What to expect from Alpine?

Alpine continue to remain ahead of their nearest midfield competitors but have struggled to close the gap to F1’s leading three teams - Mercedes, Red Bull and Ferrari.

The French manufacturer has been unable to replicate i꧅ts memorable win at the 2021 Hungarian Grand Prix, although it has shown signs of progression relative to last year after completely overhauling the power unit.

Esteban Ocon will lead the team’s charge in 2022 after Fernando Alonso decided to switch to Aston Mar🐽tin.

While Ocon has lacked outright𝔉 pace relative to Alonso, he has been incredi𝄹bly consistent in terms of points scoring.

Ocཧon is the perfect m𒊎idfield driver for the team despite lacking the big results, especially in qualifying, relative to Alonso.

The identity of Ocon's team𝄹mate is unknown with their first choice - Oscar Piastri - opting 🌜to join McLaren.

Can Ocon lead the team?

With Alonso leaving the tea🐠m, 💟Ocon will naturally be the team’s leader, regardless of who Ricciardo’s replacement is.

The Frenchman was𝓀 rewarded with a three-year contract after a solid start to last year.

McLaren have Lando Norris, Aston M🌟artin will have Alonso - is Ocon on a par with either driver? No, but he’s dependable, reliab༒le and is a reliable points scorer.