FORMULA ONE icon Fernando Alonso has continued to laugh off rumours that he is dating Taylor Swift – but commentators won’t let it lie ahead of the Azerbaijan Grand Prix.
Rumours of a shock romance between the pair began circulating last week after an anonymous email was quoted on Instagram.
In a post on the social media site, the ‘DeuxMoi’ account wrote: “A couple of Spanish magazines have been posting about TS [Swift] and Spanish F1 driver Fernando Alonso.”
“According to them, the couple has been seeing each other for a week now. Nothing serious tho since they are both recently single.”
However, the account listed the post in a section titled “for entertainment purposes only” and included a disclaimer that highlighted “some of the emails posted are complete BS”.
Alonso, who was made aware of the rumours when they began circulating, has since been very active on social media.
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He has continued to tease the potential romance with cryptic posts and videos on his TikTok and Instagram.
Earlier this week, he uploaded a cheeky clip to his TikTok whereby he scrolled through social media before winking at the camera, all while the song “Karma” by Swift played in the background.
He also commented “Feeling 33” on the video, which is thought to be a reference to the singer’s song “22”.
And now several F1 commentators have jumped on the bandwagon by referencing Swift songs when talking about Alonso.
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Sky Sports’ Karun Chandhok was quick to reference the song “Blank Space” during qualifying on Friday.
He said: “Fernando Alonso’s found a bit of blank space ahead of him!”
Rachel Brookes, also of Sky Sports, said: “Fernando, it’s been an interesting few weeks for you during this break, I knew you were trouble!”, in reference to Swift’s hit song “I knew you were trouble”.
When quizzing Alonso about his relationship status on Saturday, F1 reporter Will Buxton said: “I have to ask this one because if I don’t I’ll just be leaving a ‘Blank Space’ and I know it is potentially your ‘Love Story’ and nobody else’s, but there have been rumours over the break!”
To which the Spaniard jokingly replied: “It’s so complicated [the] Baku format already! I’m sure you have a lot of questions!”
And legendary Sky Sports presenter David Croft was eager to squeeze as many references into his commentary as possible.
Throughout practice and qualifying, the 52-year-old referenced a number of Swift’s huge hits, including: “Getaway Car”, “Bad Blood”, “Don’t Blame Me”, “Style”, “Would’ve Could’ve Should’ve” and “Mastermind”.
Despite his repeated hinting at a potential relationship, Alonso has refused to officially confirm if he is dating Swift.
He told Spanish outlet Marca: “I usually keep my personal and professional life apart. I prefer not to comment on it.”
Source: Motorsport - thesun.co.uk
