Alpine’s Fernando Alonso could be seen beating his wheel in frustration in the aftermath of the Canadian Grand Prix as more misfortune befell him on Sunday. Alonso had earned his first front-row start since 2012 on Saturday in wet conditions as he beat Carlos Sainz to second behind Max Verstappen, and he expressed his intent
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Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff believes that Mercedes are beginning to make more of an dent on the advantage Red Bull and Ferrari have over them after Sir Lewis Hamilton’s podium in Montreal. Hamilton qualified fourth in wet conditions in Montreal, and passed Alpine’s Fernando Alonso to take third away from the Spaniard as misfortune
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Williams team principal Jost Capito has stressed that Nicholas Latifi has a contract until the end of the year, but insists that Oscar Piastri deserves a place in Formula 1. Piastri is the current Formula 2 champion after winning it last year having won the Formula 3 and Formula Renault Eurocar the two years previous.
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What was already a difficult day for Lando Norris and Fernando Alonso became even worse on Sunday when they received post-race penalties. Norris had suffered engine issues during qualifying as he was dumped out of Q2 in 14th, while Alonso got his first front row start since the 2012 German Grand Prix – 158 races
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Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz has revealed he tried to push harder into the final corner during his final qualifying run in a bid to get pole, but a mistake cost him over five tenths. Red Bull’s Max Verstappen had been in imperious form throughout the session on Saturday, and dominated the third and final qualifying session
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Fernando Alonso plans to get after Max Verstappen on Sunday in Canada after a sensational lap that put him up to second for the start of the Canadian Grand Prix. It marked the first time the Spaniard qualified on the front row since the 2013 Singapore Grand Prix and, quintessential of Alonso, he mastered the
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Alpine’s Fernando Alonso has conceded that the stewarding in Formula 1 this year has not been as consistent as he would have liked, but believes that FIA President Mohammed ben Sulayem can mend the situation. Ben Sulayem confirmed changes to race control over the winter following the removal of now former race director Michael Masi
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Former Red Bull driver Mark Webber suggests that Alpine’s Fernando Alonso was rather fortunate to escape punishment for holding up Williams’ Alex Albon in qualifying in Baku The drivers had to hurry out for their final runs of Q1 on Saturday after Aston Martin’s Lance Stroll caused a red flag by crashing with two-and-a-half minutes
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Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has revealed that Fernando Alonso is the only driver who does not see the “porpoising” phenomenon as an issue. The bouncing on the straight caused by the new ground effect aerodynamics looked at its worst yet in Baku, particularly for Mercedes, whose seven-time champion driver Sir Lewis Hamilton suffered intense
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For the first time since the Miami Grand Prix, Daniel Ricciardo finished ahead of team-mate Lando Norris at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix. Ricciardo crossed the line at the Baku City Circuit in 8th, whilst Norris was right behind in 9th. However, it wasn’t as simple as that with team orders being needed to keep the
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