The Alfa Romeo team presented their colors this year after the first winter tests were conducted in a camouflage color combination. This year, the C42 will be driven by Finn Valtteri Bottas, who left Mercedes after last season, and newcomer Zhou Guanyu from China. https://twitter.com/alfaromeoorlen/status/1497868428748759042
The Alfa Romeo team left Istanbul Park, where the Formula 1 race for the Turkish Grand Prix took place, empty-handed for the twelfth time this year. But the Swiss team could have scored new points if their racer Antonio Giovinazzi had not ignored the team’s instructions. The Italian finished less than a second behind Esteban Ocon, the last racer to score points, losing a lot of time due to badly worn tires. The Alpine F1 driver did not change his tires during the race. But a few laps before the end of the race, Alfa Romeo ordered Giovinazzi to drop teammate Kimi Raikkonen, who was significantly faster, until he caught up with Giovinazzi, whom he did not want to overtake by force due to unforeseen conditions. A Finn who drove three kro to a stop
Finn Kimi Raikkonen has confirmed that he is returning to the wheel of "his" Alfa Romeo car at the next Formula 1 race in Sochi, Russia. The 2007 world champion missed the races in the Netherlands and Monza, as he tested positive for the covid-19 virus before the test in Zandvoort, and was replaced by the team's reserve racer, Poland's Robert Kubica. Raikkonen, who announced a few weeks ago that he was saying goodbye to active F1 racing at the end of the season, announced the news on his Instagram profile, where he wrote in his style: "I'm fine. See you at the next race." https://www.instagram.com/p/CTwfKElDxZq/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link
The Italian brand delivered the Alfa Romeo Stelvio Veloce 2.0 Turbo Petrol 280 HP AT8 Q4 in Rosso Alfa red to the Finnish champion in red and with a configuration as configured by the driver of the Alfa Romeo team in the F1. The Alfa SUV, equipped with four-wheel drive Q4, will thus be Räikkönen's safe companion off the race track. Arnaud Leclerc, head of the Alfa Romeo brand, said: "After a very intense sports season, it's time to rest and dedicate ourselves to our loved ones and families. Kimi and Antonio Giovinazzi rekindled strong emotions. We supported Kimi during each race and continue in at the same pace with the Stelvio model, which Kimi personally configured. While we are waiting for the new exciting F1 season, this can only bring us even closer. " Kimi Räikkönen, vo
Team boss Frederic Vasseur released a news story last week in which he revealed that reserve racer Kubica and name sponsor Orlen are "happy with all our activities in the toughest year, which is great news." Daniel Obajtek, president of the Polish oil company PKN Orlen, confirmed: "It pays off for us. The equivalent of advertising is 400 million zlotys (about $ 100 million). This also affects our retail sales. In addition, Roberta is very well received by Poles and abroad. as gar 70 percent of respondents associate it with our brand, ”so Obajtek. https://twitter.com/ORLEN_Group/status/1339900709643444224 It is not yet known whether Kubica will combine the current role of backup racer with racing in the second series. "Any opportunity to drive a For
The FIA guidelines for the 2019 season and the ordered engine adjustments for this year’s Formula 1 season have affected not only the Ferrari factory team, but also both partners, the Alfa Romeo and Haas teams. Both teams together collected only eleven points, in the 2019 season only Alfa Romeo had 57. "The results shocked us," team boss Frederic Vasseur told the Swiss newspaper Blick. Asked if the Ferrari engine was the main reason for the fall, the Frenchman did not defend himself: "I would not object much to that," he says, estimating that they lost between 0,3 and 0,4 seconds per lap. Of course, they are also struggling in Hinwill with thoughts on how to proceed next year. "At Ferrari, we are contractually bound until the end of 2021. Therefore, we need to consider, because the next contract must be concluded due to the new race cars.
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