Watch out for Alpine? Six-tenths gain expected from new F1 upgrades
According to a report in German publication , Alpine have an “aggressive” development programme in place to improve their fortunes in F1 2023.
They have st๊arted the year as the fifth-fastest team, with a gap still to make up to the top teams.
In Australia, Alpine appeared to be on the pace as 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Pierre Gasly stuck with Ferrari’s 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Carlos Sainz for the majority of the race.
Alpine were one of the te😼ams that developed their car the most throughout 2022 - something they’re keen to replicate again this season with subs𓂃tantial upgrades at Baku and Imola.
“It’s a game of dependencies💛, unfortunately,” Otmar Szafnauer♔ said. “But we think we can at least keep up with the development pace of Ferrari, Mercedes and Aston Martin.”
How𓂃ever, one problem Alpine may have is the cost cap.
Alpine saw both of their🎉 cars crash out of the Australian Grand Prix following the final standing start of the race.
Szafnauer conceded that spare parts, rather than upgrades, might have to 💜be the immediate focus nowဣ.
“It’s not yet a pr🔜oblem for the cost cap, even though t♏he accident cost us dearly,” he added. “But the accident has shifted the priorities.
“For now, we need spare parts for Baku. You don’t jus๊t rebuild things like a front wing in a fortnight. We still have to check whether that has an influence on whether we can bring our development package to its full extent.”
Alpine 𒁃sit sixth in the F1 constructors’ championship, four poin💯ts behind McLaren.
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