The official car launches are fast approaching, with Haas set to kick off the presentations with a livery reveal on January 31. Understandably, the teams like to keep their car designs as secret as possible until F1 travels to Bahrain for pre-season testing, and even then, there may be some sandbagging and deception. Aston Martin
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When Fernando Alonso returned to Formula 1 in 2021 with Alpine, it was unclear exactly how quick the Spaniard would be, having taken time away from the sport. As it turned out Alonso was as rapid as ever, picking up a podium in Qatar and generally impressing alongside Esteban Ocon. The Spaniard turned 41 last
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The winter break is very much coming to an end for Aston Martin, with the Silverstone-based outfit pressing on with their preparations for the 2023 season. There is one huge change at the British side for the upcoming season, with the retired Sebastian Vettel having been replaced by double World Champion Fernando Alonso. Alonso appears
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Lance Stroll has hailed Aston Martin for having made “huge progress” over recent years, with the team having successfully gotten themselves out of a “hole” at the start of last year. The Silverstone-based team were arguably the most improved team of 2022, after starting the year towards the foot of the table. The side really
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Porpoising is not something that Formula 1 teams such as Mercedes would ever like to talk about again, after spending so much time trying to get rid of it last year. The nature of the major regulation changes meant that the aerodynamics of the F1 cars changed, something that was slightly overlooked by both the
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Eric Blandin has one of the most impressive CVs in the paddock, having worked with a number of successful teams over the course of his career, contributing massively to this success. The Frenchman was part of the Jaguar team that transitioned into Red Bull in the mid 2000s before moving to Ferrari to become their
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According to Motorsport.com, Fernando Alonso will be taking part in a two-day Pirelli tyre test on February 7-8, as Aston Martin push to get the double World Champion up-to-speed with the team. Whilst the test will be conducted using the 2022 cars, it will still give Alonso an excellent opportunity to work closely with his team before pre-season testing begins, when the 2023
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Aston Martin deputy technical director Eric Blandin has revealed that the Silverstone-based team have discovered some “small loopholes” in the regulations for their 2023 challenger. The AMR23 has supposedly had some “clever innovations” implemented into it, something Blandin hails as the “icing on the cake”. Aston Martin are set for a potentially huge year, with
MoreDouble World Champion Fernando Alonso is seemingly very excited about the upcoming season, as the Spaniard prepares for his new life with Aston Martin. The veteran has switched from Alpine to the Silverstone-based team for 2023 to replace Sebastian Vettel, who brought his 15-year career to an end at the close of last season. Whilst Alonso has made
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Alpine’s 2022 season was full of highs and lows, as their awful reliability issues put a dampener on what was an impressive year for the French team. The team finished as the best of the rest behind Red Bull, Ferrari and Mercedes but Fernando Alonso was forced to retire from a shocking six races over
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