Both Alpines were fitted with a sidepod upgrade for the F1 season opener, but Ocon lost his early on in first practice when the right-hand side bodywork flew off on the main... read more »

Alpine team principal Otmar Szafnauer is confident the sidepod blowout on Esteban Ocon's car was a "one-off" as the team continues to search for "the root... read more »

The Alpine A522 was not porpoising when Esteban Ocon drove it, so he did not need any painkillers. read more »

Alpine enjoyed their best day of pre-season testing so far, with Esteban Ocon completing a strong 111 laps of the Bahrain International Circuit. read more »

Sainz took over the lead from Alpine's Esteban Ocon, who had been fastest in the morning session, with some 90 minutes to go in the session. The Spaniard first set a... read more »

Little changed in the times during the penultimate hour of testing in Bahrain on day two, however that might be down to the fact there were two red flags which stopped running... read more »

The team was only eighth fastest overall in Spain, having lost most of the final day after a hydraulic leak led to a fire.Like other teams Alpine has brought a package of... read more »

Esteban Ocon remained atop the timing sheets after lunch for Alpine, with Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc narrowly behind by just 0.090s. Williams look unlikely to return to action... read more »

Esteban Ocon pipped Charles Leclerc to the fastest time in his pink Alpine as Nicholas Latifi's Williams caught fire on the second morning of Formula 1's final... read more »

Esteban Ocon set the pace in the Pink Panther Alpine this morning, as McLaren's woes continue. read more »

Alpine's Esteban Ocon set the fastest lap time on the second morning of testing in Bahrain as a number of teams encountered issues in the desert heat. read more »

In strong sunshine but with fierce winds blowing throughout the session, Lando Norris set the initial first place benchmark time when the running commenced at 10am local time -... read more »

Nicholas Latifi's Williams was on fire on Friday morning in Bahrain, literally, while Esteban Ocon was quickest. read more »

Alpine's Esteban Ocon set the pace during Friday morning's Formula 1 test session at the Bahrain International Circuit. Ocon, running the pink livery on the A522,... read more »

Esteban Ocon remained at the head of the timesheet as the third hour of testing concluded from Bahrain. The Alpine driver’s time of 1:34.276 still places him less than a tenth... read more »

Esteban Ocon ended the second hour of Friday's Bahrain test on top of the timesheets, setting a 1:34.276 to move ahead of Ferrari's Charles Leclerc, who was the early... read more »

Charles Leclerc once again set the early pace during the morning as he posted a best time of 1:34.366 in the Ferrari F1-75 to go a second quicker than the pretty in pink... read more »

Esteban Ocon praised his Alpine team-mate Fernando Alonso and says the two drivers "complement each other." read more »

Fernando Alonso and Esteban Ocon had a low-key week at the first Barcelona pre-season test, before running was cut short by an hydraulics problem on the final day.But even... read more »

It was a productive first day in the A522 for Esteban Ocon on Thursday as he completed one hundred and twenty-five laps of the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya. read more »

This comes off the back of Ocon's most successful F1 season to date, in which he became the winner of the 2021 Hungarian Grand Prix. read more »

With so much design variation, Esteban Ocon is choosing to focus on the thing that matters most. read more »

Alpine has presented its A522, the car with which it will compete in the upcoming Formula 1 campaign.  Alpine, owned by Groupe Renault, finished a subdued fifth in last... read more »

Having shown last season they can make the most of their opportunities, Esteban Ocon says all Alpine now need is a fast car. read more »

Esteban Ocon believes Alpine's strong performances last year mean the team can mix it with the "top teams without being afraid" this season. read more »