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Red Bull break silence on replacing Sergio Perez with Fernando Alonso

Ahead of this weekend’s United States Grand Prix, Sergio Perez’s 2024 seat with Red Bull has been a massive talking point, amid the Mexican’s current dreadful form. He’s entered the Circuit of the Americas having scored just five points across the last three races, despite having the most superior car at his disposal. Confidence appears

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Brake fires hurt Aston Martin

Mike Krack, the team principal of Aston Martin, has revealed that both Aston Martin cars encountered front brake fires during the initial practice session of the United States Grand Prix.  This development casts a shadow over the team’s aspirations to maintain their fourth-place standing in the constructors’ championship. Aston Martin, despite a strong start to

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Fernando Alonso criticises Aston Martin

Fernando Alonso has admitted that qualifying at the United States Grand Prix on Friday evening was “very badly managed” by Aston Martin, as he was forced to deal with traffic ahead of his Q1 elimination. For the second Grand Prix in a row, qualifying took place on the Friday due to it being a sprint

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Fernando Alonso speaks out on Aston Martin performance

Fernando Alonso has revealed that he’s “super proud” of Aston Martin’s efforts this season despite the current threat of McLaren, as the Silverstone-based side have scored 197 points more this season than they had done in 2022 ahead of the United States Grand Prix. Formula 1 heads to the Circuit of the Americas this weekend

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Max Verstappen reveals why he ‘admires’ Fernando Alonso

Max Verstappen has admitted that he’s an admirer of two-time World Champion Fernando Alonso, who even competed against the Dutchman’s father in 2001 and 2003, Jos Verstappen. When Alonso made his F1 debut back in 2001, Jos was still on the F1 grid at Arrows. Jos’ final F1 season in 2003 also marked Alonso’s first

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George Russell reveals how Fernando Alonso podcast affected him

Mercedes driver George Russell has opened up about the source of inspiration behind his impressive mid-season resurgence in 2023, crediting a podcast by Fernando Alonso for sparking a positive change in his mentality.  After outscoring his Mercedes teammate Lewis Hamilton and securing the team’s only victory in his debut season in 2022, Russell had struggled

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Lando Norris brands Fernando Alonso ‘silly’ as he responds to claim

Lando Norris has issued a response to Fernando Alonso’s recent comment about McLaren’s alleged overconfidence in their quest to outperform Aston Martin in the Formula 1 Constructors’ Championship.  McLaren has seen a notable upswing in performance since introducing significant updates at the Austrian Grand Prix, allowing Norris to become the second-highest points scorer in the

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Fernando Alonso lambasts Motorsport.com

Fernando Alonso has insisted that “99% of the people” watching Formula 1 “cannot understand” the true meaning behind a radio message, with some of the Spaniard’s recent mid-race conversations having been questioned. At the Japanese Grand Prix recently, Alonso made his first pit-stop much sooner than everybody else, something which put him at a disadvantage

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Aston Martin trying to protect Fernando Alonso’s bum

Aston Martin team principal Mike Krack has revealed that the team are trying to fix an issue with the AMR23’s seat becoming too hot, something which caused Fernando Alonso serious problems during the recent Qatar Grand Prix. The Qatar GP was the hardest race of most of the drivers’ careers, with even Alonso admitting that

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Fernando Alonso unhappy with FIA banning drastic measure

Fernando Alonso revealed after the Qatar Grand Prix that he asked Aston Martin to throw water over him during a pit-stop, to cope with the immense heat which led to several post-race medical concerns. Sunday’s race put the drivers to their absolute limit, to the extent that many admitted it was the toughest Grand Prix

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