The Bahrain Grand Prix was supposed to be the start of something special for Pierre Gasly, who took part in his first race away from the Red Bull system. The Frenchman signed for Alpine from AlphaTauri over the winter break with the aim of becoming a regular on the podium rather than fighting at the
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Ex-Formula 1 driver turned pundit Martin Brundle has admitted that “it’s jaw drop and eyes roll time” at Ferrari, with the Italians looking set to have yet another season full of reliability issues. 2022 was a massively wasted year for Ferrari, with the Maranello-based team having arguably had the best car, but the worst reliability.
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New Ferrari team principal Frederic Vasseur has dismissed suggestions that he is already unhappy at Maranello, following reports that the Frenchman’s “resources” are being restricted by CEO Benedetto Vigna. 2023 certainly hasn’t started well for Ferrari, with Charles Leclerc having retired from third following yet another power unit failure, whilst Carlos Sainz had no choice but
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Heading into the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, Ferrari were hoping to build on a relatively successful qualifying session. After Charles Leclerc’s engine penalty he started the race in P12 while his teammate Carlos Sainz started in P4. With Sainz starting fourth, the aim would have been for the Spaniard to score a podium whilst Leclerc
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Charles Leclerc’s 2023 season continues to be one of frustration for the Monegasque, after a potential top-five finish was taken away from the 25-year-old, following an error by his race engineer. Despite having qualified second at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, Leclerc was forced to start from P12 after being slapped with a 10-place grid
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The 2023 season opener in Bahrain proved that once again, Red Bull have the potential to dominate a Formula 1 season, with a front row lockout in qualifying and one-two finish in the race allowing them to flex their muscles. Ferrari would have been hoping to be able to challenge Red Bull for both championships
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Oscar Piastri’s Formula 1 debut did not go as he would have hoped in Bahrain, especially after all of the drama and hype leading to his first race for McLaren. The Australian was eliminated in Q1 and was then forced to retire from the race after 13 laps with a technical issue, with his teammate
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It has been reported by the Italian edition of Motorsport.com that Ferrari have promoted head of aerodynamics Diego Tondi to replace former head of vehicle concepts David Sanchez, after the Frenchman quit. The start of 2023 certainly hasn’t been plain sailing for Ferrari, with several senior figures having become disgruntled. It’s been speculated that Sanchez
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Charles Leclerc has sent a message to Ferrari to start working together as a team, with the Monegasque having warned the Italians that their wait to claim a title will continue, should Leclerc be left to make “the decisions on my own”. A common theme of 2022 was hearing Ferrari asking Leclerc what the team
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Ahead of this weekend’s Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, it was announced by Formula One Management (FOM) that drivers would be banned from using “bicycles, e-bikes, scooters and e-scooters” when completing a track walk, something which hasn’t gone down well with some of the grid. The famous track walk has been an integral part of Formula
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