Alpine entered the Bahrain Grand Prix on weekends on weekends on weekends on weekends as the only Formula 1 team that still looks for its first points of the 2025 season.
Thanks in large part to an impressive qualification performance, which saw Pierre Gasly start the Grand Prix in fourth place, while Jack Doohan left the line in the 11th, the team brought those first points home, since Gasly finished seventh. He was sitting in sixth when the race ended, but lost the position after a late battle with Max Verstappen.
Now the team expects to return to the search for points at the Grandbia de Saudi Grand of this weekend, the last race of the first triple header of the season.
“It’s great to leave Bahrain with points on the board after three challenge races at the beginning of the season. I am very happy for the team after executing a very competitive race,” Gasly said in the previous view of the team’s media. “The strategy and the stops in boxes were very good, and the car also, without a doubt, we can build this in the next careers. The time of the security car was not ideal, and it was bittersweet to pass through Max at the end, but I am still satisfied with the whole team.
“The triple header continues in Jeddah this week and we hope to show our competitiveness again. The circuit is fast and, hopefully, high -speed corners should play our benefit, similar to Bahrain.”
The result in Bahrain also illustrates the impressive Alpine change in recent months. When the 2024 F1 season turned in Bahrein last year, Gasly and then teammate Esteban Ocon were plunged into the back of the grid, both pilots who began the race in the last row.
A year later, the team returned to Bahrein’s international circuit fighting points.
“Our change of 2024 so far has a great achievement, but we still have a lot to understand about our car. We point to another Top 10 ending in Saudi Arabia and I am anxious to be on the road again.
However, things were a bit bittersweet on the other side of the garage. Doohan delivered his best qualification performance in F1, losing his first appearance in third quarter for only 0.017 seconds. The Bahrain Grand Prix began in P11, but could not decipher the top have its first points F1.
Even so, the so -called Bahrain Grand Prix is a “positive weekend” for the team. “It was a positive weekend in Bahrain for the team with the really competitive car and Pierre assured points for the team in the seventh place. On my side, I was happy with the general performance, but it disappointed me with the final results, since some did, they simply did not do it, they simply did not do it. Fighting by points.
“We were unfortunate with the final result in my side of the garage. We were hindered at the time of the security car, since we had built a decent margin with the cut and we had a good track position, but we faced those who are different.”
The rookie then directed his attention to Saudi Arabia, noting that, similar to Bahrein, he has extensive experience that leads the complicated Jeddah Corniche circuit since his formula 2 days.
“Our approach changes this weekend in Saudi Arabia to close the triple header,” added the rookie driver. “Once again, it is a circuit in which I have previous experience from Formula 2 and with its fast and fluid nature, it will be important to use that knowledge to block from the beginning of the weekend and make the most of the positive impulse that we have to bring more points for the team.”
Finally, Gasly Tok a time to highlight another great achievement for the team on Sunday. While Alpine broke with his first points of the season, another team member finally assured a dream for life.
Win the masters.
“In another note, I really enjoyed being late to see the end of the masters and I am delighted by Rory Mcilroy, one of our investors, to finally secure the green jacket,” Gasly added. “Congratulations to him!”
