Esteban Ocon had disappointing results in qualifying yesterday, getting knocked out in Q1. To make matters worse, even though his lap time of 1:13.435 was enough for P18, the French driver will start the race last because of the five-place grid penalty he got for causing a collision in Monaco. His Alpine teammate Pierre Gasly…
Esteban Ocon says the announcement that he will leave Alpine at the end of 2024 hasn’t created any disharmony in the team. The Frenchman clashed with his teammate Pierre Gasly in Monaco and responded to his critics on social media after the race weekend. When asked whether the incident would cause any awkwardness at Alpine,…
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…
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…
Pierre Gasly had the best qualifying session for Alpine in 2024. For the first time this season the team made it into Q3 with Gasly’s 1:10.856, finishing a superb 5th in Q2. However the major risks that he took in Q2 didn’t pay off in Q3, only ending up 10th with a 1:11.311 as he…
Formula 1 is back on track this weekend for the Monaco Grand Prix and it could be no one other than Charles Leclerc, who grew up in these streets, to open track action ahead of everyone. The Monegasque topped the time-sheet both on Friday and in this morning’s final free practice session, ahead of Max…
Pierre Gasly spoke today about his experiences with the BWT Alpine F1 Team this season and his confidence in the A524 going into the Monaco Grand Prix. The French driver, who has yet to score a point this season, stated that he had stopped having any expectations for the Monaco Grand Prix as his experience…
Wrapping up the Imola GP weekend in P16 was the last thing Pierre Gasly wanted. On their last venture out in Miami, teammate Esteban Ocon scored Alpine’s first and only point of the season so far. While Gasly would’ve wanted to build on that momentum, he admits their car is currently unable to do so…
