Oscar Piastri’s situation with Alpine has by far been one of the stories of the season, with the FIA’s Contract Recognition Board (CRB) having come to the conclusion that Piastri is legally allowed to race for McLaren in 2023. It has left the Enstone-based team in a huge mess, having lost both Piastri and Fernando Alonso, who is replacing Sebastian
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It was one of those days for Alpine at the Italian Grand Prix as neither Fernando Alonso nor Esteban Ocon scored points. Alonso started up in sixth after engine penalties were handed out to Verstappen, Sergio Perez, Carlos Sainz and Sir Lewis Hamilton, while Ocon’s penalty saw him go from 14th. Try as he might,
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Fernando Alonso started the Italian Grand Prix from seventh place, after a number of drivers were awarded grid penalties for various component changes. The double World Champion had actually qualified P10, after failing to set a time in Q3. The Spaniard was promoted to P7 due to Carlos Sainz, Sergio Pérez and Sir Lewis Hamilton
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Alpine’s Fernando Alonso does not see himself returning to WEC to contest Le Mans when he signs with Aston Martin next season. Alonso first won the Le Mans 24 Hours with Toyota in 2018, before achieving the same feat a year later after he left the pinnacle of motorsport. The 41-year-old returned with his current
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Fernando Alonso was seen collecting the signed cap Sir Lewis Hamilton prepared for him after their incident at the Belgian Grand Prix. Alonso started the race third ahead of Hamilton in Spa, but the seven-time champion got his nose ahead at the end of the Kemmel Straight. As the seven-time champion turned into the apex
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McLaren’s Lando Norris feels that Alpine should have pressed home the clear pace advantage they have held over the British side this season. Alpine and McLaren have been disputing fourth in the championship for the best part of the year, after Norris and Daniel Ricciardo had suffered a nightmare start. The Woking squad walked out
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Fernando Alonso did not have any complaints about Lando Norris’ defending at the Dutch Grand Prix last weekend. The Spaniard was involved in an entertaining battle with the McLaren driver as they disputed seventh place in the Netherlands, with Alonso eventually coming out on top. The double world champion initially started in 13th following a disappointing
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2016 world champion Nico Rosberg has affirmed that Alpine will not need Pierre Gasly to be best friends with Esteban Ocon if they sign him from AlphaTauri. Gasly has a contract with the Faenza-based squad until the end of 2023, but he will not be moving up to Red Bull after that due to Sergio
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Jenson Button said that Pierre Gasly’s defensive move against Fernando Alonso “felt a little bit late” as the pair jostled for position at the Dutch Grand Prix on Sunday. Gasly started the race 11th, with Alonso behind in 13th after they had both been knocked out in Q2 on Saturday, and the other Alpine of Esteban
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Aston Martin team principal, Mike Krack, has asserted that there was no need to try and convince Fernando Alonso to join the side, as he already knew what the British team are striving for. Aston Martin were heading towards the summer break intent on securing a new deal with Sebastian Vettel that would see him
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