Alpine explain why they didn’t appeal Ocon’s ‘worked on the car’ penalty as Aston did with Alonso
Alan Permane says grid box penalties feel "harsh" as the drivers don't gain an advantage being "10cm over on one side or the other".
Alan Permane says grid box penalties feel "harsh" as the drivers don't gain an advantage being "10cm over on one side or the other".
The Alpine boss was convinced to play it safe by his team of engineers...
Esteban Ocon used every inch of the Jeddah track and more to secure P6 on the Saudi Arabian GP grid...
Oscar Piastri has no regrets about turning down an Alpine F1 2023 drive despite McLaren's difficult start to the new season.
Both Alpine cars were within half a second of Max Verstappen at the end of FP2, but Pierre Gasly says there is more to come.
Helmut Marko believes Fernando Alonso and Alpine will renew acquaintances in Saudi Arabia...
Former Formula 1 team owner Eddie Jordan has huge sympathy for Esteban Ocon and Alpine after a disastrous Bahrain Grand Prix.
Alpine may have two French drivers but Laurent Rossi said that was never the plan.
Laurent Mekies could be another name to join the exodus of long-term staff members at Ferrari.
Renault power units of years gone by have been a big weakness for the team, but Alpine CEO Laurent Rossi is confident in this year's iteration.
While he may appear nice on the outside, Esteban Ocon has been described as a "demon" when the helmet goes on.
By calling Esteban Ocon "at very least a very good second driver", Alpine's CEO is not branding him a number two-level driver.
Laurent Rossi wishes Oscar Piastri well, after all Alpine are "better off" with Pierre Gasly.
Esteban Ocon equalled an unwanted record in Bahrain of the most penalties given to a driver in one race.
Maybe, just maybe, Fernando Alonso has saved his smartest career move until the very end.
Mad at himself for starting the Bahrain GP rom the "city centre", Pierre Gasly enjoyed racing from 20th to ninth.
Esteban Ocon matched an unenviable record set by Pastor Maldonado during Sunday's Bahrain Grand Prix...
Pierre Gasly has a big task ahead of him as he starts the Bahrain Grand Prix in P20.
Has a Fernando Alonso-shaped hole been left at Alpine? Absolutely not says their team boss Otmar Szafnauer.
Otmar Szafnauer is confident the Renault engine issues that plagued Alpine last year are consigned to the past.
Pierre Gasly is now out of the Red Bull stable, and his welcome from Alpine is the start of a new beginning in his career.
Alpine: "You may see them on our car, you may not, we'll decide."
Esteban Ocon has been pleasantly surprised by how much the Alpine A523 has improved over last year's machine...
"If you do the low-fuel running, it's not free, it comes at a cost, and we didn't want to take that opportunity," says Alpine team boss Otmar Szafnauer.
Jacques Villeneuve has doubts about Alpine's all-French line-up to replace Fernando Alonso.
While a younger version may have paid more attention, the "older" Pierre Gasly is not bothered.
Esteban Ocon isn't underestimating Fernando Alonso's new team, but nor is he ignoring McLaren or AlphaTauri.
Otmar Szafnauer has set Jack Doohan one huge target for the 2023 season.
Alpine are confident their engine reliability issues from 2022 have been consigned to the past, following a redesign of an engine component...
Pierre Gasly and Esteban Ocon are aiming to work together for the benefit of their team in 2023...