Alfa Romeo Racing team principal Frederic Vasseur has confirmed the squad will appeal the post-race time penalties given to Kimi Raikkonen and Antonio Giovinazzi which dropped both drivers out of the points places at the German Grand Prix.
Both Alfa Romeo Racing drivers Kimi Raikkonen and Antonio Giovinazzi have been hit by 30-second post-race time penalties at the German Grand Prix after breaking race start rules over the team’s clutch usage.
Charles Leclerc has held his hands up for crashing out of the German Grand Prix while criticising the drag strip tarmac used as run-off around the final two corners where he slipped off in wet conditions.
Alfa Romeo Racing duo Kimi Raikkonen and Antonio Giovinazzi are both under investigation by the FIA Stewards over an alleged issue over the team’s clutch torque application at the start of the German Grand Prix.
Lewis Hamilton has cast doubt on his own qualifying result as an FIA Stewards investigation overhangs him for potentially impeding Kimi Raikkonen during Q1.
Daniel Ricciardo has defended his last-lap French Grand Prix overtakes despite suffering post-race penalties which dropped him out of the points places by reasoning he would rather risk the penalty then not fight for positions.
Daniel Ricciardo has been handed two five-second time penalties for overtaking off the track in the frantic final lap of the French Grand Prix, which drops the Renault driver out of the points from seventh to 11 th place.
Daniel Ricciardo, Kimi Raikkonen and Romain Grosjean will all see the FIA race stewards following an incident at the start of qualifying for the French Grand Prix.
Kimi Raikkonen believes the push to allow Formula 1 drivers to fight on track was only through the understanding of “smart, fair” racing and feels while the drivers are united in meetings the incidents can divide them on track.
Ferrari team principal Mattia Binotto has repeated his faith in the team turning around its fortunes in 2019 and believes the recent key personnel overhaul means it is still “in the learning phase”.
Kimi Raikkonen says he’s “just the driver like in any other team” and has played down his pivotal role at Alfa Romeo since joining the team over the winter.
Kimi Raikkonen believes the issue with his front wing which triggered his late pit lane start penalty for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix wasn’t performance-related as he details an eventful build-up to the race which saw him fight back into the points.
Kimi Raikkonen has been excluded from the Azerbaijan Grand Prix qualifying results and will be the third driver to start the race from the pit lane following a technical problem detected on his Alfa Romeo.
Kimi Raikkonen and his Alfa Romeo Racing squad will have to face the FIA Formula 1 race stewards after a technical problem was detected with his car after qualifying.
The complete starting grid for the Bahrain Grand Prix at the Sakhir International Circuit, round two of the 2019 Formula 1 season. Formula 1 2019 Australian Grand Prix - Starting Grid
Kimi Raikkonen says his early pit stop was triggered by a visor tear-off getting trapped in his rear brakes rather than a planned strategy by Alfa Romeo as he found himself unable to move up from his eighth-place finish.
Current lap time results [11am] from the second Formula 1 pre-season test at Circuit de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain. Follow live text commentary of F1 pre-season testing
Current lap time results [5pm] for day three of the first Formula 1 pre-season test at Circuit de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain. Follow live text commentary of F1 pre-season testing