Esteban Ocon and Pierre Gasly both say they want a strong working relationship together as team mates after previous tension between the pair.
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Claire has worked in motorsport for much of her career, covering a broad mix of championships including Formula One, Formula E, the BTCC, British GT and W Series. In doing so, she has worked for an extensive list of companies including the BBC, Channel 4, Formula One, 5 Live, Eurosport, BT Sport and ITV in a variety of roles - including lead presenter, writer, pitlane reporter and a historic role as the first female motorsport commentator on terrestrial TV. Claire’s extensive experience goes far beyond motorsport however, and has seen her cover a wide and varied selection of sports on a local, national and international level - ranging from reporting on county cricket matches through to being part of the Olympic Broadcast Services team for both the Olympic and Winter Olympic Games in Beijing.
“No one better”: Norris has full confidence in McLaren’s new man at the helm
News Focus
Posted onAfter years out of the spotlight at McLaren, Andrea Stella has been promoted to team principal. And there was no one more qualified for the job.
Racing for a bigger team gives Gasly a “much better feeling”
2023 F1 season
Posted onAlpine’s newest driver Pierre Gasly says it is a “much better feeling” to be racing with a factory team compared to a team with more modest resources.
Alpine explains why its fix for engine problems had to wait until 2023
2023 F1 season
Posted onAlpine suffered a series of engine failures last year but had to wait for the arrival of its 2023 car to fix them.
Losing drivers to Aston Martin and McLaren hasn’t made rivalry personal – Szafnauer
2023 F1 season
Posted onAlpine team principal Otmar Szafnauer says there’s nothing personal between his outfit and rivals Aston Martin and McLaren, who lured drivers away from them last year.
Floersch lands late place on Alpine Academy as Doohan becomes F1 reserve driver
2023 F1 season
Posted onSophia Floersch has been named as a ninth member of Alpine’s junior academy, just two days after the team announced a roster of eight drivers.
FIA’s “silly regulation” on drivers’ views is “totally unnecessary” – Russell
2023 F1 season
Posted onGeorge Russell has sharply criticised the FIA’s new rule restricting how drivers may express themselves, calling it a “silly regulation”.
F1 teams to discuss raising $200 million ‘anti-dilution fee’ for newcomers next week
2023 F1 season
Posted onFormula 1 teams will hold discussions next week on whether to increase the fee new entrants must pay to join the series.
“No one understood what it was”: America’s new star on his “lonely” path to F1
News Focus
Posted onLogan Sargeant says moving from the USA to Europe at a young age to pursue his dream of racing in Formula 1 was ‘difficult and lonely’ at times – but it paid off.
Why Red Bull-Ford? Why not Porsche? And what about Honda? Horner explains all
2023 F1 season
Posted onRed Bull’s newly-announced deal to co-develop Formula 1 power units with Ford draws a line under months of speculation over its future plans involving three different manufacturers.
Perez aims to “fight for the win every weekend” in 2023
2023 F1 season
Posted onRed Bull driver Sergio Perez says his target for the 2023 season is to be in contention for the victory at every race weekend.
Red Bull budget cap penalty won’t be ‘big limiting factor’ in title fight – Verstappen
2023 F1 season
Posted onMax Verstappen does not believe Red Bull’s aerodynamic testing penalty for breaching the 2021 budget cap will determine whether they can defend their world championships.
Car Red Bull presented at launch will look “somewhat different” at Bahrain test
2023 F1 season
Posted onMax Verstappen says he hasn’t seen Red Bull’s real RB19 yet, as the team admitted the car it presented today will look “somewhat different” in testing.
Ricciardo expects “flexibility” from Red Bull if he gets urge to race in 2023
2023 F1 season
Posted onRed Bull reserve driver Daniel Ricciardo believes the team would be willing to let him to compete outside of F1 this year if he wants to.
Ford considered but rejected returning as a full F1 team as it “didn’t feel right”
2026 F1 season
Posted onFord considered and rejected the possibility of returning to Formula 1 as a full constructor and chose Red Bull over other current and aspiring teams.
No 2023 car at Red Bull’s Friday launch but Ford rumours grow
RaceFans Round-up
Posted onIn the round-up: No 2023 car at Red Bull’s Friday launch but rumours grow of Ford tie-up • Vassuer will “fight like hell” with friend Wolff • Bedrin joins Jenzer for FIA F3
Reports Ferrari engine has gained 30bhp are a “joke” – Vasseur
2023 F1 season
Posted onNew Ferrari team principal Frederic Vasseur has rubbished claims the team has gained 30bhp from its power unit during the off-season.
Vasseur reveals talks with Binotto and Todt in preparation for Ferrari start
2023 F1 season
Posted onNew Ferrari team principal Frederic Vasseur revealed he has spoken to two notable predecessors in preparation for taking over the role.
Vandoorne wants Formula E cars to make drivers look “more like heroes”
Interview
Posted onFormula E champion Stoffel Vandoorne tells RaceFans the series needs to produce a better spectacle to attract greater interest from viewers.
No number one driver policy at Ferrari, Vasseur tells Sainz and Leclerc
2023 F1 season
Posted onNew Ferrari team principal Frederic Vasseur says he will only favour one of their drivers over the other if it improves their title chances.