Much ado about nothing, the Bard would have written – had he been watching Friday practice for the 2020 Eifel Grand Prix. All the expectations, the words printed, the cameras pointed at our garage: so much had been said and written about today, with the return to an historical Formula One venue and new faces […]
continue readingDue to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic developments, Alfa Romeo Racing ORLEN media sessions will be made available by Formula One and FIA as pooled content for accredited media and rightsholders. An invite for Friday’s Virtual Open Media Session will be shared with accredited media separately. Thursday 08/10 14:40 – 14:55 – Kimi Räikkönen and Antonio […]
continue readingThe modern Nürburgring, the GP-Strecke, may be a tricky venue to race, but its challenge pales in comparison to that of the legendary Nordschleife – the 20km-plus, up-to-160-turn monster of a circuit that used to be the home of the German Grand Prix. That layout, used (in various iterations) until 1976, rightfully earned the moniker […]
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. Mick Schumacher will make his debut in an official Formula One race weekend practice session when he will take the wheel of the Alfa Romeo Racing ORLEN C39 at next month’s German Grand Prix at the Nürburgring. The 21-year-old, who is a member of the Ferrari Driver Academy (FDA), is currently leading the FIA […]
continue readingDue to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic developments, Alfa Romeo Racing ORLEN media sessions will be made available by Formula One and FIA as pooled content for accredited media and rightsholders. Thursday 24/09 14:40 – 14:55 – Kimi Räikkönen and Antonio Giovinazzi – Press Conference 15:00 – 15:15 – Kimi Räikkönen and Antonio Giovinazzi – Pooled […]
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Excitement. Disappointment. Hope. Heartbreak. If this reads like a list of very contrasting emotions, it’s because it is: the Italian Grand Prix was a rollercoaster, pitching great highs and deep troughs that left us clutching the armrests of our chairs and slumping in despair in alternating fashion. The race had started really well for […]
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. 2020 FIA Formula One Italian Grand Prix – Qualifying – Saturday Weather: FP3: sunny 25.7-27.2°C air, 37-41.5°C track; Q: sunny, 28.8-29.4°C air, 45.1-44.4°C track Drivers, team principals, pundits and fans from home: everyone had predicted a messy conclusion to each of today’s qualifying segments: and while the farcical events of last year’s grid shootout […]
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2020 FIA Formula One Italian Grand Prix – Practice – Friday Weather: FP1: sunny, 23.6-25.6°C air, 32-38.4°C track; FP2: sunny, 26.7-29°C air, 44.4-37.5°C track The first day of on-track action in Monza came and went without a hitch, with plenty of running producing reams of data for the team’s engineers. On a gloriously sunny and […]
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Rain, thunder and lightning: all these things that could have happened this afternoon… didn’t. In the end, the Hungarian Grand Prix was a slightly more sedate affair than what could have been expected just a few hours before the start, when the skies had opened. With a race track rapidly drying, and staying so, the […]
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Weather: FP3: overcast 17.1-18.4°C air, 23.6-28.4°C track; Q: overcast, 18.7-18.8°C air, 27.8-25.7°C track There are some days in which everything that could go against you, does. These days are the embodiment of Murphy’s Law, occasions in which the world is out to get you, no matter what you do. Today was one of those days. […]
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