Oscar Piastri finished ahead of Lando Norris to win the Chinese Grand Prix for a McLaren 1-2 while Lewis Hamilton was disqualified for Ferrari, Afrosport reports. Piastri controlled the 56-lap race at the Shanghai International Circuit from start to finish to bounce back from the disappointing home race in Australia last week. Winner in Melbourne, Norris reduced the gap to Piastri in the closing stages after...
Formula 2 driver Kush Maini has been added to the roster of the Alpine Formula 1 team as a test and reserve driver ahead of the 2025 season, Afrosport reports. Maini joined Alpine’s young driver programme at the end of 2023 and has now joined the expanded line-up of backup drivers that includes Franco Colapinto, Ryo Hirakawa and Paul Aron. The Indian driver, the first in...
Alpine have reached an agreement with Williams to make Franco Colapinto their test and reserve driver for the 2025 Formula 1 season, Afrosport reports. The 21-year-old Argentine had been heavily linked with a move to Alpine in recent weeks and has now signed a multi-year deal. Colapinto made an immediate impression in F1 when he was drafted in by Williams to replace Logan Sargeant from last...
Australian Jack Doohan will make his Formula One debut sooner than expected, as the 21-year-old will race for Alpine this weekend in the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, the team announced on Monday. Jack, son of legendary motorcycle racer Mick Doohan, will replace Esteban Ocon at Alpine after the 28-year-old was released early despite being contracted to the Renault-owned team until the end of the year....
Alpine will use Mercedes power units and gearboxes when the new era of Formula 1 engine regulations commence in 2026, Afrosport reports. The agreement which is multi-year, will run through the duration of the engine regulations between 2026 and 2030. Parent company, Renault announced in September that it will end its F1 engine programme at the end of the 2025 season and will now take up...
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