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Five Things To Watch Max Verstappen may be champion but there’s still much to fight for at the Austin Grand Prix. Here’s five things to watch this weekend. It’s been a near-perfect season for both Red Bull and Max Verstappen. Losing one race this year and entering the Austin Grand Prix still as firm favourites…
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The Canadian GP results, pretty predictable right? With the pole sitter usually taking the win here in Canada, it was a similar story today with Verstappen taking his 41st win. Accompanied on the podium by Alonso and Hamilton. Fun fact, 40% of Red Bull’s victories have come from Verstappen. Unsurprising in this era of Dutch…
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Fernando Alonso’s support for Lance Stroll was evident in the race in Baku In a display of camaraderie during the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, Fernando Alonso revealed his commitment to assisting his teammate, Lance Stroll, in his future role as the face of the Aston Martin Formula 1 team. Alonso values Stroll’s potential as a long-term…
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Fernando Alonso Retirement Plans are always up for discussion but he says he is still “Fresh and Motivated” The name “Fernando Alonso” and word “Retirement” have been speculated on for a while. After all, he is the oldest on the grid at 41 years old and has been driving in the sport longer than Oscar…
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As qualifying for the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix got underway, the focus was on Ferrari and Red Bull – Would Red Bull dominate the rest of the field? What is Ferrari’s true pace? Q1 – All Eyes On The Bottom Five The pit light went green and all 20 drivers were released under the lights…
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We all love a bit of gossip. But when it comes to Alonso, did anyone else think he’d just be racing forever? I for one refuse to believe any talk of Fernando Alonso’s retirement. Getting The Gossip From The Girlfriend But, Fernando Alonso’s girlfriend Andrea Schlager has revealed that the two-time Formula 1 champion could…
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Helmut Marko, advisor of the Red Bull team, has raised concerns regarding the legality of Fernando Alonso’s AMR23 after his charge to the podium in Bahrain. The Spaniard returned to the podium for the 99th time in his Formula One career, delivering on the high expectations of the team after testing. Red Bull have lost…
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Fernando Alonso has said that fifth place on his debut for Aston Martin is “unreal” and after numerous career choices that haven’t played into his favour, the decision to move to Silverstone based team seems to have paid off with the AMR23 looking like a front running car. After topping FP2 and FP3, he was…
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Moving from what was an eventful Brazilian Grand Prix, we head towards the final race of the season held at the beautiful Yas Marina circuit, a track where the soon to be retiring Vettel has won 3 times. A fan favorite, his prowess on the track and joyful jokes off it will be held in…
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Kevin Magnussen takes his first career pole and Haas’ first pole on the rainy Brazilian circuit.
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It seems that all of Fernando Alonso’s hard work during the race has been taken away from him. While racing in the US Grand Prix at the Circuit of The Americas, Fernando Alonso had a shunt with Lance Stroll, sending his Alpine car airborne and damaging it in the process. Alonso was able to get…
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Pedro De La Rosa, 51, lands an exciting new role with the Aston Martin Cognizant Formula One Team. De La Rosa was announced earlier today by Aston Martin to be appointed Team Ambassador. The Spanish ex Formula One driver has an impressive motorsport resume, having participated in 107 Grand Prix’s with several teams such as…
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Recently crowned F2 Champion Felipe Drugovich has been signed as the first member of the Aston Martin driver development program. As development driver, Felipe will gain extensive experience working with engineers, standing in as reserve driver and gain all important experience in the car; first appearance being in the car will be during FP1 at…
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The silly season in F1 is something that fans always look forward to, and 2023 is no exception to this. In fact there are still quite a few seats up for grabs, with some very interesting rumours circulating the Formula 1 paddock. First up is the CONFIRMED team lineups for 2023. ORACLE RED BULL RACING…
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In a surprise move, Fernando Alonso has signed for Aston Martin for 2023 onwards, filling the void of Sebastian Vettel who retired late last week. “This Aston Martin team is clearly applying the energy and commitment to win, and it is therefore one of the most exciting teams in Formula One today. “I have known…
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George Russell and Mercedes will be delighted as the Brit took his first ever F1 pole at the Hungarian GP with a lap time of 1:17.377. Tomorrow we could see him win an F1 race for the first time in his F1 career. His teammate Lewis Hamilton will start tomorrow’s race in P7 after facing…
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The second sprint race of the F1 2022 season brought plenty of drama at the Red Bull Ring as Max Verstappen took first place gaining 8 points followed by the Ferrari’s of Leclerc in P2 and Sainz in P3 who gained 7 and 6 points respectively. The other drivers receiving points are Russell, Perez, Ocon,…
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Alpine are set to make a decision on who will drive along side Esteban Ocon from 2023. Alpine Team Principal Otmar Szafnauer has stated that although it’s a bit early at the moment, they will be looking to make decision around the British GP. With both Fernando Alonso and Oscar Piastri both looking for a…
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At only the third race of the season in Australia, Fernando Alonso will be having to take a third engine. This means that grid penalties for the Spaniard will be a certainty in the not so distant future. In Saudi Arabia Alonso’s engine failed on lap 36 after what was looking like a fairly decent…
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Fernando Alonso is set to return to Formula 1 with Renault for the 2021 season. This is probably not a big surprise. Ever since Ricciardo signed for McLaren to take Ferrari bound Carlos Sainz’s seat, Alonso’s name has been linked with a return to Formula 1. Now that the move is all but confirmed, it…