Jun.16 (GMM) F1 teams have backed the sport’s new global sponsorship deal with Heineken. Believed to be worth up to $200 million for formula one and tipped to include an unprecedented scope, the Dutch beer brewer’s deal has also triggered controversy among campaigners who believe alcohol advertising should be banned. “F1 should ask themselves if […]
Month: June 2016
Top three teams pushing hard for title
Jun.16 (GMM) Toto Wolff says Mercedes will work hard to maintain its position at the top of the F1 tree. Lewis Hamilton left Montreal with a second consecutive win but boss Wolff says Mercedes’ rivals are getting perilously close. “The pace of Ferrari and Red Bull (in Canada) showed that the competition is right there […]
F1 sponsor deals ‘better than winning’ – Stewart
Jun.15 (GMM) Sir Jackie Stewart says bringing big companies like Heineken into formula one is “even better” than winning world titles. The F1 legend and triple world champion was instrumental to the multi-million dollar tie-up between the Dutch beer multinational and F1. He told Russia’s Championat that helping to conclude deals like that is “even […]
Grosjean urges Haas to fix wing flaw
Jun.15 (GMM) Romain Grosjean has urged Haas to get to the bottom of a recurring technical fault in 2016. More than once this year, the new American outfit has been halted by mysterious and dangerous failures to the front wing. The latest was in Montreal last weekend, so Grosjean told the French broadcaster Canal Plus: […]
Magnussen hopes contract talks start soon
Jun.15 (GMM) Kevin Magnussen hopes his talks with Renault about staying with the French works team beyond 2016 begin soon. After losing his place at McLaren, the Dane got his F1 career back on track this year by joining the Enstone based team, following the Lotus buyout. Renault has struggled so far in 2016 but […]
Nasr admits he could leave Sauber
Jun.15 (GMM) Felipe Nasr has played down suggestions he will definitely leave Sauber at the end of the season. As the Swiss team flounders beneath obvious financial strain, and Nasr’s relationship with teammate Marcus Ericsson hits rock bottom, recent reports suggested the Brazilian intends to take his sponsor Banco do Brazil elsewhere for 2017. But […]
Red Bull keeping same drivers in 2017 and 2018
Jun.15 (GMM) Red Bull is confirming that it will field an unchanged driver lineup in 2017. There had been increasing speculation that Daniel Ricciardo could be eyeing a move to Ferrari, which was music to the ears of Toro Rosso hopeful Carlos Sainz. “I’m here when Red Bull needs me,” Spanish reports quoted him as […]
Drivers lukewarm over new Baku layout
Jun.15 (GMM) F1 drivers have admitted they are not sure how much they will enjoy this weekend’s inaugural grand prix on the streets of Baku. The track in Azerbaijan has been billed as an ultra high speed street layout including an exciting, ultra-narrow run past the old city walls. But world champion Lewis Hamilton sounds […]
Ecclestone plays down latest Las Vegas reports
Jun.15 (GMM) Bernie Ecclestone has dismissed the latest reports about Las Vegas potentially joining an F1 calendar of the near future. Speculation that F1 might host more American races often does the rounds, but the latest word from Las Vegas was that an event on the world-famous ‘strip’ is more than just fantasy. However, Germany’s […]
New engine ‘another world’ for Red Bull – Horner
Jun.14 (GMM) Christian Horner says Montreal was proof that Red Bull is right back on track. After a resurgent showing for the former world champions in Barcelona and Monaco, Daniel Ricciardo warned that whether Renault’s engine upgrade had really delivered would only be clear on the long straights of Canada. Max Verstappen duly finished fourth […]
Minister says Baku could be on next 10 F1 calendars
Jun.14 (GMM) Baku could become a long-term feature of forthcoming F1 calendars, according to Azerbaijan’s sports minister Azad Rahimov. With an unique, narrow and ultra high speed street layout, the former Soviet republic will this weekend host its inaugural F1 race by reviving the European grand prix. However, the Azerbaijan news outlet ABC said ticket […]
Press says Ferrari victory now ‘within reach’
Jun.14 (GMM) Sebastian Vettel’s wish for an easier time from the Italian press after Canada was only partly delivered. As the Maranello team bounced back with a redesigned turbo and other innovations for Montreal, the German performed strongly all weekend but the win went begging due to a strategy error. Team boss Maurizio Arrivabene initially […]
Lauda backs Hamilton after latest Rosberg clash
Jun.14 (GMM) Niki Lauda has backed Lewis Hamilton after the first corner collision that Nico Rosberg admits left him “p—-d off” in Canada. After the crash and double-DNF of Barcelona, Mercedes boss Toto Wolff had warned that more contact between the silver-clad pair may result in team orders being imposed. Then in Montreal, Hamilton and […]
Arrivabene says Allison rumours show ‘disrespect’
Jun.13 (GMM) Maurizio Arrivabene has slammed as a sign of “disrespect” rumours Ferrari technical boss James Allison could soon leave the team. Reports have suggested that after the sudden death from meningitis of his wife in March, Allison is now considering an offer to return to Britain to be with his three children full-time. Until […]
Mayor working to secure Montreal’s F1 future
Jun.13 (GMM) Montreal mayor Denis Coderre says the city will move to secure the future of the Canadian grand prix. At the weekend, F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone cast doubt on the future of the popular race by suggesting Montreal had failed to fulfil its pledge to update the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve’s ageing facilities. “We’ll see,” […]
Renault admits interest in Sainz
Jun.13 (GMM) Renault has admitted its interest in signing up Carlos Sainz for 2017. The first sign of the French marque’s interest was comments made a few days ago by F1 legend Alain Prost, who is an ambassador and advisor to the works Renault team. “I would like to see how he (Sainz) develops in […]
Button says only he will decide F1 future
Jun.13 (GMM) Jenson Button insists he remains in the driving seat when it comes to deciding his future in formula one. Rumours are swirling that, after seven years with the British team, McLaren intends to replace him for 2017 with reigning GP2 champion and reserve driver Stoffel Vandoorne. 36-year-old Button has, in turn, been linked […]
F1 changing rules at the wrong time – Wolff
Jun.13 (GMM) Toto Wolff has indicated he thinks F1 is changing the rules for 2017 at precisely the wrong moment. After two easy title wins and almost unprecedented dominance for Mercedes in the ‘power unit’ era, the sport decided to turn a corner for 2017 with faster, wider cars and tyres. But Mercedes team boss […]
Arrivabene says gap to Mercedes ‘shrinking’
Jun.13 (GMM) Ferrari can look on the bright side despite missing victory in Sunday’s Canadian grand prix. That is the unified message of Sebastian Vettel as well as the Maranello team’s boss, even though Maurizio Arrivabene had initially been critical of a strategy mistake that arguably cost the German driver the Montreal win. It has […]
Canadian Grand Prix – Hamilton wins!
Hamilton wins the race from Vettel (+5.011), Bottas (+46.422), Verstappen(+53.020), Rosberg (+62.093), Raikkonen (+63.017), Ricciardo (+63.634), Hulkenberg (+1 lap), Sainz (+1 lap) & Perez (+1 lap) Alonso, Kvyat, Guttierez, Grosjean, Ericsson, Magnussen, Wehrlein, Nasr and Haryanto make the rest of the field Retirements: Button, Palmer, Massa Hamilton now closes the gap to Rosberg in the Formula 1 […]