A furious Pierre Gasly told Alpine their last-lap order to let his team mate past was a “complete joke”, but Esteban Ocon insisted it was normal.
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Pictures: Nine teams reveal updates for Singapore Grand Prix
Formula 1
Posted onMcLaren and AlphaTauri brought major upgrades this weekend, but all the teams bar Haas have something new on their cars.
Alpine’s Monza woes weren’t down to power unit deficit – Ocon
RaceFans Round-up
Posted onIn the round-up: Alpine’s Monza woes not down to power unit • Hamilton not contacted by Massa’s lawyers • Armstrong runs first oval test
Gasly and Ocon endure “super-painful” Italian GP
2023 Italian Grand Prix
Posted onAlpine reached the podium at Zandvoort but their drivers admitted Monza was a “painful” weekend for the team.
Double Q1 elimination “not good enough” for Alpine, say Gasly and Ocon
2023 Italian Grand Prix
Posted onPierre Gasly and Esteban Ocon both say their Q1 eliminations in qualifying were reflective of their performance level at Monza.
Williams “not a slow car anymore” and “a pain to race” against – Gasly
2023 Dutch Grand Prix
Posted onPierre Gasly is concerned how difficult it will be to race against the Williams drivers in today’s Dutch Grand Prix.
Caption Competition 220: Alpine pair meet famous farmer
Caption Competition
Posted onAfter making good on a bet to buy everyone at Alpine a beer, Jeremy Clarkson met drivers Esteban Ocon and Pierre Gasly. Share your best caption for this picture.
The departure of a team lifer shows the “pain and trouble” at Alpine
News Focus
Posted onAlpine’s rivals were surprised by the departure of 34-year veteran Alan Permane when the team’s management announced a shake-up at Spa.
Ferrari not convinced by call to equalise engines: ‘Renault is not so far away’
2023 Belgian Grand Prix
Posted onFerrari team principal Frederic Vasseur is not convinced by Alpine’s call to equalise the performance of engines in Formula 1.
Gasly pleased to give Alpine “positive memories” after turbulent weekend
2023 Belgian Grand Prix
Posted onPierre Gasly said he was pleased to bring some cheer to Alpine amid a turbulent weekend for the team by finishing third in Saturday’s sprint race.
‘We thought we were king of the race, then realised we were nowhere’ – Gasly
RaceFans Round-up
Posted onIn the round-up: Alpine ‘realised we were nowhere’ in Belgian GP • Formula E star Bird leaves Jaguar • Capacity increase for Miami GP
“The competitors improved”: Alpine’s new boss explains latest change at the top
2023 Belgian Grand Prix
Posted onBruno Famin, who is taking charge at Alpine, explained why the team is parting ways with team principal Otmar Szafnauer and long-time sporting director Alan Permane.
Red Bull support Alpine’s request to equalise performance of F1 power units
2023 Hungarian Grand Prix
Posted onRed Bull will support Alpine’s request for the FIA to equalise the performance of F1’s power units, which were frozen in specification last year.
Ocon’s seat broke in two in “violent” first lap crash-landing
2023 Hungarian Grand Prix
Posted onEsteban Ocon’s seat broke in two after he crashed to the ground in the first-lap collision which put him out of the Hungarian Grand Prix.
Alpine’s new target is ‘fourth-fastest team’ after falling to sixth in points
2023 Hungarian Grand Prix
Posted onAlpine has set itself a new goal for the 2023 season as its original target of finishing fourth in the points looks increasingly unrealistic.
Rossi replaced after two-and-a-half years as Alpine CEO
2023 F1 season
Posted onRenault has replaced the CEO of its sports car division Alpine for the first time since the brand’s entry into F1.
Second supplier part failure ‘a frustrating issue we must solve’ – Alpine
2023 British Grand Prix
Posted onEsteban Ocon’s race-ending hydraulics failure at the British Grand Prix is the second time this year a part Alpine sourced from a supplier has failed.
‘We had to pit or we were going to catch fire’ – Ocon
RaceFans Round-up
Posted onIn the round-up: ‘We had to pit or we’d catch fire’ – Ocon • 0.3-second penalty for F1 Academy driver • Formula E reveals full rookie line-up
Norris ‘even more’ sure Canada penalty was wrong after review request fails
RaceFans Round-up
Posted onIn the round-up: Norris ‘even more’ sure Canada penalty was wrong • Mercedes and Alpine bring new wings • Horner doubts F1 weight cut will happen
Verstappen’s determination to grab every point makes him a record-breaker
2023 Austrian Grand Prix stats and facts
Posted onMax Verstappen’s domination continued at the Austrian GP, and having scored 91.6% of the points available after nine rounds there has been no one more dominant at this stage.