The Formula 1 ‘silly season’ went to a whole new level last year, as rookie Oscar Piastri sensationally released a statement to reject Alpine’s announcement that he would drive for the team in 2023. Unbeknown to the French team, their academy driver had already signed a contract with McLaren to replace Daniel Ricciardo for 2023,
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Alpine executive director Bruno Famin is expecting the FIA to become “stricter” in regard to power unit upgrades “in the future”, with the Frenchman stating that the FIA received “70 requests” by a variety of manufacturers if they could make tweaks to their power units. Alpine are, of course, powered by Renault, who are one
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The new regulations that were introduced at the start of 2022 were brought in with the aim of making Formula 1 more competitive again, giving every team an equal chance of achieving great things. The budget cap and redesigned cars should see the grid close up significantly but after Red Bull ran away with both
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Esteban Ocon has been a roaring success with Alpine, picking up the team’s only Grand Prix victory two years ago in Hungary in a chaotic race. The Frenchman has been paired the two-time world champion Fernando Alonso during both of his seasons with Alpine and has shared a tense relationship with the Spaniard, especially towards
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The 2023 season was a roaring success for some teams such as Red Bull, who comfortably cruised to both championships with Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez under the new regulations. Red Bull’s sister team AlphaTauri, however, struggled to get to grips with the major regulation changes that came at the start of 2022, dropping from
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Alpine were left wondering ‘what if’ at the end of the 2022 season, as their unreliable Renault engine saw Fernando Alonso retire from a shocking six races over the course of the year. While the team’s engine provider will be hoping to hit the ground running in 2026 with an engine that is capable of
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Alpine team principal Otmar Szafnauer has revealed that the Enstone-based side have lost their early budget cap advantage, with the bigger teams beginning to look for “loopholes” in the current system. 2021 saw a $145 million cap brought in for all the teams, resulting in the likes of Ferrari, Red Bull and Mercedes having to
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Red Bull will be over the moon to have Daniel Ricciardo back with the team this year following his release from McLaren. The Australian will play a vital role in the simulator will taking the strain off of Sergio Perez and Max Verstappen with regards to commercial commitments. The 33-year-old can consider himself unlucky to
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Esteban Ocon has revealed that the new aerodynamic era of Formula 1 hasn’t resulted in exciting racing cars, with the Frenchman admitting that the 2021 machinery is more fun to drive than the current fleet. 2022 saw the introduction of drastically different looking cars, all of which were bigger and heavier than their predecessors. The
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Alpine were left scrambling for a Fernando Alonso replacement earlier this season, after the Spaniard announced that he would be making a surprise move to Aston Martin in 2023 to replace the retiring Sebastian Vettel. A legal dispute with Oscar Piastri saw the Australian leave the Alpine driver academy to race for McLaren, leaving Alpine
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