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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Alfa Romeo completed two successful days of filming at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, as the Hinwil-based side ran their shakedown test ahead of the upcoming period of official pre-season testing. The main reasons for completing a shakedown test are to ensure that the car is working as it should ahead of testing at the Bahrain
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It is currently an exciting time to be a part of Alfa Romeo, as the team are looking to finish their time in Formula 1 strongly before Sauber are taken over by Audi in 2026. The 2022 season was a real ‘Jekyll and Hyde’ year for the team, with their impressive start being cancelled out
MoreAlfa Romeo have become the first team to show their 2023 challenger on-track, with the Hinwil-based outfit having completed a shakedown test. The outfit revealed a clip of their 2023 car hitting the track at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, with Valtteri Bottas behind the wheel. The video showed Bottas driving out of the team’s pit
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In Formula 1 today, driver safety is the highest priority, with the controversial introduction of the halo device in 2018 having been done to further improve the safety of the competitors. When it was originally being considered by the sport in 2016, it was highly criticised by the drivers, with Lewis Hamilton having gone as
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2022 was a successful year for Alfa Romeo, after the team made the bold choice to replace both of their drivers from the previous year, with Kimi Raikkonen retiring and Antonio Giovinazzi not up to standard. While on the surface it may look like Zhou Guanyu disappointed, finishing 43 points being his teammate in 18th place,
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Zhou Guanyu claimed ‘Rookie of the Year’ in 2022, of course, with Zhou having been the only rookie driver on the grid last season! Given that he was the only Formula 1 newbie last year, the Formula 2 graduate performed impeccably for Alfa Romeo, and certainly gained a new wave of fans. By joining Alfa
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There was only one rookie on the grid in 2022 in the form of Alfa Romeo’s Zhou Guanyu, meaning that the spotlight was on the Chinese driver in his debut year in F1. Kimi Raikkonen and Antonio Giovinazzi were replaced by Valtteri Bottas and Zhou Guanyu for the 2022 season, as Alfa Romeo looked to
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George Russell enjoyed a sensational first season at Mercedes, with the 24-year-old having ended the year above team-mate Lewis Hamilton in the Drivers’ Championship, a feat only Jenson Button and Nico Rosberg can boast about. However, whilst Russell’s 2022 campaign was a largely successful one, the British driver did play a crucial role in the biggest crash
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The 2022 Formula 1 season will forever be remembered as Red Bull’s year, as the Austrians returned to the top in some style, following what was perhaps the most dominant season in the history of the sport. Whilst it can be debated if Red Bull’s season was the most dominant in the history of the sport,
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