2023 British Grand Prix - Preview

Alfa Romeo F1 Team Stake heads to Silverstone, the spiritual home of Formula One, for the British Grand Prix. It is a return to origins for Alfa Romeo, the brand winning the inaugural Formula One World Championship race in 1950 with Nino Farina on this very same circuit in Northamptonshire.

Alessandro Alunni Bravi, Team Representative: “We head to Britain this week, after a challenging weekend in Austria, where our performances didn’t quite match what we had shown in previous races. Still, we must keep our spirits up: we are bringing a new, important package to Silverstone, on which the team back at base in Hinwil has been working hard over the past months, and it’ll hopefully help us make our way back to the top ten. We have seen how upgrades have been fundamental for our main competitors to make a step forward: that will be our main aim, for the second leg of this back-to-back. We remain confident, and eager to show that Austria just wasn’t our weekend, but we still have it in us to battle through the field – and promptly change the tide again.”

Valtteri Bottas (Car 77):“Undoubtedly, we expected more from Austria, as we were coming from a couple of decent results in a row. It was a tough one for the team, as we struggled throughout the whole weekend – and on top of that, also saw the Sunday race being compromised and thus our chances to recover through the field. I am looking forward to racing in Silverstone this weekend, another timeless classic on the calendar. We are bringing a new package there, which should help us regain the form we had shown last month. We know on which areas we need to work on to improve our performance, and everyone in the team, both trackside and back home in Hinwil, has been putting all their efforts on it. It will be crucial to get these upgrades right from the first practice sessions, to put ourselves back in the fight.”

Zhou Guanyu (Car 24):?“As we head to Silverstone for the second part of the double header, we are motivated to put the tough weekend in Spielberg behind us. We will have some new parts on the car for this race, which should allow us to make a further step forward: I am keen to get back on track and extracting their full potential. Hopefully, we’ll be able to find more pace, which we lacked in Austria. Difficult races can happen; what is important, now, is that we maintain our focus and keep working towards getting back into the top ten right away. Of course, I remember the crash I was involved in last year; that, however, is a closed chapter, and has been ever since I returned home on that same day. This race is important to me, as I have spent so much time in the UK: all my motivation this weekend will go into doing well in a place I know very well.”