Esteban Ocon has stated he is satisfied with Alpine’s decision to hire experienced Formula 1 designer David Sanchez as it strives to overturn its flailing 2024 fortunes. Alpine... read more »

Esteban Ocon has admitted that Alpine must improve its race pace to match its one-lap speed despite bagging the team’s first point in 2024 in the Miami Grand Prix. The... read more »

The Enstone-based team has endured a torrid start to the new campaign as the A524 was initially off the pace and lacking downforce amid its major off-season concept change,... read more »

Ocon and team-mate Pierre Gasly endured a torrid start to the 2024 season with Alpine, which is one of three teams yet to score points.The Bruno Famin-led outfit fast-tracked a... read more »

While the Enstone-based team is chipping away in taking off weight and adding aero performance to its A524 to get itself further up the grid, it is still far away from the... read more »

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... read more »

Esteban Ocon has admitted that the Alpine Formula 1 team’s “backwards step” during the Japanese Grand Prix meant that he “couldn’t fight” against its competitors. Alpine has... read more »

Alpine A524 technical detailPhoto by: Giorgio PiolaA look at the two front wing specifications available to Alpine in Japan, with the newer of the two being the upper one... read more »

Alpine Team Principal Bruno Famin has revealed it will bring some upgrades to this weekend’s Japanese Grand Prix to begin reducing the weight of its Formula 1 car. The... read more »

We are on schedule to make the first updates to the A524. Although they are not major, it is important for us to add these elements so we can assess the potential and... read more »

The Enstone machine has been clearly benchmarked as the slowest in the 2024 field, and that pattern continued in Australia, where Gasly finished 13th and his team-mate Esteban... read more »

Ocon had made his first tyre change on lap nine, just before the tear-off became lodged in a brake duct of his Alpine A524 to trigger overheating.At the time, he was in a fight... read more »

The French team slipped down F1's pecking order in its transition to its new A524 chassis, and has failed to recapture its regular position in challenging for points from... read more »

When teams embark on such a change of direction, it is inevitable that they endure a learning phase in understanding how to extract pace out of their new platform.In... read more »

Pierre Gasly has underlined that he wants to see Alpine show signs of understanding its struggles in 2024 before deciding to commit his Formula 1 future to the team. Alpine had... read more »

Esteban Ocon has revealed how his battles with several rival cars throughout the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix exposed the weaknesses within Alpine’s 2024 Formula 1 car. Alpine has... read more »

Alpine Formula 1 drivers Esteban Ocon and Pierre Gasly have tempered expectations that the team could be in line to replicate McLaren’s turnaround from last term. The... read more »

Alpine Formula 1 boss Bruno Famin has admitted the team locking out the last row of the grid at the Bahrain Grand Prix was a “shock” despite its expected struggles. The... read more »

Friday night's Bahrain Grand Prix qualifying confirmed Alpine's fears over starting the year on the back foot following a late car concept change this winter.The... read more »

The French manufacturer is coming off the back of a challenging first test in Bahrain last week where the new A524 showed itself to be lacking in both handling and pace terms... read more »

We knew it was not going to be an easy start to the season. Accepting these challenges is all part of racing in F1 and it is important that we all push very hard to develop the... read more »

Where once the F1 field was full of vibrant liveries that really stood out, F1's latest ground effect era has witnessed teams strip back to as much bare carbon fibre as... read more »

The French manufacturer has been bracing itself for some early struggles, with the performance of its new A524 in Bahrain testing last week suggesting it will be battling at... read more »

The Enstone team has made a major concept change since last season and knew that it might take time to optimise.On overall times for the three days, Esteban Ocon and Gasly were... read more »

The French manufacturer took the decision as long ago as November 2022 to push on with an aggressive revamp of its F1 car for the 2024 season.The heavily-revised A524 was... read more »