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Boss defends Norris amid 'weakness' criticism - OneStopStrategy.com
Apr.15 (GMM) McLaren team boss Andrea Stella has leapt to the defence of championship leader Lando Norris. While Bahrain polesitter and winner Oscar Piastri is regarded as calm and stoical, teammate Norris regularly dives into distress and self-deprecation after what...
Honda backs away from Verstappen-to-Aston rumours - OneStopStrategy.com
Apr.15 (GMM) Honda has moved to play down bubbling speculation that Max Verstappen’s next move in Formula 1 could be to Aston Martin. In Bahrain, the quadruple world champion’s patience with Red Bull appeared to fracture – and his manager...
Wolff wants to re-sign George Russell 'asap' - OneStopStrategy.com
Apr.15 (GMM) As Formula 1 hops from Bahrain to Saudi Arabia, rumours are swirling that George Russell’s future at Mercedes appears safe. The 27-year-old driver is arguably riding the most consistent wave of form of any other competitor in 2025,...
Bottas put Antonelli back on track at Suzuka - OneStopStrategy.com
Apr.6 (GMM) Valtteri Bottas deserves some credit for getting Kimi Antonelli up to speed at Suzuka. That’s the view of the Mercedes team at Suzuka, according to Auto Motor und Sport’s Formula 1 editor Michael Schmidt. Having lost his Sauber...
Marko hits back at 'nonsense' Horner speculation - OneStopStrategy.com
Apr.6 (GMM) Dr Helmut Marko has slammed reports that he has become increasingly disempowered at Red Bull. Days ago, the energy drink brand’s well-known Formula 1 advisor was quoted as saying had had nothing to do with the decision last...
F1 should prevent Doohan-like DRS crashes - Sainz - OneStopStrategy.com
Apr.6 (GMM) New Grand Prix Drivers’ Association director Carlos Sainz is calling for changes to the DRS systems in Formula 1 in the name of safety. Alpine’s Jack Doohan admits he deliberately left his DRS rear-wing flap wide open as...
Domenicali heading to Thailand after Melbourne - OneStopStrategy.com
Mar.16 (GMM) Stefano Domenicali, the newly-renewed CEO of Formula 1, is hopping on a plane from Melbourne to Bangkok after Sunday’s season opener. “I’m just finishing the race here in Melbourne, then I go to Thailand to see if there...
F1, Netflix, defend under-fire 'Drive to Survive' - OneStopStrategy.com
Mar.16 (GMM) Formula 1, and Netflix producers, have defended ‘Drive to Survive’ against withering attacks from the sport’s top stars Lando Norris and Max Verstappen. Verstappen has never hidden his opinion about the exaggerated, Hollywood-esque production, even refusing to take...
Susie Wolff as FIA president 'impossible' - Marko - OneStopStrategy.com
Mar.16 (GMM) Dr Helmut Marko says Red Bull will be stridently opposed to the idea of Susie Wolff running for FIA president. Recent rumours have suggested that Mohammed Ben Sulayem, who instigated a short-lived investigation into conflict of interest between...
Christijan Albers: 'Carlos Sainz is not a true top driver' - OneStopStrategy.com
Former Formula 1 driver Christijan Albers has voiced a strong opinion on Carlos Sainz’s status in the sport, stating that the Spaniard does not belong among the elite drivers. During a ViaPlay event in Zandvoort, Albers questioned Sainz’s credentials as...
"I don't think we can win in Melbourne' - Max Verstappen - OneStopStrategy.com
Max Verstappen, the reigning four-time Formula 1 World Champion, has expressed doubts about Red Bull Racing’s competitiveness ahead of the season-opening Australian Grand Prix. Following pre-season testing in Bahrain, where Red Bull faced technical challenges and limited running, Verstappen acknowledged...
Teams can test one-year-old F1 cars in 2026 - report - OneStopStrategy.com
Mar.3 (GMM) Formula 1 teams will be allowed to use one-year-old 2025 cars for their ‘Testing of Previous Cars’ (TPC) programs next year. The usual TPC rules state that the single seaters permitted to run on actual test tracks, usually...
McLaren 'ahead for now' as Bahrain test ends - OneStopStrategy.com
Mar.3 (GMM) As the Bahrain test ended, the entire paddock agreed – McLaren is heading into the season-opening Australian GP with a clear lead. Well-known Italian journalist Leo Turrini is slightly disappointed. “I’ll be honest, friends,” he wrote in his...
Ocon will not use F1's new driver cooling system - OneStopStrategy.com
Mar.3 (GMM) Esteban Ocon says he won’t be wearing Formula 1’s new ‘cooling vest’ when the temperatures soar in 2025. Earlier, the FIA was determined to make the new technology compulsory this year to protect the drivers’ health, but ultimately...
Briatore rejects label of Jack Doohan 'killer' - OneStopStrategy.com
Feb.24 (GMM) Flavio Briatore is still not denying that Alpine could make a mid-season driver change in 2025. The flamboyant Italian’s actual role is a team advisor reporting to Renault CEO Luca de Meo – but the latter admitted at...
Tsunoda aims to avoid Red Bull axe after 2025 - OneStopStrategy.com
Feb.24 (GMM) Yuki Tsunoda says he wants to remain “in the Red Bull family” beyond the 2025 season. Despite his pace, a calmer demeanour and four seasons of experience with the Faenza-based junior team, Red Bull still decided that it...
Screaming V10 engines could return to F1 - OneStopStrategy.com
Feb.24 (GMM) The roar of screaming V10 engines could be returning to Formula 1. Lauding increased safety as the biggest positive development in recent F1 history, Fernando Alonso at the weekend lamented some of the backwards steps the sport has...
Lawson has two jobs to do in 2025 - Marko - OneStopStrategy.com
Feb.21 (GMM) Liam Lawson’s job in 2025 is two-pronged, according to Red Bull’s notoriously tough advisor and driver manager, Dr Helmut Marko. Lawson, starting his first full season in ’25 after part-time campaigns at the junior team in the past...
F1 teams look ahead to two-part 2025 season - OneStopStrategy.com
Feb.21 (GMM) 2025 may be the last year of the current regulations, but teams have marked a very important mid-season date in their diaries. McLaren, at the centre of flexible wing controversies last year, insist that the FIA’s new flexibility...
Colapinto among Alpine's 'most important assets' - OneStopStrategy.com
Feb.21 (GMM) Franco Colapinto has instantly become one of Alpine’s “most important assets,” admits famous team advisor Flavio Briatore. At F1’s London launch, 2025 rookie Jack Doohan was bombarded with journalists’ questions about the longevity of his new race seat....
Mick Schumacher admits 'shyness' hurt F1 career - OneStopStrategy.com
Feb.18 (GMM) Mick Schumacher believes his shyness partly explains his reputation in Formula 1 as a crash-prone driver. After two seasons on the Mercedes reserve bench in the wake of his two-year Haas career, the German has set aside his...
F1 launch event not for 'hardcore fans' - Wolff - OneStopStrategy.com
Feb.18 (GMM) “Hardcore fans” may not be looking forward to Tuesday’s unprecedented collective launch for the 2025 season at a sold-out O2 arena in London. Instead of the usual approach, where the ten teams individually take the wraps off their...
Red Bull's likely F1 reserve secures super license - OneStopStrategy.com
Feb.18 (GMM) The next in line for a seat at Red Bull’s second Formula 1 team, Racing Bulls, is clearly Arvid Lindblad. With Liam Lawson stepping up to become Max Verstappen’s teammate this year, and rookie Isack Hadjar replacing Lawson...
Team bosses back FIA over swearing penalties - OneStopStrategy.com
Feb.3 (GMM) Two Formula 1 team bosses have played down the outrage over intensified penalties for driver misconduct like swearing. Alex Wurz, head of the Grand Prix Drivers’ Association, is upset the FIA released the radical new penalties – potentially...
Ocon will not clash with rookie Bearman - Haas - OneStopStrategy.com
Feb.3 (GMM) Haas is not worried Esteban Ocon’s notorious clashes with teammates will hit new levels of intensity in 2025. The small American team has a brand new driver lineup for this season – the experienced Alpine refugee Ocon, 28,...
Red Bull 'furious' amid FIA's flexi-wing U-turn - OneStopStrategy.com
Feb.3 (GMM) Red Bull is reportedly ‘furious’ about a brand new FIA clampdown against flexible wings for 2025. Amid flexi-wing controversies mainly involving McLaren, the governing body looked deeply into the matter last season but ultimately declared that the rules...
FIA 'right' to oust F1 steward Herbert - Horner - OneStopStrategy.com
Feb.3 (GMM) Christian Horner says the FIA made the “right decision” to oust Johnny Herbert as a Formula 1 steward. Last week, the governing body ruled that Herbert’s FIA work was “incompatible” with his parallel role as an outspoken pundit...
Mercedes blocks Bottas' naked calendar for '25 - OneStopStrategy.com
Feb.3 (GMM) Valtteri Bottas has been banned by Mercedes from releasing a follow-up to his ‘Botass’ semi-naked calendar. Last year, while still a Sauber driver, the Finn produced a charity calendar for prostate cancer research – with his bare rear...
Honda 'lost some time' with 2026 engine development - OneStopStrategy.com
Feb.3 (GMM) Christian Horner has revealed that Honda “lost some time” in developing its all-new power unit for 2026. Last week, Honda Racing Corporation boss Koji Watanabe alarmingly admitted the Japanese marque is “fighting” to prepare the 2026 engine, because...
Massa owns two top restaurants in Brazil - OneStopStrategy.com
Feb.3 (GMM) Felipe Massa is the proud owner of two successful, upper-tier restaurants in his native Sao Paulo. Today, the retired Formula 1 driver, 43, is best known for his days with Ferrari, whilst continuing to pursue F1 authorities over...
Norris needs a 'psychological rethink' before 2025 - Hill - OneStopStrategy.com
Nov.24 (GMM) Lando Norris needs a “rethink” over the winter period, according to fellow Briton Damon Hill. After over a decade as a Formula 1 pundit with Sky UK, the 1996 world champion is leaving the broadcaster – with some...
Cadillac F1 announcement now 'inevitable' - Brown - OneStopStrategy.com
Nov.24 (GMM) The deal is signed and sealed but under wraps for now – ‘Cadillac F1’ will debut in Formula 1 in 2026. AP news agency cited “several” anonymous industry sources as saying the Liberty Media-owned sport doesn’t want to...
Nyck de Vries could be new McLaren reserve - OneStopStrategy.com
Nov.23 (GMM) Nyck de Vries could soon be back in the Formula 1 paddock. Although initially affiliated with McLaren since childhood, the Dutchman got his break in 2022 when serving as Mercedes’ reserve driver – when he substituted for the...
Wolff hints Bottas poised for Mercedes return - OneStopStrategy.com
Nov.23 (GMM) Valtteri Bottas appears poised to return to Mercedes next year. Having lost his Audi-owned Sauber seat for 2025, the former 10-time Mercedes race winner has been linked not only with a reserve seat, but also to serve as...
Perez led to constructors' championship loss - Marko - OneStopStrategy.com
Nov.23 (GMM) Carlos Sainz admits he does not fit the “profile” of what Red Bull is looking for to be Max Verstappen’s teammate. Although Sergio Perez insists the team will respect his 2025 contract, team boss Christian Horner and advisor...