Alfa Romeo’s Xevi Pujolar says the team “need” to take points in this weekend’s Japanese GP, having scored only once in the last eight races.
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Alfa Romeo expect another step from Zhou after confirming 2023 deal
2022 Singapore Grand Prix
Posted onFrederic Vasseur says Alfa Romeo have “the perfect” combination of drivers in Valtteri Bottas and Zhou Guanyu, both who are staying on with the team for a second season next year
F1 teams back race control’s decisions on delayed start and DRS activation
2022 Singapore Grand Prix
Posted onThe FIA’s decision to postpone the start of the Singapore Grand Prix and its delayed call to activate DRS in the rain-hit race have been supported.
Bottas impressed by Zhou’s lack of errors despite “lots of outside pressure”
RaceFans Round-up
Posted onIn the round-up: Bottas impressed by Zhou’s lack of errors • Fluid loss impairs concentration in Singapore – Gasly • Mercedes “not far away” – Hamilton
Zhou earned his new F1 deal but he has a career habit to break in 2023
2022 F1 season
Posted onA respectable rookie campaign earned Zhou Guanyu a second season in F1 but he must prove he can build on that early promise.
Rookie Zhou earns second year in F1 with Alfa Romeo
2023 F1 season
Posted onZhou Guanyu, who made his debut in Formula 1 this year, has earned a second season at Alfa Romeo.
Zhou couldn’t show the “huge step” he’s made since season began
RaceFans Round-up
Posted onIn the round-up: Zhou couldn’t show the “huge step” he’s made since season began • Martins aims for Art F2 drive • Alonso ‘will be challenging’ – Aston Martin
Horner dismisses “wild rumours” of Red Bull departure
RaceFans Round-up
Posted onIn the round-up: Horner dismisses “wild rumours” of Red Bull departure • Zhou “unlucky” with pit lane speeding • Stewards “don’t like” F2 collision, but no penalty
Zhou expects to keep F1 seat in 2023 and predicts Chinese GP will return
2023 F1 season
Posted onZhou Guanyu is confident he will keep his place on the Formula 1 grid next year – and that he will have the chance to compete in his home grand prix.
Alfa Romeo to split from Sauber after 2023 season amid Audi deal rumours
2023 F1 season
Posted onAlfa Romeo have confirmed they will end their partnership with Sauber, which runs their Formula 1 team, at the conclusion of the 2023 season.
Hot weather unlikely to aggravate Alfa Romeo or Ferrari reliability problems – Bottas
2022 French Grand Prix
Posted onValtteri Bottas says he has no concerns about the hot weather over the French Grand Prix weekend causing more risk of reliability problems for Alfa Romeo.
‘After his crash, Zhou asked the team for the spare car. Chapeau, monsieur!’
News Focus
Posted onZhou Guanyu’s huge Silverstone crash made headlines, but his creditable start to life as an F1 driver deserves greater appreciation.
Why Alfa Romeo’s CEO believes his team has “the best business model in Formula 1”
2022 F1 season
Posted onThe Alfa Romeo-branded Sauber team is heading for its best championship result in 10 years. CEO Jean-Philippe Imparato spoke to RaceFans.
Impact on Zhou’s roll hoop was double the force of FIA crash tests – Vasseur
2022 Austrian Grand Prix
Posted onThe roll hoop on Zhou Guanyu’s car suffered an impact over twice the magnitude of the maximum load in FIA safety tests in his Silverstone crash.
Alfa Romeo aim to start run of double points finishes at Silverstone
RaceFans Round-up
Posted onIn the round-up: Alfa Romeo aim to start double points run • Thermal management “critical” for FE teams in Morocco • F1 joins future technology presentation at UK parliament
Alfa Romeo see “great future in F1” for Zhou after best result so far
2022 Canadian Grand Prix
Posted onZhou 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.
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.