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…
Alpin had a decent starting position before the race, with Pierre Gasly in tenth and Esteban Ocon in eleventh, but after half a lap their points scoring possibilities were halved when Ocon tried an optimistic pass on Gasly, but left his teammate too little space on the exit of Portier, resulting in his car almost…
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…
Alpine driver Esteban Ocon faced a tough weekend at the Imola Grand Prix, where the team’s performance fell short of expectations after an encouraging Miami. Speaking post-race, the French driver shared his thoughts on the challenges faced during the race and his outlook for the upcoming Monaco Grand Prix. Reflecting on the race weekend, Ocon…
For the third time in a row this season, the two Alpine drivers made it through to Q2. Esteban Ocon, despite struggling throughout the weekend with his car, managed to qualify 12th, just 0.2s behind Sergio Perez’s Red Bull. Alpine has had a tough start to the season, scoring only one point after Ocon finished…
Q1 Charles Leclerc, Carlos Sainz and George Russell were on mediums to start qualifying. The Brit did pit at the end of his push lap and did not post a time. The Alpine of Esteban Ocon logged a 1:16.645 to kick things off, leading Magnussen, Sargeant, Gasly and Hülkenberg. On the mediums, a 1:16.463 from…
Alpine’s 2024 is becoming more positive as time goes by. The French team has been hard at work to improve as testing showed the reality of their speed. Their efforts to improve the car and reduce weight resulted in Esteban Ocon entering the top 10 in Miami for the first time in 2024. Among the…
Fernando Alonso finished ninth in last week’s Miami GP, scoring two points for Aston Martin after a tough battle with his former team-mate Esteban Ocon in the latter stages of the grand prix. After a poor qualifying for his standards, Alonso started down in 15th, on the hard tyres and pitted when the Virtual Safety…
Alpine had a rough season start to this campaign, struggling to even get out of Q1, especially from Bahrain to Japan. But they have just scored their first point at the Miami Grand Prix with Esteban Ocon who finished 10th. The French team has been struggling to close the gap up to the leading midfield…
