Fernando Alonso has praised former McLaren team-mate Lewis Hamilton for “still fighting always”, despite the fact Mercedes don’t have a package good enough to challenge Red Bull. The last 18 months or so have been torrid for Hamilton and for Mercedes, who have failed to design an adequate package capable of challenging for victories. George
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Fernando Alonso admitted after finishing third at the Brazilian Grand Prix on Sunday that getting past Lewis Hamilton on the first lap was more “important” than his final lap move on Sergio Perez for P3. Alonso didn’t get the best launch off the line and was overtaken by both Lando Norris and Hamilton on the
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Lance Stroll admitted that the car “felt like crap” on his way to securing third on the grid for Sunday’s Brazilian Grand Prix, marking his best qualifying performance of 2023. Following six consecutive Q1 eliminations, Stroll’s mega performance came at the perfect time, especially as he continues to gain pressure from the media. The Canadian
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Red Bull advisor Dr Helmut Marko believes it was Fernando Alonso was started the rumours that he’s supposedly swapping seats with Sergio Perez next season, something the Spaniard has denied is happening. Following last weekend’s Mexican Grand Prix, a rumour circulated on social media that Alonso and Perez will switch positions next season, a rumour
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Fernando Alonso has hit out at the journalists who gave the impression on social media that he was a contender for Sergio Perez’s seat next season, something he has quashed as “normal paddock rumours”. Following his and Perez’s disappointing Mexican Grand Prix last weekend, a rumour on social media began to circulate rapidly that Alonso
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Aston Martin team principal Mike Krack has admitted that Lance Stroll’s recent struggles have been “internally” impacting the Silverstone-based team, who are currently enduring a downward spiral. The second half of 2023 has been miserable for Aston Martin, although for Stroll his misery began before Bahrain. Stroll entered the season with negativity looming over him,
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A truly bizarre rumour has come out of last weekend’s Mexican Grand Prix, linking Sergio Perez with a return to his former team. Perez’s future remains a huge talking point after he retired from the Mexican GP on the opening lap, after colliding with Charles Leclerc at the first corner. The home hero was fighting
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The Formula 1 community has gone into overdrive following last weekend’s Mexican Grand Prix, with a huge rumour having been teased by members of the paddock. It’s been suggested that Red Bull driver Sergio Perez and Aston Martin ace Fernando Alonso could swap seats next season, which would see Perez return to the team he
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Ex-Formula 1 driver turned pundit Martin Brundle was quick to describe a mistake made by Fernando Alonso as “clumsy”, after the Spaniard spun in the closing stages of Q1 at the Mexican Grand Prix. Alonso had just started his final hot lap in Q1 when it was suddenly ended by a spin, on the exit
MoreNot the first time in recent weeks, Lance Stroll was a man of very few words after qualifying at the Mexican Grand Prix, where he was dumped out in Q1 yet again. Stroll’s 2023 misery continued on Saturday at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez, as he once again failed to get his AMR23 out of the
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