Updated: Dec 19, 2022 | 06:00 Dec 18, 2022 | 13:27 Esteban Ocon and Fernando Alonso they forged a curious relationship when they were in Alpine. When both were with what was formerly known as the Renault team. In blue, both they fought as if they were rivals and they staged the occasional altercation, as in Brazil, which raised quite a duster in the noble zone of the French team. Now, the Asturian will compete with the green colors of Aston Martin… but that has not taken away from Ocon his perhaps excessive competitive spirit Regarding Alonso. In his head, he is clear about one thing, as he has said clearly in words collected in GPFans.com. “Let’s beat him next year!” Ocon stated emphatically that he summarizes as a “perfect race” on Sunday for the two i...
Daniel Ricciardo he has been left without a starting position in Formula 1. After two bad seasons at McLaren, the British team decided to terminate the remaining year of his contract and he had to look for a new team. He called it Red Bull, albeit to be his reserve driver. Despite being able to join Haas or Williams, he wanted to take a sabbatical and leave the ‘Great Circus’. Y the Australian is hoping to return by 2024 and take as an example three drivers who have started and returned to the grid: Nico Hulkenberg, Kevin Magnussen and Fernando Alonso. Ricciardo is going to use this ‘sabbatical year’ to regain strength, as he said in an interview for ‘Crash.net’: “I know myself better than anyone and I know how much it will help me to feel better n...
Aston Martin has zero doubts with the signing of Fernando Alonso. The British have full confidence in work and the work of the Asturian pilot to the point of affirming that, after the departure of a four-time world champion like Sebastian Vettel, they have not lost “nothing in particular”. As Dan Fallows has said, chief engineer of the british brandwho feels that 2023 is key to the future of the brand. “We want to produce a better car for next year. We want to see the progression, and you have to make sure you have pilots that they can get the most out of everything,” he says. There he puts the focus on Alonso: “He has great experience and a proven track record. Stroll? He is also able to drive the car.” Because Fallows does not believe that Vettel’...
Cupra has not launched new models in 2022. Of course, the brand has not stopped throughout this year, since it has not stopped launching interesting versions. From the Cupra Born with 58 kWh that offers more autonomy to the incredible 390 CV Formentor VZ5. And now, the Cupra Leon 1.5 eTSi of 150 CV is a sample of it. This new version is a giant step for the compact. Because for the brand to grow in volume, it has to break away from exclusively mounting the most powerful engines, which are the genesis of the firm. Transferring the emotion of driving the cars with the highest performance with more rational mechanics, as was done with the Formentor. Cupra sells personality, that a Cupra “is not just another car.” Of course, it has its own positioning in the marking. Without being ...
Everything seems predestined for the electrification be the absolute protagonist in the automotive future. It is said that it is the cleanest technology, which is why other alternatives are hindered and manufacturers have no choice but to promote it. However, there are issues that must also be taken into account and that concern the authorities. And it is that the electric car batteries they remain a problem and their recycling must be made more efficient if electrification is to make sense in the years to come. The European Union wants to tighten the fence around the batteries that generate the most impact on the environment. In fact, from July 2024 manufacturers will be required to report the full carbon footprint of their product, from the extraction of materials to recycling. These dat...
Nico Rosberg sees Max Verstappen as the rival to beat. Like the great Formula 1 driver of these times. Like a runner who, since he doesn’t have someone with his own car, is on his way to making history in the sport. So much so that he alone sees someone capable of coping “more or less” if they both had the same conditions. If both were pilots for the same team… something that seems tremendously unlikely. Why Rosberg? just see Lewis Hamilton capable to be able to be at the level of the Dutchman from Red Bull. “I would say that the only one capable of looking Max in the face, and being more or less at his level, is Lewis Hamilton. In case the two had the same car”, said Rosberg on ‘Sport1 Germany’. And he continues: “What Verstappen is do...
Fernando Alonso is counting the days until the presentation arrives of the new Aston Martin. Of the new car that he will drive in 2023. Of the single-seater in which he has many hopes to win again in Formula 1. The future, after her, will be something that will be seen, but the 41-year-old driver is already leading the way ‘away’ from racing a bit. Because that ‘far’ is rather close, since apart from running he wants to be attentive to possible young talents who are standing out. He wants to be her ‘godfather’. He wants to be your beacon on the way to the top of the motor world. For it founded A14 Management, your representation agency. It already has a pilot like Maximilian Gunther, who has just announced his arrival to the ‘Alonso team’. ...
Fernando Alonso He will be one of the big names on the Formula 1 grid in 2023. Not only because of his undoubted skill at the wheel, but also for his arrival at Aston Martin. For his team change. For his signing for a growing team with which he hopes to win again. A change, his, that has Álex Palou “expectant”. The Spanish, who will be with McLaren next year and that in 2021 he was IndyCar champion, he is looking forward to seeing how green suits the Asturian. “Nobody knows how it’s going to go. We are expectant”stated in Arteixo in words that EFE collects. And it is that he knows how Fernando spends or can spend them: “It’s going to be fun to see the change.” Everything remains to be seen, but the truth is that Aston Martin isn’t even ...
There are times when life brings two people together without expecting it. One such occasion occurred at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, where Toto Wolff (Mercedes team boss) met Pep Guardiolamanager of Manchester City and they felt a connection between them from the first moment. In an interview for the Formula 1 podcast, ‘Beyond the Grid’, the leader of the German team explained how they met and what he felt when he saw him: “We were together on stage at a meeting organized by Puma. We didn’t know each other, but when I heard him speak it was like listening to myself.. He proved to have the same approach and he said the same thing about me.” “Our job is reduced to people management and I think that he will definitely be part of the steps I take in the future...
One of the summer soap operas in Formula 1 was the mess Oscar Piastri-Alpine. The French team announced that the Australian would be his pilot for 2023, but he denied it and announced his signing for McLaren, which will ultimately be his team. Although months have passed, since Enstone they have not forgotten the decision. otmar szafnauerhead of the Alpine team, was blunt in an interview with ‘RacingNews365’ about what he believes the future will hold for Piastri: “Species that collaborate survive. Species that are selfish perish. It’s a true story and so it can be applied to Formula 1 too, but we’ll see what the future brings.” The Romanian manager, who has already stressed on different occasions that he expected more loyalty from PiastriHe confessed th...
Max Verstappen has sent a message… a message that after what happened in Brazil seems to have a perfectly clear direction. the dutch, Red Bull Driver, He has affirmed that it is key for him that everyone accepts his role in the team, even if that includes knowing that he is the squire of, according to him, “slightly better” riders. “A new World Cup always begins. You do some races and you realize it”, it states. Then he makes a special mention of Valtteri Bottas: “He did podiums. He won races. He got some top positions…” “That can happen. You just have to accept that the pilot next door is a little better”, Verstappen says. And he continues: “It is important that they accept that second pilot role. Some can’t do it, an...
The Formula 1 changes its regulations for 2026, simplifying engine regulations and getting even closer to hybridization. This has led many brands to want to enter the ‘Great Circus’, such as Audi or Porsche. The last to ring has been the almighty Fordwhich according to various information, would ally with Red Bull to supply the engines. The American brand has been historic in Formula 1, although its last appearance was at the beginning of this century under the name Jaguar Racing. Curiously, that team was sold in 2004… to Red Bull. In addition, during the first year of the Austrian team, Ford supplied them with the engines, although under the name Cosworth (an associated company of the Americans). Now, the possible association would work in the same way. Ford would collab...