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With Red Bull having had the pace advantage in Bahrain, and topping final free practice at Imola, Hamilton was bracing himself for losing out to either Max Verstappen or Sergio Perez. However, a great performance from the world champion, allied to mistakes from both Red Bull drivers on their final Q3 laps, meant Hamilton took the top spot on Saturday. Hamilton ended up just 0.035 seconds ahead of Perez, and 0.087 seconds clear of Verstappen. Speaking after the session, Hamilton said that there were times this weekend where Mercedes felt that Red Bull had an advantage that was more than half a second per lap. "I definitely didn't expect us to be ahead of two Red Bulls," said Hamilton. "They have been so quick this weekend. There were times where they were six tenths ahead, and we didn't really know where we would be. "But the car was already feeling a lot better from the beginning this weekend. So I have a huge amount of respect to the team for the hard work to really … [Read more...] about Hamilton never expected to beat Red Bulls in Imola qualifying

Brand building 101. The Alpine F1 team is on a mission to build a brand. Alpine is a new player in the world of performance coupes with big ambitions to build upon its early success with the A110 sports coupe. To double down on its Alpine performance brand Renault even changed the name of its Formula One team, which switched out its familiar yellow and black color scheme for Alpine blue. To help build the brand even more Alpine F1 drivers Esteban Ocon and Fernando Alonso will drive to European Grand Prix in custom Alpine A110s that share a livery with their F1 cars. The Alpine A110 is the lightweight driver-focused mid-engine sportscar that relaunched the classic Alpine brand. This driver-centric vehicle wasn’t built to set lap times but rather bring joy to its pilot and passenger. Gallery: Alpine A110 Trackside Cars Debut As Rad Daily Commuters For F1 Drivers 6 Photos … [Read more...] about Alpine A110 Trackside Cars Debut As Rad Daily Commuters For F1 Drivers

First deliveries are planned for late 2017. Alpine is now officially taking orders for the Premiere Edition , limited-edition version of its future production sports car . Reservations can be made via the company’s “bespoke app,” available at the brand’s official site . The Premiere Edition will be limited to only 1,955 cars, a reference to the year when Alpine was stablished. “Alpines made such a mark because of the elegance of their designs, their nimble handling and their memorable successes in world class motor racing and rallying,” Alpine’s managing director Michael van der Sande commented." "The interest that the announcement of Alpine’s return has generated across the globe inspired us to give sports car enthusiasts and Alpine fans early opportunity to reserve the new car. The Premiere edition versions of the new model will be the first to come off the line and we wanted to allow Alpine fans to choose the number of their car.” Reserving an example … [Read more...] about Alpine’s Premiere Edition now available for early reservation

The Ducati rider blasted the old Algarve lap record with a 1m38.494s on his final lap, but a crash for 2020 Portugal poleman Miguel Oliveira brought out the yellow flags and cost Bagnaia his lap. Aprilia's Aleix Espargaro set the early benchmark at a solid 1m39.452s, but this was blasted by Quartararo, who fired in a weekend-best of 1m39.028s. The FP4 pacesetter was on course to better this on his second lap, but a snap on the front-end of his Yamaha under braking for Turn 8 forced him to abort. At the same time, Pramac's Johann Zarco was putting some serious pressure on Quartararo's lap, but he crashed at the Turn 11 Portimao corner. This wound up affecting both Bagnaia on the Ducati and Quartararo's teammate Maverick Vinales, who had their fastest laps at that point cancelled. This dropped Bagnaia from second to 11th and Vinales from fifth to seventh, with Petronas SRT's Franco Morbidelli promoted to second courtesy of the former's lap cancellation. … [Read more...] about Portuguese MotoGP: Quartararo on pole as Bagnaia lap deleted

What will an MV Agusta + Alpine bike look like? 2020 isn’t over yet—there’s still time for motorcycle makers to introduce a few last-minute surprises. For instance, Triumph is notorious for keeping a launch or two for December. MV Agusta is now part of the Late-Year Launcher Club. On December 4, 2020, the Italian firm sent out a teaser image to the media of an upcoming new bike, developed in partnership with Société des Automobiles Alpine SAS , commonly known as Alpine. There's only one clue visible in the image: the motorcycle will be clad in blue and silver. Those familiar with the world of motorsports have likely heard the name Alpine before. The French maker, which resumed production in 2017 after a 20+ year hiatus, specializes in the small-scale production of sports and race cars. Alpine is also involved in Formula 1 racing alongside parent company Renault. In fact, starting in 2021, chances we'll hear of Alpine a whole lot more as the famous Renault F1 Team is set … [Read more...] about MV Agusta Teams Up With French Marque Alpine For Special Bike