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Alpine to introduce upgrade package at Imola to address new car "weaknesses" News 12:34 Alpine has confirmed it is to introduce a new aerodynamic upgrade package for this weekend's second Formula 1 race of the season in Imola as it seeks to address the weaknesses of its new car. After enjoying an intense midfield battle with McLaren and Racing Point last season in the team's former guise as Renault, Alpine was off the pace in the opening race in Bahrain. Article continues under video Although the returning Fernando Alonso qualified ninth, the Alpine executive director Marcin Budkowski has co...

Fernando Alonso has admitted that he was "glad" to see Imola return to the Formula 1 calendar last season, a track where he won back in 2005.

Renault CEO Luca de Meo said there was lots of opposition to the company continuing in Formula 1, but he was determined to stay via Alpine.

Alpine executive director Marcin Budkowski said the team are lacking a "few tenths" to their rivals, but upgrades are coming for Imola.

In Bahrain, Alpine seemed to be struggling to keep up with the pace of the teams at the front of the midfield. Ferrari and McLaren had a bit more speed and the French team was battling with Aston Martin and AlphaTauri. According to general manager Marcin Budkowski, this was mainly due to the heat in Bahrain, in which the blue car of Alpine could not perform well.