Pierre Gaslyninth; Esteban Ocon, abandonment after an infinity of sanctions. Alpine disappointed at the Formula 1 premiere in Bahrain. The team promised a lot, which was optimistic despite the bad moments of the tests, but the bad feelings were confirmed.
Despite this, at Alpine they continue to say that their car has a lot of potential. And they go further. laurent rossiexecutive director, said that the Renault engine is only one tenth the fastest on the grid.
This was stated in the F1 podcast: “We have the PSU in position much better than in the past and even if you are not going to win a World Cup because of these elements, you can lose it”.
“With the performance it gave us in previous years, we couldn’t claim anything other than fifth place, it didn’t fit well with the chassis. The new one is very good, we’re at one tenth of the best“said Rossi, who does not want to throw in the towel after the first race of the year.
You think it’s an advantage to have your own engine, unlike others client computers: “When you have a problem, it’s scary, you need a group focused only on the client team. You have to divide its structure in two and for us it was more important to focus on yourself and you have it already seen. “
“You can have three times more information, but also triple the trouble, so you have to be careful what you wish for. In our case, we have already started to consider the option of customers, but it is not something necessary”, sentenced Rossi.
Alpine spoke more than a year ago of its 100 race plan to be Formula 1 champions. Nearly 25 have already passed and the team is further from the lead than in the past.