Fernando Alonso had an inaugural Miami Grand Prix to forget, following two late five-second time penalties. The Spaniard initially crossed the line at the Miami International Autodrome in eighth place, however, he was dropped to eleventh after the time penalties were applied. The first penalty was awarded to Alonso for an overambitious move on Pierre
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Alpine team principal Otmar Szafnauer has revealed that the French outfit will be bringing evolutions of their 2022 car in the next three European rounds of the season. Alpine have scored points on five occasions between Fernando Alonso and Esteban Ocon in 2022 but, while the Frenchman has scored points in all of the last
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Esteban Ocon has come to the defence of fellow racer and friend Mick Schumacher after the German collided with compatriot Sebastian Vettel in Miami, ultimately costing both of them a points finish. Ocon was sat behind the battle for ninth place, and had a prime spot to watch the events unfold as Schumacher darted to
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The Alpine F1 Team had an unsettled end to the inaugural Miami Grand Prix, with the team scrambling to try to keep Fernando Alonso in a points position. The Spaniard had been running in eighth place but was awarded a five-second time penalty for a late move on Pierre Gasly at Turn 1. Alonso’s audacious
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Carlos Sainz and Esteban Ocon have both revealed they were ignored by the FIA regarding the safety of the barriers when they crashed at Turn 14 in Miami on Friday and Saturday respectively. The 5.4 kilometre Miami Autodrome, which winds around the Hard Rock Stadium and an artificial marina, features a tight, street circuit-type section
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Fernando Alonso insists that his age is the only reason people are talking about Oscar Piastri possibly replacing him at Alpine, affirming that his performance merits a longer stay in Formula 1. After two world championships with Renault in 2005 and 2006, Alonso returned to the team under its new Alpine guise ahead of the
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Pierre Gasly has said he would be mortified to see the Monaco Grand Prix fall off the calendar, describing the race as an “iconic” event. Monaco has hosted 69 championship grand prix in its illustrious history within the pinnacle of motorsport, and it has on eight occasions been won by a Frenchman – the closest
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Alpine team principal Otmar Szafnauer has disclosed the agonising reason for Fernando Alonso’s crash during qualifying that ultimately might have denied him pole position. Alonso had gone quicker than polesitter Charles Leclerc in both of the opening two sectors of the lap before his engine cut out, sending off the track and into the barrier,
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Alpine F1 driver Esteban Ocon is adamant in his belief that there should be a French Grand Prix on the calendar, and he has vowed to do everything within his power to help keep it in the sport. There have been 61 championship grand prix in France, spanning venues such as Reims, Rouen, Dijon, Le
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Fernando Alonso has warned Formula 1 that it needs to be careful not to overwork the teams as they mull adding more races to the calendar. F1 CEO Stefano Domenicali has suggested that he would like to exploit the markets in Africa and Asia after the addition of a Vegas race to next year’s calendar,
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