Pierre Gasly believes the decision to use a two-stop strategy for the Austrian Grand Prix cost AlphaTauri a stronger result than his eventual ninth place
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‘There’s got to be learning’ from pandemic experience – Hamilton
RaceFans Round-up
Posted onIn the round-up: ‘There’s got to be learning’ from pandemic – Hamilton • Tsunoda getting help from Perez • 2022 talks weeks off – Schumacher
Gasly “surprised” Leclerc wasn’t investigated over collision which ended his race
2021 Austrian Grand Prix
Posted onPierre Gasly intends to speak to Formula 1 race director Michael Masi about why the stewards did not investigate his collision with Charles Leclerc which forced him out of the Styrian Grand Prix.
Tsunoda’s Baku speed “really worried” team boss Tost
2021 Azerbaijan Grand Prix
Posted onAlphaTauri team principal Franz Tost admitted he feared Yuki Tsunoda would crash during the Azerbaijan Grand Prix.
Tsunoda “didn’t enjoy” first experience of new training regime after Red Bull moved him to Italy
2021 Azerbaijan Grand Prix
Posted onYuki Tsunoda didn’t enjoy his first experience of the strict new training regime his team put him on after he moved to Italy last week.
Moto GP shows how AlphaTauri could challenge top teams in future – Gasly
2021 F1 season
Posted onAlphaTauri could emerge as a regular contender for victories under new rules being introduced in Formula 1, Pierre Gasly believes.
Tsunoda says his Imola mistakes were “really not acceptable”
RaceFans Round-up
Posted onIn the round-up: Tsunoda says his Imola mistakes were “really not acceptable” • Formula E reveals altered Valencia layout • Nurburgring and Istanbul tipped as F1 track substitutes
Stroll loses seventh place to Gasly after post-race penalty for lap 11 pass
2021 Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix
Posted onLance Stroll has lost his seventh-place finish in the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix after being penalised for overtaking a rival off the track.
Tsunoda apologises to AlphaTauri for “series of mistakes” after crash
2021 Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix
Posted onYuki Tsunoda says he was “pushing too much” when he crashed out of the first segment of Emilia-Romagna GP qualifying, consigning himself to 20th on the grid.
Alonso impressed by Alpine’s Imola upgrade package
RaceFans Round-up
Posted onIn the round-up: Alonso impressed by Alpine’s Imola upgrade package • Di Resta named as McLaren reserve • “F1 needs a proper fight” – Verstappen
Gasly has “felt good in the car since the first lap” at Imola
2021 Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix
Posted onAlphaTauri’s confidence of a strong result in the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix continues to grow after being the second fastest team in Friday practice.
Tsunoda surprised to make bigger impact in Europe than Japan after debut
RaceFans Round-up
Posted onIn the round-up: Tsunoda surprised to make bigger impact in Europe than Japan after debut • Sainz shouldn’t advertise weakness – Smedley • Super Formula moves season finale
AlphaTauri drivers back team’s strategy to use harder tyres in Q2
2021 Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix
Posted onAlphaTauri is hoping to continue with its strategy from the Bahrain GP where it made it through to the final qualifying segment on the same tyre as the fastest teams.
How F1’s new rookie class fared in their first challenge of 2021
2021 F1 Season
Posted onF1’s three new drivers for 2021 have little in common, and as expected their first race weekend produce sharply differing outcomes.
Writing account of painful 2019 season was “a weight off my shoulders” – Gasly
2021 Bahrain Grand Prix
Posted onPierre Gasly says writing an account of his painful 2019 season, during which his friend Anthoine Hubert was killed, has helped him to move on from the experience.
Which team won F1’s pre-season testing ‘war’? It may not be over yet
2021 F1 season
Posted onWhich teams left testing feeling positive about their performance, and who has a tough year ahead of them? And does one team still have a trick left up its sleeve?
Binotto believes Ferrari have “improved in many areas”
F1 testing data: Day three
Posted onAfter their dire campaign last year, did testing for the new season show Ferrari finally have something to smile about? Mattia Binotto thinks so.
Second-fastest Tsunoda stunned by F1 grip levels
2021 F1 Season
Posted onYuki Tsunoda says he has never experienced anything like the levels of grip offered by F1’s softest tyre compound after recording the second-fastest time in testing.
Verstappen pips Tsunoda in Honda-powered one-two as testing ends
2021 F1 season
Posted onMax Verstappen pipped rookie Yuki Tsunoda to the fastest time of pre-season testing by less than a tenth of a second.
Perez sets quickest time of test so far in last pre-season run for Red Bull
2021 F1 season
Posted onSergio Perez completed his pre-season testing for Red Bull by setting the best time on the morning of the final day.
