Nicolas Lopes

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Briatore and Alpine F1 should not wait to replace Doohan if it has no faith in him

Jack Doohan is set to compete in his first full-season in F1 in 2025, after signing a contract with Alpine in August last year, but the Australian, who got a promotion earlier than expected at the 2024 season finale in Abu Dhabi after Esteban Ocon was released early, is already under enormous pressure from Flavio…

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Briatore has “no doubt” that Alpine will be F1 title contenders by 2027

Flavio Briatore believes Alpine will be challenging for the F1 constructors’ title by 2027 under his leadership. The Italian detailed how his controversial return to the sport took shape 15 years after the ‘Crashgate’ race manipulation scandal was discovered, and how he shrugs off criticism by delivering on-track results based on his team management skills….

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Oakes: Alpine “optimistic” about 2025 F1 prospects after strong ending to 2024

Alpine F1 team principal Oliver Oakes believes the team has “genuine reason” to be “optimistic” heading into the 2025 F1 season following a late surge in pace in the final six races of 2024. The Enstone-based squad endured a rather anonymous season up until the United States GP in late October, after starting the season…

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Pérez will try to “reach an agreement” with Red Bull over his F1 future in the “coming days” after Abu Dhabi GP

After a difficult Abu Dhabi GP which he retired from on the opening lap after contact with Valtteri Bottas, Sergio Perez has admitted for the first time that his future in F1 might be in the balance, as he revealed there will be talks with Red Bull’s bosses in the days after the season finale…

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Norris: Seeing Piastri getting “taken out” made me “a little nervous” about McLaren’s title hopes in F1 Abu Dhabi GP

Lando Norris’ assertive victory at the 2024 Abu Dhabi GP secured McLaren their first constructors’ title win since 1998, as he fended off the challenge from Carlos Sainz’s Ferrari masterfully – but the Briton admitted he was a bit worried about the team’s championship prospects after seeing his team-mate Oscar Piastri being turned around at…

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Verstappen “very proud” to win fourth F1 title despite having slower car for “70% of the season”

Max Verstappen secured his fourth consecutive Formula 1 world title at Las Vegas, after outscoring Lando Norris by a single point, which was enough to prevent the championship battle from going any further with two races and a Sprint still to be run. The Dutchman didn’t hold back in his emotions and “relief” about winning…

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Horner: Verstappen “inspired” Red Bull staff on his way to winning “outstanding” fourth F1 world title

Max Verstappen clinched his fourth consecutive Formula 1 world championship with a fifth place finish at the 2024 F1 Las Vegas GP, but the trajectory of the season contrasted heavily to the dominance shown in 2023 as Christian Horner discussed. The Red Bull boss described his season as inspirational for the whole team, as Verstappen…

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Sainz was “quite critical” of “not acceptable” mid-2024 F1 bouncing issues Ferrari had

Ferrari has had a good run of recent form in the 2024 F1 season, with two wins in the last three races, is a stark contrast to its mid-season struggles after an update package introduced at the Spanish GP brought an unusual “bouncing” behaviour back, which Carlos Sainz is now relieved, as he labelled it…

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