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“I don’t feel pressure” — Doohan not concerned about 2025 after F1 bow at Abu Dhabi GP

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…

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“Feeling ready” — Jack Doohan fully prepared for F1 debut with Alpine

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…

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Gasly explains “pretty aggressive package” led to P3 in F1 Las Vegas GP qualifying

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…

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Gasly frustrated with strategy at F1 US GP, but both Alpine drivers say updated package goes “in the right direction”

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…

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Szafnauer says “it’s a disaster” at Alpine following his dismissal from the F1 team last season

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…

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Oakes says nothing will “change drastically” this year as he focuses on Alpine F1 gains in 2025 and beyond

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…

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Alpine set to become Mercedes engine customer as they confirm Renault to stop making F1 engines at the end of 2025

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…

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Doriane Pin “wanted more” than double podium from F1 Academy Singapore weekend, missing the fastest lap in Race 2 by “less than one tenth”

Coming into the 2024 F1 Academy season, Doriane Pin was one of the favorites to potentially win the Drivers’ Championship. Now, six races later and with the last two rounds ahead of us, the Mercedes driver sits second in the overall standings. Though the chance to catch the leading Abbi Pulling is slim, Pin has…

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“It was just: get off the line and lead and control the race from there” — Abbi Pulling on her “special” F1 Academy double win in Singapore

Abbi Pulling’s domination of the all-female series showed once more in Singapore, where the English driver supported by Alpine placed on the top of the sheets in the practice session, took double pole and then won both races. With one hand on the Drivers’ Championship trophy already, Pulling can now rest after another brilliant performance…

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Abbi Pulling: “I’m not putting any pressure on myself” in the championship battle as she reflects on Race 1 of F1 Academy in Singapore

There has not been a race weekend in F1 Academy this season without Abbi Pulling winning at least one of the two races — and the street circuit of Marina Bay didn’t change this impressive statistic. The English driver backed by Alpine saw her sixth victory in 2024 earlier today, starting from pole position and…

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