Alpine team principal Otmar Szafnauer said he only heard about the departure of Fernando Alonso when his move to Aston Martin was officially announced. Alonso’s shock move to replace Sebastian Vettel from 2023 on a multi-year deal came on Monday morning, as Formula 1’s summer break got underway. Alonso said last week that his future with Alpine could have been […]

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Red Bull have announced that their technical support agreement with Honda in Red Bull Powertrains has been extended until 2025. This will see the team work with their former power unit supplier until the end of the current engine regulations, which are set for a radical revamp in 2026. AlphaTauri and Red Bull will continue to have Honda’s assistance beyond […]

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Martin Brundle believes that, while Fernando Alonso moving to Aston Martin is in part down to his ‘multi-year’ contract, his battles with Esteban Ocon will not have helped matters. Alonso was unhappy on team radio at the start of the weekend’s Hungarian Grand Prix, after Ocon moved across and blocked his team-mate at the start and hindered his progress. “Never […]

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Red Bull boss Christian Horner said there were feelers put out to bring Sebastian Vettel back rather than signing Sergio Perez. Vettel enjoyed the most successful stint of his Formula 1 career with Red Bull, winning four Drivers’ Championships in a row from 2010-13 as part of the team, Red Bull also winning the Constructors’ title in all four of […]

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Former McLaren mechanic Marc Priestley says a culture change is needed at Ferrari, based on what his ex-Scuderia friends told him. Ferrari delivered, as intended, a 2022 challenger which is capable of chasing silverware in 2022, the iconic Italian outfit currently on a barren spell stretching back to 2008 when they last won the Constructors’ Championship. However, currently it is […]

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Christian Horner has detailed the close shave Red Bull encountered with Max Verstappen’s engine before his brilliant Hungarian Grand Prix victory. The anxiety began for the World Champion when he suffered a power-unit issue during the last part of qualifying, which meant he was unable to set a truly representative Q3 time following a mistake on the first of his […]

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After years of his detractors saying it is the car that’s winning the World titles, Lewis Hamilton has levelled that one at Max Verstappen after the Dutchman came from P10 on the grid to win in Hungary. Verstappen put in a charging drive in Sunday’s Hungarian Grand Prix having started 10th after a power unit issue meant he wasn’t able […]

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Lando Norris has rubbished suggestions he is playing mind games with Daniel Ricciardo, saying it is the total opposite – he is “mind soothing” his team-mate. Ricciardo has struggled for form since joining McLaren, even this year’s reset with the all-new cars not helping the Australian get on terms with his team-mate. It is evident in their results, with Ricciardo […]

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Michael Masi has finally spoken about the level of abuse he received from the public following his role in the controversial climax to last season. The former FIA race director, who paid the price by losing his job after an investigation into the events of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, has given an interview to the Sydney Daily Telegraph. Masi […]

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Alpine have placed on record their thanks and gratitude to Fernando Alonso, but remain tight-lipped on who will replace the two-time World Champion. Only a few hours into Formula 1’s official summer break, Aston Martin announced that Alonso has been chosen as the driver to replace the outgoing Sebastian Vettel, who is retiring from Formula 1 at the end of […]

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