Dutchman de Vries had been under pressure for weeks after a disappointing start to his F1 career with the Italian squad.Alongside fellow rookie Logan Sargeant, de Vries is the only driver yet to register points in 2023 as he struggled for pace compared to team-mate Yuki Tsunoda.His cause wasn’t helped Read more
Earlier on Tuesday it emerged that de Vries had been dismissed after just 10 grands prix following a disappointing start to his F1 career with the Italian squad.AlphaTauri has now confirmed the de Vries’ exit and has announced that Red Bull third driver Ricciardo will step into the Dutchman’s seat Read more
In the earlier days of the championship, it was not uncommon for the smaller teams to phase out drivers depending on the money they could bring, while larger teams were not above that either if a driver had been unable to live up to expectations.It proved to be the latter Read more
Russell followed Leclerc closely for the first 18 laps of the race but could not get by until the latter made an early first stop.Later Russell emerged from his own slow mid-race pitstop behind Leclerc having run an unusually long first stint on the soft tyres.The pair then enjoyed a Read more
A major upgrade package introduced over the past two races helped Norris produce a star performance on home ground at Silverstone last weekend.The young Briton qualified on the front row and briefly led the opening stages before coming home in second place behind race winner Max Verstappen and ahead of Read more
Pitt also admitted that he felt “a little giddy” as shooting for the film got underway over the British GP weekend, including sequences involving him driving the production’s F2-based car in between real sessions.The Hollywood star gave his first extensive insight into the movie and its plot in an interview Read more
A double DNF in the British Grand Prix helped the resurgent McLaren leapfrog it for fifth in the constructors’ championship, as it faces an increasingly tough battle in the ultra-close midfield.And things have not been easy off track either, with the Enstone-based squad having been on the receiving end of Read more
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 Read more
A late caution period triggered by Kevin Magnussen’s stranded Haas initially brought out a virtual safety car, which prompted the leaders to head for the pits.At the time, with second-placed Norris around nine seconds adrift of race leader Max Verstappen who seemed out of touch, McLaren felt that the safer Read more
Leclerc and Sainz fell from fourth and fifth on the Silverstone grid to finish ninth and 10th, with both losing out from a mid-race safety car that compromised strategy and left them on weaker hard tyres.Despite ongoing criticism of Ferrari’s strategy, Sainz defended what he reckoned to be a “50-50” Read more