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Mike Krack has revealed Aston Martin's driver plans for the future, with one of their aims being to make reserve driver Felipe Drugovich "race ready". The team will have a new line-up for 2023 following the arrival of Fernando Alonso on a multi-year contract, with the Spaniard joining the incumbent Lance Stroll following the retirement of Sebastian Vettel. Elsewhere, Drugovich and Formula E champion Stoffel Vandoorne will both act as reserve drivers, while former F1 star Pedro de la Rosa has taken on the position of Team Ambassador, in which he will fulfil a mixture of duties as well as supporting the Driver Development Programme. In an exclusive interview with TheFOXposts.Com , team boss Krack has given a further insight into what the future holds for the team's drivers. Aston Martin reveal target for Drugovich In terms of Drugovich's development, Krack explained: ...

Lewis Hamilton may have hit stratospheric highs in his F1 career to date – but the Briton may have his eye on reaching for the stars more literally. Speaking during the Australian Grand Prix weekend, Hamilton revealed that he had been speaking to SpaceX founder Elon Musk for some time, and that the Briton was keen for a visit into outer space . "It's not the easiest thing to speak to someone like that, because his mind is expanded, it's on such another level, you know, so I get all nervous when I'm talking to him," Hamilton said of his interactions with Musk. "Of course, I talked to him about did we land on the Moon? Where are we going next?" However, Hamilton added that he wasn't wild about going stratospheric any time soon, perhaps mindful of last week's test launch of a SpaceX Starship in which the rocket exploded in mid-air a few minutes after lift-off. "I am going, yes, at some stage, but I'll let some other people g...

AlphaTauri Team Principal Franz Tost says Yuki Tsunoda needs another year under his belt before he could reasonably be considered for a promotion to Red Bull. After a troubled 2022 season in which he was overshadowed by then-teammate Pierre Gasly and committed several unforced errors, Tsunoda has been quietly impressive in the opening months of 2023, scoring AlphaTauri's only two points of the season so far and outshining highly-rated new teammate Nyck de Vries. AlphaTauri effectively serve as Red Bull's B-team, with several drivers having graduated to Red Bull from the junior side over the years, including incumbent Max Verstappen, along with Sebastian Vettel, Daniel Ricciardo, Daniil Kvyat, Alex Albon and Gasly. But despite Tsunoda's improved form so far in what is his third season in F1 , Tost says the Japanese isn't ready for a promotion to Red Bull just yet. "Yuki doesn't need good words," Tost told media, including TheFOXposts.Com . ...

George Russell has vowed to have a "really strong " winter after voicing his belief that he is "absolutely ready " to become a World Champion. The Briton completed his debut season with Mercedes in 2022 and clinched the team's one and only victory of the campaign at the penultimate race of the season, the Brazilian Grand Prix. Russell also finished ahead of teammate Lewis Hamilton in the Drivers' standings, having scored 275 points in P4 to Hamilton's 240 in P6. With his first year of racing alongside Hamilton under his belt, Russell feels even more prepared to fight for a title, though he admits that he has felt ready for this for some time. Russell: I've felt ready to win title for a couple of years While Russell was mostly racing an uncompetitive car at Williams prior to joining Mercedes, the 24-year-old already started to feel capable of becoming...