Alpine adviser Flavio Briatore has defined a key motive why talks between the French group and Carlos Sainz didn’t progress additional final season.
The previous Ferrari driver, who was the most well liked free agent prospect on the F1 driver market this time period, finally joined Williams after a protracted interval of deliberation, with Alpine and Audi additionally vying for his signature on the time.
READ MORE: Alpine reveal Sainz difficulty in failed contract talks
Hamilton tipped to destroy Leclerc’s ‘higher hand’
Juan Pablo Montoya believes Lewis Hamilton is “going to win every part” inside a matter of rounds after becoming a member of Ferrari for the 2025 F1 season.
The ex-Williams and McLaren driver feels that while Charles Leclerc will initially benefit from the “higher hand”, the seven-time drivers’ champion will quickly assert his dominance.
READ MORE: Hamilton tipped to destroy Leclerc’s ‘higher hand’
Oscar Piastri has revealed he anticipated to attain the occasional podium end within the years following him becoming a member of McLaren at first of 2023.
Talking on the end-of-season FIA awards ceremony in Rwanda, the place McLaren was accepting its first constructors’ championship since 1998, the Australian outlined how considerably their 2024 achievements had defied his preliminary expectations of the partnership.
READ MORE: Piastri shares unique McLaren expectations after F1 title glory
Daniel Ricciardo has dominated out becoming a member of the Cadillac F1 mission for sure, with the Australian concurrently additionally showing to place an finish to his F1 profession altogether.
The 35-year-old was seen claiming he’s “performed” in a fan interplay caught on digital camera, which was later posted on social media.
READ MORE: Ricciardo shares F1 replace amid Cadillac hypothesis
F1 rookie quantity choice causes uproar – ought to the system be modified?
Since 2014, F1 has allowed drivers to race underneath a variety of their selecting, however a latest number-based controversy has make clear the place followers may not be solely proud of the present system.
With 2025 rookies Gabriel Bortoleto and Jack Doohan claiming the numbers 5 and 7, respectively, there was a backlash on-line from followers who don’t want to see the previous numbers of their favourites adorned on a distinct driver’s automobile.
READ MORE: F1 rookie quantity choice causes uproar – ought to the system be modified?
Verstappen makes ‘perpetually’ Pink Bull declare
Max Verstappen has claimed he’s unperturbed by “legacy”, while additionally questioning the worth of utilizing drivers’ titles as a barometer for who’s “truly the perfect” in F1.
The latter remark from the Dutchman may very well be thought of a thinly veiled dig at his 2021 championship adversary, Lewis Hamilton, who has the joint-most drivers’ titles in F1 – with Michael Schumacher – on seven.
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