Marko: no more excuses Red Bull Racing advisor Helmut Marko says the team will have “no more excuses” as they bid to challenge for the 2020 Formula 1 world titles. Max Verstappen and Alex Albon continue their partnership in the Honda-powered Red Bull cars. And Marko believes that Honda’s “gains” in 2020 mean there will be […]
Mercedes are yet to commit to Formula One past the end of the 2020 season and reports now suggest that Lawrence Stroll is eyeing up a takeover of the team alongside Toto Wolff if his bid to purchase Aston Martin is successful. After Stroll was confirmed to have met with Aston Martin last week, the nature […]
While the two 22-year-olds were powerless to stop Hamilton from securing his sixth F1 drivers’ title last year, they both impressed and earned new long-term deals with their respective teams. Leclerc has committed to Ferrari through 2024, while Verstappen is due to remain at Red Bull until the end of 2023. Though Hamilton’s Mercedes team has dominated F1’s […]
When Michael Schumacher crossed the finishing line first at the 2006 Chinese Grand Prix, we knew we had seen one of the last victories of a tremendous career. Just two rounds of the season remained, and Schumacher had already announced he would leave F1 at the end of the year. His eventual return to F1 with […]
Former Renault team boss Flavio Briatore says he is a fan of Max Verstappen but admit the Dutchman must “learn to keep his mouth shut” if he is to become one of the sports elite. Verstappen is never too far from the headlines and, when accusations of Ferrari using illegal practices to increase output from their power unit, it […]
Reigning Formula One world champion has asked his followers to consider what they are doing to impact the world after expressing his ‘devastation’ at the Australian bushfires Six-time Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton has donated $500,000 (£382,000) towards the relief efforts fighting the Australian bushfires, and has urged his fans to “think about the impact we are […]
Dutch Grand Prix boss Jann Lammers admits it is ‘not unthinkable’ that Mercedes could quit F1 at the end of the year. With huge regulation changes for 2021, the sort that saw the order shuffled considerably in 2009 and again in 2014, many are predicting that Mercedes would rather leave the sport than risk losing […]
Lewis Hamilton is in no mood to slow down as he goes on the hunt to level with Michael Schumacher on seven-world titles. In 2019, Hamilton took his fifth title in six years – can Red Bull or Ferrari provide a serious challenger in 2020? Love him or loath him, Hamilton is one of the greatest F1 drivers […]
FIA president Jean Todt reckons that people haven’t yet come to realise just how impressive Mercedes’ recent run of success in Formula 1 is.In 2019, Lewis Hamilton won the driver’s championship while the team won the constructors’ championship, which made it their sixth double in a row since 2014. This broke the record previously held by Ferrari, […]
Lewis Hamilton has already surpassed Michael Schumacher as greatest of all time, says Eddie Jordan Lewis Hamilton has yet to beat Michael Schumacher’s record haul of seven world championships, but as far as Eddie Jordan is concerned the Mercedes superstar has already overtaken the German legend. The Briton sealed his sixth world title at the […]
Robert Kubica will join the Alfa Romeo Formula 1 team as a reserve driver for 2020, with with his backer PKN Orlen coming on board as a “co-title sponsor”. Kubica made his return to the F1 grid with Williams in 2019 following a long absence triggered by his life-threatening rally crash eight years prior. Image: […]
It is now exactly six years since Michael Schumacher suffered serious head injuries in a skiing fall. The Formula 1 legend has not been seen publicly since the incident and fans have often craved the rare updates that are offered on his condition. Schumacher is one of the most decorated and lauded figures in the […]
Porsche came “really close” to committing to a Formula 1 engine programme according to Fritz Enzinger, Vice-President of Motorsport at Porsche and Head of Group Motorsport at Volkswagen AG. It’s often rumoured that Volkswagen, or one of its many brands including Lamborghini, Porsche or Audi, is mulling an F1 entry, however it has never become […]
Formula 1 would like Lewis Hamilton to race ‘forever’, but is also excited by the challenge he faces from young drivers, according to chairman and CEO Chase Carey. Hamilton wrapped up a sixth drivers’ championship in 2019, leaving him just one short of Michael Schumacher’s all-time record of seven. Hamilton is also just seven short […]
Red Bull’s gushing praise of Honda has continued in the wake of their first season together. Having become fed up with a lack of reliability and performance from Renault, the Milton Keynes-based outfit took the gamble with the Japanese manufacturer, who had shown strong progress with their junior team at Toro Rosso in 2018. And […]
Although Red Bull Racing has only just completed a full year alongside engine supplier, Honda, there are some grand designs being woven. According to a former racing driver, Jan Lammers, the Red Bull-Honda marriage is now contemplating taking massive steps. He believes that somewhere down the line, Honda may take over the entire F1 operation […]
Ferrari had already committed to Charles Leclerc through 2022 but news of his contract extension through 2024 ties him and the team together until the middle of the decade. Is there still hope for Sebastian Vettel? What of Lewis Hamilton? And what of the other options? A statement of intent Five-year deals are not commonplace […]
Formula 1 should provide a strong business opportunity for prospective new teams, according to the sport’s CEO and chairman Chase Carey. The grid has been made up exclusively of the current 10 teams for the past three seasons, since Manor went out of business at the start of 2017. While Haas has been competitive since […]
Valtteri Bottas says he remains open to opportunities outside of Mercedes for 2021, but remains certain for now that the Silver Arrows remain the team to be with in Formula 1.Mercedes’ driver line-up beyond next year remains highly uncertain, with both Bottas and Lewis Hamilton coming to the end of their contracts and the Briton reportedly looking into a […]
Preparing for F1’s new era and tackling disruptive change in tech are more similar than you think The stakes are high, and they just got even higher. Designed to redefine the fabric of Formula 1, the sport’s revolutionary rulebook for 2021 is set to usher in a new era of closer racing, better-looking cars, fairer finances, […]
Red Bull team principal Christian Horner believes his team can be the main challengers to Mercedes next season off the back of strong showings from Max Verstappen and Honda this year. Daniel Ricciardo left for Renault ahead of 2019 at the same time that Red Bull switched to the Japanese engine manufacturer, leaving Verstappen to […]
Eddie Jordan believes it is “absolutely certain” that Lewis Hamilton will ditch Mercedes for Ferrari in 2021, but believes Toto Wolff will follow the Formula 1 world champion to Maranello. Both Hamilton and Wolff’s contracts will expire at the end of next year, with driver strongly linked to Ferrari and team principal reportedly a candidate to take over as F1 […]
Sebastian Vettel may have just five races to save his Ferrari career next year, with Mattia Binotto revealing thoughts will turn to the team’s 2021 line-up at the Spanish Grand Prix. Vettel struggled for consistency in 2019 after an error-strewn end to 2018 cost him in a title fight with Lewis Hamilton. The emergence of Charles Leclerc and a Canadian Grand […]
Max Verstappen has suggested he is more than happy to remain at Red Bull post-2020 despite Mercedes speculation.The Dutchman has been linked to the Brackley-based squad several times during his career, including in 2017 and again earlier this year before ultimately staying put. With both seats at Mercedes opening up for grabs in 2021, however, […]
Over the past few weeks, there has been a number of rumours linking Lewis Hamilton to Scuderia Ferrari. In fact, Ferrari CEO Louis Camilleri tried to downplay things, saying that Hamilton’s meeting with chairman John Elkann was blown out of proportion. The Lewis Hamilton to Ferrari rumours gathered steam after the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix weekend. […]
Red Bull’s current association with Honda was a deal breaker. Fernando Alonso knows that his options are limited in regard to any possible return to Formula 1.Red Bull Racing consultant Helmut Marko says that F1 owner Liberty Media asked about getting Fernando Alonso a ride with Red Bull.Marko, who with tongue in cheek described F1 […]
Mick Schumacher finished 12th overall in F2 in 2019. Mick Schumacher is well aware that Formula 1 will be the toughest assignment of his career. Former driver and now F1 commentator Christian Danner said this week that while the 20-year-old son of legend Michael Schumacher wanted to make his debut in 2020, he first needs to “improve a […]
Amid uncertainty over whether he will continue as Mercedes team principal, Toto Wolff insists he is not taking any decisions about his future likely, but suggested his inclination is to remain where he is. The Austrian has been an executive director at Mercedes since 2013 but has been linked with the role of CEO and […]
Fans from all over the world have flocked to the Ferrari Museum in Maranello to see the “Michael 50” exhibition for the renowned Formula 1 driver. Courageous but aloof – that’s how Rubens Barrichello sums up his long-time Ferrari team mate Michael Schumacher. As Schumacher continues to recover from the ski accident in December 2013 […]
Jacques Villeneuve’s crazy obsession with bashing Charles Leclerc has continued into the offseason between the 2019 and 2020 Formula 1 seasons. In reality, Charles Leclerc became the first driver to defeat four-time Formula 1 champion Sebastian Vettel during Vettel’s tenure at Ferrari, which began in the 2015 season, and he did it in his first season driving […]
When Michael Schumacher retired in 2012, his Formula 1 records looked unbreakable. That was before Lewis Hamilton started moving through the gears in his remarkable development as a driver. The 34-year-old Briton won his 11th race of the season on Sunday, following a dominant performance at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix where he led from start to […]
Lewis Hamilton completed every lap in the 2019 Formula 1 season, becoming the only driver other than Michael Schumacher to pull off the feat.Mercedes-AMG Petronas Motorsport’s Lewis Hamilton capped off his impressive championship-winning 2019 Formula 1 season with a dominant victory in the season’s 21st and final race as Yas Marina Circuit, the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. […]
Ferrari team boss Mattia Binotto says the fact Lewis Hamilton isn’t tied to Mercedes after 2020 makes him “happy” and praised the six-time World Champion.Hamilton’s current Mercedes contract expires next season and discussions have yet to begin over extending it into 2021 and beyond, when sweeping regulation changes will take effect. Meanwhile Mercedes has also […]
Lewis Hamilton is the greatest wheel-to-wheel racer in the history of Formula 1, outstripping legends such as Michael Schumacher and Ayrton Senna, according to Eddie Irvine. GPFans has especially linked up with online bookmaker Mr Green to give every Formula 1 fan a 10 euro free bet. Who do you think that would win the […]
PREMA Racing announced that Mick Schumacher and Robert Shwartzman will compete for the team in the 2020 Formula 2 Championship.Both drivers experienced a fair share of success within the PREMA ranks in the recent past, having won the FIA Formula 3 titles in 2018 and 2019 respectively. 20-year-old German Schumacher will return with the team […]
Toto Wolff says Mercedes will never be able to fully replace Niki Lauda, detailing the impact that the F1 legend’s passing has had on the Silver Arrows’ latest successful campaign. GPFans has especially linked up with online bookmaker Mr Green to give every Formula 1 fan a 10 euro free bet. Who do you think […]
Williams has confirmed Canadian Formula 2 driver Nicholas Latifi will replace Robert Kubica at its team next year. Latifi, who is currently a Williams reserve driver, has been the prime candidate for the role ever since Kubica announced he would not be continuing in 2020 earlier this year. The 24-year-old has taken part in six […]
Hamilton praises Honda for its progress through the 2019 season, hoping it sets up a wider fight at the front for next year.Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton hopes that Honda’s progress creates a “serious” three-way fight between the leading teams in Formula 1 next year, praising the manufacturer for making “big steps” through 2019. Max Verstappen scored the third […]
Ferrari team principal Mattia Binotto has hit back at criticism of the decision to allow Sebastian Vettel and Charles Leclerc to race each other at the Brazilian Grand Prix, where a collision between the drivers left the team with a scoreless return from Interlagos. At a safety car restart prompted by Valtteri Bottas’ retirement, Leclerc had the run on Vettel with […]