Franco Rol

Horner was left frustrated at a number of decisions made by current F1 race director Michael Masi during the Jeddah race – which included the five-place grid penalty that ultimately cost Max Verstappen a chance of winning.<br>On an evening that included Masi making major calls on red flags, handing positions back, bartering with Red Bull over grid slots and judging off-track overtaking, Horner ...

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Red Bull driver Verstappen goes into this weekend's Saudi Arabian GP - the penultimate round of the season - with an eight-point gap over Hamilton after having scored nine victories to the Briton's seven.<br>That advantage means Verstappen will have his first match point of the year at the Jeddah circuit, and will be crowned champion if he leaves Saudi Arabia with a 26-point gap to ...

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Williams remains one of the great Formula 1 names and, despite its recent troubles, is still the fourth most successful team in terms of world championship race wins. Only towards the end of 2020 did the Mercedes steamroller surpass Williams' total of 114 victories.<br>Williams is still third (two ahead of Mercedes) on the pole positions list, while its record of nine constructors' titles (second ...

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Formula 2 championship leader Piastri was named as Alpine's new reserve driver for next year earlier this week, ending all hopes of a potential graduation to F1.<br>Piastri was originally set to spend two seasons in both F3 and F2, but won the F3 title at the first attempt last year with Prema, and now leads the F2 standings by 36 points with four races remaining.<br>Speaking to select media ...

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Both Tsunoda and Stroll are taking a fourth internal combustion engine, turbocharger and MGU-H for the event from their respective engine manufacturers Honda and Mercedes.<br>Tsunoda will also use a fourth MGU-K system, while Stroll will add a third suite of control electronics to his pool.<br>With the engine limit at three per season, that means both drivers will drop to the back of the grid for ...

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Speaking at the announcement that Devlin DeFrancesco will complete the team's four-entry IndyCar line-up for 2022, the Andretti Autosport CEO said: "I'd just like to put an end to some of these rumors that the deal fell through because of financial reasons. That couldn't be further from the truth. It had nothing to do with that.<br>"It basically came down to control issues in the final hours of ...

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Stroll careened into the back of Gasly's AlphaTauri at Turn 8 as the rain began to fall, leaving the circuit desperately slippery for the drivers as they tried to persevere with their slick tyres.<br>This turned Gasly into a 360-degree spin, for which Stroll has now had 10 seconds added onto his total race time - and the Canadian has also received two penalty points on his superlicence.<br>That ...

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The Silverstone-based outfit had been long expected to stick with its current duo for 2022, but delays in announcing it had prompted speculation that it could be pondering a change.<br>However, after the team explained several times that the delays were simply down to the need to negotiate certain clauses in the contract, it finally has ended all talk of it looking outside its current ...

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The incident at the first chicane put both men out of the race, and it came just three races after contact between the pair at Silverstone led to a heavy crash for Verstappen.<br>By coincidence, Hill himself had collisions with then rival Michael Schumacher at both the British and Italian GPs when they were fighting for the championship in 1995.<br>He says the rivalry between the current title ...

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Raikkonen announced his retirement from F1 ahead of last weekend’s Dutch Grand Prix, shortly before he tested positive for coronavirus and had to miss the Zandvoort race weekend.<br>While the Finn has not yet made any plans about what he will do in the future, beyond spending more time with his family, Alfa Romeo is keen to tap into his experience and insight.<br>Team boss Fred Vasseur, who ...

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Stroll ran into the side of Leclerc's Ferrari in damp conditions at the apex of the opening corner after misjudging his braking point, leaving both cars with damage that forced them to retire.<br>The collision sent Leclerc into the path of McLaren's Daniel Ricciardo, who was spun and left with bodywork damage that compromised the rest of his race en route to finishing 11th. Stroll was hit with a ...

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Ocon scored a surprise win for Alpine in a chaotic Hungarian Grand Prix, benefitting from the first-lap chaos before pitting for slicks instead of taking the standing start.<br>It meant he moved into the lead of the race when Lewis Hamilton pitted one lap later to make the switch, before holding his nerve to keep Sebastian Vettel at bay through the remainder of the race.<br><br>Read ...

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Following his exit from Ferrari, four-time F1 world champion Vettel signed with Aston Martin for the 2021 season, partnering Lance Stroll.<br>Vettel endured a difficult start to the year with Aston Martin, completing the least mileage of any full-time driver in testing and then failing to score any points in the opening four races.<br>But Vettel bounced back with an impressive charge to fifth ...

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With the Silverstone-based outfit poised to make a fresh announcement about the signing of more senior technical staff, it is not holding back with its ambitious expansion programme.<br>Construction is underway on a new state-of-the-art factory, and the green light has been given for it to build its own windtunnel as well.<br>Speaking ahead of the team’s home race at Silverstone this weekend ...

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Furbatto is the first high-profile hiring as the Silverstone team boosts its established technical strength.<br>The Italian will report to Andrew Green, whose job title has changed from technical director to chief technical officer.<br>“Working with our existing engineering group, he will bring a valuable perspective and knowledge to help shape our approach in the short and medium term,” team ...

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Tsunoda's heated and often expletive-ridden team radio messages attracted a lot of attention this season and drew mixed responses from fans and observers.<br>Speaking on F1's Beyond The Grid podcast, Tsunoda accepted that his temper behind the wheel and his team radio communications are a "main topic" to improve in the coming races, admitting he doesn't know why he gets so hot under the ...

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Ocon has picked up points in four of the first five races of the year, leading Alpine's charge by outscoring two-time world champion teammate Fernando Alonso 12-5 so far this season.<br>Ocon's displays have drawn praise from across the F1 paddock, and has helped spark an early start to talks over extending his contract with Alpine beyond the end of the season. <br><br>Read Also:<br><br>Alpine ...

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TV cameras twice caught Stroll leaping over the kerbs at the exit of the Swimming Pool, where Charles Leclerc crashed heavily in Q3.<br>On the second occasion, Stroll first clipped the inside barrier on the right, something that – as in Leclerc’s case – often leads to steering failure and heavy contact with the barrier at the exit.<br>However, Stroll survived the incidents and used an ...

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Abiteboul left Renault ahead of its rebranding as Alpine, having played a key role in the restructuring and revamping of the operation.<br>The Enstone-based outfit elected not to directly replace him and instead installed a management structure that has no set team principal.<br>After several months away from the spotlight, Abiteboul has now been appointed as a motorsport advisor to the ...

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He’d started just one F1 race, at Aida a fortnight earlier, but at 33 Ratzenberger had amassed a wealth of experience, and was hugely respected by those he’d raced against on the way ...

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Following unanimous support at the F1 Commission on Monday, F1 will run three sprint qualifying experiments later this season to see if the format is good for the sport.<br>The first two sprint races will take place at Silverstone and Monza, with the final one to take place at an unspecified flyaway location.<br>While there are hopes the sprint races are a hit with fans and race ...

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The Aston Martin driver endured an eventful race at Imola while making the most of favourable damp conditions to finish seventh at the chequered flag.<br>However, Stroll was judged to have breached regulations when overtaking AlphaTauri's Pierre Gasly following a post-race investigation, resulting in a five-second penalty.<br>It was deemed Stroll left the track at the Tamburello chicane while ...

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It was announced last week that, as of July 1, Allison will hold a newly-created position of chief technical officer, a change that some interpreted as a possible first step to him eventually being the overall head of the team.<br>Wolff retains the team principal job for the foreseeable future, having explored his options over the past year. The Austrian has made it clear that he will eventually ...

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James has played an instrumental role in creating and implementing many of the technical systems and processes that have helped make F1 such a global hit – including the establishment of its state-of-the-art broadcast centre.<br>As well as helping ensure the sport remained at the cutting edge of technology and never missed a beat during his near three-decade involvement, he helped see it through ...

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Albon was dropped by the senior Red Bull outfit over the winter for failing to consistently match teammate Max Verstappen over the course of the 2020 season, with ex-Racing Point driver Sergio Perez hired as his replacement.<br>Unlike his predecessors Daniil Kvyat and Pierre Gasly, who were placed at the then-Toro Rosso team following their demotions from Red Bull Racing, Albon hasn’t yet been ...

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