Rumors over Taylor Swift and Fernando Alonso intensified over the 3-week-long break after the 2023 Australian GP. The 2x world champion has remained tight-lipped about his rumored relationship with the 33-year-old popstar.
However, the F1 commentators continue to poke the Aston Martin driver for more details. Recently, Sky Sports F1 commentators had a field day at the 2023 Azerbaijan GP weekend.
Commentators David Croft and Karun Chandhok referenced several Swifts hit numbers while talking about his performance on the track. It seems like fans will be treated to many such innuendos for the rest of the weekend.
David Croft describes a “Swift” Fernando Alonso
Right after Fernando Alonso dropped a TikTok video with a Taylor Swift song, F1 fans went wild. The entire weekend leading up to the Azerbaijan GP was filled with numerous sites claiming the two are dating.
Sky Sports F1 commentators joined the bandwagon as they described the Spaniard’s performances in Baku. During the qualifying, David Croft praised Alonso for a “Swift” drive from the Spaniard. He added, “He went 4th fastest as if he was driving a getaway car,” referring to Swift’s 2017 number bearing the same name.
They were really committed to those Taylor Swift references 😅 pic.twitter.com/3QtPFMzV34
— ESPN F1 (@ESPNF1) April 29, 2023
Croft again joked that the traffic around Quali might cause some “Bad Blood” for Alonso. He also joked that Alonso was “Looking for that blank space.” Crofty landed another pun claiming, “Maybe that’s Alonso’s ‘style’ and maybe at the end they’ll say ‘would’ve, could’ve, should’ve,” a reference to the popstar’s 2022 hit.
Crofty had one more go at the driver joking, “Fernando Alonso’s found a bit of ‘blank space’ ahead of him”. Seeing his colleague make several jokes, commentator Karun Chandhok joined in saying, “At least he’ll say ‘Dont Blame Me!'” Seems like the commentators had a field day in the office
Aston Martin includes Taylor Swift hints in artwork
Fernando Alonso’s team Aston Martin too played a part in hyping up the Taylor Swift rumors. The team released a cryptic race week graffiti featuring Alonso and a ‘Blonde’ woman watching the race on top of a terrace. Fans quickly took note of the British team’s artwork and flooded the comment section.
Funnily, the Spaniard is yet to deny the rumors. Alonso has been asked numerous times this weekend regarding his and Swift’s relationship status. The Spaniard famously answers back with a wink!
Fernando Alonso uploads a Tiktok with a Taylor Swift song.
He definitely knows 😂 pic.twitter.com/IIK9gv4NRj
— formularacers (@formularacers_) April 24, 2023
The 41-year-old gave a straightforward answer when he was asked about his current status. Alonso told Marca, “I usually keep my personal and professional life apart. I prefer not to comment on it.”
The Spaniard has enjoyed a great run of 3 consecutive podiums in the opening three races of the season. Alonso secured 3 additional points in the sprint race and will start the 2023 Azerbaijan GP from P6.
