Author: Andrew Maitland

(GMM) Williams Reserve driver Franco Colapinto admits he is still without a full-time race seat in Formula 1 for 2025. Prior to Williams dropping Logan Sargeant just a few races … Read More

(GMM) A “decisive” series of grands prix are now looming for Red Bull, whose car is so bad it is a midfield runner at best, if not for Max Verstappen’s … Read More

(GMM) Franco Colapinto admits he might just have landed himself in hot water with the Williams F1 team. With Carlos Sainz Jr. taking over his race seat next year, mid-season … Read More

(GMM) Carlos Sainz Jr. is keeping his lips zipped after a prominent Formula 1 personality said he would not have replaced the Spaniard with Lewis Hamilton. “No,” said former Ferrari … Read More

(GMM) Valtteri Bottas thinks his reputation in Formula 1 was damaged by his three post-Mercedes seasons at Sauber. The Finn admits leaving Mercedes enhanced his enjoyment of his non-F1 lifestyle, … Read More

(GMM) If “mental strength” makes the difference in 2024, Max Verstappen will emerge with his fourth consecutive drivers’ world championship over Lando Norris. That’s the view of Red Bull advisor, … Read More

(GMM) The radical switch to its own engine program in collaboration with Ford is a major risk for Red Bull, Dr Helmut Marko admits. With the team’s current impressive works … Read More

(GMM) Mike Krack has defended F1 team Aston Martin’s driver development program since none of its young drivers have made it to F1. The Lawrence Stroll-owned team is rapidly and … Read More

(GMM) Nico Hulkenberg says he is staying “completely neutral” about whether Audi-owned Sauber should sign up Mick Schumacher for 2025. Insiders left Singapore after the most recent grand prix convinced … Read More

(GMM) Toyota has “no plans” to buy or set up a Formula 1 team or build a power unit. That’s the insistence of Masaya Kaji, director of Toyota Gazoo, which shocked … Read More

(GMM) Kimi Antonelli admits his 2025 teammate, George Russell, “wasn’t too happy” with the 18-year-old rookie’s first official Formula 1 session at Monza. Antonelli was in Russell’s Mercedes in FP1 … Read More

(GMM) Adrian Newey has hit out at Formula 1’s rules revolution for 2026 – it is the first time a new chassis and engine will be introduced together. Renowned as … Read More

(GMM) Mattia Binotto says he would not have signed Lewis Hamilton if he was still team boss at Ferrari. “No,” he bluntly told Corriere della Sera. “But he did well … Read More

(GMM) Mick Schumacher is “definitely” an option to complete an all-German driver lineup at Audi-owned Sauber in 2025. Mere days and weeks ago, it appeared that the former Haas driver’s … Read More

(GMM) Williams “wasn’t ready” for Formula 1’s top technical figure, Adrian Newey. That’s the view of the Grove-based team’s boss James Vowles, who very publicly tried to woo the departing … Read More

(GMM) A Mercedes power unit is no guarantee of a more competitive future for Alpine. That is the assessment of James Vowles, boss of the customer Mercedes-powered Williams team, which … Read More

(GMM) Gunther Steiner’s absence is not necessarily the reason for the drastic improvement made by the small American team Haas in 2024. That is the view of Ralf Schumacher, normally … Read More

(GMM) Mike Krack has given the thumbs-up to the latest tweaks that have been made to Formula 1’s all-new technical regulations for 2026. At the most recent F1 Commission meeting, … Read More

(GMM) Dr Helmut Marko is now openly admitting that Yuki Tsunoda is “a candidate” to replace Sergio Perez at Red Bull Racing from 2025. The Japanese driver, who until now … Read More

(GMM) Charles Leclerc did not try to stop Lewis Hamilton from joining Ferrari, team boss Frederic Vasseur has revealed. Hamilton’s deal from 2025 means not only the end of Carlos … Read More

(GMM) Several projects on the continent appear to be in competition for a future African GP. This year’s FIA prize gala will take place in Rwanda, with the East African … Read More