Admin Lineker Posted June 7, 2023 Author Admin Report Share Posted June 7, 2023 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris2K Posted June 17, 2023 Report Share Posted June 17, 2023 Bridgestone launches a bid to be the F1 tyre supplier. It's only a sole supplier contract so we won't see the return of the (much better) days of two tyre companies producing different tyres, adding an extra bit of interest to each race. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris2K Posted June 17, 2023 Report Share Posted June 17, 2023 Gasly got absolutely shafted by people backing up there. Lucky there wasn't a serious accident. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twist Posted June 17, 2023 Report Share Posted June 17, 2023 13 minutes ago, Chris2K said: Gasly got absolutely shafted by people backing up there. Lucky there wasn't a serious accident. Ferrari did it again there as well. Team as a whole seem incapable of learning from their mistakes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris2K Posted June 17, 2023 Report Share Posted June 17, 2023 Whilst I don't rate Gilles Villeneuve anywhere near as highly as the rest of the world, having Hulkenberg in car #27 on the front row at the circuit that is named after Villeneuve is quite cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobfoc Posted June 18, 2023 Report Share Posted June 18, 2023 Hulkenberg has been given a three-place grid penalty. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris2K Posted June 18, 2023 Report Share Posted June 18, 2023 Only a 3 place penalty for Sainz as well, given he did the same, very dangerous thing twice he has got away lightly. 7pm BST start time by the way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twist Posted June 18, 2023 Report Share Posted June 18, 2023 5 hours ago, Chris2K said: Only a 3 place penalty for Sainz as well, given he did the same, very dangerous thing twice he has got away lightly. 7pm BST start time by the way. The first incident alone should have been more than 3. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris2K Posted June 18, 2023 Report Share Posted June 18, 2023 12 hours ago, Chris2K said: Only a 3 place penalty for Sainz as well, given he did the same, very dangerous thing twice he has got away lightly. 7pm BST start time by the way. Guess who was ready to turn on the grid walk at 7:30... Not a bad race, at this point if you just ignore Max then the rest of the racing is good. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Admin Lineker Posted June 26, 2023 Author Admin Report Share Posted June 26, 2023 Quote Alpine have secured a €200m cash injection from a group of investors, including Hollywood actor Ryan Reynolds, to support the French operation’s sporting ambitions in Formula 1. Alpine are currently fifth in the constructors’ championship – one place lower than they finished the last campaign – and have been searching for investment to help close the gap to F1’s leading teams. The Investor Group – formed of Otro Capital, RedBird Capital Partners and Maximum Effort Investments – have acquired a 24% stake in the F1 team, placing their value, say Alpine, at around €900m. The group have worked with NFL side Dallas Cowboys, America’s National Football League (NFL), French football club Toulouse FC and English football team Wrexham AFC. Reynolds bought Wrexham in November 2020 and, along with fellow actor and co-owner Rob McElhenney, has overseen the club's rejuvenation, which peaked with earning promotion back to the English Football League after 15 years. “Formula 1 and Alpine are strategic assets for Renault Group,” said Renault Group CEO Luca de Meo. “Over the past two years, we have re-ignited Alpine, capitalising on its iconic A110 sports coupe, boosting it by entering Formula 1, where it aims to become a championship contender. This partnership will accelerate Alpine F1 development by diversifying revenue drivers and increasing brand value.” Alpine CEO Laurent Rossi added: “This association is an important step to enhance our performance at all levels. First, Otro Capital, RedBird Capital Partners and Maximum Effort Investments, as international players with strong track record in the sports industry, will bring their recognised expertise to boost our media and marketing strategy, essential to support our sporting performance over the long term. “Second, the incremental revenue generated will in turn be reinvested in the team, in order to further accelerate our Mountain Climber plan, aimed at catching up with top teams in terms of state-of-the-art facilities and equipment.” The investment centres around the F1 team only, with Renault’s engine division in Viry not part of the transaction and remaining entirely owned by the Renault Group. The news comes as part of a wider announcement from Alpine that sees them set a target of achieving €8 billion in revenue in 2030 and to break even in 2026. The Formula 1 team is only one side of the business, with the automotive arm looking to develop its own high-performance platform for its future 100% electric sports cars – which will see a seven-model range including one future roadster and the all-new A310. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Lineker Posted June 28, 2023 Author Admin Report Share Posted June 28, 2023 Quote Red Bull motorsport advisor Helmut Marko has said AlphaTauri will be renamed for the F1 2024 season, for them to “follow Red Bull Racing as far as the regulations allow.” The Red Bull junior squad has been on a downward trajectory in terms of performance over the past couple of seasons, and the senior team are looking to intervene by supplying AlphaTauri with as many Red Bull parts as possible from next season onwards. This will mark a return to the original Red Bull-Toro Rosso dynamic from when the teams entered the sport in the mid-2000s, with Red Bull supplying their junior team with more parts than they currently do, with AlphaTauri competing more independently in the present day. After several years competing healthily in the midfield, AlphaTauri fell to ninth in the Constructors’ Championship last season and are currently bottom of the pile this season, with just two points on the board after eight races. Marko has spoken of his displeasure surrounding the situation at the team, but with long-serving team principal Franz Tost set to retire at the end of the year and a new leadership team coming in, he feels the time is right for a change – including how the team will be known. “AlphaTauri will have two new leaders in 2024, Laurent Mekies and Peter Bayer. There will be new sponsors and a new name,” Marko confirmed in an interview with Austrian publication Kleine Zeitung. “The orientation is clear: follow Red Bull Racing as far as the regulations allow. Own designs are the wrong way to go. But when asked directly about whether drivers Yuki Tsunoda and Nyck de Vries currently form a part of their plans for next season at the moment, he was non-committal. “Basically, Yuki is having a very good season with unfortunate results and penalties, but the performance is right,” he added. “With Nyck de Vries, however, we are not satisfied, we are looking at that as well.” Back towards the front of the field, where Marko’s focus has predominantly been this season, he believes that Red Bull’s rivals are slowly clawing their way back into contention. With the way Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc beat Max Verstappen at the team’s home race last year and it being a sprint weekend, the 80-year-old is wary that the senior team will need to be on form to keep up their 100% winning record so far this season. “We saw in Canada that the others are getting closer,” he said. “In Spielberg, there’s a sprint again, you only have one practice session to set up the car. If you miss it, the whole weekend is gone. “Last year we had too much tyre wear, we didn’t quite realise that in the sprint. Then in the race we had no chance against Ferrari. “The other story is the weather: changeable conditions are forecast. So success is by no means a given.” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meacon Keaton Posted June 28, 2023 Report Share Posted June 28, 2023 Back to Toro Rosso? I'm curious who they're considering to replace of De Vries. Riccardo's name keeps getting mentioned (by the media, that is) as a potential replacement for Checo, but I think Yuki would be more likely than Daniel at this point in their careers. I don't keep up with F2 enough to know who the up-and-comer of the year is, but I wonder if sitting out the first half of this season has humbled Danny Ric enough that he'd consider taking on a senior role with AlphaTauroRosso. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toe Posted June 28, 2023 Report Share Posted June 28, 2023 I think it would go to a Red Bull academy driver like Liam Lawson. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris2K Posted June 28, 2023 Report Share Posted June 28, 2023 This is Red Bull/Marko we're talking about, so logic has to be taken out of the picture. I reckon Danny Ric for sure, his marketability is too big of a factor. The either Yuki or Ricciardo go to Red Bull to replace Checo in 2025. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Lineker Posted June 28, 2023 Author Admin Report Share Posted June 28, 2023 It could well be Iwasa. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toe Posted June 30, 2023 Report Share Posted June 30, 2023 On 28/06/2023 at 13:29, Chris2K said: This is Red Bull/Marko we're talking about, so logic has to be taken out of the picture. I reckon Danny Ric for sure, his marketability is too big of a factor. The either Yuki or Ricciardo go to Red Bull to replace Checo in 2025. Oh yeah, if it's to take Checo's seat than for sure you'd have to consider Ricciardo. I was thinking DeVries seat at Alpha Tauri. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
METALMAN Posted June 30, 2023 Report Share Posted June 30, 2023 Based on current form, if I were Red Bull I’d seriously look into bringing back Albon. He seems a significantly better driver than he was in 2020 and a bit more confident as well. Also I like him. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Lineker Posted June 30, 2023 Author Admin Report Share Posted June 30, 2023 Albon is good but leading Williams feels like the right spot for him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris2K Posted June 30, 2023 Report Share Posted June 30, 2023 Given how he performed today, de Vries might be out before the sprint race. Checo too. No penalty for Max by the way, possibly because nobody would believe that a Haas would get held up by Max. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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