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 its 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 Aღsto💧n Martin.

While Ocon has lacked outright pace ꦕrelative to Alonso, he has been incredibly consistent in terms of points scori💛ng.

Ocon is the perfect midfield driver for th🐲e team despite lacking the big results, especially in qualifying, relat꧋ive to Alonso.

The ꦰidentity of Ocon's teammate is unknown with their first choice - Oscar Piastri - opting to join McLaren.

Can Ocon lead the team?

With Alonso leaving the team, Ocon will natural♛ly be the team’s leader, regardless of who Ricciardo’s replacement is.

The Frenchman was rewarded with a three-year contract after a solid start to l❀ast year.

McL🦩aren have Lando Norris, Aston Martin will have Alonso - is Ocon on a 🏅par with either driver? No, but he’s dependable, reliable and is a reliable points scorer.