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In an exclusive interview with Motor1 France, Bernard Ollivier, deputy general manager of Alpine, reports on future plans and project of the revived French sports brand. Motor1 : Where about are you with the development of the new Alpine? Bernard Ollivier : The big picture of the car is almost finished. The first prototypes are already on the road . We are entering the last phase, the last tests, mostly as far as endurance is concerned. M1 : Can you tell us more about the car characteristics? BO : We’ve done a lot of work on the car in order for it to be light. We wanted it to be agile, efficient, and sporty. It’s also going to be a premium car. Then, we also worked on its design so that it is easy to use on a daily basis. After all, among the customer base we are targeting, there are also a lot of women. M1 : What do you mean by premium? BO : We are targeting “premium” in the German meaning of the term. It stands mainly for an irreproachable quality … [Read more...] about Bernard Ollivier Interview: We will do things step by step with Alpine

Following his impressive showing on debut in Bahrain three weeks ago, Tsunoda arrived at Imola hopeful of challenging for a second haul of points and a maiden Q3 appearance. But the Japanese driver lost the rear of his AT02 car at the exit of the Variante Alta chicane, causing him to spin backwards into the wall. It left his car with significant damage and brought out a red flag, as well as resigning Tsunoda to last place on the grid for tomorrow's race without setting a time in qualifying. "I was just pushing too much at entry, to be honest," Tsunoda explained. "Until then the lap felt great, actually. I think that potentially it was easy to go through Q1 with one tyre. "I was just too excited. For me, that was a silly mistake, so I feel really sorry for the team. You have to reset today, and just drive the race tomorrow." Read Also: Emilia Romagna GP: Hamilton beats Perez, Verstappen to pole Grand Prix qualifying results: Hamilton takes pole in Imola F1 … [Read more...] about Tsunoda got “too excited” before Imola qualifying crash

Perez bounced back from a difficult Friday that saw him crash into Esteban Ocon in FP1 and struggle to feature with the frontrunners in FP2 by qualifying second at Imola. It marked Perez’s best-ever F1 qualifying result, beating his previous best starting position of third, as he fell just 0.035 seconds shy of pole-sitter Lewis Hamilton’s lap time. But Perez believed he did have the pace to snatch pole position away for Red Bull in the dying moments of qualifying after Hamilton failed to improve on his final lap. “I should have been on pole today," Perez said. “I did a mistake on my final corner, so I think it's everything positive. “We just have to make sure that we keep progressing, and tomorrow is what matters." Perez was satisfied with how he managed to recover from the incident on Friday with Ocon, and admitted he was surprised by the turnaround over the weekend. “I have to say well done to the team," Perez said. “Yesterday I made a mistake and I made … [Read more...] about Perez: Last-corner mistake cost me Imola F1 pole

The three-storey Brand Centre had been a centrepiece of the F1 paddock since it first appeared back in 2007. It featured 13.5-metres of solar glass facade on the front and included kitchens, catering areas, meeting rooms, driver rooms, and office space for marketing and media staff. But as part of F1’s move to a more sustainable future, the huge logistics of transporting motorhomes on lorries around Europe has come under the spotlight. With teams evaluating how to reduce travelling costs and the carbon impact of everything they do, McLaren has decided to scale back its famous motorhome. Rather than start from scratch with an all-new structure, the team will refurbish and configure the Brand Centre for its return in a much reduced size. The new motorhome, which will be renamed, is set to appear for the first time at the Monaco Grand Prix. It will need just eight trucks to be transported, rather than the 17 that the Brand Centre required. Read Also: … [Read more...] about McLaren to downsize its iconic F1 motorhome

Marquez made his long-awaited comeback on Friday at the Algarve International Circuit, having sat out the 2020 season after breaking his right arm badly in the season-opening Spanish GP at Jerez. Third-fastest on a drying track in FP1, Marquez bagged himself a provisional Q2 place after ending FP2 sixth quickest with a lap just 0.473s off pacesetter Francesco Bagnaia's Ducati. Marquez explained that his arm felt "tired" in FP2, but while his physical condition remains a question mark going forward, he says he went "better than expected". "It was a great day, a great feeling and honestly speaking I go out on the first run – the track was not so good, but immediately I felt good on the bike," he said. "In the morning, in terms of feeling I felt better than in the afternoon because I was fresh. The arm was fresh and I had power. "Then already in the afternoon I struggled a little bit more to warm up the arm and I start to feel the arm was a little bit more tired. Apart … [Read more...] about Marquez ‘doesn’t understand’ Portimao MotoGP practice speed