Respectively 8th and 9th of the Miami Grand Prix on Sunday, Pierre Gasly and Esteban Ocon limited the breakage. Not enough to change the following observation: Alpine missed its start of the season in F1. Tied with McLaren, the French team occupies 5th place in the constructors' standings after five GPs, with 14 points, 64 less than Ferrari, tenant of a fourth place that Alpine had obtained at the end of last season.

So inevitably, its CEO Laurent Rossi is not happy, and he made it known in an interview published on the official F1 website. "It's a difficult year ahead," said the French leader. But the season has only just begun. I don't want to give up, but things need to change. »

Szafnauer in the viewfinder

Including "the state of mind," according to Rossi. "It starts with acknowledging your mistakes, not repeating them and learning from those mistakes," he continued. This year, there are a lot of excuses, which leads to poor performance and a lack of operational excellence. The manager does not spare Otmar Szafnauer, Alpine's F1 director. "He's responsible for the performance of the team, that's his job. You can't hide. »



"Confidence is something that increases with good results and erodes with bad ones," added Rossi, more lenient towards his compatriots Ocon and Gasly: "They do their part of the job, we owe them and Alpine a higher level of performance." Don't panic, however, Alpine will not withdraw from F1. "There is zero risk," Rossi repeated. Our commitment is extremely strong. »

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