2022 Alpine F1 Team

[RedNEO]

They need to go away and come back with a better set up because the car handling looked worse than testing.

[RedNEO]

Car looks difficult trough turns 1-3 and other slow corners. Other that that better Fp1 than expected.

Is the car looking fast i didnt see the free practice

I was looking at Alonso onboard camera during his fastest lap. Honestly it looked quite difficult to drive. Rear steps out on acceleration out of slow corners. Fast corners and top speed look ok. Engine sounds way better than last year.
P8 not bad at all after winter testing, but lets see how car does under lower temps during night session.
Alonso looks to have upper Hand over Ocon like he did when he destroyed Massa, Button, Vandoorne and Co.
He always toped Ocon time by 2 or 3 tents.

Sounds like that would be a handful for the race. I had doubts in testing but the shallow rear wing returning just made me picture it handling like this but let’s hope it’s actually better in representative conditions or they have a higher downforce rear wing for FP2.

[Kamel]

I don't think Alpine will give up on the new sidepod solution, but if they can quickly find the settings and this novelty will work on the 14 car, how soon will the new sidepod arrive from the factory or will it be repaired with the available parts

[RedNEO]

I don't think Alpine will give up on the new sidepod solution, but if they can quickly find the settings and this novelty will work on the 14 car, how soon will the new sidepod arrive from the factory or will it be repaired with the available parts

At least for Alonso they still used them in FP1 so if they work I’m sure they will gather data and still use them on one car. For Ocon depends if they have spare parts.

[RedNEO]

Alonso P5 and despite k-mag holding him up at the third sector he was still under a second off P1. Without traffics he could have been P4 ahead of Russell but highly doubt they can hold Mercedes behind in the race even if that did happen in the Q.

My hope is they can be at least best of the rest to start the season and close the gap over the season.

Replacement sidepod to come tommorow for Ocon according to AMuS.

[Dextercitox]

At least for Alonso they still used them in FP1 so if they work I’m sure they will gather data and still use them on one car. For Ocon depends if they have spare parts.

Alonso has been using them all FP2. Pace on mediums doesnt look bad at all.

[GoranF1]

Watched Alonso onboard during his long run this time.Car looked better than Fp1. No big problems in slow corners. Car looked quite neutral this time, balance wise. In the first lap he did he had small oversteer in one of the fast corners. He quickly cought and overtook one of the Sauber cars. He was then ever so quicker than Gasly every lap but didn't came close enough to overtake him. He passed him in the pits, after he took Soft tires. When he exited on Soft tire it was already close to the end os session but he menaged to overtook one AM and one Williams.
Everyone was doing long runs at that time.
I am interested to see long run charts now.

EDIT: Found this... And i know for a fact last 3 laps he was loosing a bit behind Gasly. He was changing set up on steering in the last 3 laps.

ALO (medio) 38.2 38.1 38.3 38.2 38.5 39.3 38.9 38.9

HAM (medio) 38.7 38.0 38.4 38.1 38.8 38.7 38.8 40.7

RUS (medio) 38.5 38.2 38.3 38.5 38.4 38.8 38.3 38.7 38.9 39.5

[Dextercitox]

Watched Alonso onboard during his long run this time.Car looked better than Fp1. No big problems in slow corners. Car looked quite neutral this time, balance wise. In the first lap he did he had small oversteer in one of the fast corners. He quickly cought and overtook one of the Sauber cars. He was then ever so quicker than Gasly every lap but didn't came close enough to overtake him. He passed him in the pits, after he took Soft tires. When he exited on Soft tire it was already close to the end os session but he menaged to overtook one AM and one Williams.
Everyone was doing long runs at that time.
I am interested to see long run charts now.

That short last stint on softs (5 laps old) has coincided on track with Hamilton on softs (7 laps old), Alonso was faster each lap despite the traffic on that moment ( same traffic for both drivers more or less ). We'll see, I want to see that long run charts too but overall looks better than I expected.

[fouad1979]

Alonso P5 and despite k-mag holding him up at the third sector he was still under a second off P1. Without traffics he could have been P4 ahead of Russell but highly doubt they can hold Mercedes behind in the race even if that did happen in the Q.

My hope is they can be at least best of the rest to start the season and close the gap over the season.

Replacement sidepod to come tommorow for Ocon according to AMuS.

No magnussen was far in the straith and fernando made a couple of mistakes in turn 1 turn 3 turn 7 and turn 10 with bit of understeer i thin' the alpine is difficult to drive

[RedNEO]

Alonso P5 and despite k-mag holding him up at the third sector he was still under a second off P1. Without traffics he could have been P4 ahead of Russell but highly doubt they can hold Mercedes behind in the race even if that did happen in the Q.

My hope is they can be at least best of the rest to start the season and close the gap over the season.

Replacement sidepod to come tommorow for Ocon according to AMuS.

No magnussen was far in the straith and fernando made a couple of mistakes in turn 1 turn 3 turn 7 and turn 10 with bit of understeer i thin' the alpine is difficult to drive

Well all cars are difficult to drive except Red Bull or Ferrari at this point but anyway Alonso still had a chunk of ERS left on his flyer.

[Egresi Tamás]

Fernando fast lap fp2

[fouad1979]

Fernando fast lap fp2

This was far than a perfect lap he did a correction in turn 1 and 3 and miss a bit the corner in turn 10 due to understeer and i think he has a lot fuel

[GoranF1]

Fernando fast lap fp2

This was far than a perfect lap he did a correction in turn 1 and 3 and miss a bit the corner in turn 10 due to understeer and i think he has a lot fuel

The car looks like that on low fuel all weekend so far. But looks better heavy.

[fouad1979]

Fernando fast lap fp2

This was far than a perfect lap he did a correction in turn 1 and 3 and miss a bit the corner in turn 10 due to understeer and i think he has a lot fuel

The car looks like that on low fuel all weekend so far. But looks better heavy.

Yes its better on heavy fuel but they must erase the understeer like redbull did to go faster in quali otherwise it will be difficult to compete for the p6 saturday

[diffuser]

Alonso P5 and despite k-mag holding him up at the third sector he was still under a second off P1. Without traffics he could have been P4 ahead of Russell but highly doubt they can hold Mercedes behind in the race even if that did happen in the Q.

My hope is they can be at least best of the rest to start the season and close the gap over the season.

Replacement sidepod to come tommorow for Ocon according to AMuS.

No magnussen was far in the straith and fernando made a couple of mistakes in turn 1 turn 3 turn 7 and turn 10 with bit of understeer i thin' the alpine is difficult to drive

Well all cars are difficult to drive except Red Bull or Ferrari at this point but anyway Alonso still had a chunk of ERS left on his flyer.

He also seem to come off the throttle early in the last corner when he saw the car ahead of him.