Triggered by the retirement of Sebastian Vettel, a whirlwind whipped through the paddock as Fernando Alonso’s Aston Martin switch kicked off a fight between Alpine and McLaren over Oscar Piastri that was only resolved by F1’s Contracts Recognition Board on the Zandvoort weekend.But just as F1’s 2023 on-track action is Read more
The Australian has been sidelined by injury three rounds into his F1 return after crashing in second practice at Zandvoort.He locked the front wheels into the banked Turn 3 to shunt into the barrier. The steering wheel moved violently upon impact to result in a broken metacarpal in his left Read more
The two-time world champion lined up fifth on the grid as rain arrived in time for the race start, with the whole field shod with slick Pirellis.Eventual race runner-up Alonso squeezed around the outside of fellow Spaniard and Ferrari driver Carlos Sainz through Turn 2 to cement his starting position Read more
The Englishman acknowledged that strategy calls played a role, especially the decision to stay out on slicks at the original start.However, he insisted that the MCL60 simply wasn’t as competitive on Sunday as it was in qualifying, citing the comparison with rivals Aston Martin and Mercedes as “terrible”.“There are times Read more
The incident came just 24 hours after the American crashed heavily on slicks on a drying track having made Q3 for the first time in his rookie season.Sargeant stayed out on slicks in the wet early stages of the race and managed to survive the tricky conditions while losing a Read more
The Frenchman claimed after the race that the wet compound was “not the right tyre at any moment” and that if conditions were right for it, a red flag would probably result, which is exactly what happened.Ocon eventually claimed a point for 10th place on a day when team-mate Pierre Read more
The reigning world champion continued Red Bull’s streak of success after shrugging off the poor weather and a red flag at the Dutch coastal circuit.Fernando Alonso finished second for Aston Martin, with Alpine’s Pierre Gasly completing the podium.PLUS: How Verstappen defied home pressure and two downpours to win F1’s Dutch Read more
In a mixed weather race, Sainz admitted Ferrari “was nowhere” on pace and says both he and the team executed a near perfect race to finish fifth, holding off Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton and McLaren’s Lando Norris at the chequered flag.”I would say after looking at the Alpine [we were] more Read more
Perez’s future has been the subject of endless speculation due to the large performance gap between him and team-mate Max Verstappen this year, with the Dutchman romping to his ninth consecutive victory at Sunday’s Dutch Grand Prix.Recent comments by Red Bull advisor Helmut Marko further added fuel to the fire, Read more