Pierre Gasly vs Esteban Ocon at Alpine - who will be team leader? Will they clash?
Gasly and Ocon will form an all-French 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:F1 2023 driver line-up for Alpine, the French team, rekindling their ch꧅ildhood friendship which has since turned sour.
Gasly has signed a multi-year deal to join from AlphaTauri as the replacement for 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Fernando Alonso.
“Esteban will think he’s team leader because he’s 𓃲part ⛄of the furniture now,” ex-F1 driver di Resta said on Sky.
“But Pierre will come in and look at what Fernando has been ableꦦ to do against Esteban. Fernando has that wealth of experience.
“Pierre is coming in thinking he🤡’s the chosen one.
“That’s where⛎ they will come together. It will be cosy to b𒁏egin with. But at some point they will come together on the track.
“It depends whatꦿ the management says: ‘This is acceptable, t꧃his is not’.
“They may flourish. Theyꦐ may have the competition 🌊to drive the team forwards.”
168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Jenson Button added: “French drivers in a French team? I don’t know if it will be like at Ferrari, with Italian drivers in an Italian team꧂. Not an easy atmosphere.”
Alonso was among the highest-paid in the list of 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:F1 driver salaries this season 🦄but, after Alpine shed his pay packet, they will re🎉place him with Gasly.
Gasly and Ocon are both currently earning an estimated £4.1m in 2022 but their pay next year could indicate their seniority in Alpine💎’🦂s eyes.
Gasly will be replaced by 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Nyck de Vries, who will partner 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Yuki Tsunoda, at AlphaTauri next season.
✅Ocon shone in Qualifying for the F1 Japanese Grand Prix and will start in fifth, with Gasly♎ 17th.
James was a sports journalist at Sky Sports for a decade covering every🌠thing from American𒅌 sports, to football, to F1.
