Alpine Archives

Gasly on Pérez’s Red Bull F1 difficulties: “There’s clearly something that is missing at the moment between the two”

Lucrezia Costa6 months ago6 months ago04 mins

Sergio Pérez’s future at Red Bull is at serious risk after three and a half seasons together, in spite of the recently announced 2-year contract renewal. The gap between the two Red Bull drivers is enormous: 137 points separate championship leader Max Verstappen and Pérez. The 34-year-old is now 6th in the Drivers’ Championship, and…

Esteban Ocon paraphrases Murphy’s Law after terrible F1 British GP: “Everything that could have gone wrong went wrong”

Ewout Albrecht6 months ago6 months ago06 mins

To state that Alpine had an abysmal British Grand Prix is an understatement. Having one car with enough penalties to line up in London, which subsequently had to withdraw after the formation lap due to gearbox issues was bad enough, but the other car then ending two laps down after fumbling the strategy took the…

“Just not quick for some reason” — Ocon left to rue lack of race pace in F1 Austrian GP as he slides to P12

Ghazlan Atqiya Firmansyah6 months ago06 mins

Following two consecutive race weekends where he scored championship points, Esteban Ocon had to settle for 12th in Sunday’s Austrian Grand Prix. Despite finishing outside the points, Ocon remains pleased with the team’s recent surge in form. Having qualified tenth for the main event, Ocon sets his eyes on Haas’ Nico Hülkenberg ahead of him….

Ocon believes with new tyres he could have fought Hulkenberg in Q3 for the F1 Austrian GP

Marika Petracca6 months ago6 months ago07 mins

This European leg of the Formula 1 Championship seems to be opening on a better start for Esteban Ocon, in a season where he had only managed to score one point in Miami. Sprint weekend here in Austria started out with a P8 ahead of his teammate Pierre Gasly in the quali shootout, only to…

Carlos Sainz has learned to trust “very few” people in the paddock amid the talk about his F1 future

Anna Elizabeth Krausová7 months ago7 months ago06 mins

Carlos Sainz is still the hot topic on the drivers’ market as he’s considering all options for his future in Formula 1. He was recently being linked to Sauber or Williams, and now the talk is that Alpine came in with an offer that could be the dealbreaker for the Spaniard. Even though Sainz promised…

Valtteri Bottas in his Sauber F1 car with his helmet on

“There’s other things as well than just pure performance” — Bottas waiting for Sainz decision as F1 future hangs in the balance

Luke-John Buckle7 months ago7 months ago04 mins

The Formula 1 grid for 2025 is taking shape as Lance Stroll and Pierre Gasly have re-signed with Aston Martin and Alpine. Valtteri Bottas had hoped to also have his future finalised this week ahead of the Austrian Grand Prix. The Finnish driver said he is clear on who he wants to drive for despite…

Gasly wants the “strongest and fastest driver out there” as 2025 Alpine F1 teammate

Lucrezia Costa7 months ago7 months ago09 mins

The Frenchman announced his contract extension with the French Formula 1 team earlier today ahead of the Austrian Grand Prix, and went into further details on his deal and his expectations for the future. Gasly admitted to “looking around” and having talks with other teams, before opting for sticking with his current employers. “No, I…

Pierre Gasly agrees new contract to stay with BWT Alpine F1 Team

James O'Connor7 months ago7 months ago06 mins

Pierre Gasly has signed a new deal with Alpine to continue his journey with the Enstone-based squad into the 2025 Formula One season and beyond. Following a torrid start to the season for the whole team as they were the slowest of anyone in Bahrain, there has been some light at the end of a…

“The team saw a loss in downforce” — Ocon says he was carrying “suspected damage” on his way to P10 in F1 Spanish GP

Fernanda Álvarez7 months ago05 mins

Alpine’s performance at the Spanish Grand Prix was a surprise to everyone, including the team themselves. They added another three points to their total on Sunday, passing Haas for P7 in the Constructors’ Championship. The Enstone-based team had a tricky day at Montmeló. While Gasly faced a pit stop of almost 7 seconds and losing…

Alpine attempts to sign Carlos Sainz for 2025 F1 season

James O'Connor7 months ago7 months ago04 mins

Pit Debrief has learned that Alpine is trying to hijack Audi and Williams’ hopes of signing Carlos Sainz for next year. Respected website Motorsport Week had reported late on Thursday that Williams was set to announce a deal with the Spanish driver for 2025 and beyond during the Spanish Grand Prix weekend. However, things changed…