Alpine F1 team boss and Hitech founder Oliver Oakes says that Paul Aron showed “some mental strength” after getting dropped by Mercedes ahead of his first Formula 2 season. Aron joined Hitech Pulse-Eight for the 2024 F2 season without Mercedes backing him anymore. The Estonian driver was part of the junior programme for four years….
Pierre Gasly is pleased with the impressive comeback from Alpine towards the end of the 2024 F1 season. He adds that the consistency in the final stages of the year helped, as well as the learnings from difficult races like in Baku. Alpine had a very difficult start to the season as the A524 lacked…
External pressures may have clouded Jack Doohan debuting during the Formula 1 weekend in Abu Dhabi, but Oliver Oakes, the team principal of Alpine, believes the Australian rookie demonstrated poise and potential. Oakes shared his assessment of Doohan’s weekend and outlined the next steps in his development as Alpine eyes a promising 2025 season. Oakes:…
An early debut Jack Doohan made his official Formula 1 debut at the Abu Dhabi GP. The Australian was set to make his full-time debut for Alpine next season, but a late season driver switch saw Doohan taking the seat of Esteban Ocon prematurely. The 21-year-old finished his first Formula 1 race in 15th, finishing…
Jack Doohan shares his excitement ahead of his surprise early debut with Alpine. Speaking ahead of this weekend’s Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, Doohan breaks down his preparation ahead of his first Grand Prix. Following Monday’s announcement that Jack Doohan would take the place of outgoing Esteban Ocon for this weekend’s Grand Prix, the young Aussie…
After a surprising double podium in Brazil for Alpine, he does it again. Pierre Gasly will start the Las Vegas F1 GP from P3, right behind polesitter George Russell due to an impressive final lap set in Q3 with a 1:32.664s, taking advantage of the improving track conditions and extracting the maximum out of the…
Esteban Ocon and Pierre Gasly did not score any points in the race for the United States Grand Prix, explaining that the performance was not good enough in the end. However, both agree that the car is getting quicker, as the qualifying pace in Austin proved. For Alpine, the weekend at the Circuit of the…
Former Alpine team principal Otmar Szafnauer discusses the team’s difficult 2024 season as he reflects on his ambitions during his time with the French marque. Alpine have suffered a trying 2024 Formula 1 season thus far, with the French squad currently 9th in the constructors championship. This comes following a year of major upheaval within…
Alpine F1 team principal, Oliver Oakes, is discovering that the change he wants within the team can’t happen as quickly he needs. Having taken over the reins at Alpine, Oakes heads up a team that’s been plagued by inconsistency, sitting in 9th place in the Constructors’ Championship, and he has a lot of work to…
Alpine has announced the creation of Hypertech Alpine, a new high-tech engineering centre based in Viry-Châtillon, marking a significant step forward in the company’s drive for high-performance automotive development. This centre is set to begin operations by late 2024 and will serve as a crucial element in Alpine and Renault Group’s future projects. It will…
