Would it be right for Alpine to replace Doohan with Colapinto?
Everyone who follows Formula 1 closely could see it coming… The rumours about Jack Doohan’s premature sacking from Alpine after just a handful of races in 2025 started circulating in the paddock as early as last November. The name of his possible replacement has been known since then too. Franco Colapinto wouldn’t just leave Williams […]
How Alpine has gone from P20 to P4 on Bahrain GP grid in 12 months
“I knew after my last corner [in Q3] this lap would put me in a very good place,” Pierre Gasly told media after qualifying for Formula 1’s 2025 Bahrain Grand Prix. “But nowhere near close thinking it would put us like four hundredths off the top three and only three tenths off pole position.” Gasly […]
Hirakawa replaces Doohan at Alpine for Japanese GP FP1 outing
Ryo Hirakawa will drive Jack Doohan’s Alpine in opening practice for this weekend’s 2025 Formula 1 Japanese Grand Prix at Suzuka. The Toyota World Endurance Championship champion has joined Alpine as a reserve driver for the season after fulfilling the same role at McLaren last year. This is being done because of FIA rules which […]
Alpine, Haas make wing tweaks after China F1 flex test changes
Alpine and Haas have revealed they have needed to make changes to their Formula 1 cars’ rear wings in light of the latest technical directive that has tightened flex tests. It is understood that four teams were affected by the changing parameters of the rear wing flex tests for the Chinese Grand Prix as the […]
Briatore’s blueprint to replicate Alpine’s past F1 title success
It turns out that Formula One Management is not alone in planning on producing a new movie. If Flavio Briatore gets his way, then Alpine is also working on a blockbuster hit that would tell the story of it winning the 2027 Formula 1 world championship. Briatore is back with big ambitions for the Alpine […]
Who are F1 drivers’ race engineers in 2025?
A race engineer has one of the most important roles in any Formula 1 team. It is their job to optimise the performance of the driver-and-car combination. Throughout the race weekend, they translate the feedback coming from the driver into set-up decisions to achieve the best possible result. And, except in rare cases, they are […]
Alpine’s 2025 F1 car breaks cover in Bahrain shakedown
Alpine’s new A525 Formula 1 car was revealed on Monday ahead of the 2025 season with the team conducting a shakedown at Bahrain International Circuit. Officially a filming day, the test was run over a maximum of 200km (124 miles) with demonstration tyres, as per the regulations. Both Pierre Gasly and his new, rookie team-mate […]
Analysis: Alpine’s A525 looks familiar
Of all the development curves taken across 2024’s Formula 1 season, Alpine’s was arguably the steepest — and it needed to, given that its A524 was overweight, light on downforce and planted at the back of the field when the campaign started. That it finished the year sixth in the championship was helped by a […]
The next phase in Alpine’s F1 recovery
If you had told any Formula 1 fan at the start of 2024 that by the end of the season Alpine would have a double podium and finish sixth in the constructors’ championship, you would probably have been met by some very confused looks. But from the Brazilian Grand Prix, things started to look up […]