Markus Duesmann, CEO of Audi, has affirmed that he wants a German driver in the team when the car-maker enters Formula 1 in 2026. Audi and Porsche, subsidiaries of Volkswagen, have both made it clear that they want to be a part of the pinnacle of motorsport when the new technical regulations come into play.
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Alpine’s Fernando Alonso has indicated that an over-emphasis from the team on reserve driver Oscar Piastri is ultimately what led to contract negotiations breaking down. The Spaniard returned to the pinnacle of motorsport last season with the team that helped him win two world championships in 2005 and 2006, having left McLaren at the end
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Max Verstappen inadvertently sabotaged Charles Leclerc’s Belgian GP when he ripped off a visor tear-off at the start. The two title rivals both started the race in Spa towards the back of the field after taking grid penalties. Verstappen made his way through the field with ease, taking just eight laps to get into the
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Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc has noticed that Sir Lewis Hamilton’s rivalry with Max Verstappen’s was different to his own. Verstappen and Hamilton took an astonishing 18 wins between them in 2021 as the Dutchman dramatically beat his rival to the crown on the very last lap of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. During the campaign, they
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Sebastian Vettel had an excellent Belgian Grand Prix, after adding four points to the Aston Martin F1 Team’s constructors’ tally after finishing eighth at Spa-Francorchamps. Despite qualifying P16, Vettel started the race from P10 following a plethora of grid penalties for other drivers. The four-time World Champion made the most of the elevated starting position and
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Max Verstappen gave his thoughts on the crash between Sir Lewis Hamilton and Fernando Alonso at the Belgian Grand Prix after winning the race. In a hectic first lap in which Verstappen gained numerous positions after starting down in P14 due to a grid penalty, Hamilton and Alonso came together. The Mercedes driver tried to
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Alfa Romeo’s Valtteri Bottas has stated his intent to continue with the team when it reverts back to Sauber in 2024. The Italian car manufacturer has communicated to the Sauber Group that it intends to end their partnership at the end of next season, and the Swiss side are then expected to continue under their
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Pierre Gasly is the latest name to be linked to the vacant seat at the Alpine F1 Team, after Oscar Piastri refused to replace the outgoing Fernando Alonso. The Scuderia AlphaTauri driver joins the likes of Daniel Ricciardo, Mick Schumacher and recently Jack Doohan in being linked to the Enstone-based team’s seat. Gasly has recently
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Max Verstappen was in a league of his own at the Belgian Grand Prix, after making his way from P14 on the grid to claim his ninth victory of the 2022 Formula 1 season. The Dutchman had qualified on pole but was awarded a grid penalty after taking onboard a new power unit, exceeding his
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Fernando Alonso may consider thinking twice before making a comment about Sir Lewis Hamilton in the future, after he was well and truly silenced following the 2022 Belgian Grand Prix. The Alpine F1 Team driver called the 37-year-old an “idiot”, after the pair collided on the opening lap at Les Combes. Hamilton and Alonso both
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