Ocon foresees Azerbaijan GP being ‘a mess’
Alpine's Esteban Ocon will attempt to avoid what he feels will be "a mess" once the lights go out at the Azerbaijan GP.
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Alonso sees ‘potential’ as he chases Baku Q3
Fernando Alonso sees plenty of "potential" in the Alpine A521 which he will look to unlock overnight before qualifying for the Azerbaijan GP.
Alpine not expecting protest war in Baku
Alpine's Marcin Budkowski says that he would be 'very, very surprised' if there were protests over rear wings in Baku.
Alonso feeling ‘more confident with every race’
Fernando Alonso has said his confidence is still on the up despite a difficult start to his return in Formula 1.
Ocon not getting distracted by F1 future talks
Esteban Ocon will look to keep his mind free to focus on driving by handing Alpine contract talks over to his management team.
Alpine aim to overcome ‘glitch’ with Baku upgrade
Alpine are bringing upgrades with them to the Azerbaijan Grand Prix as they look to put Monaco well and truly behind them.
Alpine’s Monaco struggles no more than ‘a glitch’
Alpine's poor showing at the Monaco Grand Prix was just a "glitch" and not a true reflection of their pace, according to Marcin Budkowski.
Alonso sets new timeline to reach ‘100%’ level
Fernando Alonso has said it will now take him "eight or nine races" to get back to 100 per cent after initially believing it would take a maximum of four events.
‘You would have expected more from Alonso’
Sky F1 pundit Paul di Resta says more was expected from a returning Fernando Alonso, but people will "start to worry" once he finds his groove.
Alonso’s 44 laps on soft tyres was ‘the right call’
Fernando Alonso praised Alpine’s choice of strategy – even though his Monaco Grand Prix had been “more or less over” on Saturday.
Lack of pace the sole cause of Alonso’s Q1 exit
Fernando Alonso said Alpine simply “didn’t deliver” due to a lack of pace that led to his Q1 exit at the Monaco Grand Prix.
Alpine open Ocon talks, ‘not looking at’ Gasly
Alpine CEO Laurent Rossi says the team have already opened talks about securing Esteban Ocon’s future beyond 2021.
Alonso’s ‘little kiss’ with barrier less painful than 2010
Fernando Alonso renewed acquaintances with the unforgiving Monaco barriers, but it was just a "little kiss" compared to 2010.
Alonso ‘optimistic’ about Alpine’s Monaco pace
Fernando Alonso has spoken positively about his prospects for the Monaco Grand Prix with Alpine showing improved pace of late.
Ocon can ‘give a fight to Ferrari’ in Monaco
Esteban Ocon has spoken of his and Alpine's desire to battle Ferrari at the Monaco Grand Prix, with a particular focus on improving their race pace.
Alonso: Alpine’s progress is ‘too good to be true’
Fernando Alonso says the progress Alpine have made in terms of pace since the first race of the season seems too good to be true.
Alpine explain the key to Ocon’s improvement
Marcin Budkowski has described the work that has gone into Esteban Ocon’s distinct improvement for Alpine so far this year.
De Meo: Alonso ‘leading the whole team’ at Alpine
Luca de Meo, the Renault Group CEO, says Fernando Alonso is very much fulfilling the “leading role for everybody” he set him at Alpine.
‘One team could find something extra with 2022 rules’
2022 may see a team surge ahead but Fernando Alonso reckons "after two or three years" there will be multiple outfits fighting at the front.
Alpine will modify power steering to help Alonso
Fernando Alonso said that the power steering on his A521 will be tinkered with to bring it closer to his familiar style.
‘I’m giving 100% but it’s not enough to beat Ocon’
Fernando Alonso is impressed with Esteban Ocon, saying that while he is giving his maximum it is "not enough" to beat his team-mate.
Wolff: Ocon must first speak with Alpine about 2022
Toto Wolff says it is up to Esteban Ocon and Alpine to decide if they want to continue together next season - only then would Mercedes enter the conversation.
Ocon beats Alonso again in Alpine resurgence
Esteban Ocon was delighted Alpine had backed up their Portimao progress with another strong showing in Spanish Grand Prix qualifying.
Alonso P5 but ‘more to come’ in Barcelona
Fernando Alonso ended FP2 at the Spanish GP in P5 just behind Alpine team-mate Esteban Ocon, but said there is more to come.
Alonso: Talk of struggles are unfortunate
Fernando Alonso says the media's reaction to his Imola troubles was overblown with others drivers who "changed teams" also on the backfoot.
Kvyat has ‘many offers’, but still wants to race in F1
Daniil Kvyat says he is weighing up offers for next season but ideally wants to be back racing in Formula 1.
Abiteboul retains Alpine link with new advisory role
Cyril Abiteboul has found a new job as an advisor to Mecachrome, a group that assembles Alpine's F1 engine.
Alonso baffled by eight-tenths loss in qualifying
Fernando Alonso hoped Alpine's sudden improvement would generate a solid qualifying showing at Portimao, but for him those plans went downhill fast.
Alonso talks ‘no different’ to MotoGP champ Mir
Alpine racing director Davide Brivio says he doesn't see many differences in the conversations he has with Fernando Alonso and MotoGP champion Joan Mir.
Norris concern as Alpine show signs of life
Alpine looked strong in FP2 in Portimao, securing P5 and P6, so much so that Lando Norris is worried about making it to Q3 ahead of them.