Jad Mallak, Author at GRAND PRIX 247

Haas reveal livery of their VF-23

MoneyGram Haas F1 Team kicked off the 2023 Formula 1 season, holding the first launch event and revealed the livery for their 2023 single seater, the VF-23. While F1 technical gurus might be disappointed that ... Read More...

Marko: Not good if F1 is sold to culturally different country

Dr. Helmut Marko, Red Bull's consultant, weighed in on the reports that Saudi Arabia may be interested in buying Formula 1, claiming sale of the sport to a culturally different country isn't good. Recently, ... Read More...

GrandPrix247 2022 team boss of the Year: Christian Horner

Horner: Cost cap penalty is a handicap for sure

Christian Horner, the Red Bull team boss, claimed the penalty his team received for breaching the 2021 Formula 1 cost cap is a handicap at the gear up for the 2023 season. Red Bull were found to have breached ... Read More...

Coulthard: Better not to say anything, concentrate on the sport

Coulthard: Better not say anything, concentrate on the sport

David Coulthard backed the FIA's controversial rule banning Formula 1 drivers from making political statements, urging to focus on the sport despite the benefits of speaking out. The matter of the FIA's deci... Read More...

Vasseur: I don't know where power unit numbers are coming from

Vasseur: I don’t know where power unit numbers came from

Frederic Vasseur, the new Ferrari Formula 1 team boss rubbished reports claiming the team is set to achieve major power unit horsepower gains in 2023. Ferrari had one of the best power units in 2022, holding i... Read More...

Webber: It’s just ‘Formula 1 plus’ for Verstappen at times

Retired Formula 1 driver, Mark Webber, believes his former team, Red Bull, will still be the team to beat in 2023, especially with Max Verstappen's driving being on another level. The Australian driver drove f... Read More...

Vasseur: I have delegation, I will run Ferrari as I want

Frederic Vasseur, the newly appointed Ferrari Formula 1 boss claims the top management have given him the delegation to run the team, which he intends to do the way he sees fit. The relationship between the bo... Read More...

Magnussen: The biggest pressure is my own expectation

Magnussen: I thought being F1 champion is the ultimate thing, it’s not the case

Kevin Magnussen admitted that realizing that being a Formula 1 Champion is not the ultimate achievement in the sport removed a lot off pressure off him. Kevin Magnussen returned to F1 in 2022 after a rather ... Read More...

Vasseur: Handover process with Binotto was crystal clear

Frederic Vasseur credited Mattia Binotto, his predecessor at Ferrari, for a crystal clear handover process, as the Frenchman started getting himself immersed in his new at Maranello. Fred Vasseur was Ferrari... Read More...

Verstappen: I don’t want a test driver to take care of simulator

Max Verstappen insists he would rather do all the simulator work he needs and not rely on the efforts of a test driver like the practices of other teams. The double Formula 1 Champion is known of his extensi... Read More...

Horner: Who’s going to pay for Andretti-Cadillac F1 entry?

Christian Horner didn't beat around the bush, confirming the open secret that the only thing stopping Formula 1 from receiving Andretti-Cadillac with open hands is Money. The matter of Andretti-Cadillac's F1 b... Read More...

Ben Sulayem F1 remarks didn't go down well with Liberty Media

Liberty Media: Ben Sulayem F1 remarks unacceptable

Mohammed Ben Sulayem's social media remarks which he made on Monday regarding the valuation of Formula 1 have reportedly not gone down well with the sport's chiefs, Liberty Media. A report in Bloomberg claimed... Read More...

Horner: Ricciardo had fallen out of love a little bit with F1

Horner: Ricciardo had fallen out of love with Formula 1

Red Bull boss Christian Horner believes that falling out of love with Formula 1, was behind Daniel Ricciardo's decline which was resulted in losing his McLaren drive. Daniel Ricciardo's contract with McLaren... Read More...

Ben Sulayem: We told Andretti we want a manufacturer, they delivered

Mohammed Ben Sulayem continued his support for the Andretti-Cadillac Formula 1 project, revealing he advised Mario and Michael Andretti to join forces with a manufacturer, which they delivered. The FIA preside... Read More...

Stroll: We’ve come a long way from where we were as Racing Point

Lance Stroll believes Aston Martin have come a long way as a Formula 1 team from the days when they were still called racing point. Lance Stroll's billionaire father Lawrence bought - as part of a consortium... Read More...

Albon: F1 a rollercoaster for me, but I feel I’m building now

Alex Albon looked back on his rollercoaster career in Formula 1 so far, but feels stability, now on his second season with Williams, building for the future. Alex Albon's career in F1 was far from being smoo... Read More...

Brown: Piastri not racing for a year, we need to get rustiness off him

Zak Brown, McLaren CEO, admits his latest recruit at the Formula 1 team, Oscar Piastri will be rusty having not raced for a year, something they need to sort out. Oscar Piastri won the 2021 Formula 2 Title, ... Read More...

Saudi Arabia still interested in buying F1

Saudi Arabia through its Public Investment Fund is still looking to buy Formula 1 from Liberty Media after an initial offer fell through in early 2022. Saudi Arabia - through its sovereign wealth fund, the P... Read More...

Author Jad Mallak