Albon has spearheaded Williams’ efforts since making his full-time return to F1 with the team this season, scoring all three of its points in 2022. An extension of Albon’s deal was thought to be a formality, but Williams has now confirmed he will be staying put for 2023. Albon made his racing return to F1 […]
In the wake of Fernando Alonso’s shock decision to sign for Aston Martin for next year, the Alpine squad moved quickly to take up a contract that it believes it has with its reserve driver Piastri. It announced the deal on Tuesday afternoon, the day after it discovered that Alonso would be leaving at the […]
The governing body has promised to impose stricter tests as a direct result of Zhou Guanyu’s accident at the British Grand Prix, which saw the Chinese driver’s Alfa Romeo roll hoop fail after contact with the track with a force that exceeded anything that had previously been foreseen. Alfa Romeo has been working closely with […]
With ground to make up from his grid position after an engine problem left him without power in qualifying, even Red Bull’s best strategy simulations estimated that the world champion would only be able to make it as far forward as fifth. But in the end, a perfect storm of circumstances – some due to team and […]
Hamilton’s investment was revealed in a tweet by the Broncos on Tuesday, attributed to Rob Walton, who is the heir of American retail giant Walmart. Walton’s group takes over the Colorado team’s NFL franchise next week (subject to approval by rival team owners) ahead of the upcoming new season in a record-smashing $4.65billion deal, which […]
Earlier this year, MotoGP commercial rights holder Dorna Sports announced that essential track works to the Losail International Circuit in Qatar would cause it to lose its season-opening slot. Qatar has traditionally been the opening round of MotoGP since 2007, and hosted the first-ever grand prix held under floodlights in 2008. But the 2023 season […]
Earlier today Alpine released a statement saying reigning FIA Formula 2 champion Piastri would take Aston Martin-bound Fernando Alonso’s seat at its F1 team next year. The news came without any comment from Piastri both in the press release and on his own social media channels, with the announcement on the Australian driver’s future also […]
The 2023 MotoGP grid will shrink by two bikes following the shock decision by Suzuki to end its racing project at the end of the year. This has put the rider market into chaos with two top riders in Alex Rins and Joan Mir being put onto the radars of teams and manufacturers yet to […]
Just 24 hours after the Enstone-based squad found it had lost Alonso to Aston Martin, it concluded contractual talks with Piastri to step him up from his reserve driver role. The highly-rated young Australian had previously looked set to be forced to look elsewhere for a seat in 2023, with Alpine having originally intended to […]
The championship has been on hiatus since last June’s Dutch Grand Prix at Assen, with the summer break extended by two weeks due to the cancellation of the Finnish Grand Prix that was due to take place on 10 July. Reigning world champion Fabio Quartararo comes into the British GP leading the standings by 21 […]