Krack: Vettel has "merits" in 2023 Aston Martin F1 form Vettel retired at the end of last year after a 15-year career which yielded four consecutive world championships for Red Bull from 2010 until 2013. Autosport · Apr 9, 2023
Fernando Alonso repeats Sebastian Vettel's classy Aston Martin F1 gesture Not only is Alonso impressing as an F1 race this season, back in regular podium contention at the age of 41, but the Spaniard has also been showing his class off the track Daily Mirror · Apr 7, 2023
The changes helping F1's second most-improved team shine With many expecting the Grove-based outfit to be pegged to the back of the field after a low-key pre-season test in Bahrain, the squad has impressed greatly and made a good step forward since last season. Autosport · Apr 7, 2023
Aston Martin under pressure as Lawrence Stroll not satisfied with Fernando Alonso results Aston Martin owner Lawrence Stroll is known for his fierce ambition and, despite the pleasing progress his team has made this season, the Canadian businessman wants more Daily Mirror · Apr 6, 2023
Fernando Alonso has 'fallen out with F1 rival' with "not a lot of love lost" between them Alonso is no stranger to having strained relationships with F1 rivals and, according to one prominent journalist, the Spaniard has had another recent falling-out Daily Mirror · Apr 6, 2023
Can Marciello translate European success to British GT? “I’m convinced, without fail, I have the best driver in GT racing with me.” It’s quite a statement to make about your team-mate, but John Ferguson has every reason to believe just that about the driver he’ll be racing alongside in this season’s British GT3 Championship, which kicks off at… Autosport · Apr 6, 2023
Ted Kravitz says Aston Martin "played blinder" as FIA decisions go Fernando Alonso's way Fernando Alonso and Aston Martin have been on the right side of two huge FIA decisions in the last two races – something which has not gone unnoticed by Sky Sports reporter Kravitz Daily Mirror · Apr 4, 2023
Safety Makes F1’s Red Flag Controversy a Difficult Debate Formula One was accused of putting entertainment before sport in Sunday's crash-strewn and triple-stopped Australian Grand Prix but whether all those red flags needed to be thrown is a difficult debate. In defense of race director Niels Wittich, safety always comes first. Aston Martin principal Mike Krack, whose Spanish driver… Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 4, 2023
The national series enjoying a Super Touring-esque boom There are numerous reasons for Super Touring being upheld as the British Touring Car Championship’s zenith over 20 years on. Close racing between cars that looked and sounded different, while bearing a similarity with those you might find in the supermarket car park, is surely a factor. Autosport · Apr 4, 2023
Vasseur: FIA wrong to not speak to Sainz over Australian GP penalty Sainz made contact with Alonso's Aston Martin at the second restart with two racing laps to go, which spun his fellow Spaniard around. Autosport · Apr 4, 2023
Vasseur: FIA wrong to not speak to Sainz over Australian F1 penalty At the final restart with two racing laps to go Sainz made contact with Fernando Alonso, spinning the Aston Martin driver around. Motorsport · Apr 4, 2023
10 things we learned from the 2023 Australian Grand Prix An incident-packed Australian Grand Prix was, for those encumbered by a European time zone, certainly worth getting up for. Although another Max Verstappen victory was unsurprising given his and Red Bull’s advantage in the early part of the 2023 Formula 1 season, late chaos threatened to derail the otherwise settled… Autosport · Apr 3, 2023
Lewis Hamilton backs Mercedes to be Red Bull’s biggest rivals after ‘remarkable’ Australian Grand Prix Lewis Hamilton believes Mercedes can become the closest challengers to Red Bull in 2023 after his shock second-place finish at the Australian Grand Prix. Evening Standard · Apr 3, 2023
Sainz blasts "most unfair penalty ever", seeks stewards' explanation The Ferrari driver tangled with Fernando Alonso at the second race restart of a chaotic Australian GP, sending his fellow Spaniard into the wall at Turn 2 before the third red flag. Motorsport · Apr 2, 2023
Autosport · Apr 2, 2023 Ocon calls out "suicidal" F1 driving standards in Australian GP In the climax to a chaotic and controversially handled race, Gasly had lined up fifth for the second red flag restart but locked up into Turn 1 to avoid clipping Fernando Alonso's Aston Martin.
Motorsport · Apr 2, 2023 Ocon calls out "suicidal" F1 driving standards after restart crash In the climax to a chaotic and controversially handled race, Gasly had lined up fifth for the second red-flag restart but locked up into Turn 1 to avoid clipping Fernando Alonso's Aston Martin.
Autosport · Apr 2, 2023 F1 Australian GP: Verstappen beats Hamilton before chaotic restart concludes race Verstappen had dominated most of the proceedings despite losing the initial lead from pole to Mercedes’ George Russell and Hamilton.
Motorsport · Apr 2, 2023 F1 Australian GP: Verstappen wins from Hamilton after late red-flag mayhem Verstappen had dominated most of the proceedings despite losing the initial lead from pole to Mercedes' George Russell and Hamilton, before a first red flag caused by Alex Albon crashing out solo and putting debris and gravel across the road.
Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 2, 2023 Verstappen Wins in Wild Finish to F1 Australian Grand Prix Red Bull’s Max Verstappen has claimed his first Australian Grand Prix in remarkable circumstances in a chaotic Formula 1 race filled with drama from the green light to the checkered flag. Although Red Bull’s first triumph in Melbourne since 2011 was expected, the carnage that unfolded in the latter stages…
Daily Mirror · Apr 2, 2023 Max Verstappen beats Lewis Hamilton to Australian GP win after late five-car smash chaos Max Verstappen started the Australian GP on pole with George Russell and Lewis Hamilton in his mirrors, while Fernando Alonso was also lurking in hope of an opportunity
The Guardian - AU · Apr 2, 2023 Verstappen edges out Hamilton after chaotic Australian GP finale – as it happened Lap-by-lap report: Three red flag stoppages disrupted a controversial race, with Max Verstappen winning the Australian GP to take the championship lead
Autosport · Apr 1, 2023 F1 Australian Grand Prix – Start time, starting grid, how to watch, & more The reigning world champion saw off both Mercedes drivers to take pole, while Red Bull team-mate Sergio Perez skated off track into the gravel in Q1, leaving him to qualify down in last place for the Albert Park race.
Motorsport · Apr 1, 2023 F1 Australian GP: Verstappen beats Russell to pole; Perez last After a light rain shower had hit the Albert Park track just ahead of the one-hour session getting underway and with the C4 softs holding on for multiple laps but requiring multiple warm-ups to be at their best, the Melbourne crowd was treated to an action-packed session.
Autosport · Apr 1, 2023 F1 Australian GP: Verstappen beats Mercedes pair to pole, Perez starts last After a light rain shower had hit the Albert Park track just ahead of the one-hour session getting underway, and with the C4 softs holding on for multiple laps but requiring multiple warm-ups to be at their best, the Melbourne crowd was treated to an action-packed session.
Autosport · Apr 1, 2023 F1 Australian GP: Verstappen leads Alonso in final practice After Friday's rain-affected FP2, Saturday's final practice session predominantly took place on a dry Albert Park circuit despite the threatening Melbourne clouds, although a morning drizzle had further washed away the rubber that had been built up over the weekend.