May 2 (GMM) Days after failing to rule out a return to F1 team leadership, it emerges that sacked former Haas boss Gunther Steiner is suing the small American team. Reports suggest the popular 59-year-old, who remains in the Formula 1 paddock as a television pundit and ambassador for the Miami GP, is seeking unpaid commissions and breach of contract. The lawsuit, filed in North Carolina – where Haas has its US base – also accuses the team of cashing in on Steiner’s popularity by continuing to sell merchandise featuring his likeness without compensating him. “After years of accepting the benefi ..read more

May 2 (GMM) Max Verstappen’s father has reacted with alarm to the now-confirmed news that Adrian Newey is leaving Red Bull. F1’s most famous and respected technical mind will leave the dominant team that has been riddled by internal turmoil in 2024 “in the first quarter of 2025” – almost a full year before his contract was due to run out. “I feel now is an opportune moment to hand that baton over to others and to seek new challenges for myself,” said the 65-year-old in the official statement. Former F1 team owner and boss Eddie Jordan, who Newey credits for being his “manager”, hinted in a pod ..read more

May 2 (GMM) Miami could be Logan Sargeant’s last race in Formula 1. Rumours are building that Toto Wolff’s 17-year-old protege Kimi Antonelli is being prepared for an immediate debut for Mercedes-powered Williams at the following grand prix at Imola. The young Italian actually tested Mercedes’ 2022 car at Imola just days ago. “It’s said that from Imola, Kimi will immediately be in F1,” Italian F1 insider Leo Turrini wrote in his Quotidiano column. One hurdle for Antonelli will be obtaining a mandatory F1 super license, as the minimum age was increased to 18 following Max Verstappen’s debut a d ..read more

May 2 (GMM) A group of US congress members are challenging Formula 1’s decision to lock Andretti-Cadillac out of the sport. While the FIA green-lit American racing icon Michael Andretti’s bid to field an eleventh team, the Liberty Media-owned F1 commercial rights holders said no. Andretti, however, says preparations for a 2026 debut continue “at pace”, with that work now backed by a bipartisan group of 12 lawmakers. Michael Andretti’s father Mario, the legendary 1978 world champion, fronted the media outside the US Capitol with John James, a representative for Michigan’s 10th congressional dis ..read more

May 1 (GMM) Ralf Schumacher admits his nephew is on his last legs in terms of keeping his Formula 1 dream alive. The sport is in the midst of a hectic and uncharacteristically-early ‘silly season’, triggered by Lewis Hamilton’s early announcement of his 2025 move to Ferrari. Mercedes’ Toto Wolff is still campaigning for Max Verstappen to fill Hamilton’s shoes – and Ralf Schumacher says he can actually imagine it happening. “New regulations come into force in 2026,” the former F1 driver told Sport Bild. “50 percent of the power will be electric. Mercedes is highly expected to do well while ther ..read more

May 1 (GMM) Valtteri Bottas says he doesn’t need to prove to the newly Audi-owned Sauber that he is still fast and motivated enough to deserve a 2025 cockpit. With current Haas driver Nico Hulkenberg already signed up at Sauber for next year and beyond, it is clear that if Carlos Sainz also accepts a reported offer, former Mercedes race winner Bottas will be without a seat. “That’s what motorsport is like,” the Japanese source as-web.jp quotes the 34-year-old as saying. “Sometimes it’s difficult to show what you’re capable of.” Indeed, while the prospects for the works Audi future look good, S ..read more

May 1 (GMM) Mercedes can only “partially” claim to still being a truly top Formula 1 team, according to former grand prix winner Ralf Schumacher. The German marque utterly dominated the sport throughout the initial ‘hybrid’ regulations era between 2014 and 2021. But three consecutive seasons of sub-standard performance in the current rules era have now cost Mercedes the services of Lewis Hamilton, who is moving to Ferrari from 2025. However, Schumacher told Sport Bild magazine that Hamilton’s slump is not all Mercedes’ fault. “Obviously he’s no longer the youngest,” said the former Williams an ..read more

May 1 (GMM) The Turkish government expects an agreement to be “quickly” reached with Formula 1. It emerged recently that moves are afoot to revive the defunct Turkish GP at the Istanbul circuit, with Pirelli’s Turkish subsidiary securing the deal to take over the track’s management. One reported key condition for Pirelli Turkey is “the mandatory annual organisation” of a Formula 1 race at the venue beginning in 2026. The deal is now moving forward, Turkish minister of culture and tourism Mehmet Nuri Ersoy said on Tuesday. “The tender for the management of the Formula 1 track in Istanbul was he ..read more

May 1 (GMM) Adrian Newey looks set to really leave Red Bull, with an announcement said to be imminent. La Gazzetta dello Sport’s Luigi Perna writes that Ferrari boss Frederic Vasseur “did not travel with the team to Miami” mid this week. “Instead he flew to London,” the journalist claimed. “The reason? To meet with Adrian Newey, perhaps to conclude the agreement that has been whispered about for some time”. Indeed, it is believed Red Bull’s renowned design guru has been engaged in negotiations with his current team to find a way out of his 2025 contract – so that he’s not locked into a long pe ..read more

Apr.30 (GMM) Two former Formula 1 drivers have questioned Ferrari’s decision to choose Charles Leclerc over Carlos Sainz for 2025 and beyond. Sainz, 29, is currently linked with Mercedes and Red Bull, but more strongly linked with a long and lucrative deal with the newly Audi-owned Sauber. But his impressive form alongside the continuing Leclerc in his final season with Ferrari so far in 2024 has some wondering if Ferrari chose the wrong driver to pair with Lewis Hamilton. “He is undoubtedly beating Leclerc at the moment,” 1997 world champion Jacques Villeneuve said. “People are beginning to r ..read more