BWT Alpine F1 Staff introduced house a double factors end on the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, with Fernando Alonso ending seventh after beginning tenth and Esteban Ocon shifting up into the factors to complete tenth after beginning thirteenth.
Staff Principal Otmar Szafnauer mentioned that having each automobiles earn factors was attainable for the workforce contemplating the distinctive challenges that the high-speed avenue circuit current. With 5 drivers retiring, together with each Scuderia Ferrari automobiles forward, attrition performed a task in Alpine’s success.
“The intention in the present day was to have each automobiles end the race contained in the factors and we’ve been in a position to obtain that. The traits of the Baku Metropolis Circuit brings a novel problem to each the drivers and the automobiles and we felt if we may get each automobiles throughout the chequered flag we’d be within the factors.”
Szafnauer mentioned that there was a possible for an excellent higher end in Baku, as Ocon’s beginning place set the workforce again. When it got here to race day, nevertheless, he was happy with the efficiency of each drivers, who every gained positions in the course of the race.
“There was extra potential in our package deal this weekend. Esteban was unlucky in qualifying, which put him barely additional again on the grid than we’d have preferred. That mentioned, each drivers drove good, effectively calculated races in the present day when it counts for factors and we might be happy that each made up locations and into the highest ten.”
With this weekend’s consequence, Alpine has overtaken Alfa Romeo F1 Staff ORLEN for fifth within the constructors standings. Szafnauer mentioned the workforce can be trying to proceed the momentum and push towards McLaren F1 Staff in fourth.
“We’ll debrief over the subsequent couple of days and we sit up for heading again to Montreal subsequent weekend for the extremely anticipated return of the Canadian Grand Prix. We’ve moved into fifth within the Constructors’ and we’re looking forward to make additional inroads on fourth place.”
