Alpine have been on a steady rise since the re-brand of Renault at the start of 2021, with the team securing fifth and fourth place finishes in their first two seasons in the sport. A driver pairing of Fernando Alonso and Esteban Ocon had proved a formidably but toxic partnership in their two years together
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Esteban Ocon shocked the Formula 1 world as he picked up the first win of his Formula 1 career in Hungary last year, in an incident-filled race in mixed conditions. Valtteri Bottas braking late into Turn 1 in the wet conditions saw the Finn cause a pile up, which saw multiple cars retire and Max
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Alpine’s driver line-up in 2023 will hopefully be a lot more of a harmonious one than the partnership they harboured this year, with Fernando Alonso and Esteban Ocon becoming involved in numerous spats with each other over the course of the season. Alonso made repeated jabs at his teammate in the media, claiming that he
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It is very rare in Formula 1 that a young driver rejects the opportunity to race for a team who so desperately want to acquire his services, especially when they are already contracted to the outfit. This happened over the summer break in 2022, when Oscar Piastri took to social media to reject Alpine’s statement
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2022 was an odd season for McLaren, with Lando Norris having excelled once again whilst Daniel Ricciardo struggled to adjust to the new aerodynamic regulations. The team didn’t design the best car for the new regs; that is something which has been apparent all season. However, they’ve made up for this through reliability and hard work, with
MoreA year of Formula 1 racing would not be complete without the infamous ‘silly season’, where out of the blue driver moves cause a domino effect of unpredictable transfers, much to the excitement of fans. Fernando Alonso was the trigger in 2022, as he announced that he would be leaving Alpine for Aston Martin next
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Alpine’s 2023 driver pairing of Esteban Ocon and Pierre Gasly may look like one of the strongest on the grid, however, Gasly was not the team’s first choice replacement for the Aston Martin bound Fernando Alonso. 2021 Formula 2 champion Oscar Piastri was signed to the team on a young driver contract, and Alpine believed
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2023 will be the first year since 2014 that Pierre Gasly hasn’t been supported by the Red Bull family, with the Frenchman having spent virtually his entire motorsport career so far backed by the Austrians. Gasly was inducted into the Red Bull Junior Academy in December 2013, meaning he was supported from 2014 onwards, until
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The Formula 1 world was saddened in 2018, as then McLaren driver Fernando Alonso announced his retirement from Formula 1. The Spaniard had grown frustrated by McLaren’s lack of competitiveness during his four years with the team, never finishing higher than tenth since his move from Ferrari. Alonso was tempted back to the sport after
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Alpine will have an all-French driver line-up in 2023 after a complex domino effect involving Fernando Alonso, Oscar Piastri and Pierre Gasly saw the latter driver freed from the Red Bull system to race for the French team. The team initially wanted to replace the Aston Martin-bound Alonso with their young driver Piastri. However after
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