Oscar Piastri’s 2023 switch from Alpine to McLaren is perhaps one of the most highly anticipated in years, given how highly the young Australian is regarded in the paddock. The current Alpine reserve driver is part of a very exclusive club, of drivers who claimed the Formula 3 and Formula 2 World Championships in back-to-back seasons. Piastri claimed
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Fernando Alonso is certainly feeling the love from his fans currently, as #JusticeforAlonso became trending on Twitter ahead of Alpine’s appeal to the FIA that the Spaniard was wrongly awarded a penalty at the United States Grand Prix. After last weekend’s race at the Circuit of the Americas, Alonso was awarded a 30-second time penalty for driving a
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Fernando Alonso has endured a lot since joining Formula 1 in 2001; however, what happened to him at the United States Grand Prix on Sunday was perhaps a first, as was the punishment that followed after the race. After lining up for the race in P14, not much was expected from Alonso during the race
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Fernando Alonso performed a minor miracle at the Circuit of the Americas, coming home in seventh after an accident that looked destined to force the Spaniard to retire. Alonso was launched up into the air and against a wall, after a dangerous manoeuvre from his 2023 teammate Lance Stroll forced the Spaniard to drive straight
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Alpine might be taking a serious look at who becomes their reserve driver for 2023, as Enstone-bound Pierre Gasly edges dangerously close to being awarded a one race ban next season. Gasly endured a horrendous United States Grand Prix, on the back of his deadly near-miss at the recent Japanese Grand Prix. The Frenchman picked
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Fernando Alonso was involved in a major incident on Sunday in Austin. The Spaniard drove into the back of Lance Stroll’s Aston Martin, following a dangerous defensive manoeuvre from the Canadian, launching himself up in the air and into the wall. While Stroll was forced to retire following the incident, Alonso performed a miracle, not
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Pierre Gasly’s decision to leave Red Bull and sign for Alpine for 2023 seems like a move made in heaven for all involved parties. The move will see Gasly race for an all-French team, while Alpine are getting themselves a driver with undoubted talent and experience in a Formula 1 car. Team CEO Laurent Rossi
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The Formula 1 driver market is referred to as a circus for a reason. Shock moves have become a yearly occurrence and this year has been no different. Alpine driver Fernando Alonso was the first domino to fall when he shocked the paddock by announcing his move to Aston Martin, leaving a vacant space at
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Pierre Gasly has been a part of Red Bull’s Formula 1 setup since he entered the sport in 2017. He was given the chance to drive to Red Bull’s sister team Toro Rosso, where he impressed bosses. After only 22 races at Toro Rosso, Gasly had impressed the Red Bull hierarchy so much he was
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Pierre Gasly has finally left the Red Bull programme for the first time in his Formula 1 career since getting his first seat in 2017. The Frenchman will join Alpine for 2023 to complete an all-French driver line-up alongside the hero of Hungary, Esteban Ocon. Gasly always seemed destined to reach the pinnacle of the
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