Big extension on his contract for Pierre Gasly.
The driver just extended his contract with alpine.
He agreed a multi-year extension with the French Team.
So he will stay there for the year 2025 and more after.
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June 27, 2024, 04:17:43 AM
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June 27, 2024, 01:56:12 AM
from the news i heard that the ceo of aprilia has been waiting for 4 years to bring bezzecchi to their team, and now it has become a reality. and this time aprilia is again a place for italian riders which is the right combination for the development of this team next season. bezzecchi will also benefit from the resources owned by aprilia which can be the best place for bezzecchi to improve his performance and give his best in the 2025 season.
The character of the Aprilia motorbike could be quite suitable for Marco Bezzecchi because Aprilia motorbikes are not as wild as Ducati motorbikes in general and Marco Bezzecchi in general can also provide input as good feedback for the Aprilia factory which he has received from the VR46 Racing team during his career. So it could be that the combination of Marco Bezzecchi with Aprilia could be something that is very suitable for next season and the Aprilia CEO himself is not wrong in choosing a rider for next season.Quote
for the vacant place at vr46 racing, it seems that there are several potential names that will fill the vacancy, and it seems that they will look for a talented rider in moto2 to fill the place.
The empty seat at VR46 Racing seems to have a lot to do with other rumors because there is other news which says that Toprak will also enter MotoGP next season if there is permission from BMW. Because the duration of Toprak's contract with BMW is until the end of next season and apart from that, Rossi himself also has a good relationship with BMW through the car races he has participated in so far. However, two other Asian manufacturers have also moved quickly to acquire Toprak so it is certain that there will still be a lot of changes in this regard. June 26, 2024, 03:49:59 PM
According to google we will have rain during all the week in Austria.
The race is quite short but is very fun to watch with only 1 point for overtakes but a lot of overtakes.
I kinda like shorter tracks over longer tracks, cars will always someone near so they will all have halo effect to go faster.
The race is quite short but is very fun to watch with only 1 point for overtakes but a lot of overtakes.
I kinda like shorter tracks over longer tracks, cars will always someone near so they will all have halo effect to go faster.
June 26, 2024, 01:50:43 PM
It looks like Red Bull did some stuff better, don't know if they brought in a new upgrade or if it was just the practice allowing them to adjust wings better or what.
However, we still saw Norris do well, he was getting closer and closer, the fact is that Max still won of course and Max will be the champion of course, but that doesn't change the fact that we are seeing Norris get better, if they keep this going for a while then I could assume that maybe we are going to end up with Norris getting the title next season instead? That wouldn't be the most unheard of thing ever, it would be quite normal and I would assume that it would be something that we could totally see as a possibility. We need to make that work somehow.
However, we still saw Norris do well, he was getting closer and closer, the fact is that Max still won of course and Max will be the champion of course, but that doesn't change the fact that we are seeing Norris get better, if they keep this going for a while then I could assume that maybe we are going to end up with Norris getting the title next season instead? That wouldn't be the most unheard of thing ever, it would be quite normal and I would assume that it would be something that we could totally see as a possibility. We need to make that work somehow.
June 26, 2024, 07:29:46 AM
I saw on Twitter that Sainz posted a story in Instagram I think, or a simila social media.
He wrote " we will see again in 2025 Barcelona" Or something like that.
This means he already have a deal for the next year with someone.
Small rumors about about Alpine interest in him, but he is cooking something.
He wrote " we will see again in 2025 Barcelona" Or something like that.
This means he already have a deal for the next year with someone.
Small rumors about about Alpine interest in him, but he is cooking something.
Alpine would be the perfect destination for Sainz or any other driver who needs a seat as there are words going around that Ocon and Gasly aren't the best of friends anymore. Lol. Rumor says it's one about a girl.
Women... They always break bros apart.
As for this weekend's quali, there could be value on either McLaren to get pole at 3.75. It's really starting to look like they have the better car this year.
June 26, 2024, 07:02:18 AM
Ferrari can leave this car and already thinking about next year.
And soon the war between Lecler and Sainz will start...
And soon the war between Lecler and Sainz will start...
Ferrari started to be a big disappointment again...
They had better invest their everything into next season. Because Hamilton is joining. Imagine having drivers like Leclerc - Hamilton in your team. 
Ferrari had better give these two a powerful car to be competitive for titles finally.When it comes to the quarrel between Leclerc and Sainz, things are getting more heated. Sainz talked about how much Leclerc was complaining after the Spanish Grand Prix. The rivalry on track is also fired up already.
Yes, rumors say that Alpine is also interested in recruiting Sainz into their team, and this makes Alpine the third team, after Williams and Audi, to be interested in the Spaniard. Alpine and Sainz are not two strangers, because Sainz has raced with the Renault team from 2017 and 2018, so it is not difficult for him to join and get used to Alpine. And I wouldn't be surprised if Sainz chooses Alpine as his choice for the 2025 season.
Alpine, hmm... Yeah, Sainz has a history with Renault. However Alpine is quite inconsistent. A terrible start to the season and now they have just started to heal. I don't know how much they can offer to Sainz.
June 26, 2024, 06:44:17 AM
I saw on Twitter that Sainz posted a story in Instagram I think, or a simila social media.
He wrote " we will see again in 2025 Barcelona" Or something like that.
This means he already have a deal for the next year with someone.
Small rumors about about Alpine interest in him, but he is cooking something.
He wrote " we will see again in 2025 Barcelona" Or something like that.
This means he already have a deal for the next year with someone.
Small rumors about about Alpine interest in him, but he is cooking something.
Yes, rumors say that Alpine is also interested in recruiting Sainz into their team, and this makes Alpine the third team, after Williams and Audi, to be interested in the Spaniard. Alpine and Sainz are not two strangers, because Sainz has raced with the Renault team from 2017 and 2018, so it is not difficult for him to join and get used to Alpine. And I wouldn't be surprised if Sainz chooses Alpine as his choice for the 2025 season.
June 26, 2024, 02:23:26 AM
The Spanish GP was an enjoyable race, won by Max Verstappen. Verstappen was on his game again and drove faultlessly. Redbull are no longer the clear frontrunners and McLaren have almost caught them. Mercedes and Ferrari are not far behind. The drivers and their strategies determined the outcome of the race. Norris gave the race to Verstappen because he followed a different strategy. Norris lost a race he could have won again after Imola and the Canadian GP. Mercedes seems to have replaced Ferrari and at this rate Ferrari will remember the Monaco GP as their last win.
June 25, 2024, 04:07:11 PM
I saw on Twitter that Sainz posted a story in Instagram I think, or a simila social media.
He wrote " we will see again in 2025 Barcelona" Or something like that.
This means he already have a deal for the next year with someone.
Small rumors about about Alpine interest in him, but he is cooking something.
He wrote " we will see again in 2025 Barcelona" Or something like that.
This means he already have a deal for the next year with someone.
Small rumors about about Alpine interest in him, but he is cooking something.
June 25, 2024, 10:59:26 AM
Finally, the announcement about Marco Bezzecchi joining the Aprilia factory next season was officially announced today and I think this will be very good for Marco Bezzecchi's rider. Because he is a rider from Italy who might be quite suitable for the character of the Aprilia motorbike, the manufacturer of which also comes from Italy, so the empty seat on the VR46 Racing team is still a question mark as to who will fill it next season because there are still many other possibilities if the party Prima Pramac Racing has actually moved to Yamaha for the next season.
from the news i heard that the ceo of aprilia has been waiting for 4 years to bring bezzecchi to their team, and now it has become a reality. and this time aprilia is again a place for italian riders which is the right combination for the development of this team next season. bezzecchi will also benefit from the resources owned by aprilia which can be the best place for bezzecchi to improve his performance and give his best in the 2025 season.
for the vacant place at vr46 racing, it seems that there are several potential names that will fill the vacancy, and it seems that they will look for a talented rider in moto2 to fill the place.
June 25, 2024, 07:27:24 AM
Disappointed on not seeing any drop of rain today.
Lando lost the race in the 1st turn today, not because he lost the position to Max but her went behind Russell and he lost so much time behind him.
Ferrari can leave this car and already thinking about next year.
And soon the war between Lecler and Sainz will start...
Lando lost the race in the 1st turn today, not because he lost the position to Max but her went behind Russell and he lost so much time behind him.
Ferrari can leave this car and already thinking about next year.
And soon the war between Lecler and Sainz will start...
Yeah... McLaren is looking like they have the best car as the season rolls along. But they need a good driver to handle it. I think Sainz could be a good second driver for them. Dunno about you guys tho.
2024 F1 Spanish GP Race Highlights
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ojUQLuSqV4s
Anyway, on to the next. Another race I like... Austria! Would love to see Red Bull pushed to the limit here as this is their home race.
2024 F1 Austrian GP Schedule
Track: Red Bull Ring
June 28: Practice 1 12:30 - 13:30
June 28: Sprint Qualifying 16:30 - 17:30
June 29: Sprint 12:00 - 13:00
June 29: Qualifying 16:00 - 17:00
June 30: Race 15:00
June 24, 2024, 11:29:19 AM
The race was quite fun honestly. If only we had more laps... We could have seen similar moments to the Imola GP. Norris was faster than Verstappen and he finished by holding the fastest lap as well.
I know it looks really difficult for Norris to catch Verstappen in the drivers championship. But I hope Verstappen doesn't announce his title early like the previous season. It is really boring then you know. This season is way more fun for sure while leaving the races in the first half behind.
By the way have you seen the improvement in Mercedes recently? They were really solid in Spain GP. It looks like recent upgrades are showing their effect highly.
Norris was faster than Verstappen and he finished by holding the fastest lap as well.I know it looks really difficult for Norris to catch Verstappen in the drivers championship. But I hope Verstappen doesn't announce his title early like the previous season. It is really boring then you know.
This season is way more fun for sure while leaving the races in the first half behind.By the way have you seen the improvement in Mercedes recently? They were really solid in Spain GP. It looks like recent upgrades are showing their effect highly.
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June 24, 2024, 10:13:26 AM
Finally, the announcement about Marco Bezzecchi joining the Aprilia factory next season was officially announced today and I think this will be very good for Marco Bezzecchi's rider. Because he is a rider from Italy who might be quite suitable for the character of the Aprilia motorbike, the manufacturer of which also comes from Italy, so the empty seat on the VR46 Racing team is still a question mark as to who will fill it next season because there are still many other possibilities if the party Prima Pramac Racing has actually moved to Yamaha for the next season.
June 23, 2024, 01:45:25 PM
Disappointed on not seeing any drop of rain today.
Lando lost the race in the 1st turn today, not because he lost the position to Max but her went behind Russell and he lost so much time behind him.
Ferrari can leave this car and already thinking about next year.
And soon the war between Lecler and Sainz will start...
Lando lost the race in the 1st turn today, not because he lost the position to Max but her went behind Russell and he lost so much time behind him.
Ferrari can leave this car and already thinking about next year.
And soon the war between Lecler and Sainz will start...
June 23, 2024, 10:45:16 AM
The Spanish GP has just ended with Max getting P1, followed by Lando and then Hamilton, it was quite an exciting race, where there were several overtakes and tire changes which made the race more unpredictable, but I have to admit that RB's strategy was the best and how Max was able to get out of the pit lanes quickly to take his position back. And it is quite unfortunate that Sainz was not able to get a podium in his home race, even though many people hoped that the upgrades made by Ferrari could provide a good performance for Sainz, but it is quite unfortunate that he could only get P6 and Leclerc only got P5. What stood out the most was the Mercedes duo who showed good performance by finishing in P3 and P4, it seems that Mercedes have re-entered the game after their poor results.
June 23, 2024, 10:22:15 AM
It was a really good race, more enjoyable than my expectations. Normally seeing so many overtakes isn't very common on this track but today we saw plenty of that. Especially on start straight I mean as it is long enough to attack with the help of DRS. Verstappen won once again but he didn't feel very comfortable during the race.
Norris had an amazing day! He gave his 100% and he could have even won the race if he had a few more laps. Because he managed to drop a gap of 8 seconds to 2.2 in the last moments.
Here is top 10 and the full results are here: https://www.motorsport.com/f1/results/2024/spanish-gp-639957/
As of these results top 3 in driver standings are below. There is a really fierce fight between Norris and Leclerc.
Normally seeing so many overtakes isn't very common on this track but today we saw plenty of that. Especially on start straight I mean as it is long enough to attack with the help of DRS. Verstappen won once again but he didn't feel very comfortable during the race.Norris had an amazing day! He gave his 100% and he could have even won the race if he had a few more laps. Because he managed to drop a gap of 8 seconds to 2.2 in the last moments.
Here is top 10 and the full results are here: https://www.motorsport.com/f1/results/2024/spanish-gp-639957/
As of these results top 3 in driver standings are below. There is a really fierce fight between Norris and Leclerc.
June 23, 2024, 06:43:16 AM
Rain near Barcelona and cloudy wheater.
It should be an interesting afternoon for Motor Sport.
The bad news is that Redbull and Max are extremely competitive under the rain.
But with light raid McLean fly, so if it will be heavy rain Max will be favorite.
TLDR
light rain, Norris win
Heavy rain, Max win
Just my 2 cents.
It should be an interesting afternoon for Motor Sport.
The bad news is that Redbull and Max are extremely competitive under the rain.
But with light raid McLean fly, so if it will be heavy rain Max will be favorite.
TLDR
light rain, Norris win
Heavy rain, Max win
Just my 2 cents.
The weather radar says that no rain is expected during this race yet if it comes it can only make it much more complex and more beautiful for us fans to watch it.I am heavily in favor of Norris as a McLaren fan yet I know Max is the most capable driver right now in the line up and I know I am right because you see Perez with the same car going from shit to deeper shit races while Max has managed to win when he clearly has not the fastest car anymore of the grid,McLaren for me now is the fastest car so far,the only problem is they brought 0 upgrades to this track while all other teams brought upgrades,they need to continue bringing upgrades or they can lose this status they have now.
June 23, 2024, 06:30:16 AM
Rain near Barcelona and cloudy wheater.
It should be an interesting afternoon for Motor Sport.
The bad news is that Redbull and Max are extremely competitive under the rain.
But with light raid McLean fly, so if it will be heavy rain Max will be favorite.
TLDR
light rain, Norris win
Heavy rain, Max win
Just my 2 cents.
It should be an interesting afternoon for Motor Sport.
The bad news is that Redbull and Max are extremely competitive under the rain.
But with light raid McLean fly, so if it will be heavy rain Max will be favorite.
TLDR
light rain, Norris win
Heavy rain, Max win
Just my 2 cents.
June 22, 2024, 05:36:54 PM
Yeah it was Norris' 2nd pole position in his career after Sochi. His career is on the rise this season. McLaren is getting better and we are seeing more competition thanks to that. It wasn't a good session for Piastri though. I hope he doesn't have serious problems with the car. This track is quite challenging but he can still gain more positions with the right strategies.
I thought Sainz or Leclerc would be in top 3 today. But they couldn't even finish ahead of Mercedes drivers. Anyways, I'm especially wondering how the fight between Norris and Verstappen will be for the win.
His career is on the rise this season. McLaren is getting better and we are seeing more competition thanks to that. It wasn't a good session for Piastri though. I hope he doesn't have serious problems with the car. This track is quite challenging but he can still gain more positions with the right strategies.I thought Sainz or Leclerc would be in top 3 today. But they couldn't even finish ahead of Mercedes drivers. Anyways, I'm especially wondering how the fight between Norris and Verstappen will be for the win.
How exciting... it was by a very small margin that he managed to get this Pole Position in qualifying for the Spanish GP, but even if it was only +0.020s faster, just the fact of starting ahead of Verstappen is already a great achievement.
The fact is that since last year, McLaren has been making great strides in the development of its cars and drivers, and this is now showing in 2024... there have already been podiums and even a victory for Lando Norris in the Miami GP, and in my opinion the chances for good results will only increase and that is natural... at some point someone will "take Verstappen's place" and maybe even RBR again.
Ferrari and Mercedes also ran very well in Barcelona until qualifying... despite having difficulties during the season, they were consistent during training, so much so that the German team overtook the Italian team and will have Lewis Hamilton and George Russell ahead of Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz.... not bad!
June 22, 2024, 02:08:36 PM
https://www.crash.net/f1/results/1051003/1/2024-f1-spanish-grand-prix-qualifying-results
2024 F1 Spanish Grand Prix - Qualifying Results
Pos Driver Nat. Team Q1 Q2 Q3
1 Lando Norris GBR McLaren F1 Team 1m12.386s 1m11.872s 1m11.383s
2 Max Verstappen NED Oracle Red Bull Racing 1m12.306s 1m11.653s 1m11.403s
3 Lewis Hamilton GBR Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team 1m12.143s 1m11.792s 1m11.701s
4 George Russell GBR Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team 1m12.456s 1m11.812s 1m11.703s
5 Charles Leclerc MON Scuderia Ferrari 1m12.257s 1m12.038s 1m11.731s
6 Carlos Sainz ESP Scuderia Ferrari 1m12.403s 1m11.874s 1m11.736s
7 Pierre Gasly FRA BWT Alpine F1 Team 1m12.651s 1m12.079s 1m11.857s
8 Sergio Perez MEX Oracle Red Bull Racing 1m12.477s 1m12.054s 1m12.061s
9 Esteban Ocon FRA BWT Alpine F1 Team 1m12.691s 1m12.109s 1m12.125s
10 Oscar Piastri AUS McLaren F1 Team 1m12.460s 1m12.011s No Time
Amazin result for Lando.
Disaster for Perez adding also the 3 position of penalty.
Incredible gain of Mercedes in the latest 3 races.
2024 F1 Spanish Grand Prix - Qualifying Results
Pos Driver Nat. Team Q1 Q2 Q3
1 Lando Norris GBR McLaren F1 Team 1m12.386s 1m11.872s 1m11.383s
2 Max Verstappen NED Oracle Red Bull Racing 1m12.306s 1m11.653s 1m11.403s
3 Lewis Hamilton GBR Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team 1m12.143s 1m11.792s 1m11.701s
4 George Russell GBR Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team 1m12.456s 1m11.812s 1m11.703s
5 Charles Leclerc MON Scuderia Ferrari 1m12.257s 1m12.038s 1m11.731s
6 Carlos Sainz ESP Scuderia Ferrari 1m12.403s 1m11.874s 1m11.736s
7 Pierre Gasly FRA BWT Alpine F1 Team 1m12.651s 1m12.079s 1m11.857s
8 Sergio Perez MEX Oracle Red Bull Racing 1m12.477s 1m12.054s 1m12.061s
9 Esteban Ocon FRA BWT Alpine F1 Team 1m12.691s 1m12.109s 1m12.125s
10 Oscar Piastri AUS McLaren F1 Team 1m12.460s 1m12.011s No Time
Amazin result for Lando.
Disaster for Perez adding also the 3 position of penalty.
Incredible gain of Mercedes in the latest 3 races.
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