Alfa Romeo

Following a difficult debut season with Alfa Romeo in 2019, Ferrari-backed Giovinazzi showed a marked improvement during the 2020 season, outqualifying his vastly more experienced teammate Kimi Raikkonen by nine to eight and going on to score the same number of points as the Finn.<br>Due to a lack of competitiveness Raikkonen and Giovinazzi could only manage four points each as Alfa slumped to an ...

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Alfa Romeo first came on board as a sponsor of the Sauber team in 2018 before taking over the name of the Swiss outfit from 2019 onwards.<br>The move came off the back of a closer alignment with Alfa Romeo's sister brand Ferrari, which includes taking engines, gearboxes and other parts from Maranello, and was one of the first major decisions made by team boss Vasseur when he joined the team in ...

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In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, which also drastically impacted F1's finances, teams agreed to delay the all-new regulations by a year until 2022, while carrying over their current chassis to 2021 and limiting development work on the cars with a token system.<br>Speaking to Motorsport.com, Vasseur believes those measures were crucial to keep the former Sauber team afloat and said he was ...

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Kubica, who is Alfa’s reserve driver, will take over Kimi Raikkonen’s car for the opening practice session at the Sakhir circuit on Friday. <br>The former BMW Sauber, Renault and Williams F1 driver raced for customer BMW squad ART in the DTM after leaving Williams at the end of 2019. <br>He as has taken part in three other practice sessions for Alfa so far this season after joining ...

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F2 star Ilott had a test outing with the Hinwil-based outfit in Barcelona last May, and he was scheduled to do an FP1 session with Haas at the Eifel GP at the Nurburgring in October, only for bad weather to cause the cancellation of the day’s running.<br>Mick Schumacher, who was supposed to drive for Alfa Romeo in Germany, is expected to be at the wheel of a Haas in Abu Dhabi, prior to taking ...

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Motorsport.com revealed prior to the Eifel GP that Raikkonen is set to stay at Alfa Romeo in 2021, but the team was still undecided on his teammate.<br>Sergio Perez was in the frame at one stage after being dropped by Racing Point, and the Mexican had obvious appeal given the commercial package that comes with him. Perez's options now appear to be Williams and Red Bull Racing.<br>Mick Schumacher ...

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Although there was never any real doubt that the partnership would continue into 2021, it had not officially been confirmed until today.<br>The two parties joined forces for the first time in 2018 when the Italian manufacturer was just a sponsor, before it took over the name of the team the following season, under the Alfa Romeo Racing banner.<br>There has been no confirmation of drivers for 2021 ...

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The Finn will break Rubens Barrichello's record of 322 race starts at this weekend's Eifel Grand Prix, and sources have indicated he has taken up an option to remain with his current team for 2021.<br>It is unclear when Raikkonen's plans will be officially announced, but the team may wait until it has decided on its second driver.<br>It is understood that Alfa Romeo has not yet made a final ...

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One-time grand prix winner Kubica joined Alfa Romeo as its reserve and test driver for the 2020 season after making his full-time F1 return with Williams last year.<br>The Pole featured in opening practice for the Styrian Grand Prix and the Hungarian Grand Prix last month as part of his agreement with the team.<br>Alfa Romeo has announced that Kubica will get more time in the cockpit this weekend ...

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Raikkonen dived into pitlane for a new set of tyres when the safety car was called with around 17 laps remaining after Williams' George Russell ground to a halt on the exit of Turn 4.<br>Rejoining the race in 12th as the safety car peeled into the pits at the end of lap 54, Raikkonen's front-right wheel detached as he rounded Turn 9 and came off completely as he exited the corner.<br>The Finn was ...

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McLaren announced its withdrawal from the Melbourne race late on Thursday evening after a team member was tested positive for the coronavirus.<br>The other nine team bosses met with Ross Brawn later in the evening, and Alfa Romeo was one of the teams that push for a cancellation, joining Ferrari, Mercedes and Renault in sending letters to the FIA explaining their rationale.<br>“As a racer it’s ...

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<br>Alfa Romeo C39 front wing<br>Photo by: Giorgio Piola<br><br>The team tested a new variant of its front wing, which looks to build upon its ‘unloaded’ concept introduced in 2019.<br>The design of its mainplane has essentially been inverted, with a raised section used at the inboard end to encourage flow under the wing, while the outboard section now dips to discourage it (green highlight ...

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While Sauber Motorsport invested in a state-of-the-art wind tunnel many years ago, it held back on investing in a driver-in-loop simulator, creating an obvious handicap compared to its main rivals.<br>Technical director Jan Monchaux admitted that honing the new system will be a lengthy process.<br>"I think we have to be realistic," he said. "Some big teams took 10 years to get it right. Obviously ...

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<br>Alfa Romeo C39 detail<br>Photo by: Alfa Romeo<br><br>Alfa led the charge last year when it came to the ‘unloaded’ style front wing, perhaps with even the most aggressive variant on the grid. It’s business as usual on that front for 2020 too, with the team still employing a very lowly hung outboard section.<br>However, where we do see change is in the curled mainplane and secondary flap ...

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The team formally launched its 2020 challenger in the pitlane at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, having previously given it a maiden run in a camo livery in a Fiorano shakedown last week.<br>Drivers Kimi Raikkonen and Antonio Giovinazzi were on hand to lift the covers off the new livery, which remains largely unchanged from last year’s design.<br>The white base colour remains with red trim ...

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Kubica was announced as Alfa's reserve F1 driver last month, shortly after he left Williams at the end of the 2019 season.<br><br>Read Also:<br><br>Alfa Romeo F1 team rebranded as Kubica joins in reserve role<br><br><br>The 2008 Canadian Grand Prix winner will drive Alfa's 2020 challenger on the first morning of winter testing on Wednesday, before handing over to Antonio Giovinazzi for the ...

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Kimi Raikkonen conducted the running of the car at Ferrari's official test track. The running is likely being classified as an official filming day.<br>The Swiss team is due to hold an official unveiling of the car ahead of pre-season testing at Barcelona in Spain next week.<br><br>Read Also:<br><br>Mercedes launches its 2020 Formula 1 car<br>Gallery: Mercedes's new W11 from all angles<br>Mercedes ...

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The outfit, which is operated by the Swiss Sauber squad in Hinwil, will wait until February 19, the first day of pre-season testing, to publicly show off its new C39 car for the first time. The launch will take place at 8.15am local time at Circuit de Catalunya-Barcelona.<br>Along with its 2020 race drivers Kimi Raikkonen and Antonio Giovinazzi, the team's new reserve driver Robert ...

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The outfit will wait until February 19, the first day of pre-season testing, to publicly show off its new C39 car for the first time.<br>The launch will take place at 8.15am local time at the venue of the test, Circuit de Catalunya-Barcelona, in front of the team's pit garage.<br>Along with its 2020 race drivers Kimi Raikkonen and Antonio Giovinazzi, the team's new reserve driver Robert Kubica ...

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The Alfa team started 2019 brightly with new signing Kimi Raikkonen scoring points in the first four races and had eight top-10 finishes in 12 grands prix by the summer break.<br>However, in Azerbaijan, Raikkonen and Antonio Giovinazzi were eighth and ninth fastest but neither was able to take those positions on the starting grid, and the team left Baku with just a single point as Raikkonen ...

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Kubica made his return to the F1 grid with Williams in 2019 following a long absence triggered by his life-threatening rally crash eight years prior.<br>The 35-year-old scored Williams' sole point in what proved a miserable season for the Grove-based team, and made way for Nicholas Latifi in Williams' driver line-up for 2020.<br>Kubica was instead courted by the likes of Haas and Racing Point for ...

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Ahead of the 2019 season Sauber's F1 entry was rebadged in the name of the Italian car manufacturer, to grow the partnership that started in 2018.<br>Alfa's 2019 car retained Sauber's long-standing 'C' designation but the Sauber name itself dropped off the grid for the first time since its made its debut in 1993.<br>At the end of the first season as the Alfa team, Vasseur told Motorsport.com he ...

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Although he had a difficult start to the year, the Italian's seat was never really in doubt after his form improved in the middle of the year, and because there was no obvious alternative for a seat that is reserved for a Ferrari junior driver.<br>The best result of his rookie season thus far was his ninth place in Monza, although he was eighth on the road in Germany before receiving a penalty for ...

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