Formula 1 and Motorsports News

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

Jun.9 (GMM) Nico Rosberg thinks F1 drivers who have spent the corona shutdown at the wheel of home simulators will be the best prepared for

Jun.9 (GMM) F1 sporting boss Ross Brawn says he “completely” supports Lewis Hamilton’s political views. In a series of recent social media posts, six time

Jun.8 (GMM) The days when Lewis Hamilton earns eye-popping amounts of money per year from Formula 1 are over. That is the view of Bernie

Jun.8 (GMM) Bill Gates is slated to attend the opening ‘ghost race’ of 2020 in Austria. Austrian reports suggest that Red Bull owner and fellow

Jun.8 (GMM) Mattia Binotto has revealed that Ferrari was in favour of Liberty Media’s ‘reverse grid’ idea for the initial spectator-less races in 2020. It

Jun.8 (GMM) Toto Wolff has reportedly bought back into struggling F1 team Williams. The British team, which recently revealed that it is for sale, was

Jun.8 (GMM) Ferrari has already had talks about joining Indycar for 2022, according to series owner Roger Penske. Ferrari boss Mattia Binotto has indicated that

Jun.8 (GMM) Mattia Binotto has admitted Ferrari is not the favourite to win the first ‘ghost races’ of 2020. Figures for both Mercedes and Red

Jun.8 (GMM) Ferrari will not prevent Carlos Sainz from becoming a world champion in red. That is the insistence of team boss Mattia Binotto, after

Jun.5 (GMM) Dr Helmut Marko admits that the corona crisis has rattled Max Verstappen. The Red Bull official says his star Dutch driver will not

Jun.5 (GMM) Formula 1 is finally revving its engines in 2020. Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas will test the team’s 2018 car during a

Jun.5 (GMM) Toto Wolff has admitted he may soon have a different job title. Currently, the Austrian is Mercedes’ team boss – but former F1

Jun.5 (GMM) Dr Helmut Marko hopes Red Bull is ready to take on Mercedes once the ‘ghost racing’ gets up and running in 2020. He

Jun.5 (GMM) Organisers of the Russian GP say they are open to hosting a second race at Sochi on the 2020 ‘corona calendar’. So far,

Jun.5 (GMM) Bernie Ecclestone says he will help his old friend Sir Frank Williams find a buyer for the embattled F1 backmarker. Having finished dead