In this GPFans Recap we take you through the most read Formula 1 news today. Below you will find the most discussed topics of the royal class of motorsport grouped into one article. This way you will be fully informed of all developments within minutes.
The world of Formula 1 does not stop even on Christmas day. Mario Andretti, for example, has announced that he has two drivers in mind if Andretti Autosport is to be admitted to the premier class. Romain Grosjean says in an interview with GPFans who thinks there will be copies of the Red Bull RB18 on the grid next year. Pierre Gasley meanwhile, he is grateful to Red Bull for the role the team has played in his career. The Frenchman has now left for Alpine. Aston Martin ambassador Pedro de la Rosa talks about the signing Fernando Alonso with the British team. Max Verstappen is delighted to welcome Nyck de Vries to the Red Bull family. Adrian Newey explains why he considered leaving in 2014 Ferrari.
Andretti reveals which drivers he’s aiming for if the team is admitted to F1
The Andretti Autosport team has not even been officially admitted to Formula 1 yet, but Mario Andretti, 1978 world champion and father of team boss Michael, already has two drivers in mind. The Italian American said so in an interview with Soy engine. Read more? Click here!
Grosjean: “Many other cars that will look like Red Bull next year”
Romain Grosjean predicts that there will be several copies of the RB18 on the starting grid next year. The Red Bull Racing car proved to be the fastest concept in the first year of the new regulation and the Frenchman therefore expects several teams to develop in the same direction. In conversation with GPFans Grosjean explains: “I think everyone will copy Red Bull in some way, because they were the best car in the race. Ferrari may have been a little quicker in qualifying, but Red Bull was the best car in the race. That’s it. why do you want to make a copy of it.” Read more? Click here!
Gasly praises Red Bull’s role in switch to Alpine: “Grateful they understood”
26-year-old Pierre Gasly will not race under the Red Bull banner for the first time in his Formula 1 career next season. The Frenchman will race for Alpine next year and was ready for a new challenge. Although Gasly still had a contract with AlphaTauri, Red Bull cooperated in the transfer and the Frenchman is grateful for that. In a conversation with GPFans at the end of the season, Gasly said of his latest spell at AlphaTauri: ‘When I got to Formula 1 [en] when I came back from Red Bull, I tried to play the best possible role as an ambassador for Red Bull”. However, he closed with the training team: “It was just common sense to say: now we have to close this. Give me a chance to move forward with my career and of course we don’t know how the future will play out. But we didn’t end up on the wrong foot.” Read more? Click here!
De La Rosa watched Aston Martin fast action: ‘Attracted Alonso in days’
Former Formula 1 driver and Aston Martin ambassador Pedro de la Rosa reveals the signing of Fernando Alonso was all a last-minute job. The announced retirement of Sebastian Vettel also came as a surprise to the team and so the team had to act quickly to secure the double champion. De La Rosa expects Alonso and Lance Stroll to make a great duo. “We can’t underestimate Stroll’s speed and experience. This will be his seventh season, so overall I think they will make a good driver duo and get along very well,” he added. motorsport.com from. At Alpine there sometimes seemed to be friction between the Spaniard and Esteban Ocon: “The relationship with your teammate ultimately depends not only on the team, but also on the riders themselves and mutual respect.” Read more? Click here!
Verstappen happy with De Vries as part of the Red Bull family: ‘He’s fantastic’
Next season, for the first time in a long time, two Dutchmen will be active again in Formula 1. Max Verstappen is looking for his third world title at Red Bull Racing, while Nyck de Vries can show what he can do for the team AlphaTauri twin. The double champion is delighted that De Vries has finally made it to Formula 1, as he knows the former Formula E champion very well. href=”https://www.gpfans.com/en/f1-news/98489/ verstappen-happy-that-de-vries-becomes-part-of-the-red-bull-family/”> Read more? Click here!
Newey about to leave Red Bull for Ferrari: ‘We were stuck with a bad engine’
Adrian Newey, the chief designer of thirteen Formula 1 World Championship-winning cars and who has been an employee of Red Bull Racing for more than a decade, said he experienced a demotivating period at the start of the hybrid era in 2014 While Mercedes looked unbeatable, the Austrian team was stuck in a deal with Renault that didn’t supply the best power units. Read more? Click here!
