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“It takes a lot of dedication” — F1 rivals give their thoughts on Fernando Alonso’s contract extension and racing into their 40s

Magdalena Put7 months ago7 months ago012 mins

Fernando Alonso recently signed a multi-year contract extension with Aston Martin, which will see him racing through 2025 and, notably, 2026, when the new technical regulations come into effect. Having initially retired from the sport at the end of the 2018 season, Alonso made waves by announcing his return to the sport just a few…

Stella predicts difficulties for McLaren in F1 Chinese GP: “I think China may be a bit of a damage limitation for us”

David Coath7 months ago7 months ago06 mins

McLaren Team Principal Andrea Stella looked ahead to the upcoming F1 Chinese Grand Prix. The man currently tasked with getting McLaren back to the front of the grid admitted that he sees the weekend being “a bit of damage limitation for us” due to the circuit layout and it being a sprint weekend. Formula One…

“Something we’ll discuss and review” — Norris on staying out and creating a tyre delta to Leclerc at F1 Japanese GP

Syrine Ferchichi8 months ago8 months ago07 mins

Qualifying a brilliant third for the Japanese Grand Prix behind both Red Bull drivers, there were hopes for Lando Norris to secure a podium finish, given the track’s challenging nature for overtaking. However, his prospects quickly faded during the race as both Ferraris demonstrated superior race pace and tyre management, pushing him back to fifth….

Stella explains why a podium finish wasn’t “possible” for Norris in F1 Japanese GP

Magdalena Put8 months ago8 months ago07 mins

It was perhaps not the performance McLaren had hoped for at the Japanese Grand Prix, especially considering the high expectations after a promising qualifying. Starting third, Lando Norris appeared to have a strong chance of securing a back to back podium finish. However, he ultimately lost out—not only to Carlos Sainz but also Charles Leclerc,…

“A very good sign” — Lando Norris on McLaren F1 closing Suzuka qualifying gap to Red Bull Racing compared to last year

Lucrezia Costa8 months ago8 months ago09 mins

McLaren’s rather positive Japanese weekend was almost crowned with a front row start for its British driver. After taking P3 in Q2 already as the only non Red Bull driver to sign a lap in the 1:28s, Norris’s first attempt was only 0.292s off Verstappen’s eventual pole lap. Sergio Perez made good gains on his…

F1 Japanese GP | FP3 | Verstappen leads Perez and the two Mercedes drivers in final practice

James O'Connor8 months ago8 months ago04 mins

On a cloudy morning at Suzuka, the drivers quickly took to the track after FP2 was basically written off because of the weather. A 1:30.265 from Max Verstappen kicked things off in FP3 on the mediums, 0.188s ahead of Sergio Perez. The Haas of Kevin Magnussen got it wrong at the hairpin, losing the rear…

F1 Japanese GP | FP1 | Verstappen leads Perez and Sainz; Sargeant crashes heavily

James O'Connor8 months ago8 months ago05 mins

At RB F1, Ayumu Iwasa replaced Daniel Ricciardo in first practice as the Faenza-based team used this session as an opportunity to tick off one of the two where a rookie must be run in FP1 during the season. The Mercedes of Lewis Hamilton posted the first time on a 1:32.945, before Lando Norris beat…

F1 drivers divided over Fernando Alonso’s contentious Australian GP penalty

Magdalena Put8 months ago8 months ago015 mins

The penalty imposed on Fernando Alonso for “dangerous driving” as he defended against George Russell on the penultimate lap in Melbourne remains a big talking point heading into the Japanese Grand Prix. Alonso was found braking and downshifting about 100 metres earlier than expected, slowing rapidly before accelerating again to make the corner. These defensive…

Stella: McLaren needs another “12 months” to solve all of its F1 car weaknesses

Sushmita Balakrishnan8 months ago8 months ago03 mins

Even though McLaren placed third and fourth in Australia, they still have a long way to go before they catch up to Red Bull Racing and Max Verstappen. Team Principal Andrea Stella has predicted that the team will need “another 12 months” to develop and address its weak spots. He addressed some of the main…

Andrea Stella praises Oscar Piastri’s “extremely encouraging” F1 tyre management gains

David Coath8 months ago8 months ago06 mins

McLaren Team Principal Andrea Stella praised the current form of Oscar Piastri and highlighted the Australian racer’s tyre management as one of the factors which have seen him develop his race management compared to his rookie season. This year’s Australian Grand Prix concluded with McLaren celebrating their first podium of the season after P3 for…