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.