According to the Italian edition of Motorsport.com, the 2023 Hungarian Grand Prix will be Laurent Mekies’ last weekend on the Ferrari pitwall, before taking up a period of gardening leave. It was announced ahead of the Azerbaijan Grand Prix that Ferrari’s race director would be joining AlphaTauri at the start of 2024, to replace Franz
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Outgoing AlphaTauri team principal Franz Tost might not be leaving Formula 1 nor AlphaTauri after all, with the Austrian having been offered a two-year contract to become a consultant. After leading the Faenza-based team since they joined F1 in 2006, it was announced earlier in the season that Tost would be replaced in 2024 by
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Outgoing AlphaTauri team principal Franz Tost has admitted that he wanted the team to sign Mick Schumacher to replace Pierre Gasly, who departed Faenza for Alpine. Gasly had at first signed a contract extension with AlphaTauri for 2023; however, following Alpine’s fiasco with Oscar Piastri, the French side approached the Frenchman. AlphaTauri allowed Gasly to
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Nyck de Vries failed to finish in the top 10 again last weekend at the Spanish Grand Prix, as the pressure continues to build on the AlphaTauri driver. The rookie has endured a very challenging start to life in Formula 1, with him having made several mistakes since being signed by the Faenza-based team. As
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Yuki Tsunoda’s consistent run of form ended on Sunday at the Monaco Grand Prix, with the Japanese driver having felt like a “passenger” when the heavens opened late on. The 23-year-old was having an excellent afternoon at the Circuit de Monaco up until the latter stages of the Grand Prix, with Tsunoda having been running
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Red Bull advisor Dr Helmut Marko has responded to ex-Formula 1 driver Ralf Schumacher after the German accused the 80-year-old of having a “problem with the Schumacher name”, in regard to AlphaTauri signing Nyck de Vries for 2023 rather than Mick Schumacher. The son of Michael Schumacher was linked to Pierre Gasly’s AlphaTauri seat for
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Red Bull advisor Dr Helmut Marko has seemingly warned Nyck de Vries once again that he must improve, or be replaced. De Vries has endured a woeful start to his rookie season in Formula 1, with the Dutchman having struggled to live up to the heights of his debut at last year’s Italian Grand Prix.
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Nyck de Vries is in desperate need of a big performance this weekend at the Monaco Grand Prix, as the driver most likely to replace him is continuing to show why he deserves the Dutchman’s seat. According to reports, De Vries has just a few races to save his Formula 1 career, despite being just
MoreNyck de Vries has certainly endured a challenging couple of days, with the Dutchman having been heavily impacted by the current flooding in the Emilia-Romagna region. It was announced by Formula 1 on Wednesday afternoon that the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix had been cancelled, in response to the current weather conditions battering the region. For
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Seven-time World Champion Lewis Hamilton took to social media to praise AlphaTauri driver Yuki Tsunoda, who remained in the Emilia-Romagna region over the weekend to help clean a village following the horrific flooding. Last weekend’s Emilia Romagna Grand Prix was cancelled following the extreme weather that the region has experienced over recent weeks, with torrential
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