Fernando Alonso says it isn’t immediately obvious why Alpine enjoyed their most competitive weekend of the season so far in Portugal.
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Team radio problems contributed to collision between Perez and Ocon
2021 Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix
Posted onEsteban Ocon and Sergio Perez have been cleared of blame in their crash that caused a stoppage in the first practice session for the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix.
Alonso keen for Alpine upgrades at Imola
2021 F1 Season
Posted onAlpine are bringing an aerodynamic upgrade package and new testing elements to the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix to address their deficit to the midfield.
Mercedes will sort car problems within three races, Budkowski predicts
2021 F1 season
Posted onMercedes will recover quickly from their sub-par start to the 2021 F1 season, Alpine’s executive director Marcin Budkowski has predicted.
Sandwich bag ended Alonso’s first race back in Formula 1
2021 Bahrain Grand Prix
Posted onFernando Alonso retired from his first Formula 1 race since 2018 after a sandwich bag entered a rear brake duct, causing terminal overheating.
De Meo did not join talks with Alonso before joining Renault, Rossi insists
2021 Bahrain Grand Prix
Posted onAlpine CEO Laurent Rossi has insisted Renault president Luca de Meo did not join talks with Fernando Alonso before taking over as president of the group, contrary to comments made by the team’s new driver.
Alonso predicts “surprises” when teams reveal true pace in Bahrain
2021 F1 season
Posted onFernando Alonso suspects there have been changes in the balance of power in Formula 1 during the off-season.
Lack of customer team makes it “more difficult” to place Alpine junior drivers in F1 – Brivio
2021 F1 season
Posted onAlpine’s racing director Davide Brivio has admitted it will be hard to promote its junior drivers into F1 as long as it doesn’t have any customer teams.
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.
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.
Mercedes have quickest lap time but lowest mileage after day two
F1 testing data: Day two
Posted onMercedes may have set the quickest lap time in testing today, but they are still further away from their 2020 performance than any other team.
Bottas quickest on day two of test as Mercedes make up for lost time
2021 F1 season
Posted onMercedes bounced back from a poor start to testing by setting the quickest lap time so far on the second day in Bahrain.
Ricciardo quickest as Hamilton loses more time with spin
2021 F1 season
Posted onDaniel Ricciardo topped the morning session for the second day running in Bahrain, while Lewis Hamilton caused a stoppage when he spun his Mercedes.
Fewest laps, least progress, but was Mercedes’ start to testing really that bad?
F1 testing data: Day one
Posted onMercedes did the fewest laps of any team on the first day of testing, and were further from their 2020 pace than anyone else. How bad was their start to the season?
Verstappen quickest for Red Bull as sandstorm hits Bahrain test
2021 F1 season
Posted onMax Verstappen was quickest in the opening day of pre-season testing in Bahrain, while the quickest Mercedes was only 10th.
Ricciardo tops morning times for McLaren as gearbox trouble delays Mercedes
2021 F1 season
Posted onDaniel Ricciardo set the fastest time on the morning of the first day of testing for the new season, while gearbox trouble delayed Mercedes.
How Alpine is defying Formula 1 tradition in its pursuit of success
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Posted onFollowing the surprise departure of Cyril Abiteboul, Renault has chosen an unusual structure for the F1 team now named after its performance sub-brand Alpine.
Copying rival F1 teams’ innovations ‘takes just two days’
2021 F1 season
Posted onFormula 1 teams are being especially secretive about their new designs for 2021 because the opportunities for innovation are so limited this year.
