Alpine F1 star BLASTS team over 'absolutely terrible' car

Pierre Gasly and other drivers line up at the Belgian Grand Prix — Photo: © IMAGO

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F1 star BLASTS team over 'absolutely terrible' car

An F1 star has not held back in criticism of their team

Sheona Mountford F1 Journalist

Motorsport journalist working in F1 since 2024.

Friday 2 August 2024 20:57

An F1 star has blasted their team over recent mistakes, taking aim at their ‘absolutely terrible’ car down the straights of the Belgian Grand Prix.

Whilst the fight at the top remains tight, other teams have failed to launch themselves from the bottom of the grid.

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Sauber are yet to get off the mark in the constructors’ championship, with Valtteri Bottas and Zhou Guanyu yet to secure a point.

In addition to Sauber, Alpine have had a woeful 2024 season dropping from the midfield to the back of the grid, where they currently sit eighth in the constructors’ standings.

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It has also been a year of internal instability at Alpine, with former team principal Bruno Famin stepping down, after replacing Otmar Szafnauer only last year.

Whilst Famin has been replaced by Hitech’s Oliver Oakes, issues remain within the team, which were recently expressed by Esteban Ocon who will be joining Haas at the end of the season.

The Frenchman revealed at the Belgian GP there is ‘unhappiness’ within the team and that drivers, both past and present, had not been listened to.

Renault Group’s former legal manager, Pierre Chauty, has also criticised the ‘disastrous’ leadership of bosses Luca de Meo and Laurent Rossi, particularly regarding their treatment of laid off staff.

In a recent interview with Autosport, Alpine’s current driver Pierre Gasly also bemoaned the team’s recent F1 performances.