Formula 1

Aug 2, 2022 Australian driver Oscar Piastri dropped a bombshell that he will not race for Alpine in Formula One next season, just over an hour after the team said he would replace Aston Martin-bound Fernando Alonso. Piastri, the reigning Formula 2 champion, has been part of Alpine’s driver academy for four years, but has
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Aug 2, 2022 Alpine only learned of Fernando Alonso’s decision to join Aston Martin next year from the press release the British team sent out on Monday morning. Alonso will replace the retiring Sebastian Vettel next year after signing a multi-year deal despite having an Alpine contract extension offer on the table. In the build-up
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Aug 2, 2022 American Formula 2 driver Logan Sargeant will drive for Williams during the opening practice session of this year’s U.S. Grand Prix. Sargeant is a Williams Academy driver and is currently third in the F2 championship on two wins. He will make his F1 debut in Nicholas Latifi‘s car in the opening practice
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1:25 PM ET Australian driver Oscar Piastri dropped a bombshell that he will not race for Alpine in Formula One next season, just over an hour after the team said he would replace Aston Martin-bound Fernando Alonso. Piastri, the reigning Formula 2 champion, has been part of Alpine’s driver academy for four years, but has
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1:25 PM ET Alpine has confirmed junior driver Oscar Piastri will replace Aston Martin-bound Fernando Alonso for the 2023 Formula One season, although confusion still surrounds the Australian driver’s immediate future. The French team said it has handed the drive to the reigning Formula Two champion “in line with the commitments made by the team”
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7:37 AM ET BUDAPEST, Hungary — It’s little wonder Aston Martin owner Lawrence Stroll acted so quickly to secure Fernando Alonso’s services for 2023. By signing Alonso he has replaced one world champion, Sebastian Vettel, with another, just four days after the latter announced his plan to retire from Formula One at the end of
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9:45 AM ET BUDAPEST, Hungary — On Sunday evening two different explanations for Ferrari’s poor result in Hungary were coming from the team. Race driver Charles Leclerc blamed the strategy, while team boss Mattia Binotto blamed the performance of the car. Although the two statements weren’t unrelated, the difference in messaging between driver and team
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