“The 2022 Alpine looked like a toy compared to this year’s.”

team alpine his new car this thursday 2023 F1 season, A523 that they pilot Esteban Ocon and his new partner Pierre GuthrieBrand and team leaders are 4th in the 2023 Constructors’ Championship Then approach the three teams above. In this way, they hoped to reduce the number of dropouts, and for that reason they were confident that they had solved the problem. reliability From last year’s engine. Moreover, they even had hopes of finishing on the podium. all this, very strange caran evolution of the 2022 single-seater with multiple novelties that want to complete last year’s base “One more step”Surprised by the striking design and aggressive betting of its ‘sidepod’ area, the single-seater features many improved details. Esteban Ocon He is very excited about his new car ahead of the current press including MD.

“The car is a good evolution compared to last year. The machine looks like a toy “compared to what we have now,” French pointed out.

“The level of detail and how well it’s done in terms of weight savings and cockpit solutions… it all feels more accurate as a race car. Seeing the details and all the parts that are made together. is very impressive. very clean. Firstly, it’s good that the reliability has increased, and secondly, it means that the team has improved again. We have taken a step from 2021 to 2022, and now we are taking another step. I don’t know the specific performance, but it’s one step further.”He added about the car and the work the Enstone factory has done to improve it.

“Last year we were close to the podium. Anything is possible. Our goal may sound similar to last year’s 4th place finish, but the distance to 3rd place is huge. We want to be fourth, but we are trying to get closer to fighting for third. It’s a completely different dimension. He regularly battles for top-five finishes, but in the podium realm it’s completely different. It’s a big goal we’ve set, but we want to achieve it. We are very ambitious and competitive. Anything can happen in F1 and I hope there will be some surprises,” added the Normandy driver.