Pierre Gasly's 'parking lot' brawl with Lance Stroll misdirected amid Alpine troubles

Pierre Gasly would want to forget the 2023 British Grand Prix as soon as possible.

Having jumped ship from AlphaTauri to Alpine at the end of 2022, thereby parting ways with Red Bull for the first time in his Formula 1 career, Gasly had a rude awakening to the trials and tribulations outside of the Austrian camp.

Expectedly, he knew that the cultures within the two teams were different, but he perhaps did not expect the car to be as bad as it turned out to be.

The frustration with Alpine culminated at the race around Silverstone, with the driver having altercations with Lance Stroll (Aston Martin) and Carlos Sainz (Ferrari), with the former suggesting they would sort it out in the parking lot.

Still, we must ask: is Gasly's frustration with his on-track rivals justified, or is there a deeper seeded problem that must be addressed?

What to say about today… Not the day we wanted in performance and not where we should be. We’ll work hard and bounce back.Thanks for your love, Team. It means a lot ?? pic.twitter.com/nLMvot6plZ

A forgetful race

Bar Esteban Ocon's third-place finish in the Monaco Grand Prix, 2023 has been forgetful for the Alpine team. Since that podium finish in Round 6, Alpine has only managed to score 10 points in the races since. 10!

In Britain, Ocon qualified 13th and Gasly 10th. It's a sad state of affairs, to be honest, but nothing is coming together for the French team. And to make matters worse, Gasly had two altercations with Stroll in the race's closing stages and one with Sainz. The Grand Prix ended with both Alpines retiring from the race, again scoring zero points.

Gasly was visibly upset after the race, having strong words for Stroll and the FIA's inconsistent refereeing, and even pushed Sainz on the arm