Category: Rumors

Helmut Marko believes others will have a hard time replicating Red Bull’s floor. “The Mercedes car hung in the air even longer. But I don’t think anyone was as interested … Read More

Ferrari president John Elkann and Mercedes motorsport boss Toto Wolff meeting in the Monaco paddock. Were they talking about a driver swap? (GMM) Rumors suggesting Lewis Hamilton could switch to … Read More

Gazzetta reports that Honda will return to F1 in 2026 by supplying engines to Aston Martin. An official announcement is expected to come tomorrow, and the partnership is expected to … Read More

Ferrari are rumored willing to lure seven-time Formula 1 Champion Lewis Hamilton to Maranello in 2024 with a $50 million offer. Hamilton’s contract runs out at the end of the … Read More

This rumor is now upgraded to ‘fact.’ Following discussions between Formula 1, the President of the FIA, the competent authorities – including the relevant Ministers, the President of the Automobile … Read More

Rumor has it that Williams is not completely satisfied with Logan Sargeant.  The gap in lap times between him and teammate Alex Albon is just too great. Sargeant is a … Read More

–by Mark Cipolloni– Not only does Liberty Media want a new Concorde Agreement negotiated now, even though the current one does not expire for another 2.5 years, so do the … Read More

Helmut Marko confirms that Ayumu Iwasa and Liam Lawson are the two candidates that could replace De Vries at AlphaTauri. “We’ve given Nyck the yellow card, but not yet the … Read More

The announcement of a partnership deal between Alpine and AutoNation in Miami was not quite as the original rumors had suggested, Joe Saward reports in his latest Notebook. That was … Read More

–by Mark Cipolloni– Former Williams manager Peter Windsor predicts that Mercedes will not stand in Lewis Hamilton’s way if he receives a ‘mega offer’ from Ferrari in advance of next … Read More

(GMM) Just four races into his first full-time season in Formula 1, Nyck de Vries is already at risk of being “fired”. That is the view of a well-known Russian … Read More

–by Mark Cipolloni– The Caribbean Grand Prix in Barranquilla is closer to being a reality, but the organizers were told that Liberty Media has more than 35 proposals on the … Read More

This rumor is upgraded to ‘fact’ with today’s announcement that Laurent Mekies will replace Franz Tost as Team Principal of the AlphaTauri F1 team at the end of 2023 (GMM) … Read More

Two-time Formula One world champion Fernando Alonso has reacted to rumors he is dating Taylor Swift by posting a video featuring him winking as he listens to one of the pop superstar’s hit songs. The … Read More

–by Mark Cipolloni– Felipe Massa thinks Lewis Hamilton was an illegitimate F1 champion back in 2008 and should be stripped of his title. Massa has reportedly assembled a legal team … Read More

(GMM) Charles Leclerc could probably get out of his Ferrari contract ahead of time if he really wants to. That is the view of Red Bull’s Dr Helmut Marko, who … Read More

–by Mark Cipolloni– Hearing reports that the likelihood of a Hanoi, Vietnam race making the 2024 calendar has diminished. There are no Vietnamese drivers in F1 so what would be … Read More

(GMM) Renewed rumors about two circuits alternating single annual calendar spots in Formula 1 are giving hope to axed French GP host Paul Ricard. As the sport’s calendar aggressively expanded, … Read More

(GMM) Gunther Steiner says he has heard rumors that potential new Formula 1 teams are already testing in existing competitors’ wind tunnels. McLaren supremo Zak Brown told the Washington Post … Read More

–by Mark Cipolloni– Formula 1 has a great problem other race series wish they had – race organizers knocking down the door trying to get a date on the Formula … Read More

Hong Kong-based billionaire Calvin Lo, who already has financial links to Formula One team Williams, says he would like to see a greater Asian presence in F1 and is in … Read More