Speaking in a team preview about the new upgrade, Fry said:
Alpine showed some good pace in Australia in qualifying and were even quicker than Mercedes in the race, had it not been for some bad luck. In qualifying Fernando Alonso’s fastest lap was good enough to be in top three until he crashed and the safety car in the race compromised their chances of a top five finish.
Alpine F1 team principal Otmar Szfanauer explained that a 2.6 dollar part caused the qualifying crash in Australia. However, the American-Romanian also believes they are confident they can give their Spanish champion a car to fight at the front in the 2022 season.
Alpine expect their upgrade to work at the Imola GP
Alpine F1 team’s sporting director Alan Permane expects their new floor upgrade to work at Imola. The Briton mentioned that the upgrade was initially to be brought to Miami but was preponed to the Imola circuit. However, the British engineer feels their pace at Imola will be similar to Melbourne and they expect to perform better.
Speaking to the F1 Nation podcast about their upgrade, Permane said:
After the Australian GP result, Alpine are currently fifth in the standings with a total of 22 points and are trailing McLaren by two points. Despite their misfortune, the French outfit have shown promising signs of being able to punch above their current spot if their car improves and their reliability issues are sorted.
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