As the drivers headed into lap 55, the Alpine duo of Pierre Gasly and Esteban Ocon were set to pick up key points for their team in the Constructors’ Championship. When the Haas of Kevin Magnussen hit the wall and brought out the red flag, all the drivers returned to the pitlane, with Gasly in
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Pierre Gasly was both the luckiest and the unluckiest driver at the Australian Grand Prix, after the Frenchman lost a potential fifth-place finish but avoided a race ban for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix. Up until the penultimate lap at the Albert Park Circuit, Gasly had been enjoying an exceptional race, with the Alpine driver having
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Following plenty of speculation ahead of the 2023 F1 season that Alpine duo Pierre Gasly and Esteban Ocon don’t get along, the French pair have seemingly quashed any rumours following their post-race antics in Saudi Arabia. When Gasly’s move from AlphaTauri to Alpine was announced, many quickly questioned if it’d prove to be a bad
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At the 2023 Bahrain Grand Prix, Esteban Ocon would have hoped to have got his season off to a good start and get one over on his new teammate Pierre Gasly. This was not the case for the Frenchman however, as Gasly performed a stunning P20 to P9 drive while Ocon was forced to DNF.
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Esteban Ocon had a nightmare start to the season two weeks ago at the Bahrain Grand Prix, with the Frenchman picking up a number of different penalties in quick succession. The Alpine driver was forced to serve a five-second penalty during his first pit stop for being out of his grid slot at the start
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During the summer break of 2022, it seemed routine that Fernando Alonso would extend his contract with Alpine, who were in pole position to secure the best of the rest crown in the championship. Sebastian Vettel’s retirement sent the paddock into overdrive, with Aston Martin desperately searching for a replacement for the German. Team owner
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During his time in Formula 1, Esteban Ocon has struggled to build a friendly relationship with many of his teammates, whether that be at Racing Point, Renault or Alpine. The Frenchman’s relationship with Sergio Perez back in his Racing Point days quickly turned toxic, as the pair often collided on track. High-profile collisions in Azerbaijan
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Alpine CEO Laurent Rossi has seemingly backtracked on a recent comment he made regarding Esteban Ocon, who he labelled as an “excellent second driver”. The Enstone-based team’s CEO made a bizarre comment about his French driver recently, who he described as being “not guaranteed World Champion material… so at the very least I have myself
MoreWhile pre-season testing results should be taken with a pinch of salt due to the fact that teams run different plans, fuel loads and tyres, it is possible to get a general idea of a team’s performances. As expected, Red Bull and Ferrari topped the timing screens in Bahrain, while the majority of the other
MoreAlpine have promoted Jack Doohan from their academy to serve as the team’s reserve driver this season, with the Australian replacing young Oscar Piastri who made a controversial move to join McLaren. Doohan’s promotion was the most logical move for Alpine to make, as the Australian is clearly the most talented and race ready driver
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