Dec.4 (GMM) Cadillac will reveal its first Formula 1 livery during a Super Bowl television commercial – an extraordinarily expensive way to introduce the new US team ahead of its 2026 debut. Bloomberg reports that the livery will appear in Cadillac’s Super Bowl spot on February 8, 2026, with the brand confirming the plan on […]
Jailed Sutil denies fraud charges via lawyer
Dec.4 (GMM) Adrian Sutil has issued his first formal response to last week’s arrest, with his lawyer insisting the former Formula 1 driver rejects all allegations and is cooperating fully with investigators. Sutil, 42, was taken into custody in Sindelfingen last week after coordinated raids in Germany, Monaco and Switzerland. Stuttgart prosecutors confirmed he is […]
‘I want Formula 1’ says Italy’s new F2 champion
Dec.4 (GMM) Newly crowned Formula 2 champion Leonardo Fornaroli says joining McLaren’s development program has put him “on the path I’ve always wanted”, insisting his long-term target is clear – Formula 1. Speaking to La Gazzetta dello Sport after the surprise announcement, the 21-year-old admitted the past week – winning the F2 title in Qatar […]
Defiant Tsunoda insists ‘I’m not finished yet’
Dec.4 (GMM) Yuki Tsunoda has broken his silence after losing his Formula 1 race seat for 2026, vowing to fight his way back onto the grid as Red Bull move him into a test and reserve role. The Japanese driver will contest his final grand prix this weekend in Abu Dhabi after Red Bull chose […]
Piastri ‘the real danger’ for Norris in finale
Dec.4 (GMM) Lando Norris has been warned that his biggest threat in Sunday’s title decider may not be Max Verstappen – but Oscar Piastri, amid what insiders describe as a season’s worth of simmering frustration in the Australian’s camp. Former Minardi test driver and Sky Italia figure Matteo Bobbi said tensions between Piastri, his manager […]
‘Happy’ Palou explains why F1 dream is over
Dec.4 (GMM) Alex Palou insists he has no regrets about abandoning his long-running Formula 1 ambitions, even as he admits he will be cheering for Max Verstappen in this weekend’s Abu Dhabi title decider. The four-time IndyCar champion has rebuilt his reputation after his bitter contract dispute with McLaren, and Verstappen recently said Palou should […]
Paris court allows FIA election to proceed
Dec.4 (GMM) The FIA’s presidential election will go ahead on December 12 – but a Paris court has refused to endorse the process, handing Laura Villars an important early victory in her challenge against Mohammed Ben Sulayem’s uncontested re-election. Villars, who attempted to run for FIA president, withdrew after discovering that only Ben Sulayem could […]
Honda ‘trump card’ didn’t work out for Tsunoda
Dec.3 (GMM) Red Bull has confirmed the expected top-to-bottom overhaul of its driver structure for 2026 – with Yuki Tsunoda losing his race seat and moving into a Red Bull-Racing Bulls reserve role. Isack Hadjar steps up to partner Max Verstappen, while new 2026 rookie Arvid Lindblad replaces him at Racing Bulls alongside the retained […]
Red Bull told Hadjar of 2026 promotion ‘last week’
Dec.3 (GMM) Isack Hadjar says his Red Bull promotion for 2026 is not a “relief”, but confirmation that he delivered exactly the season he needed. The 21-year-old French rookie told L’Equipe he never saw the impending announcement – finally made by Red Bull on Tuesday as expected – as pressure off his shoulders. “It’s not […]
McLaren bosses ‘most clueless in F1’ – Uhl
Dec.3 (GMM) Two prominent paddock voices have delivered scathing assessments of McLaren’s late-season collapse, warning that the team’s blunders in Las Vegas and Qatar may hand Max Verstappen the 2025 world championship. Bild veteran Helmut Uhl mocked the explanations coming from Zak Brown and Andrea Stella after the Qatar safety car pit strategy fiasco. “When […]
McLaren signs new ‘free agent’ F2 champion Fornaroli
Dec.3 (GMM) Newly-crowned Formula 2 champion Leonardo Fornaroli has finally secured an F1 pathway – and it comes via McLaren, after a year in which he astonishingly competed without belonging to any Formula 1 academy. As Mundo Deportivo noted when he clinched the title last weekend in Qatar, the 21-year-old Italian had arrived in F2 […]
Rovanpera taking huge pay cut to chase F1 dream
Dec.3 (GMM) Kalle Rovanpera has accepted a dramatic salary drop as he switches from rallying to single-seaters – with his manager confirming that next year’s base pay will be “merely formal” compared to his world rally earnings. According to Ilta-Sanomat, the 25-year-old earned around EUR 6 million in salary from Toyota during the just-completed WRC […]
If Palou can’t get to F1, Mick can’t return – Danner
Dec.3 (GMM) Christian Danner has urged Mick Schumacher to abandon hopes of returning to Formula 1, warning that even IndyCar’s biggest star can’t make the jump. The 26-year-old will race for Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing from 2026 after missing out on the Cadillac-F1 project – but insists he still dreams of an eventual comeback. Danner […]
Jean Alesi ‘worried’ about Ferrari’s future
Dec.3 (GMM) Jean Alesi says Ferrari’s Qatar performance was so poor that it left him “worried” about the team’s direction – while Lewis Hamilton described the race itself as one of the worst he has ever taken part in. Ferrari’s collapse in form late in the 2025 season – compounded by Hamilton’s own struggles since […]
Alpine next team to reveal 2026 launch date
Dec.3 (GMM) Alpine has become the fourth team to confirm its 2026 car launch date, announcing a January 23 unveiling in Barcelona – just days after Red Bull and Racing Bulls present their liveries at Ford’s January 15 event, and ahead of Aston Martin’s February 9 reveal. The team also arrives in Abu Dhabi for […]
Red Bull retracts claims as Antonelli hit with abuse
Dec.2 (GMM) Red Bull has publicly backtracked after Kimi Antonelli was bombarded with online abuse – including apparent death threats – following accusations he deliberately helped Lando Norris in Qatar. The 19-year-old Mercedes rookie blacked out his social media profiles and locked his accounts after receiving more than a thousand hostile messages. Toto Wolff immediately […]
Piastri tensions spill into Australian parliament
Dec.2 (GMM) The drama surrounding McLaren’s title fight has reached an unlikely new stage – the floor of the Australian Senate. Senator Matt Canavan jokingly asked transport officials on Monday: “Do you think McLaren is biased against Oscar Piastri and costing him the World Championship?” What was meant as humour reflects a paddock atmosphere that […]
Alonso on showdown – ‘I wouldn’t miss it for the world’
Dec.2 (GMM) Fernando Alonso says he is determined to witness this weekend’s historic three-way title showdown – from inside the cockpit or, failing that, standing with the journalists. The Aston Martin veteran, who has endured a tough season, lit up when told that Lando Norris, Max Verstappen and Oscar Piastri will arrive in Abu Dhabi […]
Aston to keep ’26 livery secret for first test
Dec.2 (GMM) Aston Martin will run its 2026 car in a plain testing livery at the first pre-season test, with the full race colours only unveiled afterwards. The Newey-designed 2026 Aston will appear at Barcelona’s opening test on January 26-30 in an interim test scheme, with the official launch of the car and race livery […]
Hadjar in, Tsunoda out as 2026 plan finalised – media
Dec.2 (GMM) Multiple major outlets now agree that Yuki Tsunoda will lose his Formula 1 race seat for 2026, with Isack Hadjar set to join Max Verstappen at Red Bull Racing. The Netherlands’ De Telegraaf, Germany’s Bild, Sport1 and British sources all report that the decision was effectively sealed during high-level meetings in Qatar involving […]