Category: Rumors

This rumor is downgraded to ‘false’ today. (GMM) An epic troll carried out by Red Bull boss Christian Horner appears to have hit a snag. Many observers giggled when it … Read More

(GMM) There are signs of early trouble with Ferrari’s all-new car for the radical 2022 regulations. According to well-known Italian F1 insider Leo Turrini, there are no such concerns about … Read More

Rumor has it that Alfa Romeo has developed their own gearbox and suspension for the 2022 F1 season, further reducing their dependence on Ferrari. According to a report by Motorsport Italia, … Read More

(GMM) Lewis Hamilton has the personal “power” to force change in Formula 1. That is the view of Dutch racing driver Jeroen Bleekemolen, amid rumors Hamilton’s current radio silence and … Read More

Former Formula One driver David Coulthard has been spotted with a model 23 years his junior after separating from wife Karen Minier after nine years. The 50-year old former British … Read More

This rumor is downgraded to ‘false’ today. (GMM) Red Bull has also pushed back at claims it failed one of the FIA’s stricter new mandatory crash-test rules ahead of the … Read More

This rumor was already ‘fact’, but more detail. Formula 1 has confirmed reports that all drivers, travelling team staff and other personnel in the F1 paddock must be vaccinated against … Read More

Rumors have emerged regarding Red Bull’s 2022 Formula 1 car, with a report in Italian media suggesting that the RB18 has failed the FIA’s frontal crash tests for the new … Read More

(GMM) Formula 1 is drawing up a plan to give under-fire race director Michael Masi more support in 2022. Even those not calling for the Australian to be ousted agree … Read More

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