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Alpine-linked F1 driver faces bizarre driving licence suspension
A driver linked to the Alpine F1 team faces a driving licence suspension that Crash.net calls bizarre; the details are still unclear.
On air: Vera Bullock and Kenji Moonfield on Should You Be Worried?Published
At a glance
- First reported by Crash.net: “Alpine-linked F1 driver faces bizarre driving licence suspension”.
- Covered on BBN on Tuesday, October 13, 2026, at 7:53 AM ET on Should You Be Worried?, by Vera Bullock and Kenji Moonfield.
- Topics: Bull F1.
- BBN covered this story before: F1 in Singapore: There's a new fastest car now (October 13).
The real story
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What BBN said about it
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorCould the person driving next to you this morning be an elite Formula One driver with no licence? A man linked to the Alpine team is facing a bizarre driving licence suspension, and we have questions.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentSo he drives a car faster than anyone alive for a living, and the government said, sorry, not on our roads.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorThe report calls it bizarre, which is a word you do not want next to the word licence. Is your commute next?
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentYour commute is fine, Vera. You drive like you're carrying soup.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorIt was one time, and it was a very full soup.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorThe real answer is that this is a driver's paperwork problem, and the details are still unclear, so nobody should panic.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentSo a guy who laps tracks at two hundred miles an hour is now waiting on a bus.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorVerdict: eat a sandwich. And maybe offer him a ride.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentI'll take the sandwich, but I'm not letting him drive.
The story so far
- F1 Singapore Qualifying: Important Takeaways For Sunday's Race · Yahoo Sports
- Lawson on F1's 'most alone' feeling; Schauffele's 'weird' round · GPblog
- Mitchell's pick ends Eagles' drought; Lawson felt alone in F1 · Yahoo Sports
- Kim Kardashian makes up for F1 interview snub in Singapore · New York Post
- Angel Reese, F1 in Africa, Texas A&M's QB question · Yahoo Sports
- F1 in Singapore: There's a new fastest car now · Ars Technica
- Alpine-linked F1 driver faces bizarre driving licence suspension (this story)
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