The conditions of the track, both due to the heat of the asphalt and the twisting of its curves, seemed favorable for Aston Martin. and the illusion of Fernando Alonso, besieged since Thursday by the press, was still intact, not only because of the search for the 33rd victory, but because of a happy coincidence. At the Hungaroring, 20 years ago, the Asturian had secured his first victory in F1, which made him, at that time, the youngest winner in history. However, so many good omens turned to ashes yesterday. We are not fast enough to think about the podium, so we will have to grit our teeth during the race, admitted the two-time world champion after his eighth place on the grid. The grimace of Mike Krack, unfazed before the monitors, nothing resembled yesterday that of Flavio Briatore in ...
Fernando Alonso is not at all happy with Aston Martin. the asturian pilot will start eighth in the Hungarian Grand Prix race after suffering a lack of pace on his AMR23 in qualifying. The Silverstone team hoped that after signing two bad weekends in a row in Austria and Great Britain, they would be competitive again at the Hungaroring. The slow curves of the Hungarian layout, a priori, benefited his car, but the reality has been very different. Alonso has suffered to get into Q3passing the cut by just two thousandths of a second, while Lance Stroll with his fourteenth position he hasn’t even come close to doing it. The Asturian driver believes that his team is falling behind in the development battle, and has recognized that they are in the most difficult moment of the year. “W...
Fernando Alonso led to one of the worst qualifying sessions of the season in Hungary. He could only be eighth and was passed by direct rivals like the McLaren and even the Alfa Romeo. And, although he does not shy away from the drop in performance of Aston Martinit does put the focus on the tires. Pirelli was working on a new tire composition by 2024, harder and better resist the pressures of aerodynamics, but they advanced their work and introduced them at Silverstone. And the arrival of him, although for many it is not like that, has been able to affect the performance of some single-seaters according to Alonso. The Asturian wanted to highlight first that the result is due to Aston Martin’s drop in performance: “We have to improve, there is no doubt that we have taken a step ...
Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen they fought for the 2021 World Cup and left a battle for history, but a battle that went beyond the limit on several occasions. With the new regulation, Mercedes He disappeared from the leading positions, but in Hungary both will come out in the front row again. And the memories crowd the heads of both teams. There were many clashes that they had during that season, but the most famous was Silvertsone 2021. There, as in Hungary, they came out in first and second position. And none of them left an inch until the crash that left Verstappen against the wall and Hamilton winning. The relationship between the two has improved slightly, but also thanks to the lack of rivalry on the track. All both in Red Bull as in Mercedes are very aware of all the actions that...
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Updated Saturday, July 22, 2023 – 17:24 The seven-time champion surprises Max Verstappen by a very narrow margin (1:16.609), while the Asturian will start eighth, with Sainz, eleventh. Hamilton, with his Mercedes, on Saturday at the Hungaroring.PA For three thousandths, in this Hungaroring where he has eight victories, lewis hamilton was reunited with the sweet taste of the pole after a year and a half of drought. The scenes of joy in Mercedes, with its leader on the verge of tears, contrasted with the twisted gesture of Red Bull, which in the 10 previous races had only let out one pole before Ferrari. But this time, max verstappen no better on his last attempt and Hamilton, by a very narrow margin (1:16.609) commanded the grid for the 104th time. Things got even worse for Fernando A...
Fernando Alonso goes from record to record this 2023. He has broken the barrier of 100 podiumshas taken youthree of the four overtaking prizes of the month and has signed his best start to season since 2013. But his records do not stop there. In qualifying for the Hungarian Grand Prix, he once again confirmed the extraordinary moment he is going through. With the elimination of Carlos Sainz, Alonso is already the only driver who has reached Q3 in all classifications it’s from the season. Precisely the ’14’ was the one who dealt the final blow to the Ferrari driverbeating him in the last attempt of the second qualifying round by just two thousandths of a second to relegate him to eleventh on the starting grid. Not even Max Verstappen, who was left out in Q2 in Saudi Arabia...
Although the shortage of semiconductor chips, the shortage of glass and the shortage of containers continue to affect the automotive industry, for this sixth month of the year, our country exported 286,291 vehicles. General Motors is the firm that exported the most vehicles with 68,299 units; followed by Nissan with 36,309 units, and, in third place, Ford with 33,888 units. Next, we present the vehicles that were exported the most during this month of the year and the main places where they arrive: The 10 most exported vehicles made in Mexico in June 2023 Place Model units main destinations 1 ...
Alpine goes from trouble to trouble. The French team began the season with the aim of fighting with Ferrari and Mercedes for the second place in the constructors’ world championshipas stated by its director, Otmar Szafnauer. However, not only are they further from the front places than in 2022, but first, Aston Martin overtook them from the start of the season, and with their great result at the British Grand Prix, Mclaren gave them a run for their money. advanced in the constructors’ championship, relegating them to sixth place. These results have not sat well with the leadership of the Renault Group, which responded yesterday firing team CEO, Laurent Rossi. Internal issues aren’t the only ones plaguing Alpine, however. This weekend what could be the origin of the Enston...
Tremendous detail of Red Bull and Sergio Pérez in Hungary. Detailed with a kid. With a child and his father. With a fan of the Mexican who surely waited for the Hungaroring test as if it were Christmas Day. Yes, a fan of the Aztec, an Aztec who barely lasted four minutes in Free Practice 1 on the Central European track. And that made the kid couldn’t help but cry. The one his father couldn’t comfort. Yes, his sadness was visible, and the cameras captured the moment in which he burst into tears knowing that he was not going to see Sergio Pérez on the Hungarian asphalt again. The networks did their job and viralized the moment. And Red Bull got down to work to locate the kid. Of course she did, and she gave him a gift that he will never be able to forget. He gave her a magical da...
In this article we talk about the witness that great pilots have collected such as Cristina García, Ángela Vilariño or Emma Falcón. A witness that was forged in the years of competition of Balba Camino or María de Villota. Today we delve into the successes of our champions in various disciplines and we bring you a top of the most important active female pilots in our country. In the exciting world of motorsports and competition, women have been breaking barriers and demonstrating their skill behind the wheel. In Spain, we are lucky to have a rich automobile and motorcycle tradition, numerous drivers have left an indelible mark on this sport. From motocross to rally, through speed tracks and touring car circuits, although in this article we focus on automotive shooting, It is impossible not...
Formula 1 is still pending by Alex Palou. The Barcelona rider is one of the most sought after on the grid, and in recent weeks he hasand has linked him with four teamsbeing that of AlphaTauri the option that has sounded the most strongly. The interest in the current pilot of Chip Ganassi in the IndyCar grew even more after his stellar performance last Sunday at the Toronto Grand Prix, in which rallied from fifteenth to second with front wing off the hook. This feat impressed drivers and fans in the United States and, surely, made the Formula 1 paddock take notice. However, Palou assures that he is calm about his future and he believes that hearing his name on the lips of the leaders of the ‘Great Circus’ is extraordinary news. “It is true that now we are in the middle of ...