Jenson Button said that Pierre Gasly’s defensive move against Fernando Alonso “felt a little bit late” as the pair jostled for position at the Dutch Grand Prix on Sunday. Gasly started the race 11th, with Alonso behind in 13th after they had both been knocked out in Q2 on Saturday, and the other Alpine of Esteban
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Aston Martin team principal, Mike Krack, has asserted that there was no need to try and convince Fernando Alonso to join the side, as he already knew what the British team are striving for. Aston Martin were heading towards the summer break intent on securing a new deal with Sebastian Vettel that would see him
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As expected, Oscar Piastri has been announced as Lando Norris’ team-mate at the McLaren F1 Team next season, as the young Australian’s situation with Alpine was finally resolved. It was announced towards the end of the week by the FIA that their Contract Recognition Board (CRB) had come to the decision that the 2021 F2 World Champion
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Red Bull have confirmed that Colton Herta is set to join Scuderia AlphaTauri next year, with Pierre Gasly to move to Alpine. The IndyCar driver has been tipped for a move to Formula 1 in recent months, with McLaren emerging as his most likely destination. However, the Woking-based team recently announced Oscar Piastri as Daniel
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Alpine’s Fernando Alonso has called for the drivers to be given some “privacy” on the team radio after his spicy message was broadcast in Belgium last weekend. The Spaniard started the race third ahead of Sir Lewis Hamilton after Max Verstappen, Charles Leclerc and Esteban Ocon were all given penalties, so there was a chance,
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Alpine reserve driver, Oscar Piastri, has revealed that he told the team he would not be racing with them in 2022, only for them to announce him anyway. Piastri won the Formula 3 and Formula 2 titles consecutively in 2020 and 2021, but there were no seats available to him this year. The Australian had
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Alpine endured a tough day at the Dutch Grand Prix as neither Fernando Alonso nor Esteban Ocon made into the third and final qualifying session. Alonso had been solidly running in the top 10 throughout practice, with Ocon only missing out on that in the final session on Saturday morning. They both made it through
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Fans on social media have amusingly suggested that Sebastian Vettel could head to Alpine after he stopped for a chat with Otmar Szafnauer in the Netherlands. Vettel worked with Szafnauer last year upon his arrival to the Aston Martin team, and he scored points seven times over the course of the year. The four-time world
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Red Bull adviser, Dr Helmut Marko, will allow Pierre Gasly to leave the Austrian team’s programme if Alpine can make the right offer. Gasly got his dream move to Red Bull in 2019 after an impressive debut season with Toro Rosso, but he struggled up against Max Verstappen, and was replaced by Alex Albon midway
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Former Formula 1 driver, Christian Danner, was left wondering how Sir Lewis Hamilton did not see Fernando Alonso in his wing mirror on the opening lap of the Belgian Grand Prix. Alonso and Hamilton stared the race at Spa third and fourth, respectively, after Max Verstappen, Charles Leclerc and Esteban Ocon had all collected engine
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