An effervescent Pierre Gasly believes that Alpine is operating at “the best” he has seen since joining the Anglo-French outfit in 2023, marking a considerable sea change in the team's fortunes compared to its flat-footed start to last season.
It was only 12 months ago that Alpine began a campaign with an overweight car that could barely break out of the opening stage of qualifying, having offered a clattering hint that its weight-stripping processes had gone awry by ditching its Bleu de France livery for a barely painted scheme on its A524.
