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Apr22023 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments

Gasly avoided a penalty for his collision with Ocon and a race ban

Pierre Gasly was not penalized for his collision with Alpine team-mate Esteban Ocon at the Australian Grand Prix, avoiding a very likely ban from the next race due to accumulated penalty points. Almost five hours after a long, chaotic race marked by a record number of red flag stoppages, the Frenchman was relieved, as he already has ten penalty points on his license, and at twelve he would have to miss the next race. The commissioners decided that the collision was an incident in the first lap after the start, so they did not decide on a penalty. Gasly's ban will continue to hang over his head until the end of the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix, as the day after that, on Monday, May 22, his points will be deleted for causing a collision with Lanc Stroll

Apr22023 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments

Ocon angry at 'suicide' racers after mass collision in Australia

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Esteban Ocon was involved in a collision with teammate Pierre Gasly after the restart of the race in Australia. But instead of attacking Gasly, Ocon said the same collision could have been caused by a series of other "suicide" racers. Gasly was in fifth place after the second red flag, and in a race with just two laps to go, he tried to avoid a collision with Fernando Alonso, causing his wheels to lock up on braking into the first corner, resulting in he slid into the sandy picnic area and returned to the track right next to Ocon, who he also hit and caused both to retire. Gasly apologized to Ocon, but Ocon holds no grudges against his teammate. "The restart was chaotic and any racer could have hit me. A lot of racers were coming back to the track

Apr22023 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments

Gasly for questioning, he is threatened with a ban from the race

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Pierre Gasly could watch the next F1 race from the garages instead of in his car, as the Frenchman was involved in a collision with teammate Esteban Ocon. Both Alpine drivers resigned, and after the race they had to be questioned by the FIA commissioner, which puts Gasly in a dangerous position. If he is punished for causing an accident, he will be able to receive penalty points in addition to the penalty, of which he collected 10 in the period of the previous year, and twelve points will result in the racer being banned from participating in the race.

Apr12023 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments

F1: Verstappen and Alonso on top of final practice

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Max Verstappen was the fastest in the last free practice of F1 in Australia, and Fernando Alonso also finished the practice very close, who was 0.162 seconds behind in second place. Alpine team rider Esteban Ocon came as a bit of a surprise with third place. George Russell and Pierre Gasly also finished the training session, which took place on a dry track, in the top five, followed by Sergio Perez, Carlos Sainz, Lewis Hamilton, Lance Stroll and Zhou Guanyu in tenth place. Max Verstappen was the fastest in the last free practice of F1 in Australia, and Fernando Alonso also finished the practice very close, who was 0.162 seconds behind in second place. Alpine team rider Esteban Ocon came as a bit of a surprise with third place. George Russell and

Jan42023 by Blaž Štremfelj1 How

The date of the presentation of the Alpine A1 F523 racing car is known

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The Alpine team has announced the date of the introduction of the racing car for the 2023 season, with the designation A523. The French team, otherwise owned by Renault, will unveil its car on February 16 in London, which is the fourth confirmed date for the introduction of F1 cars of the 2023 season. Alpha Tauri will unveil its colors and team on February 11, Aston Martin on February 13, Ferrari on February 14. https://twitter.com/AlpineF1Team/status/1610652283104018437 Esteban Ocon will race for the team from Enston again this year, for the fourth season, and in the neighboring garage he will be joined by the Frenchman Pierre Gasly, who moved from the Alpha team after 2022 Tauri and will replace Fernando Alonso. Alpine finished fourth among teams last season, winning the unofficial "others" championship for the main actor

Nov52022 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments

Marko: Verstappen underwent his father's strict training

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Helmut Marko has revealed that two-time F1 world champion Max Verstappen had to undergo rigorous training from his father, Jos Verstappen, during his early racing career. The Dutchman has become a tough nut to crack for his F1 rivals, but he's become an even tougher nut to crack for his teammates. From the neighboring garage, he outclassed one of the most talented racers, such as Alex Albon and Pierre Gasly, and some speculate that Lando Norris turned down the transfer to the Austrian team precisely because of Verstappen. Sergio Perez, his current team-mate, managed to keep his seat in Red Bull's second car with a couple of podiums and four wins, and Helmut Marko, the team's adviser, has now revealed why Verstappen, apart from his immense talent, is such a tough competitor. "Having Max as a team peg

October92022 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments

"Shocked" Gasly fined for speeding

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Frenchman Pierre Gasly was handed a 20-second speeding penalty by the FIA stewards for red flag speeding at the Suzuka race, recording his shock at the working machines on track before the stoppage. Gasly damaged his car in the first lap of the race when he hit an advertising board that flew onto the track after Carlos Sainz's accident. At the end of the lap, he drove into the pits and then returned to the track, where the safety car had already calmed down the situation. The Alpha Tauri driver wanted to catch the column of racers, but in the twelfth corner he ran into a work vehicle that was lifting a Ferrari racing car. The Frenchman was visibly upset by this, and after the race he had to report to the FIA stewards' office, who considered that after the race was stopped with a red flag on the track

October82022 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments

Pierre Gasly to Alpine, Nyck de Vries to Alpha Taura

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In the 2023 season, Pierre Gasly will move from Red Bull's Alpha Tauri team to the French Alpine team, where he will take the vacant seat next to Esteban Ocon, which will be vacated by Fernando Alonso, and his seat will be taken by the Dutchman Nyck de Vries. https://twitter.com/AlpineF1Team/status/1578535660004286464 Gasly had a contract with Alpha Tauri, for which he competed in 91 races until the Japanese Grand Prix, until the end of 2023, but Red Bull were in favor of an early termination of the contract due to the agreement with de Vries. https://twitter.com/AlphaTauriF1/status/1578538170370514946 De Vries has been Mercedes' test and reserve driver for the last three years, and only this year did he take part in free practice for the first time for three different teams: Mercedes, Aston Martin and Wil

May22022 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments

Racers excited about the Formula One track in Miami

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Formula One will host the first race in Miami this weekend, and the racers looked at the scene in detail in the simulators and expressed their enthusiasm for it. “I looked at it and I have to say it looks really good,” Pierre Gasly said. "I really like the set-up. It has a lot of fast parts, unusual turns, extremely long turns, long planes and it's quite demanding. I think the spectators have a very good show ahead of me, but I believe we racers will enjoy it too." But there are also some concerns. One of these was expressed by Sergio Perez, who praised the track. The track is good. It has a winding part, which is quite demanding, but visibility will also be a problem. But I think racing will be interesting on these long planes, I just hope the asphalt is good so we can race well.

Mar182022 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments

Formula 1, Bahrain GP FP1: Fastest Gasly ahead of two Ferraris

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Pierre Gasly (Alpha Tauri) was the fastest in the first free Formula 1 free practice for the Bahrain Grand Prix. The Frenchman set his fastest time on red-lined soft tires, and the closest to him were Ferrari racers Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz, who drove 0.364 and 0.418 seconds slower on medium tires. George Russel was the top-ranked Mercedes racer with fourth place. The Briton was 0.436 seconds slower than Gasly, despite also putting his fastest times on the softest tires. The fifth time belonged to the current world champion Max Verstappn, who was more than half a second behind Gasly in the sister team of Red Bull with a lap on medium hard tires.