Well-known Russian racing driver Egor Orudzhev has warned AlphaTauri’s Nyck de Vries that he must iron out his mistakes and quickly improve, or risk being fired by Red Bull advisor Dr Helmut Marko. It’s safe to say that de Vries’ rookie campaign so far has been nothing short of a disaster, with the Dutchman having
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Following some speculation, it was officially confirmed ahead of the Azerbaijan Grand Prix that AlphaTauri team principal Franz Tost would be leaving the Faenza-based team at the end of 2023, with Ferrari’s racing director Laurent Mekies to replace him in 2024. Tost is one of the longest-serving members of the Formula 1 paddock, with the
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Carlos Sainz has admitted that he’s “happy” for Ferrari’s race director Laurent Mekies, who was confirmed as AlphaTauri’s new team principal. The news was revealed ahead of this weekend’s Azerbaijan Grand Prix, following an announcement by AlphaTauri that Franz Tost would be leaving the Faenza-based team at the end of the current season. Whilst it’s
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Ferrari team principal Frederic Vasseur is busy preparing for the loss of another high-profile employee, with it having been confirmed ahead of this weekend’s Azerbaijan Grand Prix that sporting director Laurent Mekies will be replacing Franz Tost as AlphaTauri’s team principal. Mekies’ departure comes not long after Ferrari lost former head of vehicle concept David
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It has been reported by Italian media that Ferrari racing director Laurent Mekies is set to complete a move to AlphaTauri. Mekies’ future at Ferrari has been questioned for a little while, especially after former head of vehicle concept David Sanchez completed a move to McLaren. The reported switch comes just a month after team
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Sebastian Vettel might have been away from the Formula 1 paddock for only a few months but drivers and pundits are already keen to see him return to the sport. With the four-time world champion having spent 15 years in the sport, Sebastian Vettel’s absence from Formula 1 has left a hole that is hard
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Seven-time World Champion Lewis Hamilton so far shares an interesting record with AlphaTauri driver Yuki Tsunoda, with the duo being the only drivers on the grid to have made up positions at every race so far this season. Hamilton and Tsunoda have both enjoyed a positive start to the 2023 F1 season, despite the pair
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After a sensational start to the 2023 F1 season, Red Bull are soon going to be forced into making some potentially huge decisions, with all of it based around a certain Sergio Perez. Perez has enjoyed a strong start to 2023, with the Mexican having claimed second-place in Bahrain, a victory in Saudi Arabia and
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AlphaTauri team principal Franz Tost has revealed that the Faenza-based team have “intensified” their relationship with sister side Red Bull, after enduring a woeful start to the 2023 F1 season. AlphaTauri have arguably got the worst car on the grid as it stands, with the Italians currently sat ninth in the Constructors’ Championship on just
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Yuki Tsunoda has revealed to having “learned a huge amount” about defending from double World Champion Fernando Alonso, with the Japanese driver having watched clips of the Spaniard. Tsunoda has enjoyed a strong start to his third season in Formula 1, with the 22-year-old having started the 2023 F1 season with consecutive 11th-place finishes and
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