Alpine moved to within three points of Williams in the Constructors’ Championship as Pierre Gasly finished the Mexico City Grand Prix in P10. The 2020 Italian Grand Prix winner qualified in P8, 0.006s slower than Kevin Magnussen as he ran out of battery before the line. It was almost over before it started as Alex…
Esteban Ocon and Pierre Gasly did not score any points in the race for the United States Grand Prix, explaining that the performance was not good enough in the end. However, both agree that the car is getting quicker, as the qualifying pace in Austin proved. For Alpine, the weekend at the Circuit of the…
The United States Grand Prix marks the fourth Grand Prix the Argentinian has taken part in this season since he was announced to replace Logan Sargeant starting from the Italian Grand Prix. It also marks the second time he has finished in the points. Williams did not have an easy weekend in Austin, despite Colapinto…
Q1 Zhou Guanyu set the first time of the session as he put in a 1:35.479. Alonso rapidly beat that, logging a 1:34.496 to go quickest. Championship contender Lando Norris went top on a 1:34.029, beating Carlos Sainz by 0.075s. Oscar Piastri slotted into P3, 0.214s away from his teammate. Despite a poor final corner,…
Haas team principal Ayao Komatsu says Ocon was sold on joining the team for 2025 long before the team’s recently announced partnership with Toyota was announced. With the announcement late last week that Haas would be partnering with Toyota Gazoo Racing, the spotlight has been on the American team, as they set their sights high…
Back in June, Esteban Ocon announced that he would part ways with the Enstone-based team, and it was eventually confirmed at Spa he would be joining Haas from 2025 onwards as Pit Debrief revealed earlier that month. It has not been a fun season for the Frenchman after only scoring five points so far, but…
Alpine F1 team principal, Oliver Oakes, is discovering that the change he wants within the team can’t happen as quickly he needs. Having taken over the reins at Alpine, Oakes heads up a team that’s been plagued by inconsistency, sitting in 9th place in the Constructors’ Championship, and he has a lot of work to…
Alpine continue to be nowhere close to their expected goals for this season. As a usual midfield contender, the team sit all the way down in 9th in the Constuctors’ Championship. To add, the team has also gone through multiple off-track changes, such as a change in the Team Principal role once again, and the…
Alpine’s Esteban Ocon did not hide his disappointment about the inability to challenge their rivals during the Singapore Grand Prix, which saw the Frenchman finishing 13th after qualifying 15th. His Saturday performance was particularly excellent, dragging his car out of Q1, and he was 0.354s faster than teammate Pierre Gasly. Speaking after the race, the…
The Azerbaijan Grand Prix turned out to be a challenging one for the Alpine team, as both drivers, Pierre Gasly and Esteban Ocon, faced a difficult race that ultimately yielded no points. Despite their best efforts, the French outfit’s lack of pace and strategy setbacks left them out of the top 10, while rivals like…
