Lando Norris isn’t convinced McLaren can set their sights on beating Alpine even with the major upgrade the team is starting to roll out this weekend.
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Wrexham FC co-owner Ryan Reynolds part of £170m celebrity buy-in at Alpine
2023 F1 season
Posted onThe Alpine F1 team has received a £170 million boost from an investment group including Wrexham FC owners Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney.
Alpine confident Gasly will avoid power unit penalty despite reaching limit in Canada
2023 F1 season
Posted onAlpine’s Alan Permane is confident Pierre Gasly will not need a fifth power unit in 2023, despite already using four in eight rounds.
McLaren to raise safety questions with FIA over Alpine’s “extreme” rear wing wobble
2023 Canadian Grand Prix
Posted onMcLaren will seek an explanation from the FIA why it did not take action over the “extreme” movement of Alpine’s rear wing during the Canadian Grand Prix.
Ocon: Stroll didn’t deserve a penalty for impeding me in qualifying
2023 Canadian Grand Prix
Posted onEsteban Ocon said Lance Stroll did not deserve a penalty for failing to let him by during qualifying for the Canadian Grand Prix.
Gasly and Alpine held 90-minute meeting over errors which led to double penalty
2023 Canadian Grand Prix
Posted onPierre Gasly had a lengthy meeting with his Alpine team to address the miscommunication which led to his double penalty in Spain.
Alpine reveals preview of its Hypercar entry for 2024 World Endurance Championship
World Endurance Championship
Posted onAlpine has revealed the first images of the car it will enter into next year’s World Endurance Championship.
Gasly expects Alpine to be “fighting for the top five soon” after Spanish GP
2023 Spanish Grand Prix
Posted onPierre Gasly was left buoyed by the progress Alpine have made despite a disappointing result at the Formula 1 Spanish Grand Prix.
Gasly still rues lost Monaco podium but “extremely excited” by Alpine potential
2023 Spanish Grand Prix
Posted onPierre Gasly is disappointed at missing what he believes was a clear podium chance in Monaco, but is excited by Alpine’s recent performance gains.
Alpine say everything they did to improve car in Monaco worked after podium
2023 Monaco Grand Prix
Posted onEsteban Ocon says Alpine “need to keep our feet to the ground” after their Monaco podium, despite being encouraged by how they were able to improve their car.
Ocon says Alpine ‘didn’t put a foot wrong’ on way to podium
2023 Monaco Grand Prix
Posted onEsteban Ocon praised his Alpine team after scoring his first podium finish since 2021 in the Monaco Grand Prix.
Rain disrupts F1 preparations at Imola and washes out Indianapolis 500 practice
RaceFans Round-up
Posted onIn the round-up: Rain disrupts F1 preparations at Imola and washes out Indianapolis 500 practice • Alpine drivers test Pirelli’s wet weather tyres
Gasly lost two places in last five laps as ‘I had to save a lot of fuel’
2023 Miami Grand Prix
Posted onPierre Gasly said he was unable to prevent Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton from overtaking him over the final laps of the Azerbaijan Grand Prix.
Tsunoda ‘not at Red Bull level yet but making great progress’ – Horner
RaceFans Round-up
Posted onIn the round-up: Tsunoda ‘not at Red Bull level yet • Alpine mechanics endured “really gruelling” Friday • Mercedes junior Antonelli to make GT debut
“Overperforming” floor and plank legality fears led to pit lane start for Ocon
2023 Azerbaijan Grand Prix
Posted onAlpine chose to start Esteban Ocon from the pits because they feared he would fail a legality check on his car’s plank if they did not change his A523’s set-up.
Ocon’s pit lane scare “like a scene from Group B rallying days”
2023 Azerbaijan Grand Prix
Posted onPreventing a repeat of Sunday’s pit lane scare isn’t “rocket science”, says Alpine’s trackside operations director Alan Permane.
Alpine making “huge effort” to stockpile spare parts during break before Baku
2023 Australian Grand Prix
Posted onAlpine team principal Otmar Szafnauer says the team will use the unplanned four-week break between F1 rounds to stock up on spare parts.
“Very rare” operational errors led to Ocon’s trio of penalties – Szafnauer
2023 Bahrain Grand Prix
Posted onAlpine says the errors that led to Esteban Ocon getting three penalties during the Bahrain Grand Prix will not happen again.
Replacing Chinese GP on 2023 calendar ‘not worth it’ for teams – Domenicali
RaceFans Round-up
Posted onIn the round-up: F1 explains decision not to replace Chinese GP • Adapting to new home “will take time” – Gasly • Campos Racing makes third Eurocup-3 signing
Is anyone ready to challenge Red Bull? Team-by-team F1 testing review
2023 F1 season
Posted onHere is your guide to how testing went for all ten Formula 1 teams – and how they each feel about their own performance during the pre-season.