Former F1 driver Nelson Piquet Jr has said he believes the Mercedes F1 Team wants Lewis Hamilton to “dominate” as opposed to him having a team-mate who can challenge him in equal machinery. He noted that, unlike Valtteri Bottas, Nico Rosberg was able to give Hamilton a run for his money at Mercedes – and
MoreRenault are celebrating their 400th grand prix in Formula One this weekend and, ahead of their rebrand to Alpine next season, Fernando Alonso is driving the iconic, Championship-winning R25 at the Yas Marina Circuit to celebrate their time in the sport. Alonso was on the racetrack while Lewis Hamilton was being interviewed by a reporter
MoreThis weekend’s Abu Dhabi Grand Prix will be the final race for the Renault F1 Team before they are rebranded Alpine next year. To celebrate the French car-maker’s time in Formula One, Renault have arranged a demo for its Championship-winning R25 F1 car at the hands of double World Champion Fernando Alonso this weekend. READ:
MoreFans are eagerly awaiting the return of Fernando Alonso to Formula One next season with Renault (which will be rebranded Alpine) – and the Spaniard is clearly looking forward to once again competing in the pinnacle of motorsport. In a recent interview with Auto Hebdo, Alonso – who won both of his World Championships with
More53 percent of F1 fans believe Sebastian Vettel is the best driver of his generation, a poll conducted by Formula1News.co.uk has found. Lewis Hamilton, who has matched and broken a number of all-time F1 records this season, received 31 percent of the vote. READ: Sebastian Vettel On Aston Martin Move: Ecclestone Didn’t Ask For A
MoreEx-F1 team boss Flavio Briatore, who contracted COVID-19 in late August, has claimed that he “helped” secure Fernando Alonso’s return to the Renault F1 Team. The Spaniard will join the Enstone-based team at the start of next year, when they will be rebranded Alpine, and he previously served two separate stints with Renault over a
MoreScuderia AlphaTauri driver Pierre Gasly is reportedly eyeing a move to Renault for 2021, when the Enstone-based team will be rebranded Alpine. Blick, a Zurich-based newspaper, claims that the Frenchman “is even supposed to negotiate with Renault for the seat next to comeback star Fernando Alonso, for compatriot Esteban Ocon.” READ: Ferrari Set To Bring
MoreFernando Alonso, a former team-mate of Lewis Hamilton at McLaren, has said he believes the six-time World Champion can be “better than Valtteri Bottas 100 times out of 100” in equal machinery. “We see Valtteri is close to Lewis in some races and wins two or three per year, gets a couple of pole positions,
MoreIt was recently confirmed that Renault’s Formula One team will be rebranded Alpine next year, and, crucially, the French car-maker had decided to stay in the sport despite having a lacklustre return to running a works team. Renault team principal Cyril Abiteboul has now explained what convinced them to commit to the sport for at
MoreRenault team principal Cyril Abiteboul has said that the arrival of Fernando Alonso at the French works team next season means they will have “no excuses” not to perform. “We are prepared for it. I expect our car to look even better next year,” Abiteboul said when asked by Auto Motor und Sport if the
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