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Alpine reserve driver Jack Doohan will be promoted to a full-time race seat in their Formula One line-up for the 2025 season, the French team said on Friday. The 21-year-old Australian driver will replace Esteban Ocon, who will join Haas next year, and partner with Pierre Gasly. Doohan has been part of Alpine's academy since 2022 and placed third in last year’s F2 championship with three race wins. "It’s exceptionally satisfying to be the first graduate of the Alpine Academy to be in a race seat with the team and I’m extremely thankful to those who supported me along the way to make this a rea...
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Bruno Famin will leave his role as Alpine Formula One team principal at the end of August, the French outfit said on Friday on the sidelines of the Belgian Grand Prix. Famin was confirmed as Alpine team principal before the start of the season, following an interim period after the departure of previous boss Otmar Szafnauer at last year’s Belgian GP. He's now to be in charge of all other motorsport activities of the Renault Group and Alpine said a new team principal will be announced "in due course." The news comes after several changes at Alpine across recent months, with the squad undergoing...
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Mick Schumacher's Formula One test at the Alpine team was very positive, Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has revealed. "From what I have heard from Alpine, it was a super test. He really delivered, I am happy to hear that," Wolff told Sky TV on Saturday at the British Grand Prix. "That's the message I got. They are super satisfied, but I didn't expect anything else." Schumacher, 25, and Alpine reserve driver Jack Doohan drove a 2022 Formula One car in Le Castellet on Wednesday. Schumacher, the son of joint record champion Michael Schumacher, is a Mercedes reserve and test driver, and compet...
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Germany's Mick Schumacher made a good impression during his Formula One test for the Alpine team, as did 21-year-old Jack Doohan. "The test went well for both of them, to be honest," Alpine team boss Bruno Famin told Sky on Friday at the British Grand Prix in Silverstone. Australian Doohan, who is Alpine's official reserve driver, drove in a test in Le Castellet on Wednesday. Mick Schumacher, a Mercedes reserve driver who also competes for Alpine in the World Endurance Championship, followed on the French track. "They had a pretty similar programme and both did very well. That's great for both...
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Pierre Gasly has signed a multi-year extension with Formula One team Alpine, the French outfit said on Thursday. "I feel very much at home at this great team. I enjoy being a real part of both the Formula 1 project and the wider Alpine Cars vision," the French driver said. Gasly joined the French squad at the start of last season, scoring 67 points over that 18-month period including third in the 2023 Belgian GP Sprint and third in the Dutch Grand Prix later that year. "I’ve been officially here for over 18 months and it has always been the plan to build a long-term project with the team. Whil...
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Mick Schumacher reportedly has a chance to present himself in a Formula One car again next week in a test of the Alpine team. German portal motorsport-magazin.com were the first to report that Schumacher is to drive in a 2022 Alpine car at the French track of Le Castellet on July 3, sharing the car with the team's F1 reserve driver Jack Doohan. Schumacher is driving for Alpine in the endurance world championship and is an F1 test and reserve driver at Mercedes. The son of seven-time world champion Michael Schumacher raced in F1 2021 and 2022 for the Haas team but was then dropped. Alpine have ...
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Former Benetton director and ex-Renault team principal Flavio Briatore has returned to Formula One in an official capacity as Alpine's executive advisor, the French team said on Friday. "Alpine F1 Team can confirm that Flavio Briatore has been appointed by Renault Group CEO Luca de Meo as his Executive Advisor for the Formula One Division," they said in a statement. The Renault subsidiary, which is only eighth in the constructors' championship with five points, is looking for a way out of the crisis following chaotic months. Briatore, until recently advisor to two-time world champion Fernando ...
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Formula One team Alpine have held talks with Mick Schumacher as they look for a new driver for the 2025 season, team principal Bruno Famin told broadcasters Sky on Friday. "We have talked with a lot of people. But nothing is decided yet," he said on the sidelines of the Canadian Grand Prix. Alpine, who this week announced they will part ways with Esteban Ocon next year, have also talked with motorsport talent Jack Doohan and drivers who have a contract with other teams. It's still unclear whether Pierre Gasly will stay with the French outfit for the next season. His contract also expires at th...
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Alpine will part ways with Esteban Ocon at the end of the 2024 Formula One season, the French team said on Monday. Ocon joined the team in 2020, when they were still racing under the Renault name. In 2021, the French driver claimed his and Alpine's maiden F1 victory at the Hungarian Grand Prix. He picked up two further podiums – at the 2020 Sakhir Grand Prix and 2023 Monaco Grand Prix – and achieved a best year-end finish of eighth in 2022. However, Alpine decided not to extend their contract with Ocon as they consider their options for the 2025 driver line-up. "We have had some great moments ...
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