After reclaiming fourth in the Constructors’ Championship at the Singapore Grand Prix, McLaren’s time in the ‘best of the rest’ spot was very short-lived, as a strong haul of points in Japan for Alpine saw the French side reclaim the place. Singapore was disastrous for Alpine, with both Fernando Alonso and Esteban Ocon having suffered
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Sebastian Vettel reckons Sir Lewis Hamilton and Fernando Alonso are the most challenging opponents he has come up against in his career. Alonso won two world championships in 2005 and 2006 with Renault, before an unsuccessful move to McLaren led him back to Enstone. The Spaniard was twice beaten by Vettel to the championship in
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Sir Lewis Hamilton and Esteban Ocon had a fierce, lengthy battle at last weekend’s Japanese Grand Prix. Ocon qualified an exceptional fifth ahead of the seven-time champion, who had to fend off the other Alpine of Fernando Alonso on a wet first lap. Their battle was cut short when Carlos Sainz’s crash caused a red
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Sebastian Vettel and Fernando Alonso had an unbelievable last lap battle, which saw the retiring German beat his replacement for next season by just 0.011 seconds; however, it was completely missed by the TV director. The incredibly wet Japanese Grand Prix was chaotic, to say the least, after a long red flag interval was introduced
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Fernando Alonso has embraced Max Verstappen as a double world champion after the Dutchman drew level with him for world championships. Verstappen went into the Japanese Grand Prix weekend leading Charles Leclerc by 104 points in the title race and he needed to beat the Monegasque by eight points to secure the gold. The reigning
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Alpine’s Fernando Alonso appeared to gain time by cutting the chicane at the Japanese Grand Prix last weekend. The Spaniard started the race seventh behind Sir Lewis Hamilton, and he made an attempt at passing the seven-time champion into Turn 10 on the opening lap. However, Hamilton came back at the Alpine, but they had
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2023 looks set to be a strange year for Formula 1 viewers, with Sebastian Vettel and Daniel Ricciardo all but confirmed to not be on the grid next season. Vettel is, of course, retiring from the championship at the end of the season; however, Ricciardo’s future was still unknown heading into last weekend’s Japanese Grand
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After weeks of waiting, it’s finally been confirmed that Pierre Gasly will race for Alpine next season, with the Frenchman having signed a multi-year deal with the Enstone-based team. Gasly’s departure from AlphaTauri comes on the back of six seasons at the Faenza-based team, where he’s gone on to claim three podiums, which includes, his
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Alpine are reported to have been asked to pay €10 million to acquire the services of Pierre Gasly from AlphaTauri in 2023. The French team entered the season with Fernando Alonso and Esteban Ocon as their full-time drivers, and Oscar Piastri as reserve. The Spaniard was out of contract at the end of 2022, so
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Alpine headed into this weekend’s returning Japanese Grand Prix in desperate need of a really good result for both Fernando Alonso and Esteban Ocon, after both drivers suffered engine failures at last weekend’s Singapore Grand Prix. The “unbelievable” double DNF for the Enstone-based team was made even more miserable for them with their rivals, McLaren, having a
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