How Alpine recovered from being stuck ‘in a corner’:

— Alpine’s executive technical director, David Sanchez, reflected on the team’s challenging start to the 2024 F1 season, describing their development as being “in a bit of a corner.”

“The car was not performing because at the start of the year, it was very heavy, and aerodynamically it was in a bit of a corner.”

— Sanchez, who joined Alpine in May, highlighted the team’s efforts in weight-saving and aerodynamic redevelopment as pivotal.

“So before I joined, they had done a very good job on weight-saving. That’s for sure. The car was close to the limit again, and we steered completely the direction of aero development.”

— A new floor introduced at the Miami GP helped bring the car down to the weight limit, enabling significant performance gains, including 14 top-ten finishes and a double podium in Brazil.

“The chassis got sorted, the weight got recovered, and now we seem to have recovered most of the aerodynamics.”

“I think we’re coming back to a reasonable level, but it’s not… I wouldn’t say it’s where the team should be.”

— Sanchez expressed his ambition to push Alpine beyond the midfield and capitalize on its resources and infrastructure.

“We are resourced to be competitive. So for now, let’s say we’ve recovered the bad start of the year. Now we just need to keep going, to continue and keep improving.”

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