Formula 1 and Motorsports News

Apr.21 (GMM) Former F1 driver Roberto Merhi says he is unable to reveal which current team he performs simulator duties for. The 29-year-old Spaniard raced

Apr.21 (GMM) Organisers of the Dutch GP at Zandvoort are keenly awaiting an announcement by the government on Tuesday. The original May 3 race date

Apr.20 (GMM) Gunther Steiner has rejected fellow F1 team boss Christian Horner’s ‘customer car’ proposal amid the sport’s coronavirus crisis. Horner, boss of Red Bull,

Apr.20 (GMM) Barcelona’s Circuit de Catalunya is prepared to host a grand prix this year without spectators – but has ruled out reversing the layout

Apr.20 (GMM) Kevin Magnussen says he is “completely open” to returning to McLaren or Renault. The Dane currently races for Haas, whose owner Gene Haas

Apr.20 (GMM) Austria and Silverstone appear to be headlining F1’s return to racing action. It is believed a new race calendar will be published as

Apr.20 (GMM) Sebastian Vettel thinks Formula 1 should “wait” rather than put on what he and others are calling “ghost races”. Amid the sport’s coronavirus-induced

Apr.18 (GMM) Sebastian Vettel says he is only negotiating with Ferrari over a new contract for 2021. Earlier, amid intense speculation about his future, the

Apr.18 (GMM) Toto Wolff has bought a stake in Aston Martin. The British car company, whose new executive chairman Lawrence Stroll also acquired a major

Apr.17 (GMM) Gunther Steiner is hoping Formula 1 can organise at least 8 grands prix in 2020. Officially, the sport’s bosses Chase Carey and Ross

Apr.17 (GMM) Ferrari will be “prepared” for when Formula 1 gets up and racing once again. That is the word from the Maranello team’s CEO

Apr.17 (GMM) Virtual racing is more of a “diversion” than a viable alternative to real motor racing and Formula 1, according to McLaren driver Carlos

Apr.17 (GMM) F1 drivers will feel the physical strain when the racing finally gets underway in 2020, McLaren’s Carlos Sainz has warned. Winter testing aside,

Apr.17 (GMM) F1 should not implement a ‘two speed’ budget cap next year, according to Renault boss Cyril Abiteboul. While some small teams are saying

Apr.17 (GMM) Italian GP boss Angelo Sticchi Damiani has admitted that even September’s Monza race is threatened by the coronavirus crisis. The Italian automobile club

Apr.17 (GMM) The attitudes of some “high level teams” threaten the very existence of “two, three, four” of their smaller competitors. That is the view

Apr.16 (GMM) Amid a sea of cancellations, postponements and speculation, it appears that Austria might be able to rescue F1 by hosting the first races

Apr.16 (GMM) Kimi Raikkonen says Formula 1 should never have travelled to Australia last month for the ultimately cancelled 2020 season opener. The sport’s current

Apr.16 (GMM) It is “possible” that the famous Spa-Francorchamps circuit will not host a grand prix at all in 2020. While nine races have already

Apr.16 (GMM) Lewis Hamilton should put his money where his mouth is amid the coronavirus crisis, according to Nico Hulkenberg. When Formula 1 tried to

Apr.16 (GMM) Nico Hulkenberg admits the coronavirus crisis could scupper his plans to potentially return to Formula 1 in 2021. Although the German lost his

Apr.15 (GMM) Formula 1’s new budget cap should be as low as $75 million in the wake of the coronavirus crisis. That is the view

Apr.15 (GMM) “Drastic measures” will keep Renault in Formula 1 in the wake of the coronavirus crisis. That is the suggestion of team boss Cyril

Apr.15 (GMM) Jos Verstappen says his son Max is paid more than the Red Bull driver’s former teammate Daniel Ricciardo. Renault boss Cyril Abiteboul has

Apr.15 (GMM) Max Mosley has joined his old sparring partner Bernie Ecclestone in recommending that Formula 1 simply call off the 2020 season. “The 2020

Apr.15 (GMM) Emanuele Pirro, an Italian former F1 driver, hopes the coronavirus situation leads down the path of a “more viable and accessible Formula 1”.

Apr.15 (GMM) The world of Formula 1 has lost an “incredible man”, according to Kevin Magnussen. The Haas driver is referring to F1 legend Sir

Apr.15 (GMM) Former F1 driver JJ Lehto thinks Formula 1’s current plan for the post-coronavirus phase is “absurd”. Currently, the sport – like many others

Apr.15 (GMM) Robert Kubica has admitted that the coronavirus crisis has made his plans for 2020 “very difficult” to execute. The Pole had intended to

Apr.14 (GMM) Kimi Raikkonen enjoys taking part in the “development” of the Alfa Romeo team, according to team boss Frederic Vasseur. At 40, Finn Raikkonen