2022 Alpine F1 Team

[Mansell89]

with "last spec sidepod" he refers to the new version?

"latest" That's how I read it.

Yep Esteban getting the new version launched at Bahrain which he lost due to damage, right?

[Alonsismo]

with "last spec sidepod" he refers to the new version?

That's how I read it.

thx

[diffuser]

What is the Enstone windtunnel like? Do they have rolling yaw table?

This doesn't answer your question specifically but it suggests it has all the bell and whistles.

Unsurprisingly, Szafnauer sees untapped potential in the Enstone factory and Viry engine headquarters – especially with its facilities and the run of investment Renault has put in since rejoining the grid in 2016.

“I was impressed with all the manufacturing facilities, the windtunnel, and the amount of people,” he said.

“The design office had a refurbishment. The fact that we make our own gearbox, we design and make. So that gives you a bit of an advantage. And to design and make your own powertrain, too. So, it’s all there.”

https://the-race.com/formula-1/n ... d/

[Alonsismo]

new ICE for alonso

[fouad1979]

yes the old 1 sent to viry for check

[diffuser]

yes the old 1 sent to viry for check

FIA still show just 1 PU

Technical Delegate’s Report
The drivers entered in the 2022 Formula One Championship have used the below listed
number of power unit elements during this season so far:
ICE Internal Combustion Engine TC Turbo Charger
MGU-H Motor Generator Unit – Heat MGU-K Motor Generator Unit – Kinetic
ES Energy Store CE Control Electronics
EX Engine EXhaust system
N° Car Driver ICE TC MGU-H MGU-K ES CE EX
63 Mercedes George Russell 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
44 Mercedes Lewis Hamilton 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
01 RBR RBPT Max Verstappen 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
11 RBR RBPT Sergio Perez 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
16 Ferrari Charles Leclerc 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
55 Ferrari Carlos Sainz 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
03 McLaren Mercedes Daniel Ricciardo 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
04 McLaren Mercedes Lando Norris 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
14 Alpine Renault Fernando Alonso 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
31 Alpine Renault Esteban Ocon 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
10 AlphaTauri RBPT Pierre Gasly 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
22 AlphaTauri RBPT Yuki Tsunoda 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
18 Aston Martin Mercedes Lance Stroll 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
27 Aston Martin Mercedes Nico Hülkenberg 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
23 Williams Mercedes Alexander Albon 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
06 Williams Mercedes Nicholas Latifi 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
77 Alfa Romeo Ferrari Valtteri Bottas 1 1 1 1 1 2 1
24 Alfa Romeo Ferrari Zhou Guanyu 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
20 Haas Ferrari Kevin Magnussen 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
47 Haas Ferrari Mick Schumacher 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

[diffuser]

In other news ...
After the #BahrainGP, we identified a suspected sealing issue with the Power Unit in Fernando’s car. As a precaution the ICE has been changed for the Saudi GP and the Bahrain unit sent back to Viry for further analysis.

[Kamel]

This season the work of cameramen and directors is very depressing. They focus only on top cars, and the A522 very rarely gets into the frame. Fabrega even shows us more

[GoranF1]

Alonso had traffic for 3 laps in a row, had to abandon, each time was up 3/10 on his lap before end of sector 1

[fouad1979]

Yes so alpine are with mercedes in FP we will see in qualy where they will be !

[diffuser]

I didn't see anything they tested.

Alonso looked good on Hards on the log runs.

[Jambier]

8-10 seem to be there place … like last year.

Hopefully Miami updates will help, but all the teams will progress this year

[AR3-GP]

8-10 seem to be there place … like last year.

Hopefully Miami updates will help, but all the teams will progress this year

Yep I just don't see how Alpine can close the gap. They can bring upgrades, but so will the others. Winning in F1 is about starting from the front in the first race and then and just maintaining the gap. Look at Ferrari now.

Alpine need to start conceptual work for the A523 now.

[diffuser]

8-10 seem to be there place … like last year.

Hopefully Miami updates will help, but all the teams will progress this year

Yep I just don't see how Alpine can close the gap. They can bring upgrades, but so will the others. Winning in F1 is about starting from the front in the first race and then and just maintaining the gap. Look at Ferrari now.

Alpine need to start conceptual work for the A523 now.

Your presuming that every upgrade will bring the same amount of performance. They will not, they could be 1 small upgrade away from unlocking 1/2 a seconds a lap. This isn't like when we have had the same regs for years and you moving pieces mms in the wind tunnel. You making huge changes. The equivalent of A523 could be coming in Miami.

[Bisonas]

8-10 seem to be there place … like last year.

Hopefully Miami updates will help, but all the teams will progress this year

Yep I just don't see how Alpine can close the gap. They can bring upgrades, but so will the others. Winning in F1 is about starting from the front in the first race and then and just maintaining the gap. Look at Ferrari now.

Alpine need to start conceptual work for the A523 now.

Alpine is doing conceptual work for A523 from the moment all cars hit the track. Part of that work is to figure out which concept out there, works the best and offers the most. What ever work, or research they are doing for A522, it's going to be extremely important for A523 also.