Nov.1 (GMM) Mohammed Ben Sulayem has defended the FIA’s decision to crank up the maximum financial penalties for Formula 1 drivers to an incredible EUR 1 million. The news broke ahead of the recent US GP, where drivers reacted with astonishment to learn that the maximum penalty had been multiplied by a factor of four. […]
Month: November 2023
F1 pundits doubt Alonso-Perez seat swap rumours
Nov.1 (GMM) Amid a wave of wild rumours predicting a Fernando Alonso-Max Verstappen pairing at Red Bull in 2024, two expert pundits have played down the likelihood. Following Aston Martin’s stellar start to 2023, the Formula 1 world couldn’t help notice that two-time Alonso, 42, was also in a stellar mood for the first half […]
Aston Martin ‘not lost’, Alonso not retiring
Nov.1 (GMM) Amid a wild round of rumours this week, Fernando Alonso insists he is not yet ready to retire. “For now, no,” Fox Sports Mexico quotes the 42-year-old Spaniard as saying when asked if his long Formula 1 career might now be nearing its end. “I know I’m in the closing part of my […]
Stroll should consider quitting F1 – Danner
Nov.1 (GMM) Lance Stroll should think about whether he really wants to remain a Formula 1 driver. That is the frank claim of former F1 driver Christian Danner, towards the end of the 25-year-old Canadian’s stark failure to impress alongside Fernando Alonso at Aston Martin in 2023. Stroll debuted for Williams all the way back […]
Hamilton wants to ‘get closer’ to Verstappen in Brazil
Nov.1 (GMM) After finishing second at the chequered flag to Max Verstappen at the last two grands prix, Lewis Hamilton thinks he might “get closer” to the Red Bull this weekend in Brazil. It was at Interlagos a year ago that George Russell had his breakthrough Formula 1 win – with Hamilton second. And now, […]