New Alfa Romeo signing Valtteri Bottas has said he did not think of anyone but himself when making the decision to move to the Swiss team for 2022. Bottas spent five years driving for Mercedes, winning 10 of the 101 races he contested with them while playing a largely support role for team-mate Sir Lewis
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Kimi Raikkonen concedes that former team-mate Sebastian Vettel’s inability to win a championship with Ferrari will ultimately go down as a failure. Raikkonen partnered Vettel for four years at the Maranello outfit between 2015 and 2018, with the four-time world champion out-qualifying the Finn 47 times in 81 races. The German twice challenged Sir Lewis
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Alfa Romeo team principal Frederic Vasseur says he would have been happy to speak to the departing Kimi Raikkonen about remaining in Formula 1 with the team next year, but affirms that he would have needed full commitment from the Finn. The 53-year-old will be working with a brand new driver line-up in the 2022
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Ferrari team principal Mattia Binotto has said he will endeavour to find Antonio Giovinazzi a seat in Formula 1 in 2023 following the Italian driver’s departure from Alfa Romeo this year. Giovinazzi will race with Dragon Penske in Formula E next season, and it has recently been announced that he will take up a reserve
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The Alfa Romeo Sauber F1 Team was not pleased with a comment Antonio Giovinazzi made in a social media post following the team’s decision to axe him at the end of 2021. Earlier this month, it was announced that the Italian would be replaced by Guanyu Zhou at Alfa Romeo next year. Zhou comes with
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Guanyu Zhou will race with Alfa Romeo in 2022 to become China’s first-ever full-time F1 driver, the Switzerland-based team announced today. The 22-year-old is fighting for this year’s Formula 2 Championship, and it has for several months been speculated that he will partner Valtteri Bottas at Alfa Romeo next campaign. READ: Portion (PRT) In Talks
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Alfa Romeo were left frustrated with Antonio Giovinazzi for ignoring team orders during the 2021 Turkish Grand Prix. With Giovinazzi and team-mate Kimi Raikkonen running outside the points and the Finnish driver showing better pace, the team got on the radio to instruct the Italian to let his veteran team-mate through. READ: Norris Gives Verdict
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Nikita Mazepin has said he is surprised by the “standard of behaviour” in Formula 1 and admitted that there are some “unspoken rules” which he is still learning. The Russian driver entered Formula 1 as public enemy number one after he groped a model in December, and he has struggled in the opening two F1
MoreAlfa Romeo driver Antonio Giovinazzi has said he will have a word with Haas F1 rookie Nikita Mazepin for his on-track conduct in qualifying for the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix. Mazepin tucked in behind Giovinazzi down the start-finish straight as they both started their final laps in Q1, and the Russian rookie used the tow
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Haas F1 rookie Nikita Mazepin has been slammed by two Brazilian commentators for being rude to a journalist at this weekend’s Emilia Romagna Grand Prix. In a post-qualifying interview, Mazepin was asked about the incident between him and Alfa Romeo driver Antonio Giovinazzi towards the end of Q1, which saw the Russian overtake the Italian
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