F1 finally admits reason for scrapping bonus point
Feb.14 (GMM) Formula 1 axed the bonus point for fastest lap for the 2025 season because it was "controversial". Last October, the FIA's World Motor Sport Council ratified the removal…
Barcelona 'silent' but 'optimistic' over new F1 deal
Feb.13 (GMM) Organisers of the grand prix in Barcelona remain hopeful they can successfully negotiate a new race contract with Formula 1. Although the event at the Circuit de Catalunya…
Insiders think Doohan will lose seat to Colapinto
Feb.13 (GMM) Two Formula 1 figures agree that Jack Doohan's career at the pinnacle of motorsport could be very short-lived. Although the 22-year-old Australian will "definitely" start the season as…
Conflict could derail Rwanda's F1 race bid
Feb.13 (GMM) African country Congo has thrown a spanner in the works of neighbouring Rwanda's clear plans to join the Formula 1 calendar. When Rwandan capital Kigali hosted the FIA's…
Verstappen hoping for 'more stable' 2025 season
Feb.13 (GMM) Max Verstappen is openly hoping for a "more stable" season with Red Bull in 2025. F1 legend Gerhard Berger - the first-ever Red Bull-backed athlete - this week…
Hamilton 'comfortable' as F1 legend predicts success
Feb.12 (GMM) Lewis Hamilton is settling into his Ferrari cockpit well, according to the authoritative Italian specialist sports newspaper La Gazzetta dello Sport. Amid rumours of discomfort with his initial…
Verstappen could leave Red Bull after 2025 – Berger
Feb.12 (GMM) 2025 could be Max Verstappen's final year at Red Bull, according to the energy drink brand's first ever sponsored athlete. Amid rumours Ferrari will unveil a darker red…
Mercedes will 'let me race' in 2025, Bottas thinks
Feb.12 (GMM) Valtteri Bottas admits one of his roles in 2025 will be to serve as a "kind of mentor" to Lewis Hamilton's replacement, teenager Kimi Antonelli. Team boss Toto…
FIA could permit twelfth team on F1 grid
Feb.12 (GMM) A twelfth Formula 1 team could soon be following in Cadillac's wheel-tracks. After a long fight with F1 commercial rights holder Liberty Media and the existing ten teams,…
Deputy F1 race director about merit, not gender – FIA
Feb.11 (GMM) FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem has denied that the new permanent deputy Formula 1 race director was selected because of her gender. That is despite the fact that…
