In Qatar, Alpine earned six points thanks to Esteban Ocon’s seventh place finish. After the finish, the French driver spoke in detail about how bad he felt behind the wheel due to the extreme heat. His teammate Pierre Gasly received three five-second penalties for trespassing and finished the race in twelfth place. Esteban Ocon (7th): … Read more
Esteban Ocon takes seventh place from Qatar. He really deserved it for the demanding race on the hot Losail circuit, because at times he was in complete agony in the cockpit. After the checkered flag, he revealed that he even threw up. In Fuji 2007, Mark Webber also went through something similar. However, he did … Read more
Esteban Ocon of the Alpine F1 team finished 8th in the final of the 2023 F1 Round 13 Belgian Grand Prix. The Alpine F1 team, which had finished in the last two races at Nopont, announced the retirement of Othmar Szafauer (Team Principal), Alan Permane (Sports Director) and Pat Frye (Chief Technical Officer) just before … Read more
Max Verstappen – who else – has won the Grand Prix of Hungary. At the Hungaroring in Budapest, the Dutchman tore past pole sitter Lewis Hamilton in the first corner and then didn’t look back. For Verstappen it was his 7th GP victory in a row, the 9th of the season. Result ranking Pos.RiderManufacturerTimePoints 1 … Read more
Fernando Alonso has poked fun at ex-Alpine F1 teammate Esteban Ocon. The 41-year-old former two-time champion is enjoying his second competitive spring of 2023, racking up podiums behind a dominant Red Bull squad. Despite his reputation as a troublemaker within the team, Alonso supports teammate Lance Stroll, son of Aston Martin owner Lawrence Stroll. Alonso … Read more
Also the third free practice session, like the second, closed with the best time by Verstappen on Red Bull and a devastating first sector. Ferrari second with Leclerc, while teammate Sainz -fourth- was more consistent in the race simulation. Qualifying at 10pm. All Miami Weekend is live on Sky Sport F1, Sky Sport Uno, in … Read more
Fans of F1welcome to Baku! We’re about to tell you about the qualifying of the Azerbaijan GP that takes place today in anticipation of tomorrow’s Sprint, which will also see the debut of the new format with the shootout. On direct tv on Sky Sport F1, Sky Sport Uno, in 4K e in streaming su … Read more
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Alpine CEO Laurent Rossi has revealed that he once described Esteban Ocon as “an excellent second driver” and claimed the Frenchman has now turned into a true team leader. Ocon joined Renault in 2020 after spending a year as Mercedes reserve. Racing alongside Daniel Ricciardo that year, he struggled in the early stages of the … Read more
In pole position at Sakhir, Max Vestappen will start, ahead of Perez and Leclerc. Fourth the other Ferrari driver, Sainz. Row after row, let’s analyze the statistics and curiosities of the first starting grid of the 2023 World Championship. Today, at 4 pm, the race is live on Sky Sport F1, Sky Sport Uno and … Read more
The latest Formula 1 2023 single-seater has also been unveiled online from London: it is the Alpine A523, with the double color scheme (pink-blue and pink) as in the previous season. The team principal Szafnauer: “La vie en rose…”. French team and pair of French drivers: Pierre Gasly the new boxmate of Esteban Ocon THE … Read more