Following speculation over the Belgian Grand Prix weekend that it could happen, Pit Debrief has learned that Oliver Oakes will become Alpine F1’s new team principal. Sources have indicated that it was officially announced to staff earlier on Tuesday. An announcement to the wider world is expected this week. At Spa last Friday, current team…
Qualifying kicked off at Spa in very wet conditions following heavy rain that started in FP3. Q1 Championship contender Lando Norris was first out, posting a 1:58.894. However, a 1:57.411 from Piastri saw him beat his teammate by almost 1.5s, with Hülkenberg splitting them. On his first flier, a 1:56.003 from Max Verstappen put him…
With Bruno Famin and Alpine F1 annoucing a decision for the Frenchman to step back from his role as the Team Principal in a few weeks, the French team is undergoing a management change yet again. It has only been a year since Famin took charge. Famin also indicated that Alpine F1 is looking to…
MoneyGram Haas F1 Team has completed its 2025 driver line-up with the announcement that Esteban Ocon, currently of BWT Alpine F1 Team, has been signed on a multi-year contract. This comes after weeks of speculation that the Frenchman would be joining the Kannapolis-based team, following the announcement of his departure from Alpine after the 2024…
Saturday turned out to be a difficult day for Alpine on the track. The team from Enstone faced a qualifying in Hungary that threatened with rain and left the track slightly damp. With 6 minutes left in the first session, the competitors headed to their garages as the rain began. The session was interrupted by…
It would not be an exaggeration to state that at the start of 2024 Formula One season Alpine appeared to be the slowest car of the grid. The Enstone-based team had wrapped up the 2023 Constructors’ Championship in a respectable P5, with multiple point scoring finishes and podiums with both their drivers. To find themselves…
Alpine’s 2024 campaign endured a difficult start that saw the Enstone-based team occupying the back of the grid. The poor start to the seasonled to the departures of Matt Harman and Dirk de Beer following the lack of competitiveness from the overweight A524. With the departure of the duo, Alpine gradually recovered lost ground with…
Esteban Ocon will partner Oliver Bearman at Haas next year and beyond as the Frenchman has signed a multi-year contract, Pit Debrief has learned. As this website revealed earlier in the year, Audi held an interest in his services. However, the number one priority continues to be Carlos Sainz for the German manufacturer as the…
Pierre Gasly’s run of consecutive points finishes is likely to end at the British Grand Prix this weekend. The 28-year-old has been in the points in the last four Grands Prix as the Enstone-based team has made slow progress since Bahrain. Even though we’re only at the halfpoint of the season, Alpine’s reliability issues have…
For a fourth successive Grand Prix, Pierre Gasly scored points as Alpine’s slow gains continue. Once again, however, a lot of the spotlight was on his latest episode with teammate Esteban Ocon. On lap 32, Ocon made a late but legal defensive move against Gasly. Three laps later, it got spicy. Ocon passed Alonso into…
