Formula 1’s most famous manufacturer, Ferrari, are yet to confirm if they’ll remain in the sport from 2026, the year when the new engine regulations will be introduced. The new engine regulations will see the paddock switch to sustainable fuels, with the championship continuing to push towards its goal of being net carbon zero by
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It is very rare in Formula 1 that a young driver rejects the opportunity to race for a team who so desperately want to acquire his services, especially when they are already contracted to the outfit. This happened over the summer break in 2022, when Oscar Piastri took to social media to reject Alpine’s statement
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Alpine will have an all-French driver line-up in 2023 after a complex domino effect involving Fernando Alonso, Oscar Piastri and Pierre Gasly saw the latter driver freed from the Red Bull system to race for the French team. The team initially wanted to replace the Aston Martin-bound Alonso with their young driver Piastri. However after
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With Alpine having sealed fourth in the 2022 Constructors’ Championship, the Enstone-based team are quickly turning their attention to 2023, a year which will see the side have an exciting all-French line-up. The issue for Alpine is that the partnership of Esteban Ocon and Pierre Gasly is exciting for all the wrong reasons, with the
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Fernando Alonso and Esteban Ocon share a frosty relationship at Alpine, as the two drivers have come to blows in recent weeks. The Spaniard suggested after the Mexican Grand Prix that there is favouritism as “once again car number fourteen stops,” following his retirement in Mexico City. While the 41-year-old has experienced more than 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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Alpine CEO Laurent Rossi has released an onslaught of anger towards current reserve driver Oscar Piastri, who will be leaving the team at the end of the season to replace Daniel Ricciardo at McLaren. The Frenchman’s comments regarding the Australian are as a result of the 21-year-old rejecting the chance to race for Alpine next
MoreAlpine CEO, Laurent Rossi, has launched an attack on Oscar Piastri following the breakdown of the relationship between team and driver. Piastri won the Formula 2 title last year while part of the Alpine academy, a year after the French team had helped fun his successful Formula 3 campaign. There was no room for the
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Alpine CEO, Laurent Rossi, has affirmed that he has no intention of making a hasty decision over the team’s driver line-up heading into next season. Fernando Alonso and Esteban Ocon started the year as Alpine’s full-time drivers, with Oscar Piastri in behind as a test and reserve having won the Formula 2 title. Alonso was
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Alpine CEO Laurent Rossi has opened up on the current decisions facing the Enstone-based team, in regard to the controversially departing Oscar Piastri. Piastri is, of course, joining McLaren in 2023 to replace Daniel Ricciardo, after rejecting the chance to replace Fernando Alonso. Following Alonso’s shock departure, Alpine announced that Piastri would drive alongside Esteban
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