Former Formula 1 driver, Christian Danner, reckons that former Renault team principal Flavio Briatore was a key factor in Oscar Piastri’s shock rebellion against Alpine. Briatore is currently the manager of Fernando Alonso, who is set to leave Alpine and join Aston Martin next season when Sebastian Vettel retired. The German was quickly replaced by
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The summer break is for most a time to relax and digest the first half of the season; however, for the Alpine F1 Team that certainly isn’t the case. It’s turning into the worst summer break that the French team could’ve hoped for, with a trip to the High Court looking all but certain. The
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Arrow McLaren SP IndyCar driver, Felix Rosenqvist, has assured that he does indeed have a contract with McLaren beyond this season. It was reported back in June that Rosenqvist, who signed with McLaren’s American single seater project last year, has extended his deal with the side for 2023 and beyond. This did not restrict him
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Alfa Romeo’s Valtteri Bottas has told Sebastian Vettel that he wants him to stay involved with Formula 1 amid the German’s impending retirement from the sport. The Grand Prix Drivers’ Association (GPDA) was set up in 1961, with Sir Stirling Moss becoming its first-ever chairman. It was set up as a union for the drivers,
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McLaren’s Daniel Ricciardo believes that his team anticipated too much from him when they signed him from Renault at the end of 2020. The Australian had suffered a difficult season with an underperforming Renault car in 2019, a year after he had been in talks with McLaren over a seat for that season, but turned
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Lando Norris has enjoyed a strong first half to 2022, after ending the first part of the season as ‘best of the rest’ in the Drivers’ Championship. The McLaren F1 Team driver hasn’t been able to fight with the frontrunners as often so far this season, with the Woking-based side having taken a step back
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With Sir Lewis Hamilton currently considering extending his career in Formula 1 beyond 2023, it’s always interesting to look back at how things could’ve turned out so differently had a different decision been made. The decision in question with Hamilton is what would’ve happened had he joined Red Bull Racing in 2013, and not the
MoreIt is far from a relaxing summer break for the Alpine F1 Team and Oscar Piastri, after the pair’s contract fiasco looks set to go to court. Following Fernando Alonso’s announcement that he’d be leaving Alpine at the end of 2022 to replace Sebastian Vettel at the Aston Martin F1 Team, Alpine shortly after released
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If Daniel Ricciardo is to be ousted from McLaren to join another team, the British side will have to pay a significant severance package, as his contract does not expire until the end of next year. The Australian has faced difficulties during his first two seasons with the Woking-based team, scoring points on just 17
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A video of Daniel Ricciardo juggling tennis balls has resurfaced amid Ferrari’s continued struggles in 2022. Sadly for the Scuderia, they have become a laughing stock in recent weeks due to a series of strategic mistakes, driver errors and reliability failures. That follows a tremendous start to the year, during which Charles Leclerc won two
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