Pierre Gasly enters the 2023 season perhaps with a sense of nervousness, with the Frenchman being just two penalty points away from becoming the first driver in Formula 1 to receive a race ban for accumulating 12 penalty points. The penalty points system has been massively criticised in recent years, with some drivers having received points for incidents which
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Fernando Alonso surprised the F1 world last season when he announced that he would be moving to Alpine for 2023 to replace the retiring Sebastian Vettel. In the end, the Spaniard’s departure from the team looked like the best option for all parties, as the relationship between Alonso and his teammate Esteban Ocon has turned
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Pre-season testing is more important for some driver than others, with the likes of Pierre Gasly needing to use the three days to adapt to a completely new team, as well as a new car. The Frenchman signed for Alpine to replace new Aston Martin signing Fernando Alonso, following a long and successful spell with
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Safety in Formula 1 is exceptional, with the proof in the pudding being Romain Grosjean’s destroyed VF-20 from the 2020 Bahrain Grand Prix, which is going on display in Madrid next month. The fact his chassis remains intact despite having speared through the metal barrier at an impact measured at 67G is frankly out of this
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During his time in Formula 1, Esteban Ocon has had multiple close shaves with his teammates, sometimes even colliding with them. While driving for Force India earlier in his career, Ocon’s relationship with his teammate Sergio Perez completely broke down, with crashes involving the pair becoming a common sight on race weekends. The Frenchman’s time
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The 2023 season is edging closer and closer, with every car unveiled and various shakedown tests having been completed. The teams with travel to Bahrain this week in preparation for pre-season testing, where the teams will be given three days to gather as much data as possible from their new cars. The drivers will be
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With season five of the hit Netflix Formula 1-based docuseries ‘Drive to Survive’ (DTS) just a matter of days away (launches February 24), producer Paul Martin has revealed who he believes could fill Daniel Ricciardo’s “role” on the show, with the Aussie having been a leading star of it. Since the show began, Ricciardo has
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Pierre Gasly is a driver who’s experienced everything virtually in Formula 1 other than a world championship, with the Frenchman having been on an emotional rollercoaster since joining the pinnacle of motorsport in the closing rounds of 2017. Gasly made a strong start to his F1 career with Toro Rosso (known nowadays as AlphaTauri), to
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When it was announced that Alpine had managed to pry Pierre Gasly away from AlphaTauri and the Red Bull system, the future instantly became phenomenally exciting for the team. Gasly is a driver who has the perfect blend of experience with top team such as Red Bull and potential to grow at only the age
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Alpine duo Pierre Gasly and Esteban Ocon have opened up on the start of their new partnership together, following speculation ahead of the new season that the pair don’t get on. Neither driver has hidden over the years that they’ve had their issues, with something believed to have happened during their junior career. They had
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