Growing up in France during a very successful period for French football, Pierre Gasly developed a huge passion for the sport alongside motor racing. The likes of Thierry Henry, Patrick Vieira and Marcel Desailly lead France to an iconic World Cup victory back in 1998, however like many young football fans, there was only one
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When the Contract Recognition Board ruled that Alpine Academy driver Oscar Piastri was free to join McLaren for 2023, many wondered who Alpine would be able bring in to replace the Aston Martin-bound Fernando Alonso. Impressively, the team managed to acquire the services of Pierre Gasly from AlphaTauri, a target who looked previously unattainable due
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Fan favourite Daniel Ricciardo has revealed that he’d like to “have a crack” in Red Bull’s newest Formula 1 car, but that he is still happy to not be racing in 2023, as he settles into his new role as a development driver. Ricciardo was present at the team’s launch in New York last Friday,
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AlphaTauri’s head of trackside engineering Jonathan Eddolls believes that Pierre Gasly will experience a “different” atmosphere at Alpine this year, with the Faenza-based team having always been not “too harsh” on the drivers. The Frenchman’s move to the Enstone-based outfit brought an end to his five-year stint at AlphaTauri, a period where he claimed the
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AlphaTauri team principal Franz Tost has admitted that Pierre Gasly may have found himself out of Formula 1 in 2024 had Red Bull not allowed him to join Alpine, with the team boss having praised the Austrians for making a “fair decision”. Gasly was a formidable part of the AlphaTauri team, with the French driver
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Whilst Alpine aren’t launching their 2023 challenger (the A523) until February 16, the Enstone-based outfit have given fans a “snippet” of what to possibly expect, with there being a noticeable similarity to a 2022 design. Alpine released a video onto social media showing their new car’s sidepods and cockpit, with it looking incredibly similar to
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With only 100 days to go until the Miami Grand Prix makes its second appearance in Formula 1, Alpine driver Pierre Gasly has headed over to the city to visit the Miami Dolphins’ Baptist Health training complex. The Frenchman had a laugh and a joke with some members of the team before challenging NFL speedster
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The growth of Formula 1 in America since Liberty Media took over the sport in 2017 is astonishing, with the sport which was previously hidden behind the popularity of NASCAR and IndyCar now being a favourite in the USA. The race last season and the Circuit of the Americas broke the attendance record and after
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The 2022 season was one of promise for Alpine, as the team finished as the best of the rest under the new regulations and quickly understood F1’s new era. The reliability of their car was a major problem for the team, with Fernando Alonso being forced to retire from a shocking six races over the
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AlphaTauri team principal Franz Tost has revealed that Red Bull had to release Pierre Gasly from his 2023 contract due to fears that he wouldn’t get a seat amongst the Austrians family in 2024, with the “risk” of keeping him at the Faenza-based team following Alpine’s interest being “far too great”. Gasly, of course, did sign a
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