Motorsports
Formula 1: Gasly in Alpine, de Vries in Alpha Tauri
Pierre Gasly joined Alpine from Alpha Tauri, with the former immediately announcing his successor in Nick de Vries.
After two and a half months of rumors about Fernando Alonso’s replacement and the fiasco of losing Oscar Piastri to McLaren, Alpine announced at the GP from Japan that Pierre Gasly will take the Spaniard’s place in 2023.
Gasly will form an all-French duo with Esteban Ocon in an all-French team that Alpine says have signed a multi-year deal. To make it possible This required Alpine to reach an agreement with Red Bull Racing to sack Gasli from Alpha Tauri, with whom he had signed a deal effective immediately Late 2023 before the Alonso Piastri issues surfaced with the French team.
From the outset, 27-year-old Gasli seemed to be Alpine’s ideal solution to succeed Alonso. He has a lot of experience and his age fits perfectly into the team’s winning plan Ahead of 100 races (so in 4 years), has already won a GP – last year in Italy – and has consistently surpassed the skills of Alpha Tauri in recent years.
There was only one “thorn” in all of this: Gasly’s very bad relationship with Ocon. The two French riders were friends who grew up in the smaller classes but in their time by F1 was driven to the breaking point. However, the team’s race director, Ottmar Zaffnauer, seemed unconcerned with verifying the two drivers’ relationship under one roof.
For Gasli, the switch to Alpine after 9 years in the Red Bull organization was almost a one-way street. His trial run in the 2019 RBR A team was not crowned successfully, and his “demotion” to Alpha Tauri came to nothing. Especially after the new contract that Sergio Perez signed at RBR until the end of 2024 and even more because for the “first team” there is only Max Verstappen – and that will not change either.
De Vries in Alpha Tauri
For its part, shortly after Pierre Gasly’s Alpine announcement, Alpha Tauri announced that Nick de Vries would take the Frenchman’s place in the Faenza team.
The 27-year-old Dutchman had a close relationship with Mercedes, with whom he tested in Formula 1 and won the Formula E championship last year, but Toto Wolff had said recently that he had nothing else to do to advance de Vries’ career. Red Bull didn’t miss the opportunity and got a second Dutchman in his class.
The reason, of course, was the 27-year-old’s superb performance at the first GP of his career – when he was set to replace the ailing Alex Albon – in Italy this year. With a car that He didn’t know and he wasn’t even up to it and it was the least competitive of F1, he managed to get in the top ten and qualify.
De Vries, 2019 Formula 2 Champion, will be alongside Yuki Tsunoda in the Alpha Tauri garage in 2023, as just a few days ago the Faenza team extended their contract with the Japanese for the new season – to the delight of Honda and of them all. the has once again formalized its relationship with Red Bull Racing and Alpha Tauri at Suzuka until at least the end of 2025.
Source: sport 24
Hi, my name is Jayden James. I am a writer at Sportish, and I mostly cover sports news. I have been writing since high school and have been published in various magazines and newspapers. I also write book reviews for a website. In my free time, I enjoy playing soccer and basketball.
2025 Formula 1 champion Lando Norris admitted that private messages and personal meetings with legends such as Lewis Hamilton, Sebastian Vettel and four-time MotoGP champion Casey Stoner played an important role in the championship fight.
Norris has spoken about the support he has received ahead of the decisive stages of the season.
“I have received so many powerful words of encouragement, messages and speeches from incredible people who are world champions in a variety of sports, from Lewis, Seb and many more.
Many people don’t know that I communicate with Seb. Some, especially Casey Stoner, wrote me a quick message just when I needed it most: “Think about this, believe in yourself, do this, do that.” That really helped me get back on track.”
Norris’ title chances were in serious jeopardy following the recent rise of Red Bull’s Max Verstappen. However, McLaren’s successful strategy in Abu Dhabi on the final stage of the season allowed the Briton to finish third at the Yas Marina Circuit and formalize the championship title.
An important component of success was the pilot’s psychological resilience. Norris made mistakes throughout the 2025 season that could have cost him the title, but he managed to withstand the pressure while his teammate Oscar Piastri succumbed to the pressure at key moments of the season.
Norris concluded: “When you win the championship by just two points, I’m sure that the faith and support of the people around me brought me these two points. That’s why I’m grateful to everyone, because sometimes you only need two points to win the championship.”
Source: Sport UA
Ruth Waterhouse is an author and sports journalist who writes for Sportish. She is known for her coverage of various sports events and her insightful analysis of sports-related news. With a passion for sports and a keen eye for detail, she has become a respected voice in the sports community.
Motorsports
MotoGP Ducati coach Gigi Dall’Igna: “Marc Marquez’s limitation was that he took risks that were unnecessary”
Gigi Dall’Igna He was one of the men who put his hand in the fire when he made the decision. Marc Marquez instead of Jorge Martin as a friend Pecco Bagnaia inside the box ducati official. But just one year later he was proven right. The Cervera native returned to the top of the motorcycling world with a landslide victory in the Desmosedici GP25.
Indeed, in recognition of this return to the top, DAZN released the documentary Volver, in which Ducati’s sports director reflects on the fact that Marc always pushes himself to the limit. Even when you don’t need to. And Dariña sees this as one of Marc Márquez’s few weaknesses thus far.
”His limitation is that he may take risks even when it is not necessary. If there had been a little more clarity, for example, some mistakes could have been avoided at some point,” Dall’Iña argued.
In this sense he also said: Marco RigamontiHe made his debut as a truck engineer for Marquez in 2025. For Italians, this exploration of boundaries is a trait that has brought them great success in the past.
“He always said this.I want to be remembered as someone who gave everything.. It shows on the track as he always pushes the bike to the maximum and always tries. He is not afraid to make decisions that go against the flow.. Moreover, he knows that if he makes a choice at the last moment that surprises the other drivers, it could give him an advantage,” Rigamonti said.
After becoming champion, Marquez was involved in an accident at the Indonesian Grand Prix and was forced to undergo surgery to recover from a shoulder blade injury. Just a few days ago, he was able to get back on a flat track motorcycle and is currently continuing to heal his right shoulder.
The goal, as Marc himself has reiterated both actively and passively, is to take part in the February test at Sepang. He doesn’t want to miss the start of the 2026 preseason.
Source: Mundo Deportivo
I am a writer at Sportish, where I mainly cover sports news. I’ve also written for The Guardian and ESPN Brasil, and my work has been featured on NBC Sports, SI.com and more. Before working in journalism, I was an athlete: I played football for Colgate University and competed in the US Open Cross Country Championships.
According to reports in the Italian media, the Ferrari team has made a decision about race engineer Lewis Hamilton for the 2026 season.
Riccardo Adami has been working with the seven-time world champion since the Briton moved to the Scuderia in January 2025. But there were a few strange and resonant radio conversations between them throughout the season.
During the Australian Grand Prix, Hamilton appeared confused by the lack of information from his engineer, and at the Miami round he reacted strongly to the situation, issuing team orders and advising the team to “drink some tea” after Charles Leclerc refused to let him pass.
At the Monaco Grand Prix, Riccardo Adami asked Hamilton: “Are you mad at me?” There was another incident where he ignored her request. Ferrari later announced that the engineer had left the pit wall at that time.
A similar situation was repeated after the last race of the season. During the radio exchange, Hamilton thanked the team and the race engineer for their cooperation, but received no response. The Briton then asked if they had heard him and received an explanation that the team were talking to each other at the time.
At the end of the season, team principal Fred Vasser said the Scuderia would review Hamilton’s inner circle to improve their results. And it looks like the decision has already been made.
According to Italian publication Auto Racer, Ferrari has decided to retain Riccardo Adami as Hamilton’s race engineer for 2026. The most important reason for this was a “very positive” private dinner between the pilot and the engineer.
The team expects to take a serious step forward in 2026 in light of new technical regulations. Next season could be decisive for Hamilton because 2026 is considered the last year of his current contract with Ferrari.
His first season in the Scuderia was a difficult one for the Briton. Hamilton finished the championship in sixth place using the problematic SF-25 car, but lost 86 points to his teammate.
Hamilton went a season without a podium for the first time in his career, while Leclerc scored seven goals. Of particular concern was the seven-time champion’s deteriorating qualifying form later in the year.
Source: Sport UA
Ruth Waterhouse is an author and sports journalist who writes for Sportish. She is known for her coverage of various sports events and her insightful analysis of sports-related news. With a passion for sports and a keen eye for detail, she has become a respected voice in the sports community.
-
Ligue 13 years agoRenato Sanchez signed in Paris for five years
-
Europa League4 years agoIn transfer alert at Olympiakos for additions and concessions
-
Europa League4 years agoFenerbahce – Eintracht 1: 1: The Germans took 1st place in the Olympiacos group
-
Europa League4 years agoWithout Nainggolan and Samata, the 11th team from Antwerp
-
Europa League4 years agoEuropa League
-
Europa League4 years agoAtalanta announced the acquisition of Boga
-
Europa League4 years agoFears that Zapata will be out for 4 months
-
Premier League4 years agoExcept for the rest of January, Sean was injured