McLaren team principal, Andreas Seidl, has said he can draw similarities between Oscar Piastri and four-time world champion Sebastian Vettel. Piastri won the Formula 3 title in 2020 in his first crack at it, before claiming the Formula 2 crown last season. The 21-year-old was promoted to his current role as Alpine reserve driver at
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Mercedes F1 reserve driver Nyck de Vries will feature in Formula 1 for the third time this season, as he is set to replace Sebastian Vettel at Aston Martin for FP1 at the Italian Grand Prix this weekend. De Vries is regularly spotted watching the races from the comfort of the Silver Arrows garage, usually
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Aston Martin’s Sebastian Vettel disagrees with his penalty at the Dutch Grand Prix last weekend, affirming that he did not impact Sir Lewis Hamilton’s race. Vettel was pitted early on in the race having been knocked out in Q1, and he bolted on a set of Mediums to go longer into the race. The German
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2016 world champion Nico Rosberg has affirmed that Alpine will not need Pierre Gasly to be best friends with Esteban Ocon if they sign him from AlphaTauri. Gasly has a contract with the Faenza-based squad until the end of 2023, but he will not be moving up to Red Bull after that due to Sergio
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Aston Martin team principal, Mike Krack, has asserted that there was no need to try and convince Fernando Alonso to join the side, as he already knew what the British team are striving for. Aston Martin were heading towards the summer break intent on securing a new deal with Sebastian Vettel that would see him
MoreFans on social media have amusingly suggested that Sebastian Vettel could head to Alpine after he stopped for a chat with Otmar Szafnauer in the Netherlands. Vettel worked with Szafnauer last year upon his arrival to the Aston Martin team, and he scored points seven times over the course of the year. The four-time world
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Aston Martin team principal, Mike Krack, has no questions as to Sebastian Vettel’s commitment as he enters the final eight races of his Formula 1 career. Vettel signed with Aston Martin last year from Ferrari, and finished second at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, before achieving the same result in Budapest, where he was later disqualified
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Former Formula E champion, Lucas di Grassi, has criticised Sebastian Vettel after the four-time Formula 1 champion questioned the series’ relevance. The 35-year-old is set to leave F1 at the end of this season when his contract with Aston Martin expires, and he has not yet decided whether he will still have an involvement in
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Aston Martin’s Sebastian Vettel is not a huge fan of the financial strain on young racing drivers getting into karting. It takes a lot of financial backing to start out in karting, with the cost of entering championships, owning a kart, buying fuel and travelling to races taking a lot of money out of parents’
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Alpine’s Fernando Alonso has indicated that an over-emphasis from the team on reserve driver Oscar Piastri is ultimately what led to contract negotiations breaking down. The Spaniard returned to the pinnacle of motorsport last season with the team that helped him win two world championships in 2005 and 2006, having left McLaren at the end
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