Alpine had a topsy-turvy year off-track, but they were still able to wrestle P4 away from McLaren in 2022. F1
Oscar Piastri drama and driver tensions fail to derail ‘best-of-the-rest’ AlpineAlpine were impressively able to wrangle P4 away from McLaren in the Constructors’ Championship in 2022, despite multiple issues which could have seen their season sent sideways.
But on track, the steady consistency offered by the A522 gave Alonso and Ocon the opportunities they needed to take fourth in the Constructors’ standings come season’s end – even if the double World Champion suffered the brunt of the problems it faced. But in races, he felt let down by what was underneath him on multiple occasions, becoming increasingly vocal on the subject to the extent where, after breaking down in Mexico for his fifth retirement of the year,“once more, Car 14 stops before the chequered flag,” and that such moments had cost him more than 70 points over the course of the season.
Nonetheless, there were a couple of hairy moments between the two which led to a breakdown in their on-track relationship as the season progressed. Alpine are thought to have offered the 41-year-old a single-year contract extension, but the team already had a ready-made replacement in Formula 2 champion and Alpine junior, Oscar Piastri.
Then came the meeting with the Contract Recognition Board, which eventually found in McLaren’s favour over Piastri’s services, leaving Alpine needing to find a driver quickly.
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