Alpine raises F1 pricetag: why new team entry fee is set to triple
Alpine’s new F1 investment values the team at around $900m, which means that new teams wanting to join the grid are set to see the entry fee skyrocket, writes Chris Medland
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Alpine’s new F1 investment values the team at around $900m, which means that new teams wanting to join the grid are set to see the entry fee skyrocket, writes Chris Medland
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Peter Revson, the driver whom Andrew Frankel says “might have the unique distinction of being remembered as less of a driver than he actually was”, took his debut F1 win…
F1 sprint events have fallen flat on their face since their 2021 introduction – if the field of reserve drivers took to the grid instead, we could have a real race on our hands
He was the visionary founder, the brilliant driver, and the inspirational leader. Then he was gone. Matt Bishop on how the team regrouped to honour Bruce McLaren with a race victory, just days after his death
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