The Mercedes F1 Team made yet another step in the right direction at the Hungarian Grand Prix, after George Russell claimed the team’s first pole position of the season. It wasn’t just Mercedes’ first pole of the season; it was Russell’s first-ever P1 start in Formula 1. Unfortunately, the Brit couldn’t convert his pole into
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Alpine’s Fernando Alonso has allayed fears that there is a rift between himself and team-mate Esteban Ocon after the pair went at it during the Hungarian Grand Prix. Ocon qualified fifth ahead of Alonso in Budapest, and the Frenchman moved across aggressively off the start as Alonso got a better launch. This move forced the
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Fernando Alonso was unimpressed with team-mate Esteban Ocon after the Frenchman’s robust defending of his position at the start of the 2022 Hungarian Grand Prix. Alonso had started the race sixth behind Ocon, with both Alpines beginning the afternoon on Mediums – the only set of Mediums they had available to them for the afternoon.
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Alpine are the latest to take some inspiration from Red Bull to inform the design of their car after they appeared to install skates on the floor that look similar to that of the Austrian side. The new technical regulations this season have brought about a range of different concepts from the teams as they
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Alpine F1 Team reserve driver Oscar Piastri is looking increasingly likely to be racing in Formula 1 next season, but potentially not at Alpine. Alpine CEO Laurent Rossi currently finds himself in a difficult position, of having two extremely talented drivers without a seat for 2023. As well as Piastri, double World Champion Fernando Alonso is also
MoreAfter a difficult start to the season, the Alpine F1 Team have pushed themselves through to the top of the midfield pack, with the French side currently the fourth-fastest team on the grid as of late. This was proven by the team’s performance at both the British Grand Prix and the Austrian Grand Prix, where
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Alpine have spent much of the season looking as though they could potentially be a challenger for best of the rest behind Red Bull and Ferrari, but rarely have they been able to truly show it. Be it pole position being snatched away from Fernando Alonso after an oil seal failure, or ill-timed Safety Cars
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Alpine CEO Laurent Rossi has responded to double F1 champion Fernando Alonso’s recent comments about team-mate Esteban Ocon suffering fewer mechanical issues than him in 2022. The Spaniard made the remarks after suffering an issue with his car’s electronic control unit at the Austrian Grand Prix and finishing in P10, while Ocon managed a P5
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Alpine’s Fernando Alonso was hampered by a damaged floor for the majority of qualifying at the Austrian Grand Prix. The double world champion ran over a sausage kerb on the exit of Turn One in the opening qualifying session, but managed to progress all the way to the top 10 shootout. It was a disrupted
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Despite being 40 years old, Fernando Alonso has been fighting with the very best this season in what is proving to be another strong year for the Spaniard. The double World Champion would be sitting much higher than 10th in the Drivers’ Standings if not for a wave of bad luck. Alonso has fallen victim
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