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Alpine F1 drivers on Sanchez’s signing: “The team is making an effort to change things” following rough start to 2024

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…

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Alonso “really enjoyed” battle with Ocon for final points positions at F1 Miami GP

Fernando Alonso finished ninth in last week’s Miami GP, scoring two points for Aston Martin after a tough battle with his former team-mate Esteban Ocon in the latter stages of the grand prix. After a poor qualifying for his standards, Alonso started down in 15th, on the hard tyres and pitted when the Virtual Safety…

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Gasly “could never find the same feeling with the tyres” in Q2 following hugely promising Q1 at the F1 Miami GP

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…

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Miami GP | F1 Academy | FP1 | Pin edges out Pulling, breaking the two-minute mark

During the opening practice session of the F1 Academy at Miami International Autodrome, Mercedes Junior Doriane Pin set the pace, clocking the fastest lap at 1:59.949s. Her performance distinguished her as the only driver to break the two-minute mark in a session marked by close competition and focused driving. This lengthened practice session, the most…

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Gasly “quite pleased” with Alpine’s progress at F1 Chinese GP as updated package propels Ocon towards the points

Following the Chinese Grand Prix, where Alpine once again struggled to make an impact on the points, Pierre Gasly expressed both frustration and optimism regarding the team’s performance. Alpine’s lacklustre start to the season sees them currently sitting at the bottom of the Constructors’ Championship, with zero points. Gasly himself is in 19th position in…

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Ocon: “Happier and a bit disappointed” with P11 in F1 Chinese GP after his “best driving race of the whole season”

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…

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Esteban Ocon a big contender for the second Audi F1 seat as talks take place

Esteban Ocon has emerged as a serious contender for the second Sauber/Audi seat, sources have confirmed to Pit Debrief. On Friday morning European time, it was confirmed by Haas that Nico Hülkenberg would be leaving team at the end of 2024. Minutes later, Sauber/Audi announced the German driver would be joining them for 2025 on…

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Gasly predicts a “tough and tricky weekend on my side” with only Ocon getting Alpine’s F1 Chinese GP upgrade

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…

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Alpine brings floor update to F1 Chinese GP “one race earlier than planned”, only available for one car

As Alpine’s struggles continue, the French team is throwing everything at trying to improve the A524. The Enstone-based squad remains one of the 3 teams without a single point through the first four races of the season. They sit dead last in the standings as the team has the lowest finishes of the pointless teams….

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