GMM, Author at GRAND PRIX 247

Hulkenberg: Nothing concrete for the future

Formula 1's latest exile Nico Hulkenberg is not ruling out a return to top-flight in the future despite being given the boot by Renault at the end of last season. After his 2010 debut with Williams, the ... Read More...

Jos Verstappen: Max has been my life project

According to his father and co-manager Jos Verstappen, Max has every confidence in Red Bull and engine supplier Honda after the 22-year-old signed a reported $64-million four-year deal as the pair travel on... Read More...

Latifi money and influence start to flow at Williams

Sponsorship dollars brought by Nicholas Latifi's new race seat are now starting to flow at Williams, while some partners jump overboard the presence of the billionaire's son means money will also flow in th... Read More...

Lammers: Mercedes has now reached its peak

Former Formula 1 driver Jan Lammers has joined the camp of opinion suspecting that Mercedes are set to pull their team from the top flight, suggesting the modern Silver Arrows project has run its course and... Read More...

Binotto: Enough time to negotiate with Seb about his future

Just before Christmas, Ferrari announced that it has secured Charles Leclerc's services until the end of 2024, but the Italian team is in no rush to complete its driver lineup for 2021. Currently, Sebast... Read More...

Ricciardo: It’s still early days for 2021 deal

In the wake of his former teammate signing a big-bucks deal, Daniel Ricciardo has played down the chances that he will be the next top driver to quickly ink a deal for 2021 and beyond. Ahead of Formula 1... Read More...

Marko: I was very worried we’d lose Max to Mercedes

While from the outside it seemed a foregone conclusion that Max Verstappen would extend his contract with Red Bull, team advisor Helmut Marko has admitted he was "very worried" that Max Verstappen would qui... Read More...

Verstappen’s $16-million Red Bull deal was hassle free

Max Verstappen's co-manager Raymond Vermeulen revealed that the new multi-million dollar contract with Red Bull, confirmed yesterday, was negotiated with very little fuss and will keep the Dutchman with the... Read More...

Hamilton: Bottas 2.0 made me take notice

Lewis Hamilton revealed that when "Bottas 2.0" became a thing early last year, he took notice of his Mercedes teammate and went on to raise his game accordingly to again beat the Finn in the sister car. ... Read More...

Wolff: Too risky having Ocon doing anything to beat Lewis

Signing up Esteban Ocon to be Lewis Hamilton's Mercedes teammate for the 2020 Formula 1 was ruled out by Toto Wolff because it was simply too risky having the pair share a silver garage. Instead, the Wol... Read More...

Dumontier: People impatient and have short fuse with Lance

Canadian Grand Prix promoter Francois Dumontier has defended Lance Stroll, as the young Québécoise prepares for his second season with his billionaire father's purpose-bought Formula 1 team. According to... Read More...

Marko: Honda almost on par with Mercedes

Red Bull advisor Helmut Marko does not think Ferrari will get in the way of Red Bull's fight for the 2020 Formula 1 title and believes Honda's engine is almost up with Mercedes. Red Bull actually finishe... Read More...

Williams set to lose out on Rexona sponsorship

Amid a deep-rooted performance crisis which appears to have little light at the end of the tunnel, Williams has lost yet another major sponsor ahead pf the 2020 Formula 1 World Championship season. PKN O... Read More...

Steiner: No driver would’ve made a difference in our car

Guenther Steiner has admitted he was "pretty close" to taking drastic measures after Haas' two drivers crashed during the British Grand Prix last year but did not pull the trigger because the Haas VF19 was ... Read More...

Russell: Williams will definitely be better in 2020

Williams appears to have come to understand where the design of their 2018 and 2019 cars flopped so badly, but changing the direction of the engineering meltdown will not be an overnight process. That is... Read More...

Sirotkin: I still dream of F1 but a return is very unlikely

Former Williams driver Sergey Sirotkin has admitted that it is very unlikely he will ever race again in Formula 1 but admits that the dream still lingers. The Russian lost his race seat at the end of 20... Read More...

Hockenheim: F1 must decide on importance of historical venues

The German Grand Prix is off the calendar in 2020, ironically the sport's longest season and whether the country returns to the Formula 1 calendar is in large part up to Liberty Media. That is the view o... Read More...

Enzinger: Porsche not only designed an F1 engine, we built it

Porsche motorsport boss Fritz Enzinger has revealed that the German sportscar marque designed and built a Formula 1 engine in 2017. A full F1 project was subsequently ruled out, but Enzinger says Porsche... Read More...

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