“Disgraceful” Alpine lambasted as “floundering”, drivers tipped to quit
Eddie Jordan blasts Alpine for their bad start to F1 2024 se🍃ason and warns their drivers will look to leave
Alpine are “absolutely embarrassing” and will lose drivers 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Esteban Ocon and 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Pierre Gasly, Eddie Jordan claims.
Alpine have endured a rough start to the 2024 F1 season ▨with grand prix finished in 20th, 18th,🥃 17th and 13th so far.
Technical director Matt Harman and head of aerodynamics Dirk de Beer have followed team principal Otmar Szafnauer and🔥 sporting director Alan Permane, who left last year, out of the door.
“Really difficult time💛s for Alpine,” David Coulthard said on the podcast.
“The two drivers ha🐼ve been upbeat in their response to the predicament that they find tꦇhemselves in.
“I find 🌸that Alpine are faceless. I don’t know who is running th🔯e show.”
Speaking to Jordan, Coulthard aske🌊d: “A ꦬlot of the Formula 1 teams, the personalities of the team principals - or the madness of the team principals, if I think of yourself - your presence was felt when you bounced down the paddock.
“Don’t you think th𝔍at’s part of the leadership role?
“It’s a personality-driven role as well as a manag𓄧erial role.”
Jordan responded: “The marketing structure that Jordan had was diඣfferent to Alpine.
“We had Irish music playing before qualifying! We had a press brꦯeakfast. We got more coverage because we fed them little storie🍌s.
“True or false? It didn’t matter!”
Jordan identif🦋ied Alpine’s key error: “They⛎ got rid of Ottmar prematurely. It was a mistake.
“He was a talented person who knew how to keep that ღteam 🔥in the right direction.
“At t✃he moment they are the most floundering team, it is absolutely embarrassing.
♉“I find it 🌟embarrassing to watch Gasly and Ocon who are capable of winning races.
“Do 🐷I see Alpine there nextꦅ year? Absolutely not. Not a chance.
“It’s wide open for a sale.
“Renault ha𒁏ve pulled back for it, they don’t want to spend the money on the engine.
“The engine for 2026 is such a big outlay that it’s frigꩲhtening them.
“Even though 🌠the value🔯 of the team, they talk about £1 billion.
“Alpine have been disgraceful in not being ab🌳le to perform for their drivers, for their team, to give them that car to compete in the championship.
“It’s unacceptable. I wouldn’t༒ put up with i൲t. Shocking!”
Gasly and Ocon will b🔴oth see their current contracts expire at the end of this year.
Ocon, as a Mercedes juniꦚor, is in the mix to replace Lewis Hamilton in 2025.
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