Alpine's situation is one of the most unique of all the 10 teams on the Formula 1 grid heading into the 2023 season.
Last year was a challenging but ultimately rewarding first campaign at the helm for team principal Otmar Szafnauer. No matter what the world threw at his team, they still got the job done and saw off their rivals McLaren in the fight for fourth place in the constructors' championship.
What made that all the more impressive were the challenges which cropped up as Alpine pursued that goal. Their car reliability was not what they wanted it to be and Szafnauer will be thankful that the breakdown of the relationship between Esteban Ocon and Fernando Alonso came right at the end of the year, rather than damaging their chances earlier.
