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Esteban Ocon is hopeful Alpine can cure its current Formula 1 car weakness after struggling for outright performance in Monaco last time out.

Alpine are bringing upgrades with them to the Azerbaijan Grand Prix as they look to put Monaco well and truly behind them.

Alpine’s Monaco struggles no more than ‘a glitch’ Date published: May 28 2021 Alpine’s poor showing at the Monaco Grand Prix was just a “glitch” and not a true reflection of their pace, according to Marcin Budkowski. The French team headed to Monte Carlo looking like they had the fifth fastest car on the grid after some strong performances in the previous rounds. However, they ultimately spent the majority of the weekend behind Aston Martin and AlphaTauri when it came to outright pace. Budkowski, the team director, says that this was mainly due to struggles with tyre temperatures...

Red Bull With Leclerc out, Verstappen inherited the de facto pole and made it count. He had to be aggressive at the start to cut across Bottas but after that, his race was uncomplicated and he sailed serenely to the finish line for his first win in Monaco, and took the championship lead to boot. Perez had to work slightly harder but made his soft tyres last really well to pit late and overcut his rivals. He came home a very decent fourth, after a spirited attack on Norris ahead proved fruitless. Max Verstappen, 1st “I’m super happy to win the Monaco Grand Prix. It’s such a tricky track ...

Alpine open Ocon talks, ‘not looking at’ Gasly Date published: May 20 2021 Alpine CEO Laurent Rossi says the team have already opened talks about securing the services of Esteban Ocon beyond 2021. Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff manages Ocon and said any talks surrounding his future should be taken up with Alpine first before being considered for a Mercedes seat – which Rossi described as “very graceful” behaviour from the Austrian as both Alpine and Mercedes lookat their driver options for the 2022 season. Alpine executive director Marcin Budkowski said the 24-year-old has “sign...