Ahead of his move to Aston Martin for 2023, Alonso was permitted to complete a first run with the team earlier this week in the post-season test at the Yas Marina Circuit. Alonso completed 97 laps in the Aston Martin AMR22 car, and said he was now “100-plus” per cent happy with his decision to leave Alpine for […]
The Dutchman enjoyed an early end to the 2022 contest where his run of dominant form over the second half of the season meant he wrapped up his second drivers’ crown at the Japanese Grand Prix. This was in stark contrast to his maiden title success in 2021 which went down to a nail-biting finale […]
The circuit hosts races for both series in the summer months, as thousands of racing fans head to the Catalan capital for action under the Spanish sun. The Formula 1 Spanish Grand Prix is set to take place on 4 June, with Spaniards Fernando Alonso and Carlos Sainz will be hoping to give the fans […]
The two-time Formula 1 world champion is one of several international stars from across the Honda two-wheel and four-wheel motorsport stable slated to appear in Sunday’s celebration, which will mark the first running of Thanks Day since Japan’s borders opened following the COVID-19 pandemic. Verstappen is set to take part in a special demo run […]
While Ferrari made a step forward in 2022 and finished runner-up in both championships, its best result since 2018, the year was not without its disappointments. And in particular Ferrari found itself in the firing line after seeing a number of possible victories ruined by poor reliability, strategy errors or driver mistakes. Reflecting on the […]
The circuit hosts races for both series in the summer months, as thousands of racing fans head to the Catalan capital for action under the Spanish sun. The Formula 1 Spanish Grand Prix is set to take place on 4 June, with Spaniards Fernando Alonso and Carlos Sainz will be hoping to give the fans […]
The two-time F1 world champion returned to grand prix racing at the start of 2021, having spent two seasons away from the series following his departure from McLaren at the end of 2018. While the initial races after his return were difficult for him, as he admitted to playing catch-up in getting used to the cars, tyres […]
McLaren slipped from fourth to fifth after being outscored by Alpine, which produced a less reliable but still faster car, and the Woking team wasn’t helped by Daniel Ricciardo’s well-documented struggles. Norris acknowledged McLaren’s car wasn’t good enough to do much more than it did and says P5 is where the team belongs. “Yeah, it’s where we […]
Binotto had found himself at the centre of F1’s rumour mill on the eve of the season finale in Abu Dhabi when stories emerged that Ferrari was lining up Alfa Romeo boss Fred Vasseur to replace him. Ferrari moved quickly to deny the story though, with Binotto and the team’s drivers repeatedly playing down talk […]
The Swiss team secured the position in Abu Dhabi after finishing equal on points with Aston Martin, and winning on a countback of best individual race finish. It was the best result in the standings for the Sauber-run operation since it finished sixth in 2012, and followed two eighth places and a ninth in the […]