Alpine A310 Exclusive Rendering Resurrects French 2+2 Sports Coupe The model should arrive around 2028 with a fully electric powertrain. Motor1 · Aug 4, 2023
F1 “rock” Permane deserves respect of entire pitlane, say top bosses Following last weekend’s Belgian Grand Prix, Permane and team principal Otmar Szafnauer parted company with Alpine following differences of opinion between themselves and the senior management of the French sportscar manufacturer over the squad’s direction. Autosport · Aug 4, 2023
Why Mercedes' F1 sidepod changes are still only a makeshift solution The centrepiece to those changes was made to its sidepods, and builds on the conceptual shift taken at the Monaco Grand Prix when it opted to abandon the 'zeropod' concept used since the start of the current ground effect era. Autosport · Aug 3, 2023
Ocon: Alpine took “very noticeable” forward step with Spa F1 upgrade Despite setting a pre-season target to retain fourth place in the 2023 constructors’ championship while closing the gap to Red Bull, Ferrari and Mercedes, the Enstone team has fallen to sixth behind midfield rivals McLaren and Aston Martin come the summer break. Motorsport · Aug 3, 2023
Alpine lacks lead driver in Hamilton and Verstappen mould, says former F1 boss Following the replacement of Laurent Rossi as Alpine CEO, team principal Otmar Szafnauer and sporting director Alan Permane have left by mutual consent following last weekend’s Belgian Grand Prix. Autosport · Aug 2, 2023
Alpine lacks lead F1 driver in Hamilton and Verstappen mould, says former boss Following the replacement of Laurent Rossi as Alpine CEO, team principal Otmar Szafnauer and sporting director Alan Permane have left by mutual consent following last weekend’s Belgian Grand Prix. Motorsport · Aug 2, 2023
Abiteboul: Alpine F1's 100-race plan flawed amid Szafnauer exit Ahead of last week's Belgian Grand Prix Alpine dismissed team boss Szafnauer and long-time sporting manager Alan Permane, just a week on from Renault CEO Luca de Meo replacing Laurent Rossi by Philippe Krief as the Alpine brand's CEO. Motorsport · Aug 1, 2023
F1 risks “catastrophe” if engine move ends up in BOP, warns Wolff As Autosport revealed last week, the FIA tabled discussions at this weekend’s F1 Commission meeting to evaluate whether action needed to be taken in balancing the performance of engines to help out Alpine supplier Renault. Autosport · Aug 1, 2023
Departing boss Szafnauer hopes “future is bright” for Alpine F1 staff After 18 months in charge of the team, Szafnauer completed his final weekend with Alpine at Spa on Sunday evening, following Friday's announcement of his departure. Autosport · Jul 31, 2023
Szafnauer hopes “future is bright” for Alpine F1 staff After 18 months in charge of the team, Szafnauer completed his final weekend with Alpine at Spa on Sunday evening, following Friday's announcement of his departure. Motorsport · Jul 31, 2023
Gasly: F1 podium a turning point for under fire Alpine Since the start of July, Alpine has replaced outspoken CEO Laurent Rossi - who has been moved aside to work on “special projects”. Then, on the Friday of the Spa weekend, it was announced team principal Otmar Szafnauer - at the helm for 18 months - and sporting director Alan Permane… Autosport · Jul 30, 2023
Gasly: F1 podium a turning point for under-fire Alpine Since the start of July, Alpine has replaced outspoken CEO Laurent Rossi, who has been moved aside to work on "special projects". Motorsport · Jul 30, 2023
F1 Belgian GP – Start time, how to watch, starting grid & more Ferrari's Charles Leclerc will start the race from pole position, with Red Bull driver Sergio Perez joining him on the front row. Motorsport · Jul 30, 2023
Gasly "didn't feel safe" racing in Spa F1 sprint spray Gasly’s opinion centres on the ongoing visibility problem F1 drivers face when running in the wet with the new ground effect generation of cars, which lift huge volumes of spray into the air and push it over a wider area. Autosport · Jul 29, 2023
Autosport · Jul 29, 2023 F1 Belgian Grand Prix – Start time, starting grid, how to watch, & more Verstappen topped qualifying from Ferrari driver Leclerc on Friday, but Red Bull's championship leader will start from sixth after fitting a fifth gearbox of the season.
The Guardian - UK · Jul 29, 2023 Max Verstappen wins wet Belgian F1 GP sprint race with Oscar Piastri second Red Bull’s Max Verstappen mastered a wet track to win the Belgian F1 GP sprint race
Autosport · Jul 29, 2023 Prost “saddened and distressed” over Alpine F1’s “huge mistake” On a weekend when the French F1 outfit announced the exit of team principal Otmar Szafnauer and sporting director Alan Permane as part of a shake-up, Prost has voiced his dismay at what has become of the squad.
Autosport · Jul 29, 2023 F1 Belgian GP: Verstappen pips Piastri to sprint pole in delayed session The two Ferrari drivers ended up third and fourth with Carlos Sainz ahead, while Charles Leclerc made a small error on his final Q3 lap that proved costly in the fight for pole.
Autosport · Jul 29, 2023 A team in chaos or part of a masterplan? What’s going on at Alpine F1 After years where the accepted wisdom in F1 is that the route to success is a well-defined vision, stability, investment, and realism, Alpine going separate ways with two of its most senior figures seems a step in the opposite direction. It also comes against the backdrop of the team appearing to…
Autosport · Jul 29, 2023 Alpine F1 team in period of "pain and trouble" - Vowles Williams has lured Alpine's Pat Fry to Grove. His appointment was confirmed minutes after the French squad revealed team principal Otmar Szafnauer and sporting director Alan Permane will leave after this weekend’s Belgian Grand Prix.
The Guardian - UK · Jul 28, 2023 Charles Leclerc on pole at Belgian GP after Max Verstappen penalty Max Verstappen berated his team for ‘shit execution’ in qualifying as Red Bull’s Sergio Pérez joined Charles Leclerc on the front row of the grid
Autosport · Jul 28, 2023 F1 Belgian GP: Verstappen dominates for pole despite grid penalty Verstappen had entered the qualifying session at Spa having had a fifth gearbox of the season fitted, which triggers a five-place grid penalty for the GP, but does not impact his starting spot for Saturday’s sprint race.
Motorsport · Jul 28, 2023 F1 Belgian GP: Verstappen beats Leclerc by 0.8s in qualifying Verstappen had entered the qualifying session at Spa having had a fifth gearbox of the season fitted, which triggers a five-place grid penalty for the GP but does not impact his starting spot for Saturday's sprint race.
Autosport · Jul 28, 2023 Alpine was "not on same timeline" as Szafnauer on reaching F1 goals This season Alpine has struggled to live up to its goal of maintaining fourth in the championship, which it claimed last year.
Evening Standard · Jul 28, 2023 F1 news: Alpine confirm Otmar Szafnauer will leave role as team principal after Belgian Grand Prix Alpine has announced it will part ways with team principal Otmar Szafnauer following this weekend’s Belgian Grand Prix.