Alpine confirmed Esteban Ocon will be leaving the Enstone-based team at the end of the current season. The news of Ocon’s departure comes just over a week after his controversial collision with teammate Pierre Gasly at the Monaco Grand Prix, which left team management displeased. Ocon joined the Renault works team for 2020, allowing him…
The Monaco circuit serves as a venue where drivers can make a difference, as evidenced by the numerous backmarkers who were competitive throughout Saturday’s qualifying session and the tight margins between the teams. One such team is Alpine, which has been grappling with an overweight car all season but appeared significantly more competitive on this…
Alpine driver Esteban Ocon faced a tough weekend at the Imola Grand Prix, where the team’s performance fell short of expectations after an encouraging Miami. Speaking post-race, the French driver shared his thoughts on the challenges faced during the race and his outlook for the upcoming Monaco Grand Prix. Reflecting on the race weekend, Ocon…
Alpine’s 2024 is becoming more positive as time goes by. The French team has been hard at work to improve as testing showed the reality of their speed. Their efforts to improve the car and reduce weight resulted in Esteban Ocon entering the top 10 in Miami for the first time in 2024. Among the…
Pierre Gasly finished the Miami Sprint race P9 so confidence must have been high for race day. As it happened, Gasly would cross the line in the same position he qualified — P12. Meanwhile, his teammate Esteban Ocon went on to score the team’s first point of 2024. The Miami Grand Prix was not without…
After securing the ninth position in the sprint and placing twelfth in qualifying later in the day, Pierre Gasly has achieved his most notable results of the 2024 season thus far. Alpine’s overweight A524 has led to a season of frustration so far for Gasly and Ocon. They have also been lacking pure performance and…
BWT Alpine F1 Team officially announced that David Sanchez will be joining the French based team as Executive Technical Director. He will be responsible of the Performance, Engineering, and Aerodynamic areas of the team. The Frenchman started his motorsport career as a junior aerodynamicist at Renault F1 Team back in 2005 and has only…
The Chinese Grand Prix saw Alpine have a spare car available for the first time this season. At a time when Williams Racing lack of third chassis made global headlines, this was obviously encouraging news for fans of the French manufacturer. Not only this but for Esteban Ocon, his A524 had a new floor and…
Esteban Ocon started last weekend’ s F1 Chinese Grand Prix from P13 and would cross the finish line P11 and just 2.3 seconds from his first points of the season. A stark difference to how Alpine were performing at the start of the season with many pundits predicting the French manufacturer to be propping up…
It has been a tough season to date for Alpine as they do not have a single point in the bag. They brought a small upgrade at the Japanese Grand Prix to help with the weight issues. Alpine has been on the back foot since pre-season. But the Suzuka upgrades worked as expected. The Enstone-based…
