Former Lotus and McLaren boss, Eric Boullier, is confused as to how and why Fernando Alonso is seen as a disruptive influence on teams. Boullier worked with Alonso for three seasons at McLaren between 2015 and 2017, during such time the Spaniard became known for hitting out at Honda’s power units as the team struggled
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Dr Helmut Marko supports Sebastian Vettel’s decision to retire from Formula 1, emphasising that racing is no longer at the top of his list of “priorities.” Vettel worked with Dr Marko for several years as part of the Red Bull programme, and he was given a Toro Rosso seat in late 2007 after an impressive
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Auto Motor und Sport journalist, Tobi Gruner, believes that Mick Schumacher could end up losing the most once silly season shakes out. Sebastian Vettel announced his retirement last week, bringing an end to a career that started with BMW Sauber in 2007. The fact that he made the announcement was not such a surprise given
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Former Ferrari press officer, Alberto Antonini, has revealed that Sebastian Vettel was very assertive when he first arrived at the team in 2014. Having won four championships on the bounce with Red Bull, Vettel made a pre-agreement with Ferrari at 2013, suspecting that the start of the hybrid era would not go well for the
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Ryanair have been delving into the world of Formula 1 of late, getting involved with multiple teams in some social media banter. The latest round revolves around Lance Stroll and his status as a pay driver in Formula 1 amid the saga involving Oscar Piastri and Fernando Alonso. After Sebastian Vettel announced his retirement ahead
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Lance Stroll had a go at unlapping himself from Sir Lewis Hamilton at the Hungarian Grand Prix, but it was to no avail as he eventually finished P11. Stroll out-qualified team-mate Sebastian Vettel for the third time this season as he started the race 14th, with Vettel struggling to find pace in qualifying following his
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Former Formula 1 driver Martin Brundle has suggested that Fernando Alonso grew impatient with Alpine’s indecision as to whether to commit to him or Oscar Piastri. Aston Martin confirmed earlier this week that Alonso will be moving to the team to replace Sebastian Vettel after the German announced his retirement ahead of the Hungarian Grand
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Fernando Alonso has caused complete chaos throughout the Formula 1 paddock, after announcing on Monday that he’ll be replacing the retiring Sebastian Vettel at the Aston Martin F1 Team. Whilst Alonso had been linked with the British team in the past, he wasn’t expected to be Vettel’s replacement, with the bookies’ favourite being Mick Schumacher. However, Alonso’s shock
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Sebastian Vettel reportedly told Auto Motor und Sport journalist, Michael Schmidt, that he might have considered staying in Formula 1 had synthetic fuels been brought in earlier than 2026. The Four-time world champion has not won a race since 2019, and racing further down the field with Aston Martin over the last couple of seasons
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Tobi Gruner, journalist for Auto Motor und Sport, believes that Aston Martin knew they were close to signing Fernando Alonso going into the Hungarian Grand Prix weekend. Sebastian Vettel has been considering his future in Formula 1 for several months now, and the British team were keen to keep him around, so they were initially
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