Ocon's Disappointment Gasly's Heartbreak Alpine's Vegas Woes

Ocon’s Disappointment, Gasly’s Heartbreak: Alpine’s Vegas Woes

24/11/2024

Alpine F1 departs Las Vegas empty-handed after Ocon’s pit stop issues and Gasly’s early retirement dashed their hopes for points.

Esteban Ocon finished second-to-last in the Las Vegas Grand Prix after an unnecessary pit stop. The Alpine F1 driver returned to the pit lane only to find his team unprepared, forcing him to pit again late in the race.

“I think we need to review exactly what happened, but unfortunately, we had to make an extra stop. It’s a shame because our pace wasn’t bad, and we were managing the tires well,” Ocon stated.

“After that, we tried to be very aggressive and stay out with just one stop because we were further back than we should have been. We went all-in, but it was too much, and we had to stop again at the end. It would have been a different race if we’d gotten everything right, but we didn’t.”

Alpine lost sixth place in the standings by a single point to Haas, with RB F1 now three points ahead: “It’s going to be tough, it’ll be close until the end of the year. Today, we missed opportunities and didn’t put everything together. They were better, and we need to bounce back.”

Pierre Gasly had high hopes after qualifying in an impressive third place, but his race was cut short when the engine of his A524 failed early in the Grand Prix.

“We suddenly lost the engine. We’ll look into the details, but there was an issue that stopped me from getting power and shifting properly, so I had to retire,” the Frenchman lamented.

“It’s heartbreaking because we had a good qualifying yesterday and were in a strong position. We knew the cars around us were faster, but we were set for a battle with Tsunoda for seventh or eighth. Unfortunately, we couldn’t make it happen, and that’s tough.”

Tire degradation played a crucial role in the race, especially on the mediums, adding to Gasly’s frustration as he felt it increased his chances of a strong result: “We knew this would happen and that it could come quickly.”

“It was the rear tires; in Free Practice, it was the fronts. We could have stopped a lap or two earlier, but it wouldn’t have changed the outcome. There were going to be opportunities, but we couldn’t stay in the fight.”

Team principal Oliver Oakes also expressed his disappointment after the race: “This is not the result we hoped for today. An engine issue prematurely ended Pierre’s race.”

“With Esteban, a mistake during his first stop forced him into making two pit stops. We need to put this weekend behind us. Our pace yesterday and during the race highlights our recent progress and gives us reasons to be optimistic heading into the final two events of the season.”

Oakes also acknowledged the new four-time Formula 1 World Champion, Max Verstappen: “Congratulations to Max on his fourth title. It’s an incredible achievement.”

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21 Mar 2025 - 23 Mar 2025
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21 MAR 03:30 - 04:30
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2025 F1 Australian Grand Prix - Race Results

Lando Norris
1
LANDO
NORRIS
57
Max Verstappen
2
MAX
VERSTAPPEN
+0.895s
George Russell
3
GEORGE
RUSSELL
+8.481s
Alex Albon
4
ALEX
ALBON
+12.773s
Kimi Antonelli
5
KIMI
ANTONELLI
+15.135s
Lance Stroll
6
LANCE
STROLL
+17.413s
Nico Hulkenberg
7
NICO
HULKENBERG
+18.423s
Charles Leclerc
8
CHARLES
LECLERC
+19.826s
Oscar Piastri
9
OSCAR
PIASTRI
+20.448s
Lewis Hamilton
10
LEWIS
HAMILTON
+22.473s
Pierre Gasly
11
PIERRE
GASLY
+26.502s
Yuki Tsunoda
12
YUKI
TSUNODA
+29.884s
Esteban Ocon
13
ESTEBAN
OCON
+33.161s
Oliver Bearman
14
OLIVER
BEARMAN
+40.351s
Liam Lawson
15
LIAM
LAWSON
47 DNF
Gabriel Bortoleto
16
GABRIEL
BORTOLETO
47 DNF
Fernando Alonso
17
FERNANDO
ALONSO
34 DNF
Carlos Sainz
18
CARLOS
SAINZ
0 DNF
Jack Doohan
19
JACK
DOOHAN
0 DNF
Isack Hadjar
20
ISACK
HADJAR
0 DNF
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Jeddah Street
20 Apr
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Miami
04 May

2025 FORMULA 1 DRIVERS' WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP

Lando Norris
1
LANDO
NORRIS
25 Points
Max Verstappen
2
MAX
VERSTAPPEN
18
George Russell
3
GEORGE
RUSSELL
15
Alex Albon
4
ALEX
ALBON
12
Kimi Antonelli
5
KIMI
ANTONELLI
10
Lance Stroll
6
LANCE
STROLL
8
Nico Hulkenberg
7
NICO
HULKENBERG
6
Charles Leclerc
8
CHARLES
LECLERC
4
Oscar Piastri
9
OSCAR
PIASTRI
2
Lewis Hamilton
10
LEWIS
HAMILTON
1

2025 FORMULA 1 CONSTRUCTORS' WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP

1
McLaren
27
2
Mercedes
25
3
Red Bull
18
4
Williams
12
5
Aston Martin
8
6
Sauber
6
7
Ferrari
5
8
Alpine F1
0
9
Haas F1
0
10
Racing Bulls
0
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