Pierre Gasly is set to embark on perhaps the most exciting campaign of his Formula 1 career, as the Frenchman prepares to race in a completely French set-up. Gasly is, of course, racing for Alpine in 2023 alongside former friend turned rival Esteban Ocon, forming an all-French partnership. The 26-year-old’s departure from AlphaTauri and the
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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
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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
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The 2023 season was a roaring success for some teams such as Red Bull, who comfortably cruised to both championships with Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez under the new regulations. Red Bull’s sister team AlphaTauri, however, struggled to get to grips with the major regulation changes that came at the start of 2022, dropping from
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Alpine were left wondering ‘what if’ at the end of the 2022 season, as their unreliable Renault engine saw Fernando Alonso retire from a shocking six races over the course of the year. While the team’s engine provider will be hoping to hit the ground running in 2026 with an engine that is capable of
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Red Bull will be over the moon to have Daniel Ricciardo back with the team this year following his release from McLaren. The Australian will play a vital role in the simulator will taking the strain off of Sergio Perez and Max Verstappen with regards to commercial commitments. The 33-year-old can consider himself unlucky to
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2021 saw the introduction of a new race weekend format in Formula 1, with the sport trialling sprint races for the first time. Silverstone saw the first use of the format, with qualifying being move to Friday before a 100km race, requiring no pit stops, takes place on Saturday to decide the starting grid for
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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
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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
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Alpine’s hunt for a Fernando Alonso replacement ahead of the 2023 season was complicated to say the least, with their number one candidate signing a contract with a rival behind their backs. Academy driver Oscar Piastri was announced as Esteban Ocon’s partner for 2023 but the Australian sensationally joined McLaren after the Contract Recognition Board
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