Neither Esteban Ocon neither Pierre Gasley They have stood out with their times in the pre-season tests in Bahrain, but at Alpine they are convinced that they are taking the necessary steps to get closer to the best on the grid. Something similar to what is happening with Aston Martin and Fernando Alonso, although they have shown it with numbers.
In the French team they are very optimistic. otmar szafnauertheir boss, has stated in statements collected by ‘Motorsport’ that they aspire to third place “if they are not already there”.
“We have a pretty good update going, and hopefully that will help us get closer to that third position, if we’re not there already“, commented.
He was very optimistic about what happened in this preseason, one week before the first race: “My optimism comes from the fact that our long-term pace seems quite good and that we have received a good response from the drivers, who say be happy with the car”.
The Gauls will present a “upgrade package” already in Bahrain: “We know we want to be aggressive, like we were last year. We will try to bring something new to every race, even if it’s not just bodywork and visuals. The goal is to get better lap times.”
“We were very proud of that last year, and we have the same resources, we have the same finances, if not a little better. So it’s just up to us to get through that job,” Szafnauer said.
Alpine already warned about its “100 race plan” to be world champions. And in this 2023 they want to take that step that they did not achieve last year with an Alonso who ended up completely desperate due to the continuous mechanical problems of the car.
