At the start of pre-season testing in Bahrain, it looked like Aston Martin would be in for a tough test, with Lance Stroll pulling out of the test with an injury only days before it started. As it turned out, Felipe Drugovich was a more than capable substitute for the Canadian and the team went
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With the start of the 2023 season being just one week away, perhaps the biggest story of the season is already unfolding over at Aston Martin, in response to Lance Stroll’s potential absence from the Bahrain Grand Prix. It was revealed not long before the start of pre-season testing that the Canadian wouldn’t be present
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Aston Martin team principal Mike Krack has revealed that double World Champion Fernando Alonso is “fully motivated” for the forthcoming season and is already “pushing people” to perform at their very best, with the Spaniard having completed a two-day tyre test at Jerez, Spain. Alonso took part in the test using Aston Martin’s 2022 car,
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When Fernando Alonso announced midway through last season that he would be ditching Alpine for Aston Martin in 2023, a few eyebrows were raised. The Spaniard’s decision to leave the best of the rest team to fight at the back of the grid with Aston Martin seemed like a questionable choice, but the Spaniard has
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Aston Martin team principal Mike Krack has revealed that he hopes Sebastian Vettel “regrets” retiring from Formula 1, jokingly, of course. The 53-time race winner has left a huge hole at the pinnacle of motorsport as a result of his retirement, with many of the younger drivers on the grid having actually looked to the
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Eyebrows were raised over the summer break last year when it was announced that Fernando Alonso would be moving to Aston Martin to replace the retiring Sebastian Vettel in 2023. The Spaniard would be ditching the best of the rest at Alpine to join a team struggling towards the back of the grid for seemingly
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When Fernando Alonso returned to Formula 1 in 2021 with Alpine, it was unclear exactly how quick the Spaniard would be, having taken time away from the sport. As it turned out Alonso was as rapid as ever, picking up a podium in Qatar and generally impressing alongside Esteban Ocon. The Spaniard turned 41 last
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After what has been a rapid and thorough recruitment drive by Aston Martin, the team are finally applying the brakes on further signings, with the team preparing to live with the reduced budget cap. Prior to Lawrence Stroll buying the team, Aston Martin (known formerly as Force India), were a team who incredibly applied pressure
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Red Bull boss Christian Horner, Aston Martin team principal Mike Krack and former Ferrari boss Mattia Binotto have all expressed their belief that retired four-time World Champion Sebastian Vettel has what it takes to make the switch from driver to team manager, with the German being a “great people person”. Over recent years, Vettel was
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The start of the 2022 season saw teams either delighted or disappointed with the development path that they had chosen following the major changes in regulations that came into effect. Red Bull’s RB-18 was initially overweight but after shifting the excess mass, the team had one of the most dominant pieces of machinery in Formula
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