Category: Rumors

(GMM) Formula 1 is discussing the possibility of banning wind tunnels from 2030. The matter was reportedly discussed in the F1 Commission meeting held on the Monday after the recent … Read More

Four current Formula 1 drivers are floating the possibility of taking sabbaticals in 2021. Alongside Nico Hulkenberg, Sergio Perez is in the running to replace the struggling Alex Albon at … Read More

(GMM) Carlos Sainz Jr. has admitted he would like permission to get an early taste of Ferrari’s 2020 car at the end-of-season Abu Dhabi test next month. The paddock recently … Read More

(GMM) A circuit in St Petersburg appears to be ramping up its preparations for Formula 1. In February, we reported that the Hermann Tilke-penned Igora Drive circuit could soon begin … Read More

(GMM) Bernie Ecclestone thinks Liberty Media could be shaping up to sell Formula 1. The American company took over the sport in 2017, having bought it for some $4.6 billion. … Read More

(GMM) Lewis Hamilton could retire after becoming F1’s first ever eight time world champion. That is the view of Max Chilton, an Indycar driver who raced in Formula 1 for … Read More

This rumor is downgraded to ‘false’ with today’s announcement. Former F1 and now IndyCar driver Max Chilton thinks Lewis Hamilton will stay on at Mercedes at least one more year … Read More

This rumor is downgraded to ‘false’ with today’s announcement. (GMM) Toto Wolff has brushed off rumors that he might soon be leading crisis-struck Ferrari. The wild rumor in the Italian … Read More

This rumor is upgraded to ‘fact’ with today’s FIA announcement of the 2021 F1 calendar. The 2021 F1 calendar will be released Tuesday and it has been revised from the … Read More

This rumor is now upgraded to ‘fact’ today. F1 have now confirmed there will be a Saudi Arabian Grand Prix in November next year. The street race, which is part … Read More

(GMM) Ferrari CEO Louis Camilleri has played down suggestions the Italian team could reunite with its former car designer Aldo Costa. The Maranello team slumped badly in 2020, but Camilleri … Read More

This rumor is now confirmed ‘false.’ George Russell is staying at Williams next year, contrary to speculation that interim team boss Simon Roberts was flirting with Sergio Perez and his … Read More

(GMM) George Russell’s future is only in doubt because of “political and commercial” considerations at Williams. That is the claim of Toto Wolff, who oversees Russell’s career as part of … Read More

(GMM) Gunther Steiner has hinted that a major problem with Ferrari’s struggling 2020 engine relates to overheating. Departing Haas driver Romain Grosjean told L’Equipe recently that the Maranello-made power unit … Read More

This rumor is downgraded to ‘false’ with today’s announcement that Gasly has been re-signed by AlphaTauri for 2021. (GMM) Cyril Abiteboul has denied rumors suggesting Renault might oust Esteban Ocon … Read More

(GMM) Jacques Villeneuve thinks all of Ferrari’s car development in 2020 has been done to suit Charles Leclerc. His comments come after team boss Mattia Binotto denied suggestions that the … Read More

(GMM) The extraordinary 2021 ‘silly season’ continues apace, with rumors about driver movements running rampant in the Portimao paddock. Acting Williams boss Simon Roberts did his best to quell speculation … Read More

(GMM) Haas needs “two paying drivers” to replace both Kevin Magnussen and Romain Grosjean for 2021. That is not the claim of an F1 pundit, but of Grosjean himself as … Read More

(GMM) Sergio Perez has suddenly become “the most wanted man in Formula 1”. That is the view of former Red Bull driver Robert Doornbos, referring to the fact that the … Read More