM) Mick Schumacher insists his “dream” of returning to Formula 1 remains alive – even if he’s relieved that he won’t be on full-time reserve driver duties in 2025. The 25-year-old son of F1 legend Michael Schumacher has been replaced as Mercedes’ reserve driver by the much more experienced Valtteri Bottas for this year. […]
Andretti admits son Michael was Cadillac F1 ‘obstacle’
Feb.5 (GMM) Mario Andretti admits that his son Michael may have been an “obstacle” to getting the Cadillac Formula 1 project up and racing. The original plan, rubber-stamped by the FIA, was initially blocked by F1 owner Liberty Media – with CEO Greg Maffei reportedly even telling Mario that the team would never be approved […]
Rosberg says Hamilton ‘feud’ is now over
Feb.5 (GMM) Nico Rosberg says his past “feud” with Lewis Hamilton is now basically all in the past. When teammates between 2013 and 2016 amid Mercedes’ domination of Formula 1, the former boyhood friends fell out badly and for years were not on speaking terms. Rosberg, now 39, retired from F1 after beating Hamilton to […]
Ferrari not necessarily ‘better’ with Hamilton – Todt
Feb.5 (GMM) Jean Todt is unsure Ferrari will be “better” now that it has seven time world champion Lewis Hamilton at the wheel. Todt, also a former FIA president, is perhaps best famous for being team boss at the Maranello based team when F1’s other seven time title winner – Michael Schumacher – utterly dominated […]
Sauber-Audi to set up UK base
Feb.5 (GMM) Sauber – transitioning to full works status with Audi for 2026 – is setting up a base in the UK. Last year, the team caused a stir by successfully lobbying the FIA to be allowed to spend more under the budget cap – to compensate for the higher costs of being based in […]
‘Scared’ Hadjar keeps eye on Red Bull Racing promotion
Feb.4 (GMM) Despite admitting to feeling “scared” and lacking experience, Isack Hadjar still has high ambitions for his first season in Formula 1 in 2025. The F2 runner-up was the final driver confirmed for the 2025 season, replacing the Red Bull Racing-bound Liam Lawson at the junior team Racing Bulls. A few days ago, the […]
Red Bull promotes from within to replace top names
Feb.4 (GMM) Red Bull has followed through on its promise to plug the gaps in its team by promoting from within. Amid the leadership turmoil and a notable performance decline in 2024, the outfit featuring Max Verstappen at the wheel lost a bevy of high-profile names – including Jonathan Wheatley, Will Courtenay, Lee Stevenson, and […]
Doohan wants to ‘cement’ place on F1 grid
Feb.4 (GMM) Jack Doohan says he is determined to “cement” his place on the Formula 1 grid. While the Australian rookie will definitely be Pierre Gasly’s teammate at Alpine initially in 2025, Flavio Briatore clearly has big plans for his new recruit, the highly-rated reserve driver Franco Colapinto. Team boss Oliver Oakes denies Briatore’s move […]
Low salaries driving engineers from F1 – Newey
Feb.4 (GMM) Formula 1 may be the pinnacle of motorsport, but it risks no longer attracting all of the brightest engineering sparks. One former Red Bull engineer, Blake Hinsey, thinks it is the budget cap that “f*cked” the situation in F1. “Just had a loose conversation with a recruiter about a F1 race engineer gig,” […]
Ferrari cut off contact with Jean Todt
Feb.4 (GMM) Jean Todt has revealed that he no longer has any contact with his former Formula 1 employer – Ferrari. The Frenchman, now 78, entered F1 in the early 90s to head the then ailing Maranello based marque. He then completed his time in the sport as FIA president until 2021. Since Todt left […]
Hamilton or Leclerc could get upper hand – Rosberg
Feb.4 (GMM) A former Mercedes teammate thinks Lewis Hamilton’s “inner fire” may be lit by his move to Ferrari. When they were paired together at Mercedes, they won every single drivers’ championship – three for Hamilton, and one (2016) for Nico Rosberg. In total, the 40-year-old’s title tally now stands at seven. “Lewis doesn’t have […]
Ocon will not clash with rookie Bearman – Haas
Feb.3 (GMM) Haas is not worried Esteban Ocon’s notorious clashes with teammates will hit new levels of intensity in 2025. The small American team has a brand new driver lineup for this season – the experienced Alpine refugee Ocon, 28, pitted against impressive teenage rookie Oliver Bearman. It has intensified suspicions that Ocon’s notorious past […]
Honda ‘lost some time’ with 2026 engine development
Feb.3 (GMM) Christian Horner has revealed that Honda “lost some time” in developing its all-new power unit for 2026. Last week, Honda Racing Corporation boss Koji Watanabe alarmingly admitted the Japanese marque is “fighting” to prepare the 2026 engine, because developing it is “very difficult”. Red Bull will use Honda’s existing engine in 2025, with […]
Red Bull ‘furious’ amid FIA’s flexi-wing U-turn
Feb.3 (GMM) Red Bull is reportedly ‘furious’ about a brand new FIA clampdown against flexible wings for 2025. Amid flexi-wing controversies mainly involving McLaren, the governing body looked deeply into the matter last season but ultimately declared that the rules would remain stable for 2025. However, it now emerges that the FIA will in fact […]
Marko admits Verstappen helps keep him in F1
Feb.3 (GMM) Dr Helmut Marko admits supporting Max Verstappen is one of only two reasons why he is still working in Formula 1 at the ripe age of almost 82. Last year, the notorious former Le Mans winner was almost pushed out at Red Bull amid the Christian Horner leadership turmoil and power struggle – […]
Massa owns two top restaurants in Brazil
Feb.3 (GMM) Felipe Massa is the proud owner of two successful, upper-tier restaurants in his native Sao Paulo. Today, the retired Formula 1 driver, 43, is best known for his days with Ferrari, whilst continuing to pursue F1 authorities over the controversial ‘crashgate’ episode that arguably cost him the 2008 world championship. Massa still races […]
FIA ‘right’ to oust F1 steward Herbert – Horner
Feb.3 (GMM) Christian Horner says the FIA made the “right decision” to oust Johnny Herbert as a Formula 1 steward. Last week, the governing body ruled that Herbert’s FIA work was “incompatible” with his parallel role as an outspoken pundit on various gambling-related websites. In 2024, Herbert’s involvement in a couple of highly controversial penalties […]