Alpine team principal Otmar Szafnauer has revealed that the French outfit will be bringing evolutions of their 2022 car in the next three European rounds of the season. Alpine have scored points on five occasions between Fernando Alonso and Esteban Ocon in 2022 but, while the Frenchman has scored points in all of the last
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Claims that Haas have contravened regulations by copying Ferrari’s car have been dismissed by team principal Guenther Steiner. Since their arrival into Formula 1 in 2016, Haas have notoriously purchased as many ready-made parts from Maranello as they are legally permitted to, and in return their car helps provide invaluable data to Ferrari on both
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Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff believes that the rules need to be tweaked to prevent “some of the teams” from sharing critical information with each other. Mercedes and Racing Point were the centre of attention in 2020 when the British team were found to have directly copied the 2019 Mercedes car illegally, leading to a
MoreThree Formula 1 teams have asked the FIA for clarification over the legality of the 2022 Haas car, according to a report by Auto Motor und Sport. Haas spent the majority of last season developing for the new technical regulations introduced this year, and thus became the first scoreless team in six years as Nikita
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Alpine team principal Otmar Szafnauer has disclosed the agonising reason for Fernando Alonso’s crash during qualifying that ultimately might have denied him pole position. Alonso had gone quicker than polesitter Charles Leclerc in both of the opening two sectors of the lap before his engine cut out, sending off the track and into the barrier,
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Alpine team principal Otmar Szafauer does not believe that team orders are necessary just yet after the exciting battle between Esteban Ocon and Fernando Alonso at the 2022 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix. Having started the race ahead of his team-mate, Ocon found himself being attacked by the Spaniard early on in the race, and a
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Alpine team principal Otmar Szafnauer has indicated that some teams may be sharing an excess of information with others on the grid, leading him to emphasise the importance of a fair sport. Formula 1’s technical regulations changed radically ahead of the 2022 season and, as ground effect aerodynamics made a return, a completely different design
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McLaren team principal Andreas Seidl has expressed concerns over the relationship Haas have with Ferrari, claiming that it is “not what F1 should be.” When Haas entered Formula 1 in 2016, they bought as many parts as they were allowed to under the regulations from Ferrari, which included aerodynamic parts as well as their engine
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New Alpine team principal Otmar Szafnauer has broken his silence on the end of his relationship with his former Aston Martin team, indicating that he was crowded out by too many key figures. Szafnauer was brought in by Vijay Mallya in 2009 when they were known as Force India, and he helped oversee 11 podiums
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Aston Martin’s Sebastian Vettel does not know if he will stick around in Formula 1 beyond 2022, but hopes to start winning races with his team in the near future. Following four championships with Red Bull and 53 wins between the Milton Keynes squad, Toro Rosso and Ferrari, the German moved to Aston Martin last
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