Ahead of last week’s Belgian Grand Prix Alpine dismissed team boss Szafnauer and long-time sporting manager Alan Permane, just a week on from Renault CEO Luca de Meo replacing Laurent Rossi with Philippe Krief as the Alpine brand’s CEO. This move was explained by incoming interim team principal Bruno Famin as Szafnauer “not being on […]
The two-day test is the latest step in Pirelli’s programme of no-blanket slick running, although it is set to be compromised by rain. Pirelli’s hope was to introduce the new tyres in 2024, but at last Friday’s F1 Commission it was agreed to postpone the move to remove blankets, and then have another look for […]
This year’s edition of the Belgian Grand Prix yielded yet another Max Verstappen masterclass as the Dutchman waltzes away with the Formula 1 title. Born in Belgium, Verstappen cruised to victory at his second home race to extend his advantage in the championship to a whopping 125 points over Red Bull team-mate Sergio Perez, having […]
The world champion had irrepressibly risen from the sixth place on the grid, having dropped five places due to a gearbox change penalty, and by lap 17 of 44 Verstappen had passed Sergio Perez to pull out an 8.9s lead by the time the two Red Bulls made their final pitstops. PLUS: The surprise star […]
Russell made a good getaway from eighth and coming down the hill from La Source he tried to pass the ailing Piastri, the Australian having damaged his car when squeezed between the Ferrari of Carlos Sainz and the inside barrier. Russell headed to Piastri’s left, following Lando Norris, but finding the route blocked, he was […]
After 18 months in charge of the team, Szafnauer completed his final weekend with Alpine at Spa on Sunday evening, following Friday’s announcement of his departure. He will be replaced on an interim basis by Bruno Famin, who is also Alpine’s VP of motorsport. After Sunday’s race Szafnauer said an emotional farewell to team members […]
Alonso finished the Spa race in fifth place, beating the Mercedes of George Russell and the surviving McLaren of Lando Norris. The solid result followed huge frustration on Saturday, when the Spaniard qualified only 15th in the shootout after team-mate Lance Stroll brought out a red flag, and then spun off early in the sprint. […]
The team has gradually introduced a major upgrade package for its MCL60, but drivers and management have sought to play down expectations for recent races. Nevertheless, McLaren scored podiums at the Red Bull Ring, Silverstone and in the Spa sprint race last weekend. However, Lando Norris then classified seventh in the Belgian GP after dropping […]
Norris finished where he started in seventh but struggled on the medium Pirellis during his opening stint to lose three places before pitting on lap five of 44 for hard tyres. The Briton reckoned this part of the race was “terrible” as it left him trapped between defending through the first sector before then being […]
Red Bull celebrated Max Verstappen’s and Sergio Perez’s 1-2 victory at Spa-Francorchamps with a standard team photo, followed by champagne celebrations in front of its garage in the pitlane. As team members, including Verstappen and team principal Christian Horner, cleared off to avoid a champagne shower, the team’s pitboard fell on top of its constructors’ […]