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F1 Qatar GP: Verstappen takes grand prix pole, Norris loses front row to track limits

The session at the Losail circuit was dominated by track limits transgressions, plus the drivers struggling for rear grip around the high-speed layout.

Autosport · Oct 6, 2023

Only three teams bring F1 upgrades to Qatar as sprint race format bites

The limited practice opportunities offered on a sprint race weekend, with just one practice session before cars get locked into parc ferme conditions, allied to the tricky conditions at Losail, have clearly steered many teams away from wanting to waste time checking out developments.

Motorsport · Oct 6, 2023

Ocon: Tough love from de Meo address has fired up Alpine F1 team

Alpine targeted retaining fourth in the 2023 constructors' standings while closing the gap to Red Bull, Ferrari and Mercedes. However, it has fallen to sixth behind Aston Martin and McLaren.

Autosport · Oct 5, 2023

How Alpine is preparing its new LMDh car for 2024 WEC season

When Alpine first made the decision to enter the WEC’s Hypercar class in 2021, it was able to obtain the Rebellion R-13 LMP1 car from its previous owner, rebrand it as the Alpine A480, and join the grid in little time.

Motorsport · Sep 30, 2023

How Alpine is preparing its new LMDh car for 2024 WEC season

When the French manufacturer first decided to enter the WEC’s top class in 2021, with the Signatech team that had represented it with great success in LMP2, it did so in little time by obtaining the Rebellion R-13 LMP1 car from its previous owner and promptly rebranding it as an…

Autosport · Sep 29, 2023

The new F1 floor that helped Ferrari beat Mercedes in Japan

The aim of the update was to reduce some of the losses being generated along the floor's length, which in-turn will have helped result in an uptick in performance too. 

Autosport · Sep 29, 2023

10 things we learned from the 2023 F1 Japanese Grand Prix

Max Verstappen and Red Bull winning Formula 1’s 2023 Japanese Grand Prix by a commanding 19.4-second margin might sound a very familiar tale, but this was coming one week on from their shock defeat in the Singapore race. 

Motorsport · Sep 25, 2023

10 things we learned at the 2023 F1 Japanese Grand Prix

Max Verstappen and Red Bull winning Formula 1’s 2023 Japanese Grand Prix by a commanding 19.4-second margin might sound a very familiar tale, but this was coming one week on from their shock defeat in the Singapore race. 

Autosport · Sep 25, 2023

Ocon: Alpine F1 swap policy "clear" amid Gasly confusion in Japan

In the final stages of last weekend's Japanese Grand Prix, Gasly was asked to let Ocon by to repay the favour from earlier in the race, as the pair ran ninth and 10th.

Motorsport · Sep 25, 2023

Alpine: Gasly/Ocon late switch in F1 Japanese GP right thing to do

Gasly was asked to move aside and let team-mate Ocon through to take ninth place on the last lap at Suzuka, having earlier been gifted the position in a team order swap.

Autosport · Sep 24, 2023