Jul.6 (GMM) Carlos Sainz says he has spoken his final word on his Formula 1 future beyond 2024 until an official announcement is ready to be made. The Ferrari refugee is believed to have rejected Audi-owned Sauber’s offer, and pushed the patience of Williams boss James Vowles too far by ignoring several deadlines. Vowles is […]
Month: July 2024
Horner slammed as McLaren-Red Bull battle heats up
Jul.6 (GMM) Zak Brown has added heat to the developing 2024 title battle between defending world champion Max Verstappen and McLaren charger Lando Norris. George Russell won a week ago in Austria after Verstappen and Norris’ highly-contentious crash, but the Mercedes driver admits they are the duo to beat at Silverstone once again. “I think […]
Magnussen knew about Bearman deal ‘for four months’
Jul.5 (GMM) Kevin Magnussen admits it “wasn’t a huge surprise” to hear the news that his Formula 1 employer Haas has signed up Ferrari-backed rookie Oliver Bearman for 2025 and beyond. “I’ve more or less known it for four months,” the Danish driver, whose own place at the small American team remains in doubt, acknowledged […]
Sainz back in the frame for 2025 Mercedes race seat
Jul.5 (GMM) Carlos Sainz is suddenly back in the frame to become Lewis Hamilton’s successor at Mercedes next year. Earlier, team boss Toto Wolff ruled out the ousted Ferrari driver for 2025 because he was leaving the seat open until as late as November in case Max Verstappen suddenly decided to leave Red Bull. It’s […]
Haas ordered to send Mazepin’s 2021 car to axed sponsor
Jul.5 (GMM) Haas has been ordered to send one of the Formula 1 cars Nikita Mazepin raced in 2021 to the similarly-axed former team title sponsor Uralkali. Recently, Uralkali and Haas exchanged their conflicting reactions to a Swiss arbitration court ruling, after the Russian fertiliser company attempted to have sponsorship money returned by Haas. Both […]
MotoGP riders react to Lewis Hamilton-Gresini rumours
Jul.5 (GMM) Lewis Hamilton is not ready to announce that he might be buying into the Ducati-linked Italian MotoGP team, Gresini. The rumours emerged earlier this week after the seven time world champion’s manager Marc Hynes was spotted in talks with team owner Nadia Padovani at the recent MotoGP event in Assen. “If it’s true, […]
Williams admits falling behind in car development
Jul.5 (GMM) James Vowles admits Williams needs to up its game in the world of Formula 1 car development. The team he leads is currently in an infrastructural and organisational push to remove itself from the back rows of the grid for the long-term. But in the meantime, Williams has only 2 points in 2024 […]
Rival drivers back Verstappen after Norris crash
Jul.5 (GMM) As Max Verstappen and Lando Norris publicly reconciled their friendship ahead of the British GP, fellow Formula 1 drivers played down the duo’s crash in Austria less than a week ago. Within hours of the media getting heated about triple world champion Verstappen’s racing style, McLaren’s Norris was actually getting in touch with […]
Blackmailers had post-injury photos of Michael Schumacher
Jul.4 (GMM) Blackmailers threatened to release photos of the injured Formula 1 legend Michael Schumacher, according to Germany’s biggest newspaper Bild. According to another German-language newspaper, Austria’s Kleine Zeitung, German public investigators and prosecutors “found private photos in the possession” of two men who were trying to blackmail the Schumacher family. “The suspects, who are […]
Hamilton could buy Italian MotoGP team
Jul.4 (GMM) Lewis Hamilton could become a MotoGP team owner, according to mounting British, Italian and now Japanese media sources. F1’s seven time world champion, an avowed fan of two-wheels as well, is believed to be in talks with Gresini Racing – a Ducati satellite team. The rumours began swirling recently after Hamilton’s friend and […]
Haas to announce Oliver Bearman for 2025 at British GP
Jul.4 (GMM) Haas looks set to confirm the news that British teenager Oliver Bearman will race for the small American team from 2025. Italy’s La Gazzetta dello Sport, with sources at Haas’ engine and close technical and strategic partner Ferrari, thinks the announcement will be made during the British GP weekend – perhaps as soon […]
‘Verstappens’ played a role in Perez extension – Marko
Jul.4 (GMM) Dr Helmut Marko admits that Sergio Perez’s contract extension was influenced in part by the wishes of “the Verstappens”. Pressure is currently mounting on both Perez, 34, and Red Bull, as the Mexican driver struggles for form in only the first month since the new two-year deal was announced. Marko, Red Bull’s top […]
Brad Pitt to appear on track at Spa GP in July
Jul.3 (GMM) Hollywood icon Brad Pitt will be back in action at a Formula 1 circuit just after the forthcoming summer break. Last year at the Belgian GP, several sequences of the feature film with the working title ‘Apex’ were filmed at the fabled Spa-Francorchamps circuit. However, due to the Hollywood writer’s strike at the […]
Mazepin urges end to sanctions for Russian athletes
Jul.3 (GMM) Nikita Mazepin hopes the time is nearing when Russian athletes like him are no longer penalised for the Russia-Ukraine war. Since being axed by Haas at the outbreak of the conflict in early 2022, the 25-year-old has been fighting in the courts for the mere right to travel to Europe. Mazepin has secured […]
Ricciardo hoping to change Marko’s mind by summer break
Jul.3 (GMM) Daniel Ricciardo thinks he will head into the forthcoming summer break with his hopes of remaining in Formula 1 beyond 2024 still alive. The 34-year-old Australian admits that, having not outpaced Yuki Tsunoda this year as per his brief, he basically has no other option other than a renewed RB seat for 2025. […]
Antonelli future to remain unclear for now – Wolff
Jul.3 (GMM) Toto Wolff is determined to keep his teenage protege Andrea ‘Kimi’ Antonelli on tenterhooks as he leaves a potential race seat wide open for Max Verstappen. The Mercedes boss says he didn’t believe Verstappen’s “yes” in Austria last week when the triple world champion was asked if he was sure he remained committed […]
Verstappen booing at British GP like ‘a Knighthood’ – Tost
Jul.3 (GMM) Max Verstappen should not be afraid of a bit of extra ‘booing’ this weekend at Lando Norris’ home British GP at Silverstone. Mere days ago, the pair – whose well-known friendship is now on the rocks – crashed whilst dicing for the lead in Austria, earning the Red Bull driver a furious rebuke […]
GPDA to discuss Verstappen-Norris crash at Silverstone
Jul.3 (GMM) Alex Wurz, president of the Formula 1 drivers’ union, says Max Verstappen and Lando Norris’ highly-contentious crash in Austria will be discussed during the GPDA meeting at Silverstone ahead of the British GP. Fellow former driver Johnny Herbert was one of the stewards on duty at the Red Bull Ring, who justified the […]
Marko hits back at ‘pathetic’ behaviour by Norris
Jul.2 (GMM) Dr Helmut Marko has hit out at Lando Norris following the McLaren driver’s crash with Max Verstappen in Austria. Red Bull’s Verstappen was actually penalised for the high-profile incident, and large sections of the media have suggested it was a clear return of the Dutch ‘bad boy’ of the past. And although Norris, […]
Valentino Rossi urges Mercedes to sign Antonelli
Jul.2 (GMM) MotoGP legend Valentino Rossi is urging Mercedes’ Formula 1 team to sign up fellow Italian Andrea ‘Kimi’ Antonelli. A protege of team boss Toto Wolff, 17-year-old Antonelli is clearly the favourite to replace Lewis Hamilton next year – but Wolff is nonetheless keeping the door open for now for Max Verstappen. “My job […]