Fernando Alonso was visibly frustrated with his DNF in Mexico, lashing out at the air as he exited his car in the run off area down by Turn 1. The Spaniard was sat in a very respectable seventh place when his engine began to fail, eventually causing him to have to stop the car and
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Fernando Alonso was left frustrated and annoyed in Mexico as he was forced to retire from the race for the fifth time this season. The Spaniard experienced engine issues that saw him slow down and drop down the order, before eventually having to stop the car all together, being met by a plume of smoke
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Esteban Ocon will be looking forward to racing in Mexico this weekend, with the Alpine driver finishing an astonishing third in FP2 on Friday. The Frenchman enjoyed a strong session after sitting out FP1, lending his car to young Australian Jack Doohan as Alpine looked to fulfil their young driver session requirements. “It’s been a
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Sir Lewis Hamilton and Esteban Ocon had a fierce, lengthy battle at last weekend’s Japanese Grand Prix. Ocon qualified an exceptional fifth ahead of the seven-time champion, who had to fend off the other Alpine of Fernando Alonso on a wet first lap. Their battle was cut short when Carlos Sainz’s crash caused a red
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After weeks of waiting, it’s finally been confirmed that Pierre Gasly will race for Alpine next season, with the Frenchman having signed a multi-year deal with the Enstone-based team. Gasly’s departure from AlphaTauri comes on the back of six seasons at the Faenza-based team, where he’s gone on to claim three podiums, which includes, his
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Alpine headed into this weekend’s returning Japanese Grand Prix in desperate need of a really good result for both Fernando Alonso and Esteban Ocon, after both drivers suffered engine failures at last weekend’s Singapore Grand Prix. The “unbelievable” double DNF for the Enstone-based team was made even more miserable for them with their rivals, McLaren, having a
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Twitter can be a strange but wonderful place sometimes, especially when it comes to the F1 community, with Pierre Gasly being announced as an Alpine driver being no exception. Whilst it has been reported countless times over recent weeks that Gasly was set to take Fernando Alonso’s place at Alpine, people were beginning to wonder
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Last weekend’s Singapore Grand Prix was nothing short of a disaster for Alpine, as both Fernando Alonso and Esteban Ocon were forced to retire with a power unit failure. Ocon’s failure was much more dramatic than his double World Champion team-mate, with his A522 releasing the usual giant cloud of smoke, signalling a power unit failure. Not only does the
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The Singapore Grand Prix was the Alpine F1 Team’s first double-retirement of the season, after Fernando Alonso and Esteban Ocon both suffered from what looks set to be a “similar” power unit failure. Whilst the race was already looking fairly miserable for Ocon after qualifying P18, Alonso had been having a brilliant weekend up to the
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Pierre Gasly will be moving to Alpine next season and Nyck de Vries will be taking the Frenchman’s place at AlphaTauri, according to reports. However, fireworks could be set off at the Alpine F1 Team following a shocking revelation revealed by ex-F1 driver Ralf Schumacher. Whilst it’s been believed for many weeks, Canal Plus announced that Gasly’s expected
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