Alpine CEO Laurent Rossi has admitted that Esteban Ocon is not “guaranteed World Champion material”, but he believes he is at least on par with Ferrari driver Carlos Sainz. Speaking to BBC Sport this week, Rossi said he considers Ocon to be a “really good” driver and said that “signing him is basically taking almost
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The Alpine F1 Team is looking to bring a number of upgrades over the next few grand prix after testing out a number of “promising” new components at Imola, team executive director Marcin Budkowski has said. Alpine scored their first points of 2021 at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix last weekend, with Esteban Ocon and
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The stewards have decided not to penalise Sergio Perez or Esteban Ocon for the collision between the pair in Free Practice One (FP1) at Imola which ended both of their sessions and brought out the red flags. The rear of Perez’s Red Bull made contact with the front of Ocon’s car at turn five and
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Double F1 World Champion Fernando Alonso has said it is still too soon to say where Alpine stand in this year’s pecking order, especially as both pre-season testing and the season-opener took place at the same venue. Alpine’s 2021 car looked uncompetitive at the Bahrain Grand Prix, with Esteban Ocon well out of the points
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The Alpine F1 Team is wary that the intra-team rivalry between Fernando Alonso and Esteban Ocon could get out of hand, and team ambassador Alain Prost has said it’s “important that there are no dangerous games.” Following Daniel Ricciardo signing to join McLaren last campaign, Alpine inked a deal with Fernando Alonso for him to
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Alpine F1 driver Esteban Ocon has said he is over the incident he had with Sebastian Vettel at the 2021 season-opener in Bahrain. READ: Did Perez’s Electrical Issue Deny Verstappen Victory In Bahrain? The pair were running well down the order when Vettel crashed his Aston Martin into the back of Ocon after locking up
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Sebastian Vettel’s debut race weekend with Aston Martin was one to forget, with him only qualifying P18 and subsequently being demoted to the back of the grid for a yellow flag infringement. READ: Wolff Says Honda Currently Have A Stronger Power Unit Than Mercedes The 2021 Bahrain Grand Prix itself was frustrating for Vettel, with
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Fernando Alonso will partner Esteban Ocon at the Alpine F1 Team this year – and, just days ahead of the Spaniard’s return to Formula One, Mika Häkkinen has said he “wouldn’t trust” Ocon. READ: Valtteri Bottas Explains ‘Undriveable’ Comment After Bahrain FP2 “I would like to say something positive but I don’t know Ocon that
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Double World Champion Fernando Alonso will make his return to Formula One later this month, with him partnering Esteban Ocon at Alpine for the 2021 season. READ: Ralf Warns Mick Schumacher Won’t Have It Easy Against Mazepin Alonso last raced in the sport in 2018, and Marcin Budkowski, executive director of the newly rebranded Alpine
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Alpine racing director Davide Brivio has said he has no doubt about Fernando Alonso’s motivation to compete in the pinnacle of motorsport, and he can already see the positive effect his presence is having on the team. READ: Honda Say New Power Unit Will ‘Exceed’ 2021 Mercedes Engine Alonso, who retired from F1 at the
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