Aug.2 (GMM) Max Verstappen has played down sensational rumours that he could still switch to Mercedes for 2020. “I used to say Lewis was the best driver in Formula 1 at the moment, but now I think it’s Max,” 2016 world champion Nico Rosberg said after Hockenheim. Indeed, the Dutchman has won two of the […]
Month: August 2019
Alfa Romeo undecided over German GP penalty appeal
Aug.1 (GMM) Alfa Romeo has not decided whether to push ahead with its appeal against a penalty that cost both race drivers points at Hockenheim. Kimi Raikkonen and Antonio Giovinazzi actually finished 7th and 8th, but four hours after the race they were relegated out of the points when the FIA found a problem with […]
Former F1 players think Alonso return possible
Aug.1 (GMM) Two experienced former F1 personalities think it is possible that Fernando Alonso will return to the grid. Disgruntled with the state of the sport and his lack of opportunities to win, the two-time world champion quit Formula 1 at the end of last year. He has been linked with a potential return, but […]
Leclerc ‘coping better’ than Vettel – Vasseur
Aug.1 (GMM) Charles Leclerc’s former boss says he is surprised how quickly the 21-year-old has put serious pressure on Ferrari number 1 Sebastian Vettel. Last year, Frederic Vasseur was Leclerc’s first Formula 1 team boss, when the Monaco-born driver made his debut for Sauber. “I did not expect that Charles would settle in at Ferrari […]