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Oakes says nothing will “change drastically” this year as he focuses on Alpine F1 gains in 2025 and beyond

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…

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“We’re not good enough at the moment” — a honest Oakes on Alpine’s current F1 performance

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…

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Gasly yearns for the new campaign after abysmal F1 Singapore GP pace: “The season is almost coming to an end”

Pierre Gasly has seen happier times in Formula 1. The Alpine driver finished 17th during last weekend’s Singapore Grand Prix, but if wasn’t for Daniel Ricciardo’s stop for the fastest lap he would have been last. And coming off a 18th starting position, that meant there were very little highlights for the Frenchman during the…

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“We’ll try to come back stronger” — Alpine duo looks ahead after frustrating F1 Azerbaijan GP and dropping behind Williams

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…

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Drivers give their thoughts on the penalty system as Magnussen sits out F1 Azerbaijan GP due to race ban

Haas driver Kevin Magnussen will miss this weekend’s event in Baku after picking up 12 penalty points within a 12-month period, which resulted in an automatic race ban for the Danish driver. He will be replaced by returning ‘super sub’ Ollie Bearman, who is set to join the American team on a permanent basis in…

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Gasly is “craving the sort of chaotic scenarios” which come from F1 sprint races and street tracks

Even before the lights went out on race day in Monza, Alpine knew coming into the weekend that it would be tough for them to repeat the performance of previous races which had seen them fighting in the points – this was due to the specific configuration of the Monza circuit. Therefore, it was hardly…

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Ocon says Alpine “tried everything” to no avail in last weekend’s F1 Italian GP as the team’s struggles continue

Pierre Gasly and Esteban Ocon were disappointed by a lack of overall pace from the A524 during the Italian Grand Prix in Monza last weekend. Alpine have struggled to extract performance from the A524 throughout the 2024 season, with the Italian Grand Prix being no exception. The French marque currently sits P8 in the constructors…

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Magnussen unhappy with lack of consistency from stewards at F1 Italian GP as he picks up race ban

Sunday’s Italian Grand Prix was a perfect example of mixed emotions. Kevin Magnussen scored a point with a strong drive, but he will miss the Azerbaijan Grand Prix because of a race ban as he accumulated 12 penalty points over the last year. The 31-year-old Danish driver tried to make a move on Pierre Gasly…

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