F1 Gossip
♖ From 2026, Alpine expects to take Mercedes engines instead of Renault after nearly 50 years.
♖ Daniel Ricciardo has been offered an ambassadorial role at Red Bull.
♖ Helmut Marko wanted Daniel Ricciardo to lose his seat in June.
♖ Red Bull has suggested that Max Verstappen’s ‘threat to quit’ must be taken seriously.
♖ Jos Verstappen has been vocal about the ridiculous community service order served on Max for swearing.
♖ Outspoken Jos Verstappen complains about the number of staff Red Bull is losing.
♖ Fernando Alonso is critical of Aston Martin’s losing ground against the top teams.
♖ Christian Horner has implied that Liam Lawson could be Max Verstappen’s teammate as soon as the 2025 season.
♖ Bernie Ecclestone believes Oscar Piastri will likely win the F1 title within a few years.
♖ Ferrari will bring the last upgrades for the United States Grand Prix this season.
♖ Ferrari’s future development plans will be allocated to the 2025 season when Lewis Hamilton joins the team.
♖ Lando Norris admits that winning the F1 title is out of his control.
♖ Supercars CEO Shane Howard has indicated plans to approach Daniel Ricciardo.
♖ Valtteri Bottas is out of contract at year-end, though expected to remain with Sauber, but is still wary.
♖ Alpine will redeploy its engineers from F1 to its road car division.
♖ Sergio Perez has denied suggestions that he will announce his retirement from F1 shortly.
♖ Fernando Alonso realises time is against him regarding any changes Adrian Newey will likely make.
♖ Michael Schumacher made his first public appearance at his daughter’s wedding.
♖ Is Liam Lawson a potential teammate for Max Verstappen?
♖ The Australian V8 Supercars are pursuing Danny Ric for their championship.
♖ Sergio Perez has publicly stated that he has no intention of retiring.
♖ The proposed post-season, rookie-only sprint race event in Abu Dhabi has been postponed by a year by F1.
♖ Ben Sulayem feels the FIA need more credit for running F1.
♖ Carlos Sainz emphasises that he has no bad feelings for Ferrari or Lewis Hamilton.
♖ Did the performances of Oliver Bearman and Franco Colapinto influence Red Bull’s latest driver swap decision?
♖ Daniel Ricciardo will not accept an F1 reserve role.
♖ Rumour has it Michael Andretti intends to relinquish shares in Andretti Global.