Pit Debrief

Alpine reportedly considering dramatic move away from Renault F1 engines

Ryan McGahey2 years ago2 years ago03 mins

In a bid to better the struggling French teams fortunes, talks are reportedly underway internally at Alpine to move away from Renault works power unit supply in Formula 1. With Alpine suffering a disappointing start to the 2024 season, currently 8th in the F1 constructors standings with a lowly 5 points, discussions have reportedly been…

How Esteban Ocon avoided a suspension for the F1 Canadian Grand Prix despite Alpine boss Famin’s wishes

Rachel Stephens2 years ago2 years ago03 mins

Co-Author: Syrine Ferchichi For the Alpine F1 Team, this year’s Monaco GP was eventful, but for all the wrong reasons. With internal conflict between the team’s drivers, the clash between Pierre Gasly and Esteban Ocon not only ruined their race and points scoring capability, but sparked intense public and private reactions from team boss Bruno…

Doohan “excited” to step in for Ocon as he gets FP1 opportunity at F1 Canadian GP

Chiara Martin2 years ago2 years ago04 mins

The BWT Alpine F1 Team have announced another significant change for the upcoming weekend at the 2024 Canadian Grand Prix, following the announcement of Esteban Ocon and the team parting ways at the end of the season. Reserve driver Jack Doohan will be taking over driving duties from Esteban Ocon for the first Free Practice…

Günther Steiner says Alpine F1 “needs the best available driver”, not Mick Schumacher

Chiara Martin2 years ago02 mins

As Alpine considers potential options for the future following confirmation that Esteban Ocon will leave the squad at the end of 2024, Mick Schumacher’s name has been mentioned. However, Günther Steiner, the former team principal of Schumacher’s at Haas, believes the French works team should not offer him a swift return to Formula 1. “Not…

Esteban Ocon to part ways with Alpine after 2024 F1 season

Magdalena Put2 years ago2 years ago03 mins

Alpine confirmed Esteban Ocon will be leaving the Enstone-based team at the end of the current season. The news of Ocon’s departure comes just over a week after his controversial collision with teammate Pierre Gasly at the Monaco Grand Prix, which left team management displeased. Ocon joined the Renault works team for 2020, allowing him…

Alpine F1 staff reshuffling continues with sacking of operations director Rob White

Nicolas Lopes2 years ago03 mins

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…

How Esteban Ocon looks to have alienated himself at Alpine F1 following Sunday’s Monaco GP

Editorial Staff2 years ago2 years ago04 mins

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…

Alpine boss promises “appropriate consequences” for Ocon after clash with teammate in F1 Monaco GP, Gasly adds Ocon “needs to make a change”

Ewout Albrecht2 years ago02 mins

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…

David Sanchez joins Alpine F1 Team as Executive Technical Director

Anumitha Murugapandian2 years ago2 years ago02 mins

BWT Alpine F1 Team officially announced that David Sanchez will be joining the French based team as Executive Technical Director. He will be responsible of the Performance, Engineering, and Aerodynamic areas of the team. The Frenchman started his motorsport career as a junior aerodynamicist at Renault F1 Team back in 2005 and has only…

Alpine brings floor update to F1 Chinese GP “one race earlier than planned”, only available for one car

Jonah Presser2 years ago2 years ago04 mins

As Alpine’s struggles continue, the French team is throwing everything at trying to improve the A524. The Enstone-based squad remains one of the 3 teams without a single point through the first four races of the season. They sit dead last in the standings as the team has the lowest finishes of the pointless teams….