Dr Helmut Marko supports Sebastian Vettel’s decision to retire from Formula 1, emphasising that racing is no longer at the top of his list of “priorities.” Vettel worked with Dr Marko for several years as part of the Red Bull programme, and he was given a Toro Rosso seat in late 2007 after an impressive
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Fernando Alonso has caused complete chaos throughout the Formula 1 paddock, after announcing on Monday that he’ll be replacing the retiring Sebastian Vettel at the Aston Martin F1 Team. Whilst Alonso had been linked with the British team in the past, he wasn’t expected to be Vettel’s replacement, with the bookies’ favourite being Mick Schumacher. However, Alonso’s shock
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Tobi Gruner, journalist for Auto Motor und Sport, believes that Aston Martin knew they were close to signing Fernando Alonso going into the Hungarian Grand Prix weekend. Sebastian Vettel has been considering his future in Formula 1 for several months now, and the British team were keen to keep him around, so they were initially
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Alpine team principal Otmar Szafnauer has revealed that he did not see Fernando Alonso’s departure coming. There had been but a few days of speculation as to who would move across to Aston Martin to replace Sebastian Vettel after the German announced his retirement ahead of the Hungarian Grand Prix weekend. Those questions were answered
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With the summer break officially underway, so is ‘silly season’, with Fernando Alonso’s recent announcement having started the race to fill the remaining seats. Following on from Sebastian Vettel’s announcement last week that he’d be retiring from Formula 1, Alonso announced on Monday that he’d be replacing the German on a multi-year deal at the
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McLaren and Alpine are set to do battle over the services of the French team’s reserve driver Oscar Piastri following the young Australian’s reluctance to join the Enstone-based team next season. Sebastian Vettel announced his retirement from Formula 1 at the end of 2022 last week, opening the door to his Aston Martin drive, but
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Alpine’s Fernando Alonso is loving the drama he has kickstarted in Formula 1, evidenced by the great time he is having in Spain at the moment. In bombshell news on Monday morning, Aston Martin announced that they had signed the Spaniard from Alpine to replace the retiring Sebastian Vettel, but the 41-year-old had told Alpine
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Alpine team principal Otmar Szafnauer has indicated that he would not be against Daniel Ricciardo returning to the team from McLaren. The Australian signed with the French side under its Renault identity in 2019, but they suffered a disappointing season as they ended fifth in the Constructors’ Standings having ended fourth in 2019. This would
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Fernando Alonso is reported to have signed a three-year deal with Aston Martin, keeping him at the team until the end of 2025 when he joins in 2023. The Spaniard was thought to be entering the summer break ready to start negotiations with the Alpine team regarding a new contract, since his current deal with
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Ferrari sporting director, Laurent Mekies, has revealed that the Scuderia are waiting for the right moment to run a development driver in their car. As part of the new regulations this season, each team is required to run a rookie or development driver in at least two practice sessions over the course of the year.
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