As the drivers headed into lap 55, the Alpine duo of Pierre Gasly and Esteban Ocon were set to pick up key points for their team in the Constructors’ Championship. When the Haas of Kevin Magnussen hit the wall and brought out the red flag, all the drivers returned to the pitlane, with Gasly in
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Pierre Gasly was both the luckiest and the unluckiest driver at the Australian Grand Prix, after the Frenchman lost a potential fifth-place finish but avoided a race ban for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix. Up until the penultimate lap at the Albert Park Circuit, Gasly had been enjoying an exceptional race, with the Alpine driver having
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Pierre Gasly is set to be banned from the 2023 Azerbaijan Grand Prix, after he crashed into Alpine team-mate Esteban Ocon in the latter part of today’s Australian Grand Prix. Gasly turned across the track without checking his mirrors, and consequently made contact with his team-mate, forcing them both to immediately retire. The former Red
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Following plenty of speculation ahead of the 2023 F1 season that Alpine duo Pierre Gasly and Esteban Ocon don’t get along, the French pair have seemingly quashed any rumours following their post-race antics in Saudi Arabia. When Gasly’s move from AlphaTauri to Alpine was announced, many quickly questioned if it’d prove to be a bad
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Alpine team principal Otmar Szafnauer has revealed that he was unsuccessful in getting some of Pierre Gasly’s penalty points removed from his super licence, following a change of the rules by the FIA. Last season saw plenty of criticism fired towards the governing body, who were awarding penalty points to drivers for incidents which didn’t
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The Bahrain Grand Prix was supposed to be the start of something special for Pierre Gasly, who took part in his first race away from the Red Bull system. The Frenchman signed for Alpine from AlphaTauri over the winter break with the aim of becoming a regular on the podium rather than fighting at the
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Reigning world champion Max Verstappen ended the opening day of the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix in his usual position, with the Dutchman having been the strongest both over one lap and over race distance; however, Aston Martin’s Fernando Alonso was once again right on his tail. The Bahrain Grand Prix winner topped both Free Practice
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During his time in Formula 1, Esteban Ocon has struggled to build a friendly relationship with many of his teammates, whether that be at Racing Point, Renault or Alpine. The Frenchman’s relationship with Sergio Perez back in his Racing Point days quickly turned toxic, as the pair often collided on track. High-profile collisions in Azerbaijan
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Pierre Gasly recovered incredibly well at last weekend’s season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix after starting from last on the grid, following a mistake during qualifying at the Bahrain International Circuit. Starting 20th certainly isn’t what Alpine’s newest driver would’ve wanted, with Gasly having been determined to start life strongly at the Enstone-based team. To give the
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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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