So what next?

The news that Michael Andretti and General Motors are putting together a bid for a Formula 1 entry is great for the sport as it will help to increase interest in Grand Pix racing in the US for the years ahead – if the bid is successful.  This will build on the momentum established by …

Andretti and GM

Back in June, I suggested that if Andretti Global wanted to get an entry in Formula 1 it would be best for the team to find some kind of a deal with one of the big American car companies: either Ford or General Motors. This seems to have been what has happened as this afternoon …

Green Notebook in front of a Christmas Tree

The other day, it being wonderfully quiet in my world, I tried to figure out whether having a Christmas tree was a good idea for the world. Despite being involved in that nasty Formula 1 business, I do think about such things - and I will happily fight any environmentalist who suggests that the sport …

Manufacturers in 2026

Before shutting down for Christmas, and avoiding discussions about the positives and negatives (not to mention utter astonishment in one case) of the team principal transfer market, I think it's a good moment to address the manufacturer market for 2026. In the old days Bernie Ecclestone did not like to see car companies acting only …

While you’re in the mood for spending, treat yourself…

GP+ is an electronic magazine dedicated to Formula 1. You can read it in Flipbook format or download it as a PDF. Unlike any other F1 publication it appears just a few hours after each Grand Prix, and includes all you need to know about that Grand Prix weekend, plus news features, interviews, history, opinions, …

Green Notebook from Bexhill-on-Sea

Bexhill-on-Sea is a nice enough seaside resort on the south coast of England, between Hastings and Eastbourne. It is a place where the average age is eight years above the national average. In some parts of the town as many as 44 percent of the population is over 65. It is a place for peace …

Patrick Tambay 1949 – 2022

It is with great sadness that we must report the death at 73 of former Grand Prix driver Patrick Tambay, one of the most charming and charismatic racers of the late 1970s and 1980s. Tambay was educated in France and in the United States and was an old school gentleman. He came to prominence through …

TIME to sign up for gp+ in 2023

GP+ is an electronic magazine dedicated to Formula 1. You can read it in Flipbook format or download it as a PDF. Unlike any other F1 publication it appears just a few hours after each Grand Prix, and includes all you need to know about that Grand Prix weekend, plus news features, interviews, history, opinions, …

Green Notebook from Poitiers

Jean le Bon might sound like a rock star, but he wasn't. He was just a king, and not a very good one, although for reasons now lost in time he earned his name, which means John the Good. Medieval kings make Vladimir Putin seem like a decent and reasonable fellow. They were basically murderous …

Green Notebook from the Land of Nod

Those who read The Good Book, admittedly rather a small group in the Formula 1 world, may know that in Genesis one can discover that the Land of Nod is located east of Eden, and was where the nasty Cain was sent after murdering his brother Abel. It was probably not flowing with milk and …