Alpine F1 Team reserve driver Oscar Piastri is looking increasingly likely to be racing in Formula 1 next season, but potentially not at Alpine. Alpine CEO Laurent Rossi currently finds himself in a difficult position, of having two extremely talented drivers without a seat for 2023. As well as Piastri, double World Champion Fernando Alonso is also
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Sir Lewis Hamilton reckons that Fernando Alonso was the toughest competitor he has had in his career. The Briton debuted with McLaren in 2007 alongside the Spaniard, and it quickly became apparent that the young upstart was there to put the sword to the double world champion, who had just switched from Renault after winning
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After a difficult start to the season, the Alpine F1 Team have pushed themselves through to the top of the midfield pack, with the French side currently the fourth-fastest team on the grid as of late. This was proven by the team’s performance at both the British Grand Prix and the Austrian Grand Prix, where
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It might appear somewhat unfathomable that a double world champion still capable of competing at the very highest level of sport at 40 years of age is at risk of losing his place in Formula 1 next season. However, Renault CEO Luca de Meo has not given any promises to Fernando Alonso regarding a possible
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Alpine have spent much of the season looking as though they could potentially be a challenger for best of the rest behind Red Bull and Ferrari, but rarely have they been able to truly show it. Be it pole position being snatched away from Fernando Alonso after an oil seal failure, or ill-timed Safety Cars
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Alpine driver Fernando Alonso feels a responsibility to repay motorsport for allowing him to have such a magnificent career in Formula 1, which is why he is heavily involved with developing young talent. Alonso has been working with a number of aspiring racers, including Formula 2 talent Clement Novalak and Bulgarian driver Nikola Tsolov, who
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Alpine CEO Laurent Rossi has responded to double F1 champion Fernando Alonso’s recent comments about team-mate Esteban Ocon suffering fewer mechanical issues than him in 2022. The Spaniard made the remarks after suffering an issue with his car’s electronic control unit at the Austrian Grand Prix and finishing in P10, while Ocon managed a P5
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Former Formula 1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone has indicated that it is time for an experienced head to be placed in charge of Formula 1 races, and there would be no one better, in his mind, than Herbie Blash. Blash was recruited to the FIA by Ecclestone following the pair’s tenure together at Brabham, and he
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Alpine’s Fernando Alonso has labelled Formula 1 “boring” due to the dominance by Red Bull and Ferrari this season. The top two teams have taken all of the 11 victories on offer this season between Max Verstappen, Charles Leclerc, Sergio Perez and Carlos Sainz. The only other team to feature on the podium this year
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Aston Martin driver Sebastian Vettel’s abrupt departure from the drivers’ briefing in Austria was caused by a lengthy rant by Alpine’s Fernando Alonso, according to Auto Motor und Sport. Vettel was given a 25,000 euro fine, suspended until the end of the season, for leaving the drivers’ meeting before being excused on Friday, and there
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