Zhou Guanyu’s Alfa Romeo team predicted a bright future for the rookie Formula 1 driver after he scored his best result of the season to date last weekend.
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Alfa Romeo ‘changed lots of things’ to fix Baku handling problem – Bottas
2022 Canadian Grand Prix
Posted onElectrical problems in second practice compromised Alfa Romeo’s efforts to solve the handling problem which mystified Valtteri Bottas in Baku.
Bottas suspects “something fundamentally wrong” with his car in Baku
2022 Azerbaijan Grand Prix
Posted onValtteri Bottas expects Alfa Romeo will discover something was wrong with his car during the Azerbaijan Grand Prix as his lap times were slower than the Williams drivers’ at the end of the race.
Two-stop strategy gamble cost us chance to beat Hamilton, says Bottas
2022 Spanish Grand Prix
Posted onValtteri Bottas says a gamble on a long final stint in the Spanish Grand Prix left him unable to take advantage of the Mercedes drivers’ problems.
Alfa Romeo making “rapid progress” with simulator – Bottas
2022 F1 season
Posted onValtteri Bottas says that Alfa Romeo have improved their driver-in-the-loop simulator at a “rapid” pace since he joined at the end of last season.
Alfa Romeo working on fix for Bottas and Zhou’s “very poor” starts
2022 F1 Season
Posted onAlfa Romeo is looking into how it can improve its performance at the start of races, after Valtteri Bottas and Zhou Guanyu lost more places than any other drivers on lap one in Bahrain.
Bottas believes Alfa Romeo can fight any team besides Ferrari and Red Bull
2022 Bahrain Grand Prix
Posted onAlfa Romeo are capable of fighting with “any team” on the grid aside from frontrunners Red Bull and Ferrari, says Valtteri Bottas.
Bottas “really starting to like the car” but has reliability concerns
2022 F1 season
Posted onValtteri Bottas says he’s starting to like his Alfa Romeo but “my biggest concern is doing a race distance.”
Verstappen puts Red Bull quickest by six-tenths as testing ends in Bahrain
2022 F1 season
Posted onWorld champion Max Verstappen capped the final day of pre-season testing for the 2022 Formula 1 season by setting the overall fastest time.
Perez puts new-look Red Bull fastest on final morning session
2022 F1 season
Posted onSergio Perez set the quickest lap time of the Bahrain test so far during the final morning session as Red Bull ran a revised RB18 for the first time.
Sainz spars with Verstappen on way to fastest time of day five
2022 F1 season
Posted onCarlos Sainz Jnr put Ferrari back on top of the times for the penultimate day of testing in Bahrain after a brief battle with Max Verstappen on track.
Ocon quickest on Friday morning as brake fire halts Williams
2022 F1 season
Posted onEsteban Ocon topped the times for Alpine in the morning session for the second day of running at the pre-season test in Bahrain.
Gasly leads Ferrari pair at end of first day in Bahrain
2022 F1 season
Posted onPierre Gasly put AlphaTauri at the top of the times at the end of the first day of the final pre-season test in Bahrain
Leclerc sets morning pace as Mercedes reveal bold new sidepod design
2022 F1 season
Posted onCharles Leclerc put Ferrari on top of the timesheets during the morning session of the first day of the second pre-season test in Bahrain.
Porpoising problems will be gone “in two or three races” – Alfa Romeo
RaceFans Round-up
Posted onIn the round-up: F1 teams will resolve porpoising problems “completely” • Formula 2 testing ended early by sandstorm • Crypto sponsors for two W Series teams
From back to front? How Alfa Romeo, Haas and Williams tackled the new 2022 rules
F1 Technology
Posted onF1’s rules gave Alfa Romeo, Haas and Williams more development time than their rivals last year. Is that reflected in the new cars they produced for 2022?
Bottas is ‘realistic but secretly aiming very high’ at Alfa Romeo
2022 F1 season
Posted onValtteri Bottas says he is focusing on being “the best version of myself” and not “trying too hard” after moving from Mercedes to Alfa Romeo.
First pictures: Alfa Romeo reveals its new livery for 2022
2022 F1 season
Posted onAlfa Romeo has officially revealed the C42, its new car for the 2022 Formula 1 season, in its definitive livery.
Hamilton and Russell lead Mercedes one-two as first test concludes
2022 F1 season
Posted onLewis Hamilton and George Russell put Mercedes on top of the timesheets at the end of the final day of the first pre-season test for the 2022 F1 season.
Russell sets new benchmark on softs after five red flags on Friday morning
2022 F1 season
Posted onGeorge Russell was quickest for Mercedes in a disrupted start to testing on Friday, involving no fewer than five red flags.