Zak Brown has hit out at the comments made by Otmar Szafnauer about Oscar Piastri as the contract dispute between Alpine and McLaren gets more personal.
Mercedes’ Andrew Shovlin: “We were able to get a read on the main issues to work on overnight”
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Mercedes has an idea of the improvements they need to make to their W13 in order to be competitive in Belgium, according to Andrew Shovlin.
Lewis Hamilton says Mercedes do not appear to be as strong this weekend in Belgium as they were before the summer break in Hungary.
Lance Stroll had a strong looking Friday in Belgium as the Aston Martin driver placed inside the top five in both practice sessions at Spa-Francorchamps.
Charles Leclerc will take a grid penalty on Sunday after an engine change, but he was happy with the pace of his F1-75 during Friday practice in Belgium.
Max Verstappen: “From the first laps we did today I could feel that the car was working well”
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Max Verstappen ended fastest overall during practice for the Belgian Grand Prix on Friday despite knowing he will face grid penalties for Sunday’s race after engine component changes.
Both Yuki Tsunoda and Pierre Gasly feel AlphaTauri have the potential to improve this weekend after a disrupted couple of practice sessions for both drivers on Friday.
Liam Lawson participated in the opening free practice session of the Belgian Grand Prix on Friday, taking over the running from Pierre Gasly at AlphaTauri.
Otmar Szafnauer had hoped Oscar Piastri would honour the contract he signed last November with Alpine rather than walk away to join McLaren in 2023.
Max Verstappen and Charles Leclerc are amongst six drivers to be handed grid penalties for engine component changes ahead of this weekend’s Belgian Grand Prix.
Alfa Romeo will split with Sauber after the conclusion of the 2023 Formula 1 season, it was confirmed on Friday.
Audi have finally announced their commitment to becoming the Formula 1 grid as an engine supplier from the 2026 season.
Charles Leclerc still believes Ferrari can give him the car to contend for the Drivers’ Championship in 2022 despite an eighty point deficit to Max Verstappen with only nine races remaining.
Triple-Header a ‘Good Opportunity’ For McLaren to Gain Momentum in Battle with Alpine – Andreas Seidl
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McLaren are just four points behind Alpine in the Constructors’ Championship heading into the Belgian Grand Prix, and Andreas Seidl is keen to see the positions reversed sooner rather than later.
Daniel Ricciardo says his full focus is on ending his McLaren career on a high on the back of the news he would be leaving the team at the end of 2022.
Despite failing to score points in any of the past four races, motivation and spirits remain high within the Alfa Romeo team, according to Team Principal Frédéric Vasseur.
Neither Valtteri Bottas nor Zhou Guanyu have scored points since the Canadian Grand Prix, something they want to right this weekend in Belgium.
