A week after the start of the summer break, the situation at home Alpine isn't the best. Gasly and Ocon's season certainly didn't start off in the best way, after moving on from fourth position at the end of the championship at sixth place before the summer break. The expectations were those of improve the old position, but instead there seems to have been a real one decrease. The dismissal of many key staff members including Otmar Saffron it probably was the lowest point touched by the French team.
Everyone against Alpine, even old riders
One of those who was most demoralized was the new signing Pierre Gasly. The Frenchman, come to replace Fernando Alonso moved to Aston Martin, he didn't think of passing by brilliant performance in AlphaTauri to fight for a few points with the blue car. All his disappointment was expressed by the manager Gasly Guillaume Le Goff. In an interview with RMC, made it known that the air circulating in Alpine is full of frustration: “The car was born as it was born, a little far from our expectations. So yes, there is some frustration from this point of view. We didn't leave the AlphaTauri to fight for one or two points, it's no secret".
Not just Gasly's manager
They also thought about lashing out against the transalpine team two former F1 drivers, both French: Olivier panis e Rene Arnoux. The first focused on appearance technique of the car, talking mainly about the downforce of the A523, while the second spoke on a more level level engineering. Here is Panis: “The Alpine is not a bad car, but it is not good enough on a regular basis and seems difficult to tune, as well as from an aerodynamic point of view, which is essential. I think they're a bit stuck". Followed by Arnoux: “We absolutely need five or six engineers, in every field, of absolutely impeccable value. Without them, you get this result; Behind the cars you need ultra-competent people to make everything work. They should consider this aspect because the world championship has become a championship of engineering and strategy.".
ARTICLE BY FRANCESCO ORLANDO
