Fernando Alonso was seen collecting the signed cap Sir Lewis Hamilton prepared for him after their incident at the Belgian Grand Prix. Alonso started the race third ahead of Hamilton in Spa, but the seven-time champion got his nose ahead at the end of the Kemmel Straight. As the seven-time champion turned into the apex
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McLaren’s Lando Norris feels that Alpine should have pressed home the clear pace advantage they have held over the British side this season. Alpine and McLaren have been disputing fourth in the championship for the best part of the year, after Norris and Daniel Ricciardo had suffered a nightmare start. The Woking squad walked out
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McLaren’s Daniel Ricciardo showed his class by speaking to Mark Webber and Oscar Piastri recently, assuring his compatriots that there are no hard feelings. The 33-year-old has not had an easy time of it since he joined the British side last year, and he has often struggled to find common ground with a stubborn car.
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McLaren team principal, Andreas Seidl, has said he can draw similarities between Oscar Piastri and four-time world champion Sebastian Vettel. Piastri won the Formula 3 title in 2020 in his first crack at it, before claiming the Formula 2 crown last season. The 21-year-old was promoted to his current role as Alpine reserve driver at
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Former Formula 1 driver and manager of Oscar Piastri, Mark Webber, has affirmed that Alpine knew of the 21-year-old’s decision to leave before they announced his promotion. Piastri won the Formula 3 title as part of the Renault junior programme, and his Formula 2 success a year later took place while under the Alpine umbrella.
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2016 world champion, Nico Rosberg, would love to see Pierre Gasly race for Alpine next season, although he acknowledges that Otmar Szafnauer’s team would have to buy him out. Reports from the Sports Rush indicate that Alpine and Red Bull have already come to an agreement as to how much the French side will pay
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Fernando Alonso did not have any complaints about Lando Norris’ defending at the Dutch Grand Prix last weekend. The Spaniard was involved in an entertaining battle with the McLaren driver as they disputed seventh place in the Netherlands, with Alonso eventually coming out on top. The double world champion initially started in 13th following a disappointing
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1997 world champion, Jacques Villeneuve, is set for a run out with Alpine after the Italian Grand Prix as part of Canal+’s Formula 1 coverage. The Canadian won the IndyCar title in 1995 – back when it ran under its CART guise – winning 16 races in his two-year stint in the all-American series, before
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Former Formula 1 driver and manager of Oscar Piastri, Mark Webber, has suggested that Alpine were not entirely honest about the money they put into the 21-year-old’s junior career. Piastri was promoted to the role as test and reserve driver with the French side this season after winning the Formula 2 title last year as
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2016 world champion Nico Rosberg has affirmed that Alpine will not need Pierre Gasly to be best friends with Esteban Ocon if they sign him from AlphaTauri. Gasly has a contract with the Faenza-based squad until the end of 2023, but he will not be moving up to Red Bull after that due to Sergio
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