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…
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…
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….
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…
Q1 Max Verstappen was first out of the pits and logged a 1:06.054 to kick things off, with Sergio Perez just under 0.2s away. A 1:05.941 from Carlos Sainz saw the Spaniard break the 66s barrier to go fastest. However, that was beaten by 0.040s seconds later by teammate Charles Leclerc. Norris and Piastri managed…
Ahead of the Austrian Grand Prix, BWT Alpine F1 Team confirmed that Pierre Gasly would continue with them on a new multi-year contract. This announcement, which comes less than a month after the team confirmed that they would be parting ways with Gasly’s teammate, Esteban Ocon, as well as that by Aston Martin F1 team…
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…
Alex Albon started from pit lane as Williams changed power unit elements on his car ahead of the Grand Prix. All 19 drivers on the grid picked softs for the start, with Albon going for the mediums. Lando Norris got this elbows out at the start, holding off Verstappen after the initial launch. However, George…
Alpine proved surprisingly competitive in qualifying ahead of the Spanish Grand Prix, with both drivers advancing to Q3. Pierre Gasly qualified a season-high seventh; Esteban Ocon initially qualified ninth, but was bumped up to eighth due to Sergio Perez’s grid penalty, making it an all-Alpine fourth grid for Sunday’s race. Speaking after the session, Gasly…
For the first time in the 2024 season, the BWT Alpine will see both drivers start the race in the top 10 with Pierre Gasly qualifying seventh, and Esteban Ocon in ninth. The French teammates will, however, line up alongside each other on Sunday’s starting grid, as Ocon will inherit Red Bull’s Sergio Perez’s P8…
