Following the news that Esteban Ocon and Alpine F1 Team will be parting ways at the end of the 2024 F1 season after a five-year collaboration, all eyes are now on which driver will be chosen as his replacement. Today we will explore reasons why Alpine should have Yuki Tsunoda in their sights. The Japanese…
As Alpine considers potential options for the future following confirmation that Esteban Ocon will leave the squad at the end of 2024, Mick Schumacher’s name has been mentioned. However, Günther Steiner, the former team principal of Schumacher’s at Haas, believes the French works team should not offer him a swift return to Formula 1. “Not…
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…
Alpine’s fortunes in F1 in recent times have suffered a dip, if anything even failing to deliver the expected mid-table results that the team has gotten so used to over the past five seasons, as it arrived for 2024 with an overweight machine that was the slowest in the field by a long way at…
It’s been a remarkable few days following a dramatic and scary start to the Monaco Grand Prix. Aside from the huge accident between Sergio Perez, Kevin Magnussen and Nico Hülkenberg that everyone — including photographers — thankfully walked away from without any serious injuries, Alpine has managed to get itself into the headlines for negative…
Flavio Briatore is set for a stunning comeback to Formula 1 as a special advisor for the Alpine team. Corriere della Sera and L’Equipe first reported that the 74-year-old has agreed to try and revive the fortunes of the team he once ran under the Benetton and Renault names. Renault CEO Luca Di Meo has…
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…
Pierre Gasly had the best qualifying session for Alpine in 2024. For the first time this season the team made it into Q3 with Gasly’s 1:10.856, finishing a superb 5th in Q2. However the major risks that he took in Q2 didn’t pay off in Q3, only ending up 10th with a 1:11.311 as he…
During yesterday’s qualifying session, Gabriele Minì clinched his second consecutive pole position in Monte Carlo, finishing ahead of Christian Mansell and Luke Browning. However, with the grid reversed for the sprint race, Nikola Tsolov will start on pole, alongside his ART Grand Prix teammate Laurens van Hoepen. The drivers started their formation lap and pulled…
It is time for Formula 3 qualifying in Monaco, with qualifying taking part in two split up sessions of Group A – even car numbers and Group B – odd car numbers. Whichever group grabs a faster provisional pole, will gain pole position and the inside of the track, the slower group starting from the…
