While pre-season testing results should be taken with a pinch of salt due to the fact that teams run different plans, fuel loads and tyres, it is possible to get a general idea of a team’s performances. As expected, Red Bull and Ferrari topped the timing screens in Bahrain, while the majority of the other
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Pierre Gasly enters the 2023 season perhaps with a sense of nervousness, with the Frenchman being just two penalty points away from becoming the first driver in Formula 1 to receive a race ban for accumulating 12 penalty points. The penalty points system has been massively criticised in recent years, with some drivers having received points for incidents which
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Heading into the 2023 season, Alpine are hoping to make one more step forward and break into the top three teams. In Alpine’s first season in F1 they finished in fifth place, before improving last year to become the best of the rest, leapfrogging McLaren in the process. The team will be looking to score
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Alpine have promoted Jack Doohan from their academy to serve as the team’s reserve driver this season, with the Australian replacing young Oscar Piastri who made a controversial move to join McLaren. Doohan’s promotion was the most logical move for Alpine to make, as the Australian is clearly the most talented and race ready driver
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Fernando Alonso surprised the F1 world last season when he announced that he would be moving to Alpine for 2023 to replace the retiring Sebastian Vettel. In the end, the Spaniard’s departure from the team looked like the best option for all parties, as the relationship between Alonso and his teammate Esteban Ocon has turned
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1997 Formula 1 World Champion Jacques Villeneuve doesn’t “see the point” of Alpine having two French drivers for the forthcoming season, with the Canadian believing that the departure of double World Champion Fernando Alonso will be a “huge loss” for the Enstone-based team. Alonso, of course, announced after the Hungarian Grand Prix last season that
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Pre-season testing is more important for some driver than others, with the likes of Pierre Gasly needing to use the three days to adapt to a completely new team, as well as a new car. The Frenchman signed for Alpine to replace new Aston Martin signing Fernando Alonso, following a long and successful spell with
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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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During his time in Formula 1, Esteban Ocon has had multiple close shaves with his teammates, sometimes even colliding with them. While driving for Force India earlier in his career, Ocon’s relationship with his teammate Sergio Perez completely broke down, with crashes involving the pair becoming a common sight on race weekends. The Frenchman’s time
MoreAlpine driver Esteban Ocon has shared his initial thoughts on Aston Martin ahead of the forthcoming 2023 season, with the Frenchman wondering if the British side are being seen as having a “very fast car” due to the “Fernando effect”. Ocon’s former team-mate Fernando Alonso left Alpine at the end of last season to replace
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