Fernando Alonso, who left the Alpine F1 team in 2022, said the Alpine F1 team was ‘happy with fourth place’, but Renault promised continued commitment to F1. Two-time Renault champion Fernando Alonso, 41, moved to Aston Martin’s ‘more ambitious’ F1 project in the winter.
Aston Martin finished 7th last year, while Alpine finished 4th behind Red Bull, Ferrari and Mercedes, but was 342 points behind 3rd place. “It was a big gap to third,” admitted F1 team principal Otmar Szafnauer when Renault’s Alpine 2023 F1 car was unveiled in London. “We have to close this gap. We want to have fewer DNFs, more points, hopefully on the podium and closer to third place than we were in 2022. “We will soon be where we want to be. It’s about fighting for the world championship.Alpine F1 Team’s first nomination was Oscar Piastri, but Fernando Alonso was eventually replaced by ex-Red Bull Pierre Gasly, who is now completes its All-France line-up with Esteban Ocon.”We are here for the long term,” Renault CEO Luca de Meo said at Thursday’s launch. “I hope to get closer to the top,” he said. “Looking at the points table, there is a big gap to the top. I hope we can narrow it down a little bit.” ‘s afternoon will be even more fun.” Meanwhile, 26-year-old Esteban Ocon revealed he had a tough winter as he “got really sick.” “I had to put in a lot of effort to get back to my peak fitness level and I was able to do it,” said Esteban Ocon.