It’s been a difficult first half of the season for Pierre Gasly and Scuderia AlphaTauri, who have arguably fallen back in the running order, relative to where they were over the last couple of seasons. AlphaTauri haven’t enjoyed the same sort of results that they have in recent years, with a podium finish appearing highly
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Ferrari team principal Mattia Binotto has indicated that it would not serve a purpose to make changes to his team at the moment after several calamitous moments in 2022. Charles Leclerc won two of the opening three rounds of the season as Red Bull experienced reliability issues, but Max Verstappen won in Saudi Arabia in
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Jean Alesi says it’s embarrassing to watch Sir Lewis Hamilton drive the 2022 Mercedes given its issues. Even with the widespread regulation changes being introduced at the start of the season, Mercedes were still widely expected to remain at the front of the field, where they’d been since the start of the hybrid era in
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A circuit war between Formula 1 owners Liberty Media and the drivers appears to be brewing, with the American company set to drop the legendary Belgian Grand Prix to open up a slot on the calendar for either another American or Middle Eastern race. Spa-Francorchamps is arguably one of the homes of F1, with the
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Sebastian Vettel warns that Formula 1 could become outdated and irrelevant if it doesn’t become more environmentally friendly. Vettel has become an activist for environmental issues in recent years, repeatedly calling for the sport to become greener and admitting his passion for the cause played a part in his decision to retire from racing at
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AlphaTauri team principal Franz Tost believes that Charles Leclerc has an edge over Ferrari team-mate Carlos Sainz, but the Spaniard is still very capable of competing on his day. Sainz finished ahead of Leclerc in his first season with the Scuderia in 2021, managing four podiums in a very impressive first season in red, and
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McLaren F1 superstar Lando Norris isn’t planning on filling Sebastian Vettel’s boots anytime soon, with the Aston Martin F1 Team driver set to leave a huge hole in Formula 1. The four-time World Champion shocked the motorsport world prior to the Hungarian Grand Prix, where he announced that 2022 would be his last season in
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The FIA have approved changes to next season’s technical regulations despite opposition from Ferrari and Red Bull. Mercedes, among other teams, have been suffering from the effects of “porpoising” and bouncing so far in 2022, and this has cost them performance on the straights. Early in the season, the Silver Arrows tried to fix the
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The Hungaroring has confirmed to Formula1News.co.uk that the police intervened quickly on site during the Hungarian Grand Prix weekend after an incident involving a security officer. Mark Thompson, a veteran photographer in Formula 1, got into an altercation with a member of the security team at the event during Friday practice. The Briton posted two
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Alpine team principal Otmar Szafnauer wants to secure fourth position in the Constructors’ Standings in the final part of 2022, but is not convinced third is possible. Fernando Alonso and Esteban Ocon have managed 19 points finishes between them so far this season, and the French side recently moved above McLaren and into fourth. P4
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