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Alonso: “I will be the first one to raise my hand” and retire from F1 if I lose my speed and motivation

Syrine Ferchichi7 months ago7 months ago07 mins

Amidst a flurry of rumours swirling around the 2025 driver market, Fernando Alonso confirming his multi-year contract renewal with Aston Martin earlier this week has officially taken another seat away from others potentially interested in a drive at Aston, namely Carlos Sainz. Despite speculation linking him to teams higher up the grid like Mercedes or…

Horner: Perez has started the 2024 F1 season “in the best possible way” — “it’s his seat to lose”

James O'Connor7 months ago7 months ago07 mins

Red Bull could well head into the 2025 Formula One season with an unchanged driver line-up for a fifth consecutive season. Mexico’s Sergio Perez has made a very strong start to the 2024 season following his best ever result in the Drivers’ Championship last year with P2. At Suzuka last weekend, he got within 0.066s…

Alonso reveals that Aston Martin F1’s tie-up with Honda for 2026 “part of the decision to stay” with the team

Magdalena Put8 months ago8 months ago012 mins

Fernando Alonso has put pen to paper on an extension deal with Aston Martin that will see him racing through the 2025 and 2026 seasons. After being tentatively linked to various teams across the grid—Lewis Hamilton’s shock move to Ferrari triggered an early start to silly season—Alonso ultimately opted to remain with his current team….

Alonso admits he “did speak” to other F1 teams before agreeing a new deal with Aston Martin

James O'Connor8 months ago8 months ago05 mins

Fernando Alonso has confirmed that he did have some talks with other teams before confirming he would stay at Aston Martin until 2026 at least. Since joining the team at the start of 2023, the Spanish driver has been on the rostrum 8 times for the Silverstone-based squad, including three P2 finishes. Alonso has very…

Fernando Alonso to remain with Aston Martin F1 until 2026 as he agrees new deal

James O'Connor8 months ago8 months ago02 mins

The journey is not over yet. Fernando Alonso will remain on the F1 grid until 2026 at least. It has been confirmed on Thursday afternoon that the 42-year-old is staying with Aston Martin for another 2 years at least as an agreement on a new multi-year deal was reached with the team. Alonso made his…

“I’m sure he’ll bounce back” — Horner confident Ricciardo can turn things around following tricky start to 2024 F1 season

James O'Connor8 months ago8 months ago04 mins

Yuki Tsunoda’s fine start to the 2024 F1 season continued at Suzuka last weekend as he became the first Japanese driver since Kamui Kobayashi to score points at their home race. Kobayashi secured a memorable pole in his Sauber 12 years ago. The P10 finish for Tsunoda certainly did not come easily after making Q3…

Ocon laments horrible F1 Japanese GP race pace for Alpine: “The first step backwards since Bahrain”

Editorial Staff8 months ago8 months ago04 mins

There’s something every F1 fan can agree on: Alpine has been having a terrible season so far. From car issues in Jeddah that saw Pierre Gasly DNF on the first lap to being backmarkers the past four races, the Enstone-based team has been struggling. And according to Esteban Ocon, the Japanese Grand Prix was a…

Andretti Global announces opening of new F1 facility in Silverstone as it continues its bid to join the grid

Nicolas Lopes8 months ago8 months ago05 mins

Andretti has announced it has formally opened a brand new F1 facility in Silverstone, with a 48,000 square foot building set to house its UK operations going forward, in what is a significant step towards its place on the F1 grid that’s been so far rejected by the Formula One Management Group (FOM). Despite having…

Bottas calls for strategy review after opportunity to finish P10 slips away in F1 Japanese GP

Anumitha Murugapandian8 months ago8 months ago06 mins

Valtteri Bottas started the Japanese Grand Prix in the 13th grid spot and finished 14th when the chequered flag waved. The chaotic start of the Japanese Grand Prix resulted in an early red flag caused by the crash between RB’s Ricciardo and the Williams of Albon at turn 3. Starting on the soft compound tyres,…

Lewis Hamilton walks away from interview following question about Ferrari’s performance at F1 Japanese GP

David Coath8 months ago8 months ago06 mins

Lewis Hamilton has another 20 races of the season to go with Mercedes before heading to Scuderia Ferrari. The 7-time F1 Drivers’ World Champion was less than impressed in Suzuka after his P9 finish saw him being asked post-race as to whether he was jealous of the speed of Ferrari. Hamilton was blunt in his…