Why ‘miles off’ Alpine didn’t prompt Gasly to give up on its F1 recovery
Pierre Gasly could easily have been forgiven for thinking that Alpine is not the best place to make him a winner again in Formula 1. After starting the campaign at the back of the grid, seeing key staff leave and there being talk of a potential end-of-works team status down the road, it has been […]
Gasly lays out Le Mans victory ambitions after 2024 race visit with Alpine
Formula 1 driver Pierre Gasly said it ‘didn’t feel right’ to attend the Le Mans 24 Hours in casual clothing as he revealed his ambition to compete in the sportscar epic. Gasly and Alpine F1 team-mate Esteban Ocon were in attendance at last week’s 92nd running of the French endurance classic, where the Renault-owned squad […]
Alpine not ruling out F1 driver line-up change after latest Ocon Gasly clash
The French manufacturer nearly had both its cars out of the Monaco Grand Prix early on after Esteban Ocon and Pierre Gasly collided on the exit of Portier on the opening lap of the original start. Ocon had made an optimistic lunge down the inside of Gasly on the entry to the corner and, as […]
Gasly rues costly floor damage from Ocon contact in F1 Japanese GP
The pair touched at the restart following the early red flag, with Gasly losing what the team later estimated as around 33 points of downforce, which equates to a potential lap time impact of up to 0.7-0.9 seconds. Ocon also suffered some damage and thereafter both drivers had an even trickier race than they had […]