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Szafnauer leaves Alpine F1 team principal role

Szafnauer will leave by “mutual agreement” after this weekend’s Belgian GP.

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Alpine: New floor for Belgian F1 GP will be “significant step”

The upgrade comes soon after a new front wing was introduced at Silverstone as the team tries to improve its performance in the wake of the recent huge leap made by close rival McLaren.

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Alpine: New car floor for F1 Belgian GP will be a “significant step”

The upgrade comes soon after a new front wing was introduced at Silverstone, as the team tries to improve its performance in the wake of the recent huge leap made by close rival McLaren.

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Alpine is addressing but not “panicking” about F1 reliability niggles

Pierre Gasly caused an early red flag during first practice for the recent Canadian Grand Prix when he stopped with what he reported to be a driveshaft failure. But it has since transpired that the “freak” fault came with the steering wheel losing its power supply and engaging the clutch.

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Pirelli mystified as F1 teams reject chance to race blanket-free inters

Earlier this year, the teams agreed to allow blanket-free full wets from the Emilia Romagna GP onwards.

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Alpine's disastrous Baku F1 weekend "can't compare to any other"

The F1 stalwart saw first-hand the challenges that Alpine faced as its weekend "snowballed out of control" following a fire on Pierre Gasly's car on Friday.

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Alpine: Austin F1 protest drew "line in the sand" for black-and-orange flag

Alpine believes its protest of Fernando Alonso’s penalty in Austin helped draw a “line in the sand” for using the black-and-orange flag in Formula 1 for minor damage.

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Alpine: Austin F1 protest drew ‘line in the sand’ for black and orange flag

Alpine believes its protest of Fernando Alonso’s penalty in Austin helped draw a “line in the sand” for using the black and orange flag in Formula 1 for minor damage.

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Alpine is "significantly up" with its 2023 F1 car development

Alpine looks set to deliver a big step forward with its 2023 car, as the team reveals that it is 'significantly up' compared to its current Formula 1 challenger.

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Alpine: Norris criticisms suggest he's "rattled" in F1 fight

Alpine suspects the swipes that Lando Norris is taking against it this season must be because he is 'rattled' by the pace of the French Formula 1 manufacturer.

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Norris F1 criticisms suggest he's "rattled", reckons Alpine

Alpine suspects that the swipes that Lando Norris is taking against it this season must be because he is 'rattled' by the pace of the French Formula 1 manufacturer.

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Alonso: Alpine made "wrong choices continuously" with F1 Japanese GP strategy

Fernando Alonso says his Alpine Formula 1 team made the 'wrong choices continuously' with its strategy in the Japanese Grand Prix.

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Alonso says Alpine made "wrong choices continuously" in Japanese GP

Fernando Alonso says his Alpine Formula 1 team made the 'wrong choices continuously' with its strategy in the Japanese GP.

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F1 teams admit they overlooked points "loophole" after Japanese GP confusion

Formula 1 teams have admitted they overlooked the scenario in the rulebook that awards full points for shortened races, but say it will be sorted for next year.

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F1 teams admit they overlooked points "loophole" after Suzuka confusion

Formula 1 teams have admitted they overlooked the scenario in the rulebook that awards full points for shortened races, but say it will be sorted for next year.

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Alpine expects ‘massive’ downforce step from new Singapore F1 floor

Alpine says a new floor upgrade it is bringing to Formula 1’s Singapore Grand Prix should deliver a ‘massive’ step forward in downforce.

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Alpine expects "massive" downforce step from new Singapore F1 floor

Alpine says a new floor upgrade it is bringing to Formula 1’s Singapore Grand Prix should deliver a ‘massive’ step forward in downforce.

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F1 teams failed to agree on plan to stop races ending under safety car

Formula 1 teams failed to agree on plans to stop races ending under the safety car amid discussions after last year’s Abu Dhabi controversy, according to Andreas Seidl.

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Why more extreme F1 bodywork could be on the cards for 2023

Formula 1's new and more restrictive regulations for the 2022 season had prompted fears that all the cars could end up looking the same.

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Why Alpine’s intense F1 development push shows no sign of slowing

Alpine is the only team on the grid to have updated its car at every single Formula 1 race so far this season.

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