Author: Andrew Maitland

(GMM) Andreas Seidl is not solely concerned about the transition of Formula 1’s Hinwil-based team to full Audi control by 2026. That is the insistence of Alessandro Alunni Bravi, who … Read More

(GMM) Reports that Adrian Newey has inked a new contract with Red Bull have now been confirmed by the energy drink-owned outfit’s top official Dr Helmut Marko. British specialist publications … Read More

(GMM) Franz Tost has hit back at the notion that he was sacked by Red Bull. The 67-year-old has been in charge at Faenza, under both the Toro Rosso and … Read More

(GMM) Formula 1 might have to look at the regulations in order to make the sport more competitive amid Red Bull’s current utter dominance. That is the view of Mercedes … Read More

(GMM) Max Verstappen was trying to land a “psychological” blow on one of his future opponents with an incident in Baku. That is the view of well-known Russian F1 commentator … Read More

(GMM) Sergio Perez lacks the “consistency” to mount a sustained challenge for the 2023 world championship. That is the view of former Formula 1 driver Ralf Schumacher, after the Mexican … Read More

(GMM) Ferrari has signed up two top Red Bull engineers – but Adrian Newey is not one of them. Corriere dello Sport reports that two top engineers at dominant Formula … Read More

(GMM) Fernando Alonso has denied that his friendship with fellow Spaniard Carlos Sainz is on the rocks following a string of on-track incidents. In Australia, Ferrari’s Sainz lost his points … Read More

(GMM) A Formula 1 photographer has called for “better headlines” after a scary incident in the pitlane at the end of Sunday’s Azerbaijan GP. The FIA summoned its own officials … Read More

(GMM) A lack of wheel-to-wheel action in Sunday’s Azerbaijan GP aside, the world championship battle is at least interesting. Sergio Perez is now just 6 points behind Red Bull teammate … Read More

(GMM) Sunday’s main feature Azerbaijan GP was “not a thriller”. That was the summation of Mercedes boss Toto Wolff after Sergio Perez led home yet another Red Bull 1-2. Grand … Read More

(GMM) After his first podium of 2023, Charles Leclerc once again rejected weekend-long speculation that he is looking to escape his Ferrari contract. Team boss Frederic Vasseur, however, was first … Read More

(GMM) Although struggling to match Haas newcomer Nico Hulkenberg at times so far in 2023, there is good news in Kevin Magnussen’s world. His wife Louise has announced that, in … Read More

(GMM) As the points gap shrank to 13 points with his sprint race victory at Baku, Sergio Perez declared that he is charging for his first drivers’ title in 2023. … Read More

(GMM) Franz Tost has defended Red Bull-owned Alpha Tauri’s “aggressive” decision to announce Laurent Mekies’ impending departure from Ferrari. Ferrari boss Frederic Vasseur said Alpha Tauri releasing a statement about … Read More

(GMM) Toto Wolff has hit back at the idea that he doesn’t like reigning back-to-back world champion Max Verstappen. The notion goes at least as far back as 2021, when … Read More

(GMM) Max Verstappen says Formula 1 should “scrap” the entire sprint race weekend concept. The world champion’s disdain for the “artificial” idea was worsened on Saturday when he finished only … Read More

(GMM) Having called George Russell a “d*ckhead” on live television, world champion Max Verstappen then upped the ante by also describing the Mercedes driver as a “princess”. Red Bull’s Verstappen … Read More

(GMM) Ferrari has “the most powerful engine” in Formula 1. That was the word from Red Bull’s Dr Helmut Marko following Charles Leclerc’s surprise pole position on the high-speed Baku … Read More

(GMM) Valtteri Bottas could have become a five-time Formula 1 world champion, according to Fernando Alonso. Last year after a clash at Spa, two-time title winner Alonso called Lewis Hamilton … Read More

(GMM) George Russell has slammed Formula 1’s governing body for not listening to the drivers. When Romain Grosjean lost his Haas seat, 25-year-old Mercedes driver Russell replaced him as a … Read More

(GMM) James Allison is “in his element” back in the Formula 1 paddock. That is the view not only of 55-year-old Allison himself, who has returned to the top technical … Read More

(GMM) Toto Wolff has backed Charles Leclerc’s claim that not even a “single conversation” about the Ferrari driver switching to Mercedes has taken place. “As he said, we didn’t have … Read More

(GMM) Valtteri Bottas has played down rumors that 2023 could be his final season in Formula 1. Many are sensing that the 33-year-old Finn’s interest in other projects is rising … Read More