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Gianluca D'Alessandro
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Gianluca D'Alessandro

Since childhood, he has followed the world of sports, especially anything powered by an engine. It’s a passion that still drives him today and has inspired him to tell the stories of its protagonists. A supercomputer may claim that the answer to the ultimate question of life, the universe and everything is 42; for Gianluca, it’s motorsport. Beyond the sporting world, he’s fascinated by a constantly evolving technological universe.

Latest articles by Gianluca D'Alessandro

Why McLaren's performance deficit to Mercedes is more than just engine use

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Why McLaren's performance deficit to Mercedes is more than just engine use

How Mercedes' advantage in F1 2026 goes beyond the engine

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Australian GP
How Mercedes' advantage in F1 2026 goes beyond the engine

The reasons behind why drivers had flat batteries on the Australian GP grid

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Australian GP
The reasons behind why drivers had flat batteries on the Australian GP grid

How rear LED lights indicate energy levels on F1 2026 cars

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Australian GP
How rear LED lights indicate energy levels on F1 2026 cars

FIA cuts recoverable energy in F1 qualifying to stop extreme tactics

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Australian GP
FIA cuts recoverable energy in F1 qualifying to stop extreme tactics

Inside the strategy system that's won 20 F1 world championships

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Inside the strategy system that's won 20 F1 world championships

Why F1 drivers delay going full throttle on 2026 qualifying laps

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Why F1 drivers delay going full throttle on 2026 qualifying laps

How Ferrari's F1 2026 rear wing is reminiscent of 2011 Mercedes

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Bahrain Pre-Season 2
How Ferrari's F1 2026 rear wing is reminiscent of 2011 Mercedes

How McLaren has tweaked its steering wheel to maximise F1’s 2026 hybrid

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Bahrain Pre-Season 1
How McLaren has tweaked its steering wheel to maximise F1’s 2026 hybrid

Why race starts get so complicated in F1 2026

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Bahrain Pre-Season 1
Why race starts get so complicated in F1 2026

Inside the 'digital brain' that supports the FIA's decisions in F1

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Inside the 'digital brain' that supports the FIA's decisions in F1

Mercedes unique 2026 F1 front wing design revealed in Barcelona test

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Mercedes unique 2026 F1 front wing design revealed in Barcelona test

How e-fuels and advanced additives will be an F1 2026 development battleground

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How e-fuels and advanced additives will be an F1 2026 development battleground

Exclusive: Secrets of the sophisticated new tech monitoring the 2026 F1 engines

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Exclusive: Secrets of the sophisticated new tech monitoring the 2026 F1 engines

The steering wheel change that has helped Norris in F1 2025

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The steering wheel change that has helped Norris in F1 2025

The F1 ride-height puzzle that Ferrari can’t solve

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United States GP
The F1 ride-height puzzle that Ferrari can’t solve

Why extreme experiments couldn't save Ferrari in F1 Singapore GP

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Singapore GP
Why extreme experiments couldn't save Ferrari in F1 Singapore GP

Why McLaren failed to reprise its F1 Singapore GP 2024 dominance

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Singapore GP
Why McLaren failed to reprise its F1 Singapore GP 2024 dominance

F1 CEO: History "not enough" to keep classic venues on the calendar

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Singapore GP
F1 CEO: History "not enough" to keep classic venues on the calendar

How Monza brought out Ferrari's fundamental limitations with its 2025 F1 car

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Italian GP
How Monza brought out Ferrari's fundamental limitations with its 2025 F1 car

How Hamilton wants to give his "DNA" to the 2026 Ferrari F1 car

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How Hamilton wants to give his "DNA" to the 2026 Ferrari F1 car

What was behind a lack of pace for Mercedes at F1 Austrian GP?

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Austrian GP
What was behind a lack of pace for Mercedes at F1 Austrian GP?

Adapt or get lost: The hard lessons Tsunoda and Lawson learned after swapping F1 seats

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Canadian GP
Adapt or get lost: The hard lessons Tsunoda and Lawson learned after swapping F1 seats

Why McLaren’s Miami F1 dominance wasn’t just a factor of tyre management

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Miami GP
Why McLaren’s Miami F1 dominance wasn’t just a factor of tyre management

What is behind Aston Martin's struggles in F1 2025?

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What is behind Aston Martin's struggles in F1 2025?

What Tsunoda has learnt alongside Verstappen so far

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What Tsunoda has learnt alongside Verstappen so far

How Ferrari is helping Hamilton settle with Mercedes-inspired steering wheel software

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How Ferrari is helping Hamilton settle with Mercedes-inspired steering wheel software

How Hamilton has changed his Ferrari F1 steering wheel to be like Mercedes’

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How Hamilton has changed his Ferrari F1 steering wheel to be like Mercedes’

Exclusive: Inside the secrets of F1’s new driver cooling kit

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Exclusive: Inside the secrets of F1’s new driver cooling kit