This weekend’s Belgian Grand Prix is rumoured to be the place where Audi will announce their new partnership with Sauber, with the German’s set to become an engine supplier for the Swiss team, according to Motorsport.com. After months of rumours that Audi would be merging with a current team in Formula 1, it looks highly likely that the ongoing rumours will finally become fact,
MoreAlfa Romeo team principal, Frederic Vasseur, does not want to disrespect the Italian car company by focusing on Audi, and insists that he wants to keep Sauber’s attention on their current partnership. Alfa Romeo began their partnership with Sauber in 2018 when they purchased shares with the Swiss outfit and became a name partner. They
MoreValtteri Bottas’ first season with the Alfa Romeo F1 Team has been his “most enjoyable so far” in the championship, after being relieved of the pressure of racing for the Mercedes F1 Team. The Finnish driver has performed well for the Swiss outfit, and currently finds himself ninth in the Drivers’ Championship. Alfa Romeo do,
MoreThe FIA have approved safety changes following meetings held in response to Guanyu Zhou’s crash at the British Grand Prix. At the start of the race at Silverstone, the Alfa Romeo driver’s car flipped upside down across the gravel and bounced over the tyre barrier into the fencing that separates the track from the stands.
More2007 Formula 1 World Champion Kimi Raikkonen has been warned about just how aggressive racing is in NASCAR, as the Iceman prepares for his Cup Series debut at Watkins Glen. Raikkonen is set to take part in a one-off appearance in the NASCAR Cup Series at Watkins Glen, as part of Trackhouse’s Project 91. The
MoreART Formula 2 driver Theo Pourchaire has conceded that he does not have the funding to contest another campaign in the feeder series beyond the end of this season. Pourchaire is currently contesting his second full season, and his third overall, in F2 having raced four times with HWA towards the end of 2020. The
MoreAlfa Romeo driver Zhou Guanyu has revealed what he was thinking as his car hurtled towards the barrier at the British Grand Prix last month. There had already been a very scary crash earlier on that Sunday afternoon in Formula 2, reigniting the sausage kerb debate. Roy Nissany pushed Dennis Hauger off onto the grass
MoreAlfa Romeo’s Valtteri Bottas has told Sebastian Vettel that he wants him to stay involved with Formula 1 amid the German’s impending retirement from the sport. The Grand Prix Drivers’ Association (GPDA) was set up in 1961, with Sir Stirling Moss becoming its first-ever chairman. It was set up as a union for the drivers,
MoreAlfa Romeo reserve driver Robert Kubica has emphasised that returning to Formula 1 after his 2011 crash was one of the most difficult challenges he has ever faced in his career. Kubica started in the pinnacle of motorsport in 2007 with BMW Sauber, scoring points on 12 occasions in a season that had already featured
MoreZhou Guanyu has confirmed that he has been “completely released” by Alpine, and Oscar Piastri’s current situation vindicates his decision to join Alfa Romeo this season. Piastri and Zhou both won four races in Formula 2 last season as the Australian won the title, with the 23-year-old finishing third. Both did so as Alpine academy
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