Alpine enjoy ‘important’ track time in Pirelli test

Alpine had the chance to gather 124 more laps of data early in this new era of Formula 1 through a tyre test at Imola.

Formula 1’s tyre manufacturer Pirelli have 25 days of testing available to them during the 2022 season when they will work with the teams to test their prototype tyres for the 2023 campaign.

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At Imola, following the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix, Esteban Ocon was in action for Alpine, driving the A522 on Tuesday for Pirelli tyre testing duties.

Over the day, the Frenchman pumped in 124 laps, which he explained at this stage represents precious extra track time to understand these new cars.

With only four races gone in the 2022 season, teams and drivers are still at the very early stages of understanding and optimising the new ground-effect challengers.

Test day 124 laps in the bag. Lots learnt, now back to the sim!@OconEsteban pic.twitter.com/XoGkE30x34

— BWT Alpine F1 Team (@AlpineF1Team) April 26, 2022

“So job done today, we just finished the Pirelli tyre test for us at Imola,” said Ocon in a video on Alpine’s Twitter channel.

“124 laps, trouble-free day, a lot understood and more practice for us early in the season, which is quite important.”

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