Having spent five years alongside Sir Lewis Hamilton at Mercedes, Valtteri Bottas sees the peculiarity in watching the seven-time champion get knocked out in the first qualifying phase in Saudi Arabia. Hamilton changed his set-up ahead of qualifying in Jeddah, but was eliminated in the first part as he set a lap good enough only
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Alfa Romeo’s Valtteri Bottas has spoken of his enthusiasm towards going up against Sir Lewis Hamilton and his former Mercedes team after a scintillating qualifying display in Bahrain. There were conflicting reports around the Swiss team over the winter, with some claiming they were about to struggle financially, while others tipped them to be a
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One of the more amusing parts of Sky Sports’ coverage of the pre-season test in Bahrain was an array of stories about any peculiar encounters with Formula 1 drivers, particularly in lifts. The conversation started when David Croft recalled meeting Fernando Alonso in their hotel on day two of testing when the Spaniard was set
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Alfa Romeo technical director Jan Monchaux admits that there are issues with the team’s lightweight design of their 2022 car, but insists that it is better to encounter those now than after the season gets underway. Formula 1’s technical regulations have changed drastically ahead of the new season as a ground effect-led aerodynamic concept comes
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Two more drivers have emerged as potential replacements for Haas’ Nikita Mazepin after the Russian was ejected from his seat following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. After Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered his troops to cross the border and begin a full-scale invasion of the neighbouring country, he came under global condemnation, and Haas took the
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Guanyu Zhou admits that there is pressure behind his presence as the only Chinese driver on the Formula 1 grid, and described himself as his country’s only hope for the next five to ten years. Zhou claimed four race wins in the Formula 2 championship on his way to a third-placed finish in the Drivers’
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1978 Formula 1 world champion Mario Andretti has revealed that IndyCar racer Colton Herta came close to joining the Alfa Romeo team this year, but the deal fell through. Herta raced with Carlin in a variety of European championships in 2016, claiming four race wins in total that year and ending up in the top
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New Alfa Romeo signing Valtteri Bottas has revealed his pride at having partnered seven-time world champion Sir Lewis Hamilton for five years at Mercedes, and has warned the Briton’s rivals of his performance going into the new season. Bottas was signed alongside Hamilton to replace the retiring Nico Rosberg ahead of the 2017 season, and
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Valtteri Bottas has revealed a message he received from Kimi Raikkonen ahead of his debut with Alfa Romeo, telling him he would enjoy his stay at the Swiss team. Bottas spent five years racing for Mercedes alongside Sir Lewis Hamilton as he won 10 of his 101 races with the team having signed from Williams.
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Alfa Romeo are said to have made significant progress on their 2022 car compared to last year’s machine, with their new car reportedly set to be around one second faster despite the changes to the technical regulations. Alfa Romeo were an average of one second slower than Mercedes last season, which was a four-tenth improvement
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