Alpine driver Esteban Ocon has claimed that he put the French side “in the right direction”, having previously accused former team-mate Fernando Alonso of having not done his fair share of work behind-the-scenes. Ocon performed very well in 2022 and was a consistent points finisher, with the Frenchman having finished ahead of Alonso in the
More
Alpine team-mates Esteban Ocon and Pierre Gasly were spotted enjoying themselves in courtside seats at the recent NBA match played in Paris, with Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc having joined the French duo. Many were shocked to see the two Alpine drivers socialising together, given that they are supposedly rivals. Their relationship has been labelled as a
More
The Alpine driver pairing in 2022 turned toxic towards the end of the season, as Fernando Alonso became more and more frustrated at both Alpine and Esteban Ocon. The Spaniard was forced to retire from six races over the course of last season as Alpine struggled massively with reliability issues, while Ocon experienced better fortunes.
More
Alpine team principal Otmar Szafnauer wants to see Esteban Ocon making “better judgements” in 2023 alongside new team-mate Pierre Gasly, with the Romanian-American being concerned seemingly about the Frenchman’s aggression. The Enstone-based outfit enjoyed a mixed 2022 campaign, which saw the team claim fourth in the Constructors’ Championship despite what seemed like endless power unit-based
More
Alpine may have been due some good luck after missing out on the chance to promote Oscar Piastri to a 2023 race seat, as the Contract Recognition Board deemed that the Australian was free to race for McLaren despite being an Alpine academy driver. After switching their attention to other targets to replace the Aston
More
Esteban Ocon has been a roaring success with Alpine, picking up the team’s only Grand Prix victory two years ago in Hungary in a chaotic race. The Frenchman has been paired the two-time world champion Fernando Alonso during both of his seasons with Alpine and has shared a tense relationship with the Spaniard, especially towards
More
Esteban Ocon has revealed that the new aerodynamic era of Formula 1 hasn’t resulted in exciting racing cars, with the Frenchman admitting that the 2021 machinery is more fun to drive than the current fleet. 2022 saw the introduction of drastically different looking cars, all of which were bigger and heavier than their predecessors. The
More
Alpine were left scrambling for a Fernando Alonso replacement earlier this season, after the Spaniard announced that he would be making a surprise move to Aston Martin in 2023 to replace the retiring Sebastian Vettel. A legal dispute with Oscar Piastri saw the Australian leave the Alpine driver academy to race for McLaren, leaving Alpine
More
Alpine team principal Otmar Szafnauer is seemingly expecting big things in 2023, with the Romanian-American firmly believing that “more points” will be possible, thanks to solving their reliability issues. The Enstone-based team had an incredible package for the start of the new aerodynamic era of Formula 1, with the A522 having been comfortably the fourth
More
Formula 1 is full of statistics and records, with drivers being ranked on hundreds of different categories on a daily basis. Over the winter break however, researchers at Gambling.com have taken a more whimsical approach to ranking the F1 grid as they partnered up with the Golden Ratio Face app to determine which driver has
More