Author: Andrew Maitland

(GMM) Audi has denied that early contract talks with Mick Schumacher might already be taking place. In recent days, it was suggested that Volkswagen-owned Audi intends to put a German … Read More

(GMM) Felipe Massa admits he thought about privately suing Formula 1 authorities for the right to be declared world champion of 2008. This week, former F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone stunned … Read More

(GMM) Nico Hulkenberg is not yet putting his hand up for a works Audi seat. At the end of this year, the Swiss team Sauber’s naming rights deal with Alfa … Read More

(GMM) Pedro de la Rosa says it is now “impossible” to try to play down the hype surrounding Aston Martin and Fernando Alonso in 2023. After a winter of speculation … Read More

(GMM) Nikita Mazepin has set an “example” by fighting for his right as a Russian citizen to race in Formula 1. That is the view of Russia’s first-ever F1 driver … Read More

(GMM) A new question mark has emerged over Lance Stroll’s ongoing participation in the season-opening Bahrain GP. Just days after surgery for a fractured wrist, and with his other wrist … Read More

(GMM) Lance Stroll admits he has “a little pain” at the wheel of a Formula 1 car, but he’s confident he will get through this weekend’s Bahrain season opener. The … Read More

(GMM) F1 legend Gerhard Berger says it is “dangerous” for Red Bull to assume it is the clearly dominant team heading into the 2023 season. As the sport’s players re-gathered … Read More

(GMM) Lewis Hamilton has hit back at two fellow world champions who wonder if the Mercedes driver will sign another contract. Team boss Toto Wolff said recently that tentative talks … Read More

(GMM) Alpine’s place in the 2023 pecking order is perhaps less clear than any other Formula 1 team. Team boss Otmar Szafnauer admits that, at least publicly, the sole Bahrain … Read More

(GMM) Dr Helmut Marko says Red Bull made significant changes over the winter to ensure last year’s budget cap scandal does not re-emerge. The reigning champions paid a $7 million … Read More

(GMM) Lando Norris has responded to 2009 world champion Jenson Button “talking crap” about him. Last month, Button admitted he was “surprised” when – about this time last year – … Read More

(GMM) Nikita Mazepin has been given the green light by Europe’s court of justice to return to Formula 1. At the outbreak of the Ukraine crisis, the Russian driver and … Read More

Aston Martin driver Lance Stroll has spoken to the media for the first time since an incident while out training on his bike forced him to miss last week’s pre-season test session … Read More

(GMM) Gunther Steiner has denied “bullying” ousted Haas driver Mick Schumacher. Prior to their Formula 1 split, it was clear that relations between team boss Steiner and 23-year-old Schumacher were … Read More

(GMM) Toto Wolff has hit back at claims from the Red Bull camp that Mercedes’ new car is affected by ‘porpoising’. Last year, the former championship-dominant team struggled throughout the … Read More

(GMM) Formula 1’s new “Hollywood recipe” is a turn-off for German fans, according to the sport’s former supremo Bernie Ecclestone. Just days before the 2023 season begins in Bahrain, not … Read More

(GMM) Dr Helmut Marko thinks rumors about Alpha Tauri’s potential sale were triggered by a single journalist. The Faenza based team, which like the premier outfit Red Bull Racing is … Read More

(GMM) Three former Formula 1 drivers are wondering if Lewis Hamilton may be edging towards retirement. Recently, Toto Wolff said contract talks with the 38-year-old are imminent. But 2009 world … Read More

(GMM) Nico Hulkenberg is feeling relaxed ahead of his return to Formula 1 racing this weekend in Bahrain. The 35-year-old, who is the same age as the newly-retired fellow German … Read More

(GMM) Dr Helmut Marko admits that Sergio Perez requires a “more docile” Formula 1 car compared to back-to-back world champion Max Verstappen. It comes as Alex Albon, who lost his … Read More

(GMM) Bernie Ecclestone expects Frederic Vasseur to succeed as Ferrari’s new team boss. Vasseur moved from Sauber to the fabled Maranello team over the winter to replace Mattia Binotto after … Read More

(GMM) Bernie Ecclestone has shot down rumors already linking the newly-retired Sebastian Vettel with a return to Formula 1. Aston Martin has already ruled the quadruple world champion out of … Read More

(GMM) Gunther Steiner thinks his friend Mattia Binotto will return to Formula 1. The pair, who worked closely together amid Ferrari and Haas’ technical alliance, were depicted driving through Italian … Read More

(GMM) Nico Hulkenberg has defended the ongoing decision of Michael Schumacher’s family to keep the details of his health condition secret. Eddie Jordan, who was the seven time world champion … Read More