Category: Rumors

This rumor is upgraded to ‘fact’ today. Masashi Yamamoto, who was effectively Honda’s F1 chief, is leaving the Japanese company this month to set up a consultancy that will work … Read More

(GMM) Colombia, the country that produced Juan Pablo Montoya, could be making a bid to host a Formula 1 race. El Tiempo newspaper reports that Ivan Duque Marquez (shown above), the … Read More

(GMM) Along with Otmar Szafnauer and sponsor BWT, Aston Martin is reportedly preparing to lose yet another major player to the Renault-owned Alpine team for 2022. The Spanish sports daily … Read More

Did Mercedes just reveal their 2022 F1 car?  The launch is not supposed to be until February 18th. Will it be close to the Formula 1 released renderings? F1 Testing … Read More

Looks like Lewis Hamilton will have no problem winning his 8th title in 2022 if this rumor is true. Mercedes have reportedly found power unit gains in their turbocharger, by … Read More

We are downgrading this rumor to ‘false’ today. (GMM) Dr Helmut Marko has slammed reports that former Renault boss Cyril Abiteboul could be about to join Red Bull’s Formula 1 … Read More

(GMM) Jean Todt will not return to Ferrari as a consultant to the fabled Formula 1 team. That is the word from the authoritative Italian daily Corriere della Sera, following … Read More

(GMM) Alain Prost’s parting shot at the Renault-owned Alpine team that he is leaving is to reveal a “reliability problem” with the new engine for 2022. Alpine, based in Enstone … Read More

(GMM) Alain Prost has all but confirmed that Otmar Szafnauer will be Alpine’s new team principal. Szafnauer has departed from the same position at Aston Martin, and it is now … Read More

A reader writes, Dear AR1.com, Lewis Hamilton is reported to be deeply involved in a new blockbuster, F1 based movie coming out of Apple Studios. It will star Brad Pitt, … Read More

Another iconic carmaker brand is reportedly eyeing a Formula 1 foray. F1 CEO Stefano Domenicali said part of the justification for the shape of the future engine rules, including the … Read More

Two Formula 1 teams are kicking off 2022 with major top management changes. It is believed Otmar Szafnauer, who has now left Aston Martin, will imminently be unveiled as having … Read More

Sebastian Vettel has been named as a potential last-minute replacement in the event that Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton suddenly quits Formula 1. Amid swirling rumors that Hamilton, 36, is contemplating retirement … Read More

Michael Masi’s controversial decisions in the final moments of the 2021 championship battle appear to have cost him his job. The FIA’s single seater boss Nikolas Tombazis appears to be … Read More

Rumor has it that Lewis Hamilton has decided not to quit F1 after the Abu Dhabi controversy, but instead race in 2022 with the aim of winning a record 8th … Read More

Mercedes has released a teaser image of what its 2022 Formula 1 car, the W13. F1 is undergoing its biggest-ever rules overhaul this year, with aimed at creating greater competition … Read More

Scuderia Ferrari’s fuel partner Shell is reportedly developing a fuel that will recover the 20 horsepower deficit Ferrari cars had compared to Mercedes engines in 2021. The new fuel could … Read More