The team’s sports advisor, Flavio Briatore, stated that for next season they will seek to improve the aerodynamics of the vehicle.
Looking ahead to the beginning of a new Formula 1 season and with expectations set in Franco Colapinto, Flavio Briatorekey advisor to alpine, announced that they are working to technically improve the car by 2025 and increase the team’s competitiveness.
In an interview with the Italian media La Gazzetta dello Sport, Briatore expressed: “We have to recover the three tenths that we lack for the engine with a better chassis. “We need to improve the aerodynamics and analyze the tires to understand them better.”
In addition to the pilots – the incorporation of Colapinto is A’s big betlpine for this season -, the composition of the car is a key factor for performance in Formula 1. During the last races of 2024, the Argentine suffered greatly from the conditions in which the car was left after successive crashes.
In particular, his incident in the Saint Paul Grand Prixwhere, after relying on a technical decision by his engineer Gaetan Jego, he ended up out of the race when hitting a wall due to heavy rain. These setbacks showed the need for significant adjustments to the cars, both for the starting drivers, the French Pierre Gasly and the Australian Jack Doohan, as for the young Argentine.
Alpine seeks to improve its car and climb positions in the constructors’ championship
This year, the team will seek surpass the sixth place obtained in the constructors’ championships in 2023 and 2024aspiring to compete with the strongest teams.
Briatore underlined the importance of this improvement by mentioning the economic impact: “I quickly discovered what the difference is between 6th and 9th place in terms of prize money distribution. “It’s almost 30 million dollars, specifically 29.2 million.”
Colapinto will look to secure his place at Alpine in 2025
Franco Colapinto He emerges as a key piece in the team Alpine for the 2025 Formula 1 season. After the official confirmation of the french teamthe young Argentine will assume the role of reserve pilotwhich will allow you to stay close to the competition and contribute to the technical development of the team. With this strategy, Alpine seeks to consolidate its structure to face a championship that promises to be competitive since its beginning in Australian GP in March.
In addition to Colapinto, the team incorporated two outstanding talents: Ryo Hirakawachampion of World Endurance Championshipand Paul Arona promise of motorsports who shared intense duels with Colapinto in the Formula 2. For its part, Pierre Gasly and the rookie Jack Doohan will be the starting drivers, although Alpine leaves open the possibility that the reservations have their chance, especially in a context of strong internal competition.
Source: Ambito
