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Las Vegas Grand Prix: Alpine hoping to carry on to P6 within the F1 Constructors’ standings

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The 2024 Formulation 1 season couldn’t have began worse for Alpine.

The workforce’s 2024 challenger — the A524 — got here in chubby and the workforce lagged behind the pack throughout pre-season testing. Fears had been confirmed within the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix, when Pierre Gasly and Esteban Ocon locked out the again row throughout qualifying, beginning the race behind the sphere.

The duo completed the primary race of the season down in P17 and P18 and confronted an extended climb to get into the midfield.

However slowly, outcomes improved, after which got here the São Paulo Grand Prix. Ocon and Gasly survived tough climate situations and an opportunity of schedule, delivering a shocking double-podium outcome for the workforce. With Ocon ending second and Gasly third in the principle occasion — and Gasly including a P7 within the F1 Dash Race — Alpine banked a staggering 35 factors over the weekend in Brazil.

Vaulting them into sixth within the Constructors’ Championship standings, all the best way up from ninth.

Now the workforce hopes to hold on within the standings because the grid heads to the Las Vegas Grand Prix, the primary of three straight races to shut the season.

“We’re heading again to Las Vegas for the second 12 months, and I’m actually trying ahead to it. We had an amazing outcome there final season, going from sixteenth on the grid to fourth on the chequered flag,” mentioned Ocon within the workforce’s media preview. “The circuit is unimaginable to drive with all of the drivers going flat out for a excessive share of every lap. Driving by means of the center of town is like no different. There are evening races beneath the lights after which there’s a evening race beneath the lights of Las Vegas. The purpose shall be to maintain the momentum going from São Paulo and maximise the weekend to carry our P6 place within the championship.”

“It’s actually thrilling to be heading again to Las Vegas,” started Gasly. “The championship battle stays shut for P6 and we need to maintain on to our place so we want to verify we execute every little thing in the absolute best manner. We’ve proved that we are able to qualify effectively and combat for factors within the races and that’s our goal in Las Vegas, Qatar, and Abu Dhabi. It’ll be a problem, however the workforce have been distinctive and I actually suppose we are able to do it.

“Final 12 months we certified effectively in Las Vegas, however the race was tough for my facet of the storage particularly with tire administration. The late begin time for the periods and the colder climate makes it a sophisticated occasion for tire warm-up which shall be fascinating once more, however I need to say, I had plenty of enjoyable driving the circuit final 12 months. I’m trying ahead to extra of the identical this time and we have now our eyes on one other good efficiency.”

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