— McLaren (@McLarenF1) September 14, 2022. A scorching day in Barcelona would bring us all the answers we have been waiting for. And I truly do wish him well.
Although the actual deal may still need to be done, it looks increasingly likely, which means Gasly should be free to take up the Alpine drive. McLaren - Oscar Piastri. Related storyboards. This is wrong and I have not signed a contract with Alpine for 2023. The other Mercedes of Valtteri Bottas was also making his way up the grid making the hard tyres work for him. Hamilton: F1 'might as well not have a cost cap' if breaches get slap on the wrist Hamilton: F1 'might as well not have a cost cap' if breaches get slap on the wrist. GPblog.com | Debate | Who will fill the vacant seats for the 2023 Formula 1 season. However race seats on the 2023 grid of that calibre are few and far between. An athlete should rarely be faulted for wanting more money to secure their future while they compete in a sport with no pension. They also chat about Red Bull's salary cap issues, Daniel Ricciardo's future, what the 2023 grid will look like, and plenty more. Ganassi seemed to trigger an automatic option in Palou's contract, which means less money for Palou. A race to forget for Alpha Tauri. Sainz: First dry F1 pole in US GP qualifying was 'a long time coming' Sainz: First dry F1 pole in US GP qualifying was 'a long time coming'.
Ricciardo holding the power in Alpine debacle. Robert Wickens' extremely promising IndyCar was cut unfairly short when a wreck left the Canadian paralyzed in 2018, for one very obvious example. So for Ricciardo, with a team that could be seen as trying to find a way out and confidence issues in a car that does not comply with his driving style, a move away would be understandable - and would open the door for Piastri. Alpine not ruling out ricciardo as piastri mess opens door video. Bottas, Sainz and Hamilton were running within a second of each other at the start of lap 58. Lewis Hamilton critical of F1 for not saving W Series season Lewis Hamilton critical of F1 for not saving W Series season.
Alfa Romeo will keep Zhou alongside Bottas. Non-personalized ads are influenced by the content you're currently viewing and your general location. The 2nd row will see a back in form Pierre Gasly line up at P3 after the French driver looked really fast throughout the weekend 's teammate Tsunoda managed to make it to Q3 but could not make any major inroads and he will be starting P9 for the race tomorrow. Confirmed drivers: Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez. Whether they can now help both try and realise dreams of winning the world championship remains to be seen but the drivers' market is one F1 problem Ferrari don't have. A new favourite to potentially replace the popular Australian is his compatriot Piastri, following the F2 champion's shock snub to Alpine suggesting he has a better option elsewhere. Steiner calls for F1 budget cap rules rethink for minor overspends. Alpine not ruling out ricciardo as piastri mess opens door to top. Ocon to start US GP from pitlane as Alpine takes fresh engine Ocon to start US GP from pitlane as Alpine takes fresh engine. Blog comments powered by. The former Red Bull driver has done a solid job on his return to the team, outperforming Nicholas Latifi who, while remaining an option for 2023, is fighting to stay in the sport having endured a poor campaign. Fortunately he lived to fight another day and will be looking for some good points in the race tomorrow.
F1 drivers pay tribute to "grounded and humble" Mateschitz. This could be a blow for Mercedes in a scenario where they would require Bottas to play the team game in order to try and push for the driver's title. Carlos Sainz in the other Ferrari could only manage a P9 but crucially for Ferrari, they have atleast one car ahead of McLaren at P4. The plan seemed simple, keep Piastri in F2 for two seasons, and promote him once Alonso retired at the end of 2022. Adam Peacock is joined by Matt Hickey and Rebecca Clancy to for all the latest from the world of Formula One ahead of this weekend's French Grand Prix. The favourites for each remaining seat on the 2023 F1 grid. Alpine's response was to announce reserve driver and highly rated youngster Oscar Piastri on Tuesday to fill the gap vacated by the Spaniard, only for the 21-year-old to dramatically insist he had not agreed to race for the team next term. I'm going to look back with some very fond memories, some fun times together on and off the track. Yet, Schumacher could still be moved on to AlphaTauri and that frees up a space for Ricciardo to slot into to keep the Australian on the grid.
FIA ends race director rotation for rest of 2022 F1 season. Common Sense Prevails in Alex Palou-CGR IndyCar Drama. — Alex Palou Montalbo (@AlexPalou) July 12, 2022. Schumacher is set to part company with Ferrari, where he has officially remained an F1 'junior' for the last couple of the years, and become a free agent, so must retain an outside chance of getting the Williams drive. There was plenty of heat on McLaren for having been at the center of not one, but two different contract controversies, with it creating a third one after the revelation that Piastri had a signed deal to take Daniel Ricciardo's seat with the team almost two weeks prior to Ricciardo announcing that he would still drive for the team in 2023.
Russell now ahead of both RedBulls and clearly holding them up, RedBull clearly order Perez to let Verstappen through to see if he can make any ground on the Mercedes. Now we get down to what we've been waiting for, both Lando Norris and Daniel Ricciardo are presented to the crowd to much plum and applause from the papaya fans, they both look well rested tanned and raring to go. Williams - Logan Sargeant. Verstappen looking to capitalise on the bad start for Hamilton yesterday and both McLarens in the fight who wanted to mix things up and get a podium. The two RedBulls now leading the pack just 6 seconds apart. Red Bull: Alleged F1 overspend had "zero benefit", "appalled" by cheating suggestions. Leading from start to finish after a great move into turn 1, Daniel Ricciardo won the Italian Grand Prix with his teammate Lando Norris in P2. Alpine not ruling out ricciardo as piastri mess opens door to hypervisor. The Honda deal works in his favour as well. Adam Peacock, Emily Benammar, Matt Hickey and Rebecca Clancy debate the talking points out of the Italian GP, won under safety car conditions by Max Verstappen. If he continues on this positive trajectory, he will be a more favourable option, even is Zhou is reliable. However, Piastri came out and dismissed claims that he would be driving for Alpine in 2023 despite a statement released by the team saying otherwise.
Haas - Mick Schumacher. We also see the end to the great career of Sebastian Vettel along with losing Latifi, Ricciardo and Schumacher who haven't confirmed their plans for 2023. Behind them, Aston Martin sits just four points back from Alfa Romeo in P6 while Haas is clinging on to P8 by just one point from AlphaTauri. Martin Brundle can see 'fireworks' when Fernando Alonso joins Stroll 'family firm'.
Leclerc up front still hadn't pitted at the start of lap 20 and led by 30 seconds from Russell and Verstappen. Red Bull in discussions with FIA over cost cap Accepted Breach Agreement Red Bull in discussions with FIA over cost cap Accepted Breach Agreement. Perez finished P3 on track but after the 5 second penalty he drops to P5 and Bottas finished on the podium. Further down the field Lando Norris is now up to 8th position despite feeling unwell this weekend. Formula One isn't unique to having a drivers' market puzzle to solve - in fact the term 'silly season' is an annual staple of the sport as drivers and teams weigh up their future options. Once crumb of comfort for Otmar however, would have come with the fact that this freed up the seat for their junior driver Oscar Piastri, and it was announced on Twitter on Tuesday that he would be driving alongside Ocon in 2023. Obviously he's a lot younger than me. Verstappen ended up on the sausage curb and was lifted over Hamilton, destroying the back wing but the halo doing its job as the tyre of the RedBull. But, if Mick performs well, I don't see him losing his seat. At half distance this race is between the two RedBulls but seeing as team orders were clearly used earlier surely it is Verstappens race to lose now. This may seem greedy, especially considering Palou's age, but the reality is IndyCar racing is an exceedingly dangerous discipline of racing. "We are already well over halfway through that 5, 000km program in preparation for a race seat next year.