Alpine believe sidepod failure was ‘a one-off’
Alpine team principal Otmar Szafnauer is confident Esteban Ocon’s sidepod failure during Bahrain Grand Prix practice was a one-off.
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Alpine team principal Otmar Szafnauer is confident Esteban Ocon’s sidepod failure during Bahrain Grand Prix practice was a one-off.
Both Alpines were fitted with a sidepod upgrade for the F1 season opener, but Ocon lost his early on in first practice when the right-hand side bodywork flew off on the main straight, bringing out a red flag.
SAKHIR, Bahrain (AP) — AlphaTauri driver Pierre Gasly was quickest and Formula One champion Max Verstappen only fifth fastest for Red Bull in the first practice session at the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix on Friday.
Pierre Gasly put in a “nice” lap, his words, to go quickest in the first practice session of the new Formula 1 season in Bahrain.
Pierre Gasly set the pace in the first free practice session ahead of this weekend's season opener at the Bahrain Grand Prix. It was a tricky session to negotiate for the drivers with a heavy wind affecting the balance of the cars, something which caught out Ferrari's Charles Leclerc as he went for a spin on the exit of turn 11.
Alpha Tauri's Pierre Gasly set the pace in first practice at the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix as the true competitive picture remained unclear.
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