Alfa Romeo team manager Beat Zehnder has been pleasantly surprised with the performances of rookie Zhou Guanyu so far this year. Zhou won four races in Formula 2 in 2021 before securing a move to the Swiss side ahead of this season, and he managed points on his debut at the Bahrain Grand Prix. He
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Red Bull Racing team principal Christian Horner has continued his request to the FIA to increase this season’s budget cap, which currently sits at $140 million. Horner has insisted that with the current cost of living crisis, many teams will be forced to miss the last few rounds due to breaking the budget. The Red
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Valtteri Bottas has become well-known in Formula 1 for some rather punchy radio messages, none more so than his post-race radio message after winning the 2019 Australian Grand Prix. The Finnish driver famously said “to whom it may concern, f**k you”, after crossing the line to claim a famous victory. Bottas won the 2019 season
MoreAlfa Romeo’s Zhou Guanyu appreciates the affectionate welcome to Formula 1 he received from the other drivers on the grid when he arrived at the start of this year. The young racer is the first-ever F1 driver from China, and he got his move after winning four races in Formula 2 last year for Virtuosi
MoreAlfa Romeo’s Valtteri Bottas is the latest to feel the wrath of 1997 champion Jacques Villeneuve after the recent double-header in Azerbaijan and Canada. Bottas had out-qualified Zhou Guanyu in all of the opening seven rounds of the season, out-performing him in every race bar one, when he retired from the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix
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Valtteri Bottas has been discussing the mental hardship he went through while at Mercedes, and reveals that he almost walked away at the end of 2018. Bottas was promoted as a last-minute replacement for the retiring Nico Rosberg ahead of the 2017 season, and he would partner Sir Lewis Hamilton, who was eager to win
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An anonymous team principal is reported to have claimed that Audi have already struck a deal to take over the Sauber Group in 2026, but are holding back on the announcement. Audi and Porsche have had their interest confirmed by parent company Volkswagen in entering Formula 1 in 2026. That year will see new engine
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Valtteri Bottas has no idea what happened to his pace in Baku last weekend after he was out-qualified by Zhou Guanyu for the first time this year. Zhou qualified 14th, one position ahead of the Finn after Bottas had narrowly squeezed into Q2, and the young Chinese driver was also running ahead of Bottas for
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It was the worst possible Azerbaijan Grand Prix not just for Ferrari, but also for Ferrari PUs, as four of their powered cars retired from the race. Carlos Sainz was the first to retire from the race on Lap 9, the Spaniard ran straight on at Turn 4 after suffering from a hydraulic fault. Next
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Alfa Romeo’s Valtteri Bottas has conceded that he wondered how long his career might go on for while he was at Mercedes. Bottas won 10 races in five seasons with the Silver Arrows, and helped them to the Constructors’ Championship in all five years, securing 21 one-two finishes together with team-mate Sir Lewis Hamilton. However,
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