Alpine team principal Otmar Szafnauer believes Formula 1’s current race finish rules are “fine as they are”, despite the recent Australian Grand Prix having ended in chaotic circumstances. The closing laps at the Albert Park Circuit were certainly eventful, with two red flags having been flown in the final four laps. A red flag was
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Alpine team principal Otmar Szafnauer has revealed that the Enstone-based team are using the current break to develop “ample car parts”, with the side working on spares and also “further upgrades”. The four-week break between the Australian Grand Prix and Azerbaijan Grand Prix has come at a good time for Alpine, with Pierre Gasly and
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After what was looking set to be an incredibly positive Australian Grand Prix for Alpine, the Enstone-based team left Melbourne without any points, after Pierre Gasly and Esteban Ocon crashed into each other on the penultimate lap. Gasly had been enjoying an excellent race at the Albert Park Circuit and found himself in fifth for
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Double World Champion Fernando Alonso is certainly not afraid of causing drama, with the Spaniard having taken another shot at his former team Alpine. The Spaniard, of course, left Alpine at the end of last season in order to move to Aston Martin, after the Silverstone-based side offered him a longer contract. It’s a move
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Alpine team principal Otmar Szafnauer has revealed that he was unsuccessful in getting some of Pierre Gasly’s penalty points removed from his super licence, following a change of the rules by the FIA. Last season saw plenty of criticism fired towards the governing body, who were awarding penalty points to drivers for incidents which didn’t
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Towards the end of F1’s previous era, the field was getting too spread out, with Mercedes and Red Bull being lightyears ahead of everybody else. Formula 1 decided to counter this by introducing a cost cap of $145m in 2021, hoping that every team being able to spend the same amount would allow more competitiveness
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Alpine team principal Otmar Szafnauer has hit back at comments made by former driver Fernando Alonso, with the Spaniard having stirred the pot by sharing that Aston Martin won’t be celebrating “until we win”. Alonso’s comments are a result of him revealing that the Enstone-based side celebrated finishing fourth, something which saw them claim the
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Alpine team principal Otmar Szafnauer is keen for Alpine to “prove” that new McLaren driver Oscar Piastri “made the wrong choice” by ditching the Enstone-based team for the seat in Woking, in what was a key story of the 2022 season. After winning the 2021 Formula 2 World Championship, Piastri found himself filling the role
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Since rebranding from Renault in 2021, Alpine have been steadily improving in Formula 1, ending last season as the best of the rest team on the grid, having been beaten to that title by McLaren the year before. The French team have now unveiled their challenger for 2023, the A523, with the team set to
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Towards the end of the 2022 season, it was clear that Fernando Alonso was looking forward to joining Aston Martin, even admitting that he was counting down the days until he could leave Alpine. The Spaniard’s 2022 was plagued with engine failures, with Alonso being forced to retire from a shocking six races over the
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