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💯 What a coincidence! 🏆 Mercedes dominates the new regulation season 🏆 Championship leader is in his 2nd year with Mercedes (Hamilton in 2014 / Antonelli in 2026) 🏆 Experienced teammate is in his 5th year with Mercedes (Rosberg in 2014 / Russell in 2026) #F1 #Mercedes

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🏎️ Drivers who were the first to take to the track making its F1 debut* 🇷🇺 Sochi - Alonso (Ferrari) 🇦🇿 Baku - Gutierrez (Haas) 🇶🇦 Losail - Raikkonen (Alfa Romeo) 🇸🇦 Jeddah - Sainz (Ferrari) 🇺🇸 Miami - Stroll (Aston Martin) 🇺🇸 Las Vegas - Bottas (Alfa Romeo) 🇪🇸 Madrid? *count FP1 #F1

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💔 Hulkenberg, Albon, Sainz, Ocon, Alonso, Tsunoda, Bottas, Perez and Stroll have lost their chance at the WDC title in 2026 Also Audi, Haas, Williams, Aston Martin, Cadillac lost their chances for the WCC title #F1

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🇮🇹 An Italian won in F1 for the first time in 60 years! Last time it happened: 🧡 McLaren debuted in F1, and Brabham became a 3-time champ. ⚽ In football, England won the World Cup, Pele was a 2-time champ, and Maradona was just 6. 🎤 Frank Sinatra dropped "Strangers in the Night" #F1 #Italy

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🇨🇵 Yesterday, Pierre Gasly secured... 🏆 First pole position of his career 🏆 Alpine's first pole position 🏆 First pole position for a French driver since Jean Alesi in Italy 1997 🏆 The second-highest number of Grands Prix contested before a maiden pole in F1 history (189) Read more 👇 #F1 #Gasly

Gasly became the first driver for the Enstone-based team to take pole position since Fernando Alonso in Hungary 2009

Pierre also became the first Frenchman to secure pole positions on Pirelli tires and Mercedes engines

He also became the first Frenchman, who scored pole in a French car since Patrick Tambay for Renault in France 1984Sept. 5, 2026 – Gasly took pole position at the Italian GP, ​​the first of his career and the first for Alpine

Sept. 6, 2020 – Gasly won the Italian GP, ​​claiming the first victory of his career and the first for AlphaTauri.Pierre Gasly became the first driver since Lance Stroll in Turkey 2020 to take pole position outside of the top-4 teams. 

For 6 years, pole positions had gone exclusively to drivers from Ferrari, Mercedes, McLaren, and Red Bull.

🇮🇹 Qualifying results at 2026 Italian Grand Prix 1. Gasly - 1:21,786 2. Russell - +0.060 3. Leclerc - +0.218 4. Hamilton - +0.225 5. Verstappen - +0.284 6. Piastri - +0.180* 7. Colapinto - +0.434 8. Norris - +0.470 *penalty 3 places for impeding Lawson #F1 #Italy #Monza

🤓 Isack Hadjar became the 3rd driver in F1 history to finish on the podium for both Red Bull and Racing Bulls Previously, only two drivers have achieved podium finishes for senior Red Bull team and junior Toro Rosso team: Sebastian Vettel and Daniil Kvyat #F1 #RedBull

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❗ BREAKING: Following the hearing at the International Court of Appeal, Pierre Gasly's penalties for speeding in the pit-lane in Monaco have been reinstated! This means Gasly demoted to P7 and without podium. Hadjar now takes the podium with P3 and scored first podium for Red Bull! #F1 #Hadjar

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⚽ Off-topic: Lionel Messi has announced his retirement from the Argentina national team! 🇦🇷 During his 20 years with the national team, Messi became: 🏆 World Champion 🏆 Finalissima Champion 🏆🏆 Two-time Copa América Champion 🏆 Olympic Champion ⚽⚽ Two-time World Cup Best Player #Messi #Argentina

Lionel Messi with Franco Colapinto and Rodrigo De Paul

🇮🇹 Special moments in Monza for last 10 years L.Hamilton: Record 69th pole (2017) M.Verstappen: 10th consecutive win (2023) C.Leclerc: 2019 & 2024 wins P.Gasly: Shock win (2020) C.Sainz: Unexpected pole (2023) L.Stroll: First front row (2017) D.Ricciardo: Last F1 win (2021) #F1 #Monza #Italy

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🤯 Michael Schumacher’s incredible records with Ferrari: 🏆 5 titles in a row (2000-04) - absolute dominance! 🏎️ 100% podium rate in 2002 - finished in the top 3 in all 17 races of the season! 🥇 72 victories with a single team — a historic triumph of loyalty and speed for Scuderia! #F1 #Ferrari

F1 Alternative@f1alternative.bsky.social · 2w ago

🇧🇪 22 years ago, at 2004 Belgian Grand Prix, Michael Schumacher became a 7-time world champion! Schumacher finished 2nd in Ferrari's 700th F1 race, and secured his 5th title with the Scuderia. The race was won by Kimi Raikkonen for McLaren #F1 #Ferrari #KeepFightingMichael

🇧🇭 On this season, we will see the Bahrain Grand Prix held in Malaysia; this marks the 5th format for this race in F1 history Day race (2006-13) Night race (2014-25) Day race with the extended track in 2010 Night race with the shortened track in 2020 Sakhir GP 6,040 km outside Bahrain #F1 #Bahrain

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