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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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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Alpine CEO Laurent Rossi has responded to double F1 champion Fernando Alonso’s recent comments about team-mate Esteban Ocon suffering fewer mechanical issues than him in 2022. The Spaniard made the remarks after suffering an issue with his car’s electronic control unit at the Austrian Grand Prix and finishing in P10, while Ocon managed a P5
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Alpine team principal Otmar Szafnauer used an amusing gas analogy to describe his role in the meeting the team principals held with the FIA in Canada. A row started when the FIA introduced a technical directive (TD) setting a metric for oscillating movement amid the “porpoising” and bouncing caused by the new technical regulations. Ground
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Porpoising has caused drama both on and off the track, with former F1 CEO Bernie Ecclestone accusing an FIA lawyer of telling Mercedes boss Toto Wolff inside information. The rumoured scandal comes following the recent Canadian Grand Prix, where the FIA announced rule changes following on from a technical directive. The FIA announced that teams
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Netflix’s F1 series Drive to Survive has certainly done wonders for the sport in terms of growing the audience worldwide. The series has created narratives over recent years, and has captured outbursts from both drivers and team principals not usually seen on TV. It’s rumoured that the biggest outburst yet will be seen on the
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Alpine team principal Otmar Szafnauer is struggling to figure out how Fernando Alonso managed to put the car on the front row in Canada last weekend. In changing conditions, the Spaniard put a stunning lap together to displace compatriot and Ferrari driver Carlos Sainz and line up for the race behind Max Verstappen. It was
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