Daniel Ricciardo has affirmed that his penalty at the Hungarian Grand Prix last weekend was “fair” as he finished a disappointing P15. The Australian started ninth on the grid, while team-mate Lando Norris qualified fourth, but he lost ground to Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez off the start as they looked to recover from a
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Red Bull’s Sergio Perez is relatively satisfied with the first half of his 2022 season, but would like to improve upon his recent results. The last rounds of upgrades have proven problematic for the Mexican, who has been off the pace of team-mate Max Verstappen since the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, where he out-qualified the Dutchman
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Formula 1 memers on social media have been praising Ferrari boss Mattia Binotto for the success that Red Bull have enjoyed in recent weeks, but does he deserve that? Light-hearted though the jokes may sometimes be, the criticism of the Scuderia will be painful enough for them, but the ridicule is difficult to bear watching
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Alpine team principal Otmar Szafnauer has revealed that he did not see Fernando Alonso’s departure coming. There had been but a few days of speculation as to who would move across to Aston Martin to replace Sebastian Vettel after the German announced his retirement ahead of the Hungarian Grand Prix weekend. Those questions were answered
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With the summer break officially underway, so is ‘silly season’, with Fernando Alonso’s recent announcement having started the race to fill the remaining seats. Following on from Sebastian Vettel’s announcement last week that he’d be retiring from Formula 1, Alonso announced on Monday that he’d be replacing the German on a multi-year deal at the
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McLaren and Alpine are set to do battle over the services of the French team’s reserve driver Oscar Piastri following the young Australian’s reluctance to join the Enstone-based team next season. Sebastian Vettel announced his retirement from Formula 1 at the end of 2022 last week, opening the door to his Aston Martin drive, but
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Alpine’s Fernando Alonso is loving the drama he has kickstarted in Formula 1, evidenced by the great time he is having in Spain at the moment. In bombshell news on Monday morning, Aston Martin announced that they had signed the Spaniard from Alpine to replace the retiring Sebastian Vettel, but the 41-year-old had told Alpine
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Alpine team principal Otmar Szafnauer has indicated that he would not be against Daniel Ricciardo returning to the team from McLaren. The Australian signed with the French side under its Renault identity in 2019, but they suffered a disappointing season as they ended fifth in the Constructors’ Standings having ended fourth in 2019. This would
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Fernando Alonso is reported to have signed a three-year deal with Aston Martin, keeping him at the team until the end of 2025 when he joins in 2023. The Spaniard was thought to be entering the summer break ready to start negotiations with the Alpine team regarding a new contract, since his current deal with
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1997 F1 world champion Jacques Villeneuve has indicated that Red Bull might now have an unassailable lead in the championship after 13 rounds. Ferrari have appeared to have the fundamentally quicker car than Red Bull for parts of the 2022 season, taking eight pole positions between Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz. They have been overturned
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