Alexander Rossi, F1 driver

Hamilton was pitched out of the race at the Losail circuit after clashing with team-mate George Russell as they jostled for position on the run away from the start-line.While Russell’s car escaped serious damage in the incident and he was able to continue, Hamilton was out on the spot and ended up in the gravel trap.He swiftly jumped out of his Mercedes car and crossed the circuit as he tried to ...

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Hamilton tangled with Russell into Turn 1 at the start of the Losail race, being spat out into the gravel by the contact that broke his right-rear wheel and ended his race.While the race was under the safety car Hamilton then crossed the live circuit from the outside of Turn 1 to the pitlane on the inside, just seconds before Russell emerged from the pits.The FIA stewards heard from an apologetic ...

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Former Alfa Romeo technical director and Ferrari engineering boss Philippe Krief, who joined Alpine in early March, has been appointed as Rossi's successor.He will continue in his role as vice president of engineering and product performance until further notice and report to Renault Group CEO Luca de Meo.Rossi "will now focus on special projects linked to the transformation of the Group".De Meo ...

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With Alpine CEO Laurent Rossi embarking on ambitious plans to expand sales of the French sportscar manufacturer, he felt that the company’s motorsport activities needed to be given more attention than he could provide himself. As a result, he has appointed Alpine’s F1 engine chief Bruno Famin as VP of Alpine Motorsports. Famin will report directly to Rossi and will manage all of the ...

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Alpine signed one-time grand prix winner Gasly from AlphaTauri following the departure of Fernando Alonso at the end of last season, partnering Esteban Ocon.
Gasly got his first taste of Alpine F1 machinery in the post-season Abu Dhabi test, and has now officially started work with the team ahead of the new campaign.
Discussing the boost that Gasly could offer Alpine, Rossi expressed his ...

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Alonso and Ocon came together twice on the opening lap of last Saturday's sprint race at Interlagos, causing both drivers to drop down the field.
An initial side-by-side moment at Turn 4 was followed by contact on the main straight as they completed the lap, with Alonso running into the rear-right tyre of Ocon's car.
It left Alonso with front wing damage that forced him to pit, as well as ...

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Although Szafnauer has endured some difficult weeks, after finding himself at the centre of F1?s driver market silly season when Alpine lost Fernando Alonso to Aston Martin and Oscar Piastri to McLaren, Rossi has nothing but praise for him.
Rossi says that despite what happened on the driver front, with the team still upset about a lack of loyalty shown from Piastri, he is adamant Szafnauer ...

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Herta has been widely tipped for a seat at AlphaTauri next season in the event of Pierre Gasly moving to Alpine, but the seven-time IndyCar race-winner lacks the required superlicence points to make the switch to F1.
With the FIA clear it would not change its rules to make an exception for Herta, Red Bull has now given up on its attempts to sign him and switched its attentions to Nyck de Vries ...

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Verstappen had just pitted for slicks on lap 22 when he emerged in third place on the still damp track, pushing hard to stay ahead of Ferrari title rival Charles Leclerc.
But as he accelerated up the hill, his Red Bull got into a slide and, as he corrected, he ran towards the yellow line that drivers must not cross.
Footage of the incident from Verstappen's onboard camera was shown during ...

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Following opening practice for the fourth round of the NTT IndyCar Series at Barber Motorsports Park, Rossi said that F1?s arrival in Miami is ?going to be awesome? and said that adding a Las Vegas race in 2023 to the extant rounds at Circuit of The Americas and Miami, was justified.
He went on: ?I'm just excited for Formula 1 and America, honestly. It's been a long time coming to have ...

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Alpine's 2021 season ebbed and flowed dramatically with Fernando Alonso and Esteban Ocon qualifying between fifth and 17th place in the first half of the year, their points finishes proving equally irregular.
Before the summer break the team enjoyed a breakthrough Hungarian Grand Prix, in which Ocon took his maiden grand prix win and Alonso grabbed fourth.
Several strong showings followed in ...

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Motorsport.com exclusively revealed on Monday that the Frenchman had left his non-executive director and advisory role with the French car manufacturer as part of a management overhaul being undertaken this winter.
After taking to social media to express his disappointment at the way news of his departure had been made public, Prost opened up to French newspaper L'Equipe and discussed the ...

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On Thursday ahead of the F1 Brazilian Grand Prix, Norris says he recently sent Rossi a ?heartfelt? message ahead of the nine-time grand prix motorcycle world champion?s retirement this weekend in Valencia.
Norris revealed that he keeps in regular contact with Rossi ? who is the McLaren?s driver?s personal hero ? and says both have discussed the possibility of sharing a car in a ...

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This weekend?s Valencia Grand Prix marks Rossi?s last ever MotoGP race, as he gets set to call time on his illustrious 26-season motorcycle grand prix career.
Norris has made no secret of his admiration of the nine-time grand prix motorcycle world championship and has based crash helmet liveries around Rossi?s iconic sun and moon design.
They met at the 2019 British MotoGP, with Norris ...

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Rossi is set to depart from MotoGP after a 26-year career in motorcycle racing, where he has racked up 115 victories ? with 89 being taken in MotoGP ? 199 podiums and seven top-class championships from 432 grand prix starts.
Mercedes F1 racer Hamilton and Rossi famously swapped rides in December 2019, with the former sampling the latter's 2019 Yamaha MotoGP YZR-M1 and Rossi driving ...

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Two-time world champion Alonso is coming out of retirement in 2021 to replace McLaren-bound Daniel Ricciardo at the Enstone outfit.
Despite Alonso's credentials, Alpine has stated that the Spaniard will not get number one status in the team and that his teammate Ocon will receive equal treatment.
"The drivers have to be as fast as possible and will clearly challenge each other," ...

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Rossi flirted with an F1 switch through the mid-late 2000s, making his first official F1 outing in 2006 at the Ricardo Tormo Circuit in Valencia in an F2004 having already completed some private running previously.
The nine-time grand prix world champion seriously considered a switch to F1 in 2006 and had discussions with Ferrari ? though ultimately opted against it when its initial offer ...

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Four-time F1 world champion Vettel joined Ferrari in 2015 following a six-year stint at Red Bull ? with whom he won all of his titles ? and scored his first win with the Scuderia just two races into their partnership.
Vettel mounted title bids in 2017 and 2018, but numerous driver and team errors cost both dearly, while the former went from winning five races in both campaigns to just one ...

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This weekend?s Tuscan Grand Prix marks the first time F1 has raced at the iconic Mugello circuit, which has been the host of MotoGP?s Italian Grand Prix full-time since 1994.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, however, MotoGP had to abandon plans to race at Mugello this year.
Yamaha rider Rossi tested a Ferrari F1 car across two days at Mugello in 2008 and called the experience ...

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It was over a decade ago when MotoGP legend Rossi first took part in a bona fide F1 group test for Ferrari, lapping 0.7s off the pace of Michael Schumacher and putting him squarely in the frame for a switch of codes that would have shaken the world ? had it happened.
For the first time, Rossi ? with little four-wheeled racing experience ? was out on track with M Schumacher, Fernando ...

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