Ferrari attempts to shift blame to car: Goin’ up, goin’ down – Hungarian GP
Ferrari tries to shift the blame gear, F1’s cameras lose direction and Alpine’s visionary leadership pays dividends again
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Ferrari tries to shift the blame gear, F1’s cameras lose direction and Alpine’s visionary leadership pays dividends again
Don’t take anything for granted in the 2023 F1 driver market after Fernando Alonso’s Aston Martin deal, writes Adam Cooper. With familiar figures rumoured to be pulling strings in the background, even Oscar Piastri’s rumoured Alpine seat is in doubt
Red Bull’s Max Verstappen, from tenth on the grid, had this race won with 25 laps still to go. Coming into the weekend Red Bull was pretty sure the Hungaroring’s…
Aston Martin has announced Fernando Alonso will join from next season in a “multi-year” deal at the Silverstone team
Ferrari’s ability to self-sabotage knows no bounds, and the Hungarian Grand Prix is the latest in a long list of examples. And it comes against the backdrop of a team…
Max Verstappen now has an 80-point lead in the F1 championship after another poor Ferrari strategy choice cost Charles Leclerc the chance to fight for victory in the 2022 Hungarian Grand Prix
George Russell stunned the F1 field by taking a superb first pole position at the death in 2022 Hungarian GP qualifying
It’s always painful when a driver makes a high-profile error such as Charles Leclerc did leading the French GP. Inevitably perhaps, come the accusations that Leclerc is too error-prone. But,…
Sebastian Vettel’s departure from Aston Martin leaves an F1 2023 driver vacancy – the team has a wide variety of options
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