Category: Formula 1
McLaren and Coca-Cola Announce 2019 F1 Partnership
Carlos Sainz Jr. McLaren Racing and The Coca-Cola Company today announced a 2019 Formula 1 partnership, following a successful 2018 pilot at the US, Mexican, Brazilian and Abu Dhabi Grands … Read More
Fernando Alonso Invests In Motorsport Games
Fernando Alonso LONDON – Two-time Formula One champion Fernando Alonso has become an investor in Motorsport Network’s esports platform, Motorsport Games. Alongside his equity stake, Alonso will join the board … Read More
Red Bull ‘not looking behind at Ferrari’ – Marko
Dr Helmut Marko thinks they have Ferrari beat, now aim for Mercedes (GMM) Red Bull-Honda is setting its sights on championship leaders Mercedes, not the struggling Ferrari team. That is … Read More
Too soon to say pressure getting to Gasly – Horner
Max Verstappen is destroying Pierre Gasly already (GMM) Boss Christian Horner has backed new recruit Pierre Gasly after a difficult start to 2019 for the Red Bull driver. Promoted from … Read More
Mercedes still opposed to budget cap – Wolff
Wolff mad Mercedes advantage could be compromised (GMM) Toto Wolff has renewed Mercedes' opposition to plans for team budget caps in 2021. In Melbourne, FIA president Jean Todt said preparations … Read More
Ricciardo needs ‘harder skin’ for midfield life – boss
Cyril Abiteboul's engines and car continue to be inferior (GMM) Cyril Abiteboul says Daniel Ricciardo may develop a "harder skin" for life further down the F1 grid. Having switched from … Read More
Italian press blasts ‘weak’ Vettel
Was Vettel weak, or the Ferrari car junk? Being both drivers were so far behind Mercedes in qualifying, the answer is the latter. (GMM) Mattia Binotto says Ferrari is not … Read More
Kubica does not regret F1 return
Robert Kubica speaks to media. Note mangled right arm (GMM) Robert Kubica insists he does not regret returning to formula one. The Pole had a horror weekend in Melbourne, which … Read More
Vettel feels Lewis Hamilton was ‘playing’ around
Bottas leads Hamilton Sebastian Vettel thinks the only reason he even got close to Lewis Hamilton during the Australian GP was because the “bored" driver was “playing" around. Last year’s … Read More
Bottas ends ‘difficult six months’ – Wolff
Valtteri Bottas (GMM) The newly-bearded Valtteri Bottas issued a serious rebuke to his detractors after winning the 2019 season opener in Melbourne. Mercedes boss Toto Wolff said the Finn gave … Read More
Australian GP attracts biggest four-day crowd since 2005
Over 100,000 on race day Organizers of the Australian Grand Prix have announced an estimated attendance of 324,000 across the event’s four days. It marked the highest attendance at the … Read More
Both Mercedes drivers disobeyed Toto Wolff
Bottas and Hamilton tried to set fastest lap late in the race. Bottas got it, Hamilton did not. Valtteri Bottas and Lewis Hamilton ignored team orders during the Australian Grand … Read More
Pirelli says don’t blame out tires for Ferrari’s woes
Ferrari simply has an inferior car. Period. Pirelli says it doesn't understand why Sebastian Vettel lacked so much pace during the Australian Grand Prix. Vettel himself questioned over team radio … Read More
Vettel and Binotto unsure why Ferrari’s pace so much slower than Mercedes
Perhaps Binotto and Vettel are blind. If you look closely at the details of the Mercedes car design it's clear it's a far more sophisticated design. The Ferrari looks anemic … Read More
New aero rules were a waste of money say F1 drivers
F1 rules makers. AR1.com told you that when they announced they were making the tires wider they would ruin the passing. Those big tires create a huge amount of turbulence. … Read More
Australian GP Sunday Press Conference
From left, Hamilton, Bottas and Verstappen Drivers:1. Valtteri BOTTAS (Mercedes)2. Lewis HAMILTON (Mercedes)3. Max VERSTAPPEN (Red Bull Racing) TRACK INTERVIEWS(Conducted by Martin Brundle) Q: Valtteri, the race of your life?Valtteri … Read More
McLaren agrees with Renault about ‘B teams’
McLaren does not want to be a 'B' team to Renault but right now it's even worse (GMM) McLaren boss Zak Brown says he agrees with the team's engine supplier … Read More
More than one candidate for Whiting’s job
Charlie Whiting, dead at 66 (GMM) There is more than one candidate to replace the late F1 race director Charlie Whiting. In Melbourne, where Whiting passed away in his hotel … Read More
Impossible to say if Williams can fix car – Kubica
Robert Kubica is out to lunch with just one good arm, and his misery is made worse by Paddy Lowe's diabolical Williams (GMM) Robert Kubica has confessed to "embarrassing" mistakes … Read More
Gap to Mercedes in Melbourne ‘staggering’ – Marko
Aldo Costa designed most of the Mercedes before moving into semi-retirement this year. His cars are always superior to Adrian Newey who designs the Red Bulls (GMM) Ferrari was not … Read More
Renault not a disappointment in Melbourne – Hulkenberg
Nico Hulkenberg and Renault were soundly beaten by the minnow Haas team (GMM) Nico Hulkenberg has denied that the start of Renault's 2019 campaign in Melbourne is "a disappointment". "I … Read More
Racing Point is ‘my project’ – Perez
Psst…someone tell Sergio Perez his teammate's daddy now owns the team and it's his project now (GMM) Sergio Perez says he sees Racing Point as his "project" in F1. Earlier, … Read More
Sainz Jr. lost Red Bull ‘ticket’ in 2017
Carlos Sainz Jr. instead drives for the backmarker McLaren team (GMM) Carlos Sainz Jr. says he lost his chance to race for Red Bull at the end of 2017. Last … Read More
Hulkenberg says Netflix doco ‘exaggerated’ Magnussen rivalry
Nico Hulkenberg (GMM) Kevin Magnussen and Nico Hulkenberg have denied that their feud is still simmering. In the newly released Netflix docuseries, Magnussen – who famously told Hulkenberg to "suck … Read More