Formula 1 and Motorsports News

Jun.15 (GMM) Bernie Ecclestone is advising his friend Fernando Alonso to take a sabbatical in 2021. With the seat at Mercedes now looking unlikely for

Jun.15 (GMM) Opinions are split over whether Fernando Alonso should return to Formula 1 with Renault next year. The Spaniard’s friend and former rival Mark

Jun.15 (GMM) The absence of spectators will not be the only major change when Formula 1 gets back up and racing in Austria next month.

Jun.15 (GMM) Those in charge of F1’s biggest budget teams must be suffering from a “massive headache”, according to Racing Point technical boss Andy Green.

Jun.12 (GMM) Michael Schumacher will in fact not undergo surgery any time soon, according to the Guardian newspaper. International reports this week said the F1

Jun.12 (GMM) It is “good” that Sebastian Vettel is leaving Ferrari, according to former team driver Jean Alesi. Red Bull’s Max Verstappen admitted he was

Jun.12 (GMM) Max Verstappen says it is no disadvantage that he will not do any testing prior to the resumption of racing next month. Mercedes’

Jun.12 (GMM) Organisers of the popular Canadian GP are not giving up on rescheduling the Montreal race this year. While some other venues have already

Jun.12 (GMM) Imola has boosted its chances of securing a shock return to the F1 calendar in 2020. F1 sporting boss Ross Brawn admits that

Jun.12 (GMM) Driver hierarchies do not work in Formula 1, according to Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff. Although Lewis Hamilton would seem to be number

Jun.12 (GMM) Toto Wolff is not ready to commit to remaining Mercedes’ team boss beyond the end of 2020. After buying into Lawrence Stroll’s new

Jun.12 (GMM) Toto Wolff admits that Sebastian Vettel is not Mercedes’ “first priority” when considering the team’s driver lineup for 2021. Technical boss James Allison

Jun.12 (GMM) Kimi Raikkonen is not expecting to struggle in Austria next month even though Formula 1 drivers have not raced since late last year.

Jun.11 (GMM) Dr Helmut Marko says preparations for Formula 1’s return to racing next month are “going like clockwork”. “Now all we have to do

Jun.11 (GMM) Top Formula 1 teams are “looking to the future”, according to George Russell. The 22-year-old made his debut last year for Williams, but

Jun.11 (GMM) Valtteri Bottas could win the 2020 world championship by beating just “one driver”. That is the view of Mika Hakkinen, the retired double

Jun.11 (GMM) Experienced drivers in smaller teams may benefit the most from F1’s long coronavirus shutdown period, according to Mika Hakkinen. The sport is currently

Jun.11 (GMM) A very minimal number of media representatives will be permitted to attend the first ‘ghost races’ in Austria and Hungary next month. Those

Jun.11 (GMM) Mercedes is “not considering” signing up Sebastian Vettel for 2021. That is the claim of Valtteri Bottas, who would presumably have been the

Jun.11 (GMM) Lando Norris says he faced a backlash among his social media followers after wading into the current political moment. At the tail end

Jun.10 (GMM) Three names are in the fray as potential buyers for the struggling F1 backmarker Williams. That is the claim of Italy’s authoritative La

Jun.10 (GMM) Formula 1 teams will have only a limited car development program in 2020, according to Racing Point technical boss Andy Green. “We will

Jun.10 (GMM) Baku, Singapore and Suzuka are set to be definitively scratched from the 2020 calendar. That is the word from Andrea Cremonesi, a respected

Jun.10 (GMM) Jean Alesi thinks Mercedes will be the team to beat when the revised world championship kicks off next month in Austria. “The teams

Jun.10 (GMM) Mugello looks set to join the other six European ‘ghost race’ venues on the initial corona-induced 2020 calendar. It is believed a race

Jun.10 (GMM) Hungaroring boss Zsolt Guylay admits the F1 race promoters got a discount on their 2020 race fee. The circuit near Budapest is among

Jun.10 (GMM) Daniel Ricciardo insists he did not decide to quit Renault “on a whim”. With the French carmaker continuing next year even amid the

Jun.9 (GMM) A potential new Formula 1 team is still clinging to its project through the corona crisis. Late last year, Formula 2 boss Adrian

Jun.9 (GMM) More than two teams are hurting amid the corona crisis, according to FIA president Jean Todt. In fact, the Frenchman is quoted by

Jun.9 (GMM) Toto Wolff thinks the first overseas races will soon be added to the alternative ‘corona calendar’ for 2020. Only eight spectator-less races at