Grandprix.com - News - November 2023

Skydiving Hamilton still 'smiles' in F1 car

Lewis Hamilton has got his post-season holidays off to an adrenaline-soaked start by joining a group of friends with a spot of skydiving in Dubai.

Verstappen poaches new F1 physio from rival driver

World champion Max Verstappen has poached a new personal trainer from one of his Formula 1 rivals.

Harmonious Sauber team is vegetating

Alfa Romeo, which will revert to its Sauber moniker for 2024 as the naming sponsor departs Formula 1, is merely treading water in Formula 1 ahead of the 2026 transition to works Audi status.

Verstappen ignores most daily F1 news

Max Verstappen admits he won't be keeping up with the daily goings-on in Formula 1 over the forthcoming off-season period.

F1 legend Schumacher would have been gifted manager

Former Mercedes boss Norbert Haug says there's a historical fact about Formula 1 that he'd like to set the record straight about.

Red Bull return rumours make Ricciardo smile

Daniel Ricciardo, who voluntarily left Red Bull for 2019 to embark on his ill-fated adventures at Renault and McLaren, says he just smiles when he hears rumours linking him with a potential return to Red Bull's top team.

Red Bull discussion looming over Marko's F1 future

Dr Helmut Marko does not sound 100 percent certain he will remain in his top Red Bull job into 2024.

FIA could revive Michael Masi's F1 career

Michael Masi could make a shock return to Formula 1.

Verstappen wants to be left alone for winter says father

After the chequered flag on Sunday, Fernando Alonso asked Max Verstappen what he will be doing over the next few weeks now that the long 2023 season is over.

Mercedes plays down Vesti-Williams rumours

Mercedes has played down rumours linking F1 junior driver Frederik Vesti with Logan Sargeant's Williams race seat for 2024.

Red Bull may dominate yet again in 2023 says Marko

Red Bull broke the all-time record for the most dominant winning percentage in a full season of Formula 1 in 2023 - an astonishing 95.5 percent.

Magnussen steps away from teammate's Haas criticism

Kevin Magnussen has declined to follow in the wheel-tracks of his teammate Nico Hulkenberg in stepping up his criticism of the Haas team.

Perez still not good enough for Red Bull says Albers

A regular critic of Max Verstappen's Red Bull teammate has taken the opportunity to once again slam Sergio Perez.

Arduous F1 schedule takes toll on driver health

Formula 1's travelling schedule has become so arduous that an epidemic of illness marred the end of the long 2023 season.

Alonso slams F1's current qualifying format

Fernando Alonso has issued a scathing assessment about Formula 1's three-part current qualifying format.

Marko retains Franz Tost as Red Bull consultant

Franz Tost will in fact remain connected to Formula 1 next year as a team consultant.

Prost enjoyed Verstappen dominance in 2023

F1 legend Alain Prost admits he has enjoyed watching Max Verstappen utterly dominate the 2023 season.

Alpha Tauri surge getting rival teams excited

Alpha Tauri's rapid late-season performance surge is catching the eye of rival Formula 1 teams.

Goal is F1 race seat says Vesti

With new Formula 2 champion Theo Pourchaire openly eyeing Japan's Super Formula for 2024, F2 runner-up Frederik Vesti admits the door to F1 may be closed to him as well.