Mercedes’ junior programme chief Gwen Lagrue has revealed that Esteban Ocon continues to be managed by the Silver Arrows, despite racing for Alpine. Ocon has been managed by the German manufacturer since joining their junior programme in 2015 and made his Formula 1 debut mid-2016 for one of Mercedes’ customer teams, Manor. The Frenchman completed
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Formula 1 journalist Ben Anderson believes Sergio Perez is “too damaged” from his time alongside Max Verstappen to be as serious option for Alpine, who currently have two available seats for 2025. Perez, Pierre Gasly and Esteban Ocon are all without a contract as things stand for 2025, with this summer’s silly season set to
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Esteban Ocon has insisted that he’s returning to how he worked in 2022 next season after finishing behind Pierre Gasly in the Drivers’ Championship, something he’s referred to as “war mode”. Whilst they were childhood friends, Ocon and Gasly became rivals towards the end of their junior careers, raising concerns if Alpine signing Gasly was
MoreEsteban Ocon insisted after Saturday’s Sprint Shootout at the Brazilian Grand Prix that he didn’t lose control of his car, prior to colliding heavily with former team-mate Fernando Alonso. This incident unfolded in the final minute of SQ1, with Ocon having been in need of a faster lap-time to progress to SQ2. As the Frenchman
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One of the greatest golfers of all-time Rory McIlroy has admitted that he’d be interested in owning a “tiny percentage” of Manchester United, after investing in the Alpine F1 Team. Ahead of this weekend’s United States Grand Prix, it was announced that consortium Otro Capital had invested £173 million into Alpine, with McIlroy, footballers Juan
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Alpine have reportedly had a request to improve their power unit rejected by Formula 1, meaning the French outfit will be down on power until the new engine regulations are introduced in 2026. The Enstone-based team appealed to F1 to allow them to work on their engine despite a current ‘engine freeze’ being in place
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Ex-Formula 1 driver Mark Webber has admitted that Oscar Piastri not racing in 2022 “was killing me inside”, with the former driver being the young star’s manager. After winning the 2021 Formula 2 title, Piastri sat on the bench at Alpine last season, as the French side’s reserve driver. Despite being their reserve driver, Piastri
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It’s been reported that Alpine’s French and English employees aren’t on good terms, with the Enstone-based team continuing to find themselves in a “complicated and messy” situation. Alpine have endured a turbulent season in which they have actually made two rostrum appearances, with off-circuit incidents having overshadowed their campaign so far. It all really ignited
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Mick Schumacher, who was once touted as the future of German motorsport in Formula 1, is currently engaged in negotiations with Alpine regarding a potential role within their FIA World Endurance Championships (WEC) team for the 2024 season, according to a report by The Independent. Just a few years ago, Schumacher’s meteoric rise in motorsport
MoreIt’s been reported by L’Equipe that Renault CEO Luca de Meo took a trip to Alpine’s base in Enstone last week, where he delivered a 40-minute “determined” speech to fire up the French side. Alpine have endured an odd season, which has seen a mixture of amazing highs but also shocking lows. Both Pierre Gasly
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