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F1 | Dutch GP | FP3 | Gasly leads Magnussen and Bottas in curtailed final practice as Sargeant finds the barriers

Ryan McGahey8 months ago04 mins

Pierre Gasly tops a shortened FP3 as Sargeant brings out a 40 minute red flag period following a high speed crash at turn 4. First to hit the track under the heavy rain was Nico Hulkenberg in the Haas, followed by teammate Kevin Magnussen and Kick Sauber’s Valtteri Bottas. All three drivers returned to the…

Briatore claims Alonso’s last year in F1 is likely 2026 as he “doesn’t know” about his future

Rachel Stephens8 months ago8 months ago05 mins

Flavio Briatore has made headlines once again with comments on the future of Fernando Alonso beyond his current contract with Aston Martin, and for detailing his own return to Alpine, after a rather “turbulent” call from Renault CEO Luca de Meo. After leaving F1 following the ‘Crashgate’ scandal at the 2008 Singapore GP, Briatore made…

F1 still a “key project” for Alpine says Famin

Harshpreet Kaur9 months ago9 months ago07 mins

With Bruno Famin and Alpine F1 annoucing a decision for the Frenchman to step back from his role as the Team Principal in a few weeks, the French team is undergoing a management change yet again. It has only been a year since Famin took charge. Famin also indicated that Alpine F1 is looking to…

“Ayao really convinced me with his words” — Esteban Ocon explains choice to sign with Haas F1 Team

Karishma Persad9 months ago9 months ago07 mins

MoneyGram Haas F1 Team has completed its 2025 driver line-up with the announcement that Esteban Ocon, currently of BWT Alpine F1 Team, has been signed on a multi-year contract. This comes after weeks of speculation that the Frenchman would be joining the Kannapolis-based team, following the announcement of his departure from Alpine after the 2024…

Taking differential settings from Ocon has given Gasly “a lot more consistency” in 2024 F1 season

Harshpreet Kaur9 months ago9 months ago06 mins

It would not be an exaggeration to state that at the start of 2024 Formula One season Alpine appeared to be the slowest car of the grid. The Enstone-based team had wrapped up the 2023 Constructors’ Championship in a respectable P5, with multiple point scoring finishes and podiums with both their drivers. To find themselves…

Carlos Sainz has learned to trust “very few” people in the paddock amid the talk about his F1 future

Anna Elizabeth Krausová10 months ago10 months ago06 mins

Carlos Sainz is still the hot topic on the drivers’ market as he’s considering all options for his future in Formula 1. He was recently being linked to Sauber or Williams, and now the talk is that Alpine came in with an offer that could be the dealbreaker for the Spaniard. Even though Sainz promised…

“We are in deep conversations at the moment” — Esteban Ocon “confident” about his future in F1

Karishma Persad10 months ago10 months ago08 mins

Ahead of the Austrian Grand Prix, BWT Alpine F1 Team confirmed that Pierre Gasly would continue with them on a new multi-year contract. This announcement, which comes less than a month after the team confirmed that they would be parting ways with Gasly’s teammate, Esteban Ocon, as well as that by Aston Martin F1 team…

“That’s what we need until the end of the year” — Gasly hopes “good teamwork” continues at Alpine following double points finish at F1 Canadian GP

James O'Connor11 months ago11 months ago011 mins

For a second consecutive weekend, Pierre Gasly scored points as he finished 9th in the Canadian Grand Prix last Sunday. The 28-year-old made it through to Q2 on Saturday, but that solid effort was undone at the start as Sergio Perez hit him at turn 2, almost spinning. He fell to P18. However, he did…

“I did my job, the team didn’t” — Ocon unhappy about team orders to swap with Gasly at the end of F1 Canadian GP following “a mega race”

Anna Elizabeth Krausová11 months ago11 months ago06 mins

Esteban Ocon demonstrated his great driving skills during the Canadian Grand Prix race, managing to fight his way through the field from P18 into a points finish in P10. However, the Frenchman is far from happy coming from the weekend, feeling like he was robbed of even more points by his own team. On lap…

Ocon: “Difficult to go through Q1” when having heavier Alpine F1 car than Gasly by “a couple of kilos”

Anna Elizabeth Krausová11 months ago11 months ago04 mins

Esteban Ocon had disappointing results in qualifying yesterday, getting knocked out in Q1. To make matters worse, even though his lap time of 1:13.435 was enough for P18, the French driver will start the race last because of the five-place grid penalty he got for causing a collision in Monaco. His Alpine teammate Pierre Gasly…