

F1 Alternative@f1alternative· 16d 🥳 Fernando Alonso makes it into Q2 for the first time this season!
The two-time champion has reached Q2 in every season he has competed in since the introduction of this qualifying format in 2006
#F1 #Alonso

F1 Alternative@f1alternative· 16d 🦁 On Belgium 2026, Max Verstappen secured Red Bull's 300th podium
Also Red Bull became the 5th team in F1 history to reach 300 podiums
Red Bull could also overtake Williams (315) in total podiums as early as this year, though they won't be able to catch Mercedes (323)
#F1 #RedBull #Verstappen

F1 Alternative@f1alternative· 17d 🤔 RUMORS: Malaysia could return to the F1 calendar as early as this season, and Imola might also return as the season finale
Maybe cancelled:
4. 🇧🇭 Sakhir
5. 🇸🇦 Jeddah
23. 🇶🇦 Losail
24. 🇦🇪 Abu-Dhabi
Maybe return:
🇲🇾 Sepang (october)
🇮🇹 Imola (december)
#F1 #Rumors

F1 Alternative@f1alternative· 17d 😏 What an amazing coincidence!
This year's Hungarian GP is taking place on July 24–26, just as it did in 2015
Mercedes has secured 10 poles since the start of the season
Alonso is racing with Honda engines and has 1 pt heading race in Hungary... and finished in P5?
#F1 #Alonso

F1 Alternative@f1alternative· 19d 🇧🇪 At Belgium 2026, Esteban Ocon finished a race for the 27th consecutive time, matching his career-best streak of finishes in a row
His previous streak ran from Belgium '16 to Mexico '17, that run holds the record for the most consecutive races without a DNF from the start of a career
#F1 #Ocon

F1 Alternative@f1alternative· 19d 🇭🇺 On this week in Hungary, Lance Stroll will contest his 200th Grand Prix in F1!
Stroll will become the 25th driver in F1 history to reach the 200 GP in career
❓ What do you remember most about Stroll?
#F1 #Stroll #Hungary

F1 Alternative@f1alternative· 20d Things aren't any better on the official F1 channel (it’s unclear whose hands those are). I’ve circled all the fails

F1 Alternative@f1alternative· 20d Ferrari also suffered because of this

F1 Alternative@f1alternative· 22d 🇪🇦 Also on this day at 2026 Belgian Grand Prix, Spaniard Carlos Sainz started 19th, while another Spaniard, Fernando Alonso, finished in that same 19th position
#F1 #Spain


F1 Alternative@f1alternative· Jul 10 😭 The lowest finishes in the race for a pole-sitter
There have been only three instances in F1 history where the pole-sitter finished the race lower than 14th, and all three involved Mercedes drivers
🇬🇧 '26 - P15 - Antonelli
🇲🇽 '21 - P15 - Bottas
🇦🇪 '14 - P14 - Rosberg
#F1 #Mercedes


F1 Alternative@f1alternative· Jul 6 🙄 Sainz was docked a lap for overtaking the leaders without permission while being a lap down
For a moment, it looked like the biathlon had started (a penalty lap)
#F1 #Sainz #biathlon

F1 Alternative@f1alternative· Jul 2 🇬🇧 Special liveries from McLaren, Cadillac, and Williams for 2026 British Grand Prix
McLaren has painted its car to honor the vehicle that made its F1 debut in 1966
Cadillac is celebrating the 250th anniversary of US independence
And Williams...🤷
#F1 #GreatBritain

F1 Alternative@f1alternative· Jul 1 😏 Get Sonny Hayes!
We have a team that hasn't scored a single point heading into the Silverstone race and is in desperate need of a good result
#F1 #Cadillac

F1 Alternative@f1alternative· Jun 29 🦁 In 2025, Max Verstappen trailed c'ship leader Piastri by more than 100 pts, but he erased that deficit by the end of season and nearly became champion
In 2026, Verstappen is once again trailing c'ship leader Antonelli by 98 pts, and he has already clawed back 3 pts in Austria...
#F1 #Verstappen

F1 Alternative@f1alternative· Jun 29 🇦🇹 George Russell became the 4th Mercedes driver to win races in Austria twice
Previously, this feat was achieved by Nico Rosberg ('14 & '15), Valtteri Bottas ('17 & '20), and Lewis Hamilton ('16 & Styria '20) while driving for Silver Arrows
#F1 #Mercedes #Austria

F1 Alternative@f1alternative· Jun 12 ❗ BREAKING: Pierre Gasly reinstated in 3rd place at 2026 Monaco Grand Prix
Stewards overturned the two 5-second penalties imposed on the Frenchman during the race for speeding in the pit lane!
#F1 #Monaco #Gasly #Alpine

F1 Alternative@f1alternative· Jun 10 🙄 For the first time in 4 years, Red Bull finished a race on the podium without Max Verstappen!
🇸🇬 2022 - Sergio Perez 🥇
🇲🇨 2026 - Isack Hadjar 🥉
#F1 #RedBull

F1 Alternative@f1alternative· Jun 10 💪 List of drivers, who scored first 2 podiums for different teams since 2014
Isack Hadjar - Racing Bulls & Red Bull
Lance Stroll - Williams & Racing Point
George Russell - Williams & Mercedes
#F1

F1 Alternative@f1alternative· Jun 10 🤓 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

F1 Alternative@f1alternative· Jun 9 🏆 List of Grand Prix where 9 different teams scored points at the same time
🇪🇺 '10 - Virgin, Lotus Caterham, HRT
🇲🇾 '12 - Marussia, Caterham, HRT
🇷🇺 '15 - Marussia
🇦🇿 '17 - Renault
Eifel '20 - Williams
🇧🇪 '25* - Aston Martin
🇧🇷 '25* - Williams
🇲🇨 '26 - Audi, Cadillac
*sprint
#F1

F1 Alternative@f1alternative· Jun 8 💪 At 2026 Monaco Grand Prix, Fernando Alonso finished 10th, earning points in his 22nd F1 season!
Alonso has scored points in every season he's competed in, with the exception of his debut season with Minardi in 2001!
#F1 #Alonso

F1 Alternative@f1alternative· Jun 7 🙄 List of race winners when this was the 1000th Grand Prix
🇨🇳 2019 - 1,000 GP for F1 - Lewis Hamilton
Tuscany 2020 - 1,000 GP for Ferrari in F1 - Lewis Hamilton
#F1 #Ferrari #Hamilton

F1 Alternative@f1alternative· Jun 3 🚨 BREAKING: Ferrari announces contract extension with Charles Leclerc!
Leclerc's new contract will extend his stay with the Italian team for several more seasons. The agreement, which was previously until 2028, will now extend even further
#F1 #Leclerc #Ferrari


F1 Alternative@f1alternative· May 27 🇨🇦 At 2026 Canadian Grand Prix, George Russell earned his first DNF in almost 2 years, ending 39-race finish streak (exc. DSQ in Belgium 2024)
Russell's last DNF came in Great Britain 2024, where he also started from pole position, as he did in Canada
#F1 #Russell