The ninth-starting french driver was withdrawn from the 2023 season-opening round in Bahrain with 16 of the 57 laps to go. He has since revealed he held a meeting with the FIA to discuss the infringements and that his Alpine team have implemented procedural changes to avoid repeat of their errors.
Gasly started at the back of the grid on his team debut after switching from AlphaTauri and team-mate Esteban Ocon having his race derailed by a spate of penalties. But the potential of his Alpine squad is still not particularly clear amid an ultra close midfield fight. Gasly reckons that Alpine had a car that could put some pressure on Mercedes.
Esteban Ocon dropped out of the race after incurring a number of penalties. He received a five-second penalty for lining up outside his grid slot. His team withdrew him from the race, causing him to retire early. It remains to be seen whether the french team will fare better in Jeddah this weekend.
Former team owner Eddie Jordan has called for a rethink on the way penalties are handed out in f1. He claims the response to Esteban Ocon's multiple transgressions during the Bahrain Grand Prix was 'grossly unfair' the frenchman was hit with three separate penalties, equalling the record set by Pastor Maldonado at the 2015 Hungarian Grand Prix.
Alpin have had to deal with a frosty atmosphere between their drivers before. The pair touched twice within the space of a lap during the F1 Sprint at Interlagos. Stewards later demoted Fernando Alonso to P18.
Stewards deemed that Ocon's right front tyre had been outside of his grid box for the race start. But when he came in to serve that punishment, things went wrong when his Alpine mechanics set to work on his car before the mandatory time limit was up. The FIA reckoned that the first mechanic got to work after 4.6 seconds, which was a breach of the regulations.
Alpin's 2023 formula 1 goal appears to be a motivational phrase for the team. Rival teams have stated that the team seems to be quite competitive. The team will perhaps battle with Aston Martin for the midfield championship position.
Otmar Szafnauer admits he has not yet thought about naming adPiastri's successor for this season. The french team have lost the young Australian as a new driver. But the official name of the French team's third driver is still unknown.
Fernando Alonso has made the switch from Alpine to aston Martin. The italian is impressed by how physically fit the two-time world champion is. He was the team boss of Renault where he took the title in 2005 and 2006.
Former Haas driver believes a battle may break out at Alpine over who is the best French driver. But he thinks it could be a success story if it does go off without a hitch.
The 2022 budget cap was increased at the Austrian grand prix. Teams signed off on a 3.1 per cent increase on the £113.5M ($140m) allowance. The slight increase was agreed by nine of the ten teams with Alpine thought to be the only one voting against the changes.
Jack Doohan is to become the next driver to advance from Alpine's Academy to Formula 1. The australian already featured in test and free practice sessions last season. But his final breakthrough is still at least a year away. He will be part of the Alpine family going forward.
Two-time world champion's move to aston Martin comes at a time the team are nearing the completion of a state-of-the-art factory at their Silverstone base. The new factory should be completed by May this year, while a new wind tunnel is expected to be operational in the summer of 2024.
Alpine boss Otmar Szafnauer said he spoke with Colton Herta over his proposed move. The 26-year-old had put pen to paper on a one year extension with his current outfit earlier in the year. But the FIA refused to budge so gasly moved to Alpine.
Red Bull sacked over 150 staff members ahead of F1's budget cap in 2021. Mercedes also made redundancies but just 59 people lost their jobs at the Silver Arrows. Alpine team boss Otmar Szafnauer warned some larger teams may be exploiting a loophole around their staff.
Alpine F1 team principal Otmar Szafnauer says bigger teams have learned how to work within budget cap. He says the team has started a technology department, but it is still small. The team has three projects on the go, including parts for the Alpine car, he says.
A senior team figure claimed that Cadillac’s role was a “badging exercise” rather than a full commitment. But this has been denied by Andretti, who claims the marque will have an important role. He admits that only McLaren boss Zak Brown and french manufacturer Alpine showed support for the project.
'mcLaren and Alpine alllies' are attempting to join the 'all-American' grid. 'it's all about greed and looking at themselves and not looking at what is best for the overall growth of the series,' he said.
Fernando Alonso has moved to aston Martin for the 2023 season. He will race alongside the Belgian-Canadian Lance Stroll at Alpine. The former world champion is still at the top of his game at the age of 41.
Esteban Ocon believes his 2023 teammate Pierre Gasly will not need too much help in getting used to his new car. The frenchman says he has no doubts about Gasly's ability to quickly get to grips with driving their 2023 challenger. He also claims to be the strongest driver on the grid, barring Valtteri Bottas.
Esteban Ocon and Pierre Gasly's feud is well-known in the french fraternity. The two have, however, agreed that it is all water under the bridge. He said that the prospect of another rivalry taking over on the track does not worry him.
Fernando Alonso recently announced his switch to Aston Martin. The 41-year-old replaced Sebastian Vettel at the Silverstone-based team. Alonso won the F1 world title in 2005 and 2006 with Renault, before the French outfit became Alpine. The Spaniard is optimistic about his future with Aston Martin, where he will drive alongside Lance Stroll.
McLaren were battling Alpine for fourth in the constructors' championship. Despite the fact that Lando Norris was the only driver from a team outside the top three to have secured a podium in 2022. The team had a rather underwhelming season, but were simply unable to keep up with the french outfit.
The team finished third in the 2020 World Constructors’ Championship. But slipped to fourth in 2021 and fifth last year, 14 points behind Alpine. The silver Arrows are thus a benchmark for their Woking-based counterparts.
Alpine made good progress in speed terms in 2022. A run of engine failures ran almost all the way to the end of the season. In 19 races, more than 50% of the races, we haven't scored the points we deserve.
Fernando Alonso's move to aston Martin came as a surprise shortly after Sebastian Vettel announced his retirement from the sport. The Spaniard had claimed all season that he wanted to stay with Alpine. He said ensuring the future of a driver is a key role for a team manager.
Fernando Alonso signed a long-term deal with aston Martin for 2023. The two-time world champion stunned the Alpine team during the summer. He was expected to continue with the team, after returning to f1 in 2021.
Pierre Gasly has brushed aside suggestions that his relationship with Esteban Ocon will be a problem next year as he joins Alpine. The frenchman will be aware that the pace of the team last season gives them the platform to make substantial progress.
Ocon led Alpine's efforts in the constructors' championship this year. He narrowly outscored team-mate Fernando Alonso as the team took fourth. The frenchman has a long-term contract in place to remain with the french outfit until at least the end of the 2024 season.
Alpine won the war to be F1's best of the rest in 2022. He said it had been his best season to date in a single campaign. Ocon was greeted by a signed Alpine race suit from the 2021 season.
Alpine team principal Otmar Szafnauer says the selfish ‘perish’ in Formula 1. Oscar Piastri and Fernando Alonso both decided to leave Alpine in 2022. The pair will join McLaren from 2023 on a multi-year deal. Piasti will replace Daniel Ricciardo at McLaren after rejecting McLaren call-up.
Esteban Ocon says Alpine Power Unit is one of the better parts of the F1 package. Ocon finished eighth in the driver standings this season, beating Fernando Alonso in the same team. French driver will team up with fellow French driver Pierre Gaslyly at Alpine next season.
Alpine's Otmar Szfanuaer has outlined the team's expectations of reducing the gap to Formula 1's top three teams for the 2023 season. The team showed solid pace throughout the 2022 season, consistently fighting at the front of the midfield and securing good points.
Esteban Ocon sees the Renault power unit as a 'good asset' for Alpine. The team finished P4 in the Constructors' standings in 2022. Ocon finished ahead of Fernando Alonso in the standings, scoring 92 points to Alonso’s 81. The Spaniard was forced to retire at the end of the season due to poor reliability.
Alpin team boss Otmar Szafnauer took a dig at the young Australian. He said: "i think species that collaborate survive. Species that are selfish perish.... Let's see what the future brings. We definitely continue to be committed to the young driver programme and to the Alpine Academy".
Fernando Alonso claims Alpine are lacking ‘a little bit everywhere’ compared to Red Bull. Alonso will replace Sebastian Vettel at Aston Martin next season. McLaren’s Lando Norris the only driver outside of the top three teams to stand on the podium in 2022. Alonso feels it may take some time for lesser teams to close the gap to the frontrunners.
Esteban Ocon revealed that he is eager to step onto the podium again with the team in 2023, but did not give any deadline for when that might happen. Laurent Rossi, the CEO of Alpine, proposed a plan for the team's competitiveness in the sport in early 2021. Last season was their first as a team, and he stated that the team will be working in the coming seasons to perform exceptionally well by 2024. Ocon achieved his first podium at the Sakhir Grand Prix of 2020, but he has tasted victory only once during his Formula 1 career.
Pierre Gasly and Esteban Ocon will be team-mates at Alpine next year. The pair grew up on the same junior kart racing series. Ocon has been with Renault and then the re-branded Alpine since 2020. The 26-year-olds will bring an all-French line-up to Alpine next season.
Alpine F1 Team are seeking outside investors to fund their sister road car division's future electrification plans. Alpine is open to investment offers for their wholly owned team, in turn earmarking the proceeds to fund future growth. The investment could take the form of either a joint venture – potentially with another brand such as Geely-owned Lotus – or via the sale of a stake.
Fernando Alonso said Michael Schumacher's struggles with F1 comeback made him doubt whether he should return. The Spaniard said he did not want to come back if he was not able to perform at his best. Alonso left McLaren in what was presumed to be his final season in 2018 but returned three years later as he reunited with his former Renault side, now named Alpine. Alonso now moves to Aston Martin where he will race on at the age of 41.
Laurent Rossi says Esteban Ocon and Pierre Gasly will be treated as equals at Alpine. The two drivers will be allowed to race until the team is hurt, says Rossi. Rossi says they will be 'losers' if they end up crashing each other out of the sport.
Pierre Gasly will join Alpine on a multi-year deal starting in 2023. The Frenchman will partner up with fellow compatriot Esteban Ocon at the Enstone-based team. Gasly tested with Alpine at the 2022 Pirelli tire test, just two days after the conclusion of the 2022 F1 Abu Dhabi GP. The former AlphaTauri driver says he was impressed with the team's way of working.
Pierre Gasly heads to Alpine in 2023 after a difficult final year with the Faenza team. The Frenchman says that his former colleagues are confident that the new AT04 will be the best car they have built to date. He admits that with all teams developing their cars for the second season of the current rules it’s hard to predict the form book.
Pierre Gasly is not concerned at all by his past feud with Esteban Ocon. The two Frenchmen are to pair up for the Enstone-based team for the 2023 F1 season. Ocon and Gasly have shared a strained relationship with each other right from their karting days, where they fiercely competed against each other.
Aston Martin boss Mike Krack has full faith in Fernando Alonso and is not concerned about the Spaniard's reputation for having tough relationships with team bosses. The Spaniard will be starting for the team in 2023 alongside Lance Stroll. Former teammate Esteban Ocon recently revealed that Fernando Alonso hardly worked with the team at Alpine.
Pierre Gasly revealed to Yuki Tsunoda that he received a speeding ticket. The two drivers had an amusing exchange ahead of the season finale in Abu Dhabi. The pair had their final race weekend together at AlphaTauri ahead of Gasly's time in the Red Bull setup. Gasly will be forced to use his experience in the last half-decade racing in F1 to demonstrate his calibre at Alpine.
Aston Martin team principal Mike Krack claims Fernando Alonso's role at the team will be more than just of a driver. The Spaniard is reportedly set for a long-term position in the Silverstone-based team. The 41-year-old showed promising pace with Alpine in 2022 but lost a huge amount of points due to mechanical failures and poor strategic choices.
Alpine finished P4 in the 2022 Constructors' Championship with 173 points. Otmar Szafnauer was not happy with Fernando Alonso's reliability issues. The Enstone-based team finished P5 with 155 points in 2021. Alonso will join Aston Martin for the 2023 season. Pierre Gasly will replace Alonso in Alpine's first all-French driver line-up.
Karun Chandhok looks ahead to new driver duos that will make up the Formula 1 grid in 2022. Indian is curious about the new line-up at McLaren and expects tension between Esteban Ocon and Pierre Gasly at Alpine. Sky analyst also says he is thrilled that Logan Sargeant has a seat next year.
Pierre Gasly has ten penalty points to his name and is on the verge of a race ban if he accrues more than 12 points in a 12-month period. Alpine boss Otmar Sazafneur feels there's an argument to be had over increasing the threshold penalty points. The number of races per season has seen a drastic increase.
Fernando Alonso '100 percent plus' happy at new team Aston Martin. Spaniard left Alpine to join Silverstone-based outfit for the 2022 season. Alonso is hoping to put up a strong challenge with the team next season. The 41-year-old is one of F1's greats and has proven that age is not a limiting factor.
Formula 1 has not lost all the Australians on the track and in the garages. Oscar Piastri has secured his seat at McLaren, and Alpine has given the position of reserve driver to Jack Doohan. Doohan stresses winning the Formula 2 championship is more important at the moment than his position at Alpine.
McLaren finished 14 points behind Alpine in the 2022 Constructors' Championship. Lando Norris finished P6 at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, with Daniel Ricciardo P9 on his McLaren swansong. McLaren need two drivers in the top ten for best of the rest next season.
Esteban Ocon believes he can compete with Max Verstappen in the same machinery. The 26-year-old has established himself as one of F1's more consistent drivers in recent seasons. Ocon has a contract with Alpine until the 2023 season. Click here for more F1 news.
Daniel Ricciardo finished ninth in his final race with McLaren in Abu Dhabi. The Australian struggled to match the performance of teammate Lando Norris. McLaren boss Seidl refused to pin the blame solely on his driver, stressing P5 was “a fair reflection of where we have been throughout the season”
Alpine intended for reserve driver Piastri to step into the seat left by Fernando Alonso. But he was caught out by the Australian rookie signing a deal with McLaren to replace Daniel Ricciardo. F1's Contract Recognition Board ruled in Piasti's and McLaren's favour, and Alpine has had to shop around for a replacement. It settled on Frenchman Gasly, whom Red Bull agreed to release from his contract.
McLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown believes Oscar Piastri's comments were unfair and incorrect. Zak Brown was impressed with how he conducted himself over the summer. McLaren and Alpine were involved in one of Formula 1's strangest contract disputes during 2022. The Aussie snubbed Alpine’s promotion after they announced that he would take the seat to be vacated by Fernando Alonso, with it later emerging that he had agreed terms.
Pierre Gasly took the job at his new team, Alpine, after the 2022 F1 season came to an end. The Frenchman felt a drastic difference in car performance and team philosophy compared to his former team, AlphaTauri. Gasly also shared how the new Pirelli tires felt during the last F1 testing at the Yas Marina circuit.
Two-time world champion Fernando Alonso finished ninth in the 2022 F1 season with Alpine. The Spaniard retired from six races during the 2022 season due to multiple reasons. Alonso will be driving for Aston Martin in the 2023 season. The 41-year-old was happy that his time at Alpine was ending and was happy to start working with them soon.
Fernando Alonso was the first driver out of the pit lane on Tuesday morning. Oscar Piastri was out early for McLaren. Pierre Gasly was given permission to link up with Alpine. Nyck de Vries has been loaned to the team by Mercedes for the running. Nico Hulkenberg made his debut with Haas following confirmation at the team.
