Alpine team principal Bruno Famin says the team’s uncompetitive start to 2024 showed changes were needed in their technical division.
Alpine articles archive
We expected better admits Ocon as Alpine are only team slower than last year
Formula 1
Posted onEsteban Ocon said Alpine expected to be more competitive this weekend following their poor start to the season a week ago.
Alpine technical advisor Bell switches to Aston Martin
Formula 1
Posted onAston Martin have appointed former Alpine strategic advisor Bob Bell has their new technical executive director.
Alpine shake up technical team as Harman and De Beer leave
Formula 1
Posted onTwo top members of Alpine’s technical team have left in the wake of their poor start to the new season.
Only one team hasn’t got any closer to Red Bull
Lap time watch: 2024 Bahrain GP
Posted onEvery team except Alpine has got closer to Red Bull since this race last year. And a couple of drivers know they should have gone even quicker in qualifying.
Alpine pair fear “it will not be an easy start for us”
Formula 1
Posted onAlpine’s drivers are resigned to a tough start to the new season and believe it could take a while to turn the team’s performance around.
Alpine “expecting a challenging start to the year” – Famin
RaceFans Round-up
Posted onIn the round-up: Alpine “expecting a challenging start to the year” – Famin • Alpine “know where we stand” after “solid” test • Chadwick to launch karting series
Why Alpine is bringing in a ‘non-Formula 1 guy’ to help run its team
Formula 1
Posted onAlpine’s vice president Bruno Famin has made new appointments to help him manage the team which competes in F1 and WEC.
Alpine explain key changes in “very aggressive” new A524
Formula 1
Posted onAlpine technical director Matt Harman explained the major changes the team made with its “very aggressive” new F1 car for 2024.
Hamilton’s Ferrari move has triggered silly season of “chaos”, say Alpine pair
Formula 1
Posted onLewis Hamilton’s decision to leave Mercedes at the end of the year has blown the Formula 1 driver market open, the Alpine duo said at the team’s launch.
Ocon warns Alpine could have “tricky” start with “very aggressive” new car
Formula 1
Posted onEsteban Ocon says he expects Alpine may have a “tricky” start to the new season with their heavily revised new A524.
Alpine setting no targets for 2024 as ‘we must improve everywhere’ – Famin
Formula 1
Posted onAlpine team principal Bruno Famin said he is entering the new season without optimism as the team has much to improve this year.
First pictures: Alpine reveals its new F1 car for 2024
Formula 1
Posted onAlpine has revealed the A524, its new car for the 2024 Formula 1 season
Red Bull, Mercedes and Alpine announce 2024 F1 launch plans
Formula 1
Posted onRed Bull, Mercedes and Alpine have confirmed the dates they will launch their new cars for the upcoming 2024 Formula 1 season.
Timeline: Ferrari to ‘Stake’ – the 33 historic identities of Formula 1’s 10 teams
Formula 1
Posted onThere are only 10 teams on the Formula 1 grid but between them they’ve had over 30 different identities. Here’s how they changed over the years.
Alpine ended season ‘operating at a much higher level’ – Gasly
Formula 1
Posted onPierre Gasly will go into his second season at Alpine expecting to build on the promise he feels they showed over the final races of this year.
Alpine management chose “to not continue the fight” to keep Piastri – Szafnauer
RaceFans Round-up
Posted onIn the round-up: Alpine could have fought to keep Piastri – Szafnauer • Bahrain fund tipped to take over McLaren • Pau Grand Prix cancelled for 2024
Alpine’s former racing director Brivio leaves after three years
Formula 1
Posted onAlpine has announced the departure of Davide Brivio, who it hired as racing director at the start of the 2021 season.
“It should not happen”: Gasly wants explanation for Ocon’s strategy advantage
Formula 1
Posted onPierre Gasly wants an explanation why Alpine’s strategy favoured his team mate, but Esteban Ocon said he “doesn’t care” about the decision.
Szafnauer didn’t get a ‘fair chance’ at fixing Alpine before ousting – Fry
Formula 1
Posted onAlpine didn’t give Otmar Szafnauer enough time to turn the team around before firing him, the team’s former chief technical officer Pat Fry has said.