Sunday\u2019s fast-paced F1 news includes Alpine confirming that Christian Horner has expressed an interest in buying a stake in the team.<\/p>\n
With a leading candidate emerging for the role of Lewis Hamilton\u2019s new Ferrari race engineer, here\u2019s today\u2019s roundup\u2026<\/p>\n
Alpine confirms Christian Horner interest<\/p>\n
The Alpine F1 team has confirmed that Christian Horner has expressed an interest in purchasing a stake in the Enstone squad.<\/p>\n
Horner is eyeing a return to F1 after leaving Red Bull during the F1 2025 season, with Alpine<\/p>\n
Alpine has emerged as Horner\u2019s most likely route for a Formula 1 comeback, with PlanetF1.com revealing earlier this month<\/a> that the 52-year-old\u2019s return could be delayed until September.<\/p>\n Read more:\u00a0Alpine confirms Christian Horner expression of interest to purchase stake in team<\/a><\/p>\n Rumour: Ferrari identifies former McLaren man as new Lewis Hamilton race engineer<\/p>\n Former McLaren performance engineer Cedric Michel-Grosjean has emerged as the favourite to become Lewis Hamilton\u2019s new race engineer at Ferrari, it has been claimed.<\/p>\n Michel-Grosjean worked on Oscar Piastri\u2019s car in 2025 before leaving McLaren at the end of last year. He is currently on a career break ahead of taking his next post.<\/p>\n Ferrari announced earlier this month that Hamilton\u2019s previous race engineer, Riccardo Adami, has moved to a new role for F1 2026.<\/p>\n Read more:\u00a0Main Ferrari target emerges in Lewis Hamilton race engineer search \u2013 reports<\/a><\/p>\n Pierre Gasly responds to criticism over Michael Schumacher tribute<\/p>\n Alpine F1 driver Pierre Gasly says he did not intend to cause offence with a Michael Schumacher tribute post over the winter break.<\/p>\n Gasly posted a picture to social media of himself skiing, while wearing a Marlboro-branded red jacket featuring a striking resemblance to the race overalls Schumacher wore during his Ferrari career, on the seven-time world champion\u2019s 57th birthday earlier this month.<\/p>\n Schumacher has not been seen in public since suffering severe head injuries in a skiing accident in December 2013.<\/p>\n Read more:\u00a0Pierre Gasly responds to criticism over controversial Michael Schumacher tribute<\/a><\/p>\n What we\u2019re hearing about Adrian Newey\u2019s Aston Martin AMR26<\/p>\n The Aston Martin AMR26 is arguably the most hotly anticipated car of the F1 2026 season.<\/p>\n The car is the first to be designed by Adrian Newey and the first of Aston Martin\u2019s new technical partnership with Honda.<\/p>\n Here\u2019s what we\u2019re hearing about car ahead of its launch on February 9.<\/p>\n