It was a very positive weekend for Pierre Gasly, who ended the F1 Bahrain GP in P7. In fact, the Alpine driver had qualified in the top 5, a great improvement in performance compared to last season’s troubles which had happened right here at this same track. His younger teammate Jack Doohan had a better weekend as well compared to his massive Suzuka crash.
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Mixed feelings for Gasly after getting passed by Verstappen on last lap of F1 Bahrain GP

It was a very positive weekend for Pierre Gasly, who ended the F1 Bahrain GP in P7. In fact, the Alpine driver had qualified in the top 5, a great improvement in performance compared to last season’s troubles which had happened right here at this same track. His younger teammate Jack Doohan had a better…

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BWT Alpine F1 team's team principal, Oliver Oakes at the Bahrain GP
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Oakes discusses A525 strengths and weaknesses after Alpine points at F1 Bahrain GP

From back-row last year to F1 Bahrain GP points scorers, the rise for Alpine marks a remarkable turnaround for the team. Team Principal Oli Oakes shared his thoughts on their first points of the season following an impressive P4 start. Pierre Gasly finished seventh after holding off Max Verstappen until the final lap of the…

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Pierre Gasly qualifying P5 for Alpine in the Bahrain GP
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Gasly delighted after stunning showing in F1 Bahrain GP qualifying to start P4

Finishing P5 in the F1 Bahrain GP Qualifying session, Pierre Gasly demonstrated surprisingly strong pace in his Alpine machine. However, the team has yet to score a point so far this season. Last season, the Alpine team secured a respectable 6th place in the Constructors’ Championship, despite a challenging start to the season. Gasly’s Qualifying…

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Pierre Gasly driving the A525 at the Japanese Grand Prix . Qualifying session
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Gasly hails big progress and strong Sector 1 performance by Alpine in F1 Japanese GP qualifying

Pierre Gasly is starting P11 on the grid for the F1 Japanese GP. The Frenchmen clocked a time of 1:27.822 in Q2, missing out on the top 10 by 0.039s as Alex Albon narrowly took the final slot. However, he reflected that the qualifying session has made him slightly more optimistic for tomorrow’s race, stating…

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Alpine are still optimistic about qualifying on Saturday after massive setback from Jack Doohan's FP2 crash at the F1 Japanese GP on Friday
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Alpine optimistic about qualifying despite Doohan’s massive FP2 crash at F1 Japanese GP

Although Alpine kicked off their race weekend at the F1 Japanese GP in high spirits with reserve driver Ryo Hirakawa impressing his home crowd and team principal Oliver Oakes in his rookie FP1 session, their fortunes took a turn for the worse as Jack Doohan suffered a massive high-speed crash during the second practice session…

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Liam Lawson in the Japanese Grand Prix paddock
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Former Red Bull F1 juniors break silence on Liam Lawson demotion

Liam Lawson struggled immensely throughout the opening two rounds of the world championship alongside Max Verstappen at Red Bull, leading to Yuki Tsunoda getting an opportunity at the F1 Japanese GP. The New Zealander failed to start from the grid in both Australia, China, and the Sprint in Shanghai as Lawson lacked confidence alongside the…

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Christian Horner has revealed that engineers' concern about Liam Lawson's mental state encouraged Red Bull to replace him with Yuki Tsunoda ahead of the F1 Japanese GP
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Horner reveals concerned engineers prompted Red Bull to replace Lawson with Tsunoda before F1 Japanese GP

Christian Horner has addressed the latest modification to the driver line-up at Red Bull, with Liam Lawson demoted back to Racing Bulls and Yuki Tsunoda set to drive alongside Max Verstappen from the F1 Japanese GP onwards. The second seat at Red Bull has been a thorn in their side for several years now, with…

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