Haas F1 rookie Nikita Mazepin almost crashed into the back of the Alfa Romeo of Antonio Giovinazzi in the Saturday morning session of pre-season testing in Bahrain. The incident took place just after the opening complex of corners and Mazepin lost the rear of the car after pulling out of the slipstream, but he managed
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Alfa Romeo have unveiled their 2021 car, the C41, in a live presentation held in Warsaw. The car is largely a carry-over of the team’s 2020 challenger, but it has a notably different livery and an upgraded front-end, in addition to significant changes to its rear floor in line with the 2021 regulations. READ: F1
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Antonio Giovinazzi, who races with Ferrari customer team Alfa Romeo, didn’t take part in last week’s Fiorano test. However, he still has ties to the Scuderia and remains hopeful that he will eventually drive for Ferrari in Formula One, though he believes Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz will be their driver line-up for a while.
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Prior to the 2020 F1 season getting underway, Ferrari announced that it would be parting ways with Sebastian Vettel at the end of the year. It was subsequently announced that Carlos Sainz would be leaving McLaren at the end of the season to partner Charles Leclerc at the Scuderia. READ: Wolff Reacts To Horner Claiming
MoreFollowing the season finale in Abu Dhabi last weekend, Alfa Romeo team principal Frederic Vasseur has said they are currently not in a position to commit to Ferrari beyond next season. Vasseur said he believes Ferrari “has mostly been a solid partner”, but added that he “can’t disagree” that their weak power unit ruined the
MoreKimi Raikkonen broke the all-time record for the most F1 grand prix starts earlier this season, and the team he races with, Sauber, is about to reach a milestone of its own. This weekend’s Turkish Grand Prix will be Sauber’s 500th grand prix in Formula One, and Raikkonen has insisted that they are a “proper
MoreWhile most of the Formula One community welcomed the news ahead of the Emilia Romagna GP that Kimi Raikkonen and Antonio Giovinazzi would be retained by Alfa Romeo for 2021, Haas team principal Guenther Steiner was less than thrilled with the announcement. In a recent interview, Steiner revealed that he asked Alfa Romeo to delay
MoreKimi Raikkonen and Antonio Giovinazzi will both be retained by Alfa Romeo for the 2021 Formula One season, the team announced on Friday ahead of the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix. Commenting on his decision to stay in Formula One for another season, Raikkonen, who recently broke the record for the most grand prix starts, said:
MoreHelmut Marko, head of Red Bull’s driver development programme, has revealed that Mick Schumacher very nearly raced in last weekend’s Eifel Grand Prix, as Alfa Romeo driver Antonio Giovinazzi’s initial COVID-19 test result was inconclusive. “Giovinazzi had the same situation as Albon [an inconclusive coronavirus test result]. Mick could almost have celebrated his race debut,
MoreAlfa Romeo is planning on confirming its driver line-up for the 2021 season soon, with the team set to hold discussions with Kimi Raikkonen and Antonio Giovinazzi this month. “In [over] the course of September, we will have the discussion with our drivers about next year and then we will decide together what we have
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