Ex-Ferrari team manager Peter Windsor has questioned whether Charles Leclerc would consider a shock move to Alpine, given the Enstone-based team’s recent progress compared to Ferrari. Leclerc has endured a woeful start to 2023, with the 25-year-old having only claimed one podium. Astonishingly, his podium at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix is his only top-five finish
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Ex-Top Gear presenter Jeremy Clarkson has successfully kept his promise to Alpine, after taking a trailer full of his beer to the team’s base in Enstone. During the recent Monaco Grand Prix, Clarkson took to Twitter to promise everyone at the French side a beer, if Esteban Ocon finished on the podium. “Come on @AlpineF1Team
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Former Ferrari and Williams team manager Peter Windsor has suggested that Lando Norris should consider moving to rivals Alpine, once his McLaren deal expires. The Briton is currently contracted to the Woking-based side until the end of 2025, with McLaren CEO Zak Brown having already expressed that the 23-year-old hasn’t got any exit clauses. Norris
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Alpine is facing pressure from its management team amid a tricky start to the season, with the team’s CEO Laurent Rossi warning there will be “consequences” if the performances don’t improve soon. Stuck in P6 in the Constructors’ Standings, Alpine is behind rival team McLaren, although they are tied for points. The poor standing comes
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Former Top Gear presenter Jeremy Clarkson has promised to buy everyone at Alpine “many” drinks after taking to Twitter during the Monaco Grand Prix to inform the side that he’ll buy them all a pint if Esteban Ocon claims a podium, something the Frenchman remarkably did. Ocon qualified fourth for the Monaco GP but started
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Alpine came into Monaco with a lot of pressure on their shoulders, having only managed to take 14 points in five races, leaving the team’s drivers keen to deliver. Team CEO Laurent Rossi had criticised the French team for an “amateurish” start to the season, claiming that the points gained in the opening rounds of
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The FIA has been urged to make an exception to current cost cap limitations to allow teams to create modern facilities that will allow them to compete on a level playing field with rivals. Alpine team principal Otmar Szafnauer has explained that it’s difficult for teams to allocate the necessary money to bring about key
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Pierre Gasly has successfully made it to this weekend’s Monaco Grand Prix without receiving a race ban, with the Frenchman having completed the opening five races this season without receiving any penalty points. Gasly entered the 2023 campaign on 10 penalty points, with 12 being the required amount before a race ban is awarded. A
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AlphaTauri driver Yuki Tsunoda has been seen in Faenza joining the local community in a clean up after deadly flooding hit the region. This weekend’s Imola Grand Prix was cancelled due to the impact of the stormy weather, with fears that a nearby river would burst its banks and completely flood the track. With fears
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Alpine team principal Otmar Szafnauer has responded to some interesting comments made by Alpine CEO Laurent Rossi, where the Frenchman hit out at the Enstone-based team’s current performance. After finishing fourth in the Constructors’ Championship last season, 2023 hasn’t started brilliantly for the French side, who have scored just 14 points from the first five
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