More to come in Suzuka after challenging Friday Practice for the Japanese Grand Prix
BWT Alpine F1 Team started its Japanese Grand Prix weekend with a challenging Friday Practice at Suzuka, which concluded with an unfortunate off for Pierre Gasly in Free Practice 2. Prior to that, the team ended with Esteban Ocon twelfth and Pierre nineteenth on the leaderboard.
22 September 2023
In Free Practice 1, Esteban finished fifteenth and Pierre twelfth. Both drivers ran prototype 2024 Pirelli tyres across both sessions as well as the Soft (C3) and Medium (C2) compounds in preparation for the remainder of the weekend.
The team will continue its work tonight and tomorrow looking to find improvements on set-up ahead of Free Practice 3 at 11:30 local time and Qualifying at 15:00.
Free Practice 1
Esteban, P15, 1:33.516, 22 laps
Pierre, P12, 1:33.129secs, 23 laps
Free Practice 2
Esteban, P12, 1:31.794secs, 22 laps
Pierre, P19, 1:32.179secs, 22 laps
Esteban Ocon: “It’s always a real pleasure to come back to Suzuka and drive around this iconic circuit; it’s probably my favourite of the year. It was a busy day in the car today and we have learned a lot out on track in both sessions. We also saw some good improvements from Free Practice 1 to Free Practice 2 and we put in some competitive lap times in the afternoon session. It only takes three or four tenths to gain a few positions, so it’s extremely close amongst a number of cars. We have some work to do overnight and hopefully we can be in a good position tomorrow to have another strong Qualifying.”
Pierre Gasly: “At this stage of the race weekend, I would say we have some work to do and I’m sure there’s more to come from us. Unfortunately, our day ended with a small off at Turn 9 right at the end of Free Practice 2. I just lost the front slightly and I could not correct it in time and that meant we slid through the gravel and into the barrier. We will learn from it and move on. In terms of today’s performance, there are a lot of things we can assess both on low and high fuel. The tyres are quite challenging and it’s something we’ll certainly aim to get on top of ready for the rest of the weekend. It’s an extremely tight pack with one or two tenths of a second splitting a lot of cars, so extracting every detail tomorrow will count.”
BWT Alpine F1 Team competes in the FIA Formula One World Championship with race winners Esteban Ocon and Pierre Gasly. Led by Team Principal Otmar Szafnauer, the team finished fourth in the 2022 Constructors’ Championship as it continues its quest to reach the pinnacle of Formula 1. Under the guidance of CEO Philippe Krief, Alpine is the French-style sports car brand founded in 1955 by Jean Rédélé. The Alpine Business Unit was created in 2021 and became the brand dedicated to innovative, authentic and exclusive sportscars of the Renault Group, benefiting from the heritage and craftsmanship of its historic plant in Dieppe as well as the engineering mastery from BWT Alpine F1 Team, Alpine Racing and Alpine Cars.
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BWT Alpine F1 Team competes in the FIA Formula One World Championship with race winners Esteban Ocon and Pierre Gasly. Led by Team Principal Otmar Szafnauer, the team finished fourth in the 2022 Constructors’ Championship as it continues its quest to reach the pinnacle of Formula 1. Under the guidance of CEO Philippe Krief, Alpine is the French-style sports car brand founded in 1955 by Jean Rédélé. The Alpine Business Unit was created in 2021 and became the brand dedicated to innovative, authentic and exclusive sportscars of the Renault Group, benefiting from the heritage and craftsmanship of its historic plant in Dieppe as well as the engineering mastery from BWT Alpine F1 Team, Alpine Racing and Alpine Cars.
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Rd 17, Japanese Grand Prix, Friday 22nd September 2023. Suzuka International Racing Course, Japan
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Rd 17, Japanese Grand Prix, Friday 22nd September 2023. Suzuka International Racing Course, Japan
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Rd 17, Japanese Grand Prix, Friday 22nd September 2023. Suzuka International Racing Course, Japan
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Rd 17, Japanese Grand Prix, Friday 22nd September 2023. Suzuka International Racing Course, Japan
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Rd 17, Japanese Grand Prix, Friday 22nd September 2023. Suzuka International Racing Course, Japan
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Rd 17, Japanese Grand Prix, Friday 22nd September 2023. Suzuka International Racing Course, Japan
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Rd 17, Japanese Grand Prix, Friday 22nd September 2023. Suzuka International Racing Course, Japan
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Rd 17, Japanese Grand Prix, Friday 22nd September 2023. Suzuka International Racing Course, Japan
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Rd 17, Japanese Grand Prix, Friday 22nd September 2023. Suzuka International Racing Course, Japan
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Rd 17, Japanese Grand Prix, Friday 22nd September 2023. Suzuka International Racing Course, Japan
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Rd 17, Japanese Grand Prix, Friday 22nd September 2023. Suzuka International Racing Course, Japan
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Rd 17, Japanese Grand Prix, Friday 22nd September 2023. Suzuka International Racing Course, Japan
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Rd 17, Japanese Grand Prix, Friday 22nd September 2023. Suzuka International Racing Course, Japan
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Rd 17, Japanese Grand Prix, Friday 22nd September 2023. Suzuka International Racing Course, Japan
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Rd 17, Japanese Grand Prix, Friday 22nd September 2023. Suzuka International Racing Course, Japan
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Rd 17, Japanese Grand Prix, Friday 22nd September 2023. Suzuka International Racing Course, Japan
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Rd 17, Japanese Grand Prix, Friday 22nd September 2023. Suzuka International Racing Course, Japan
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Rd 17, Japanese Grand Prix, Friday 22nd September 2023. Suzuka International Racing Course, Japan
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Rd 17, Japanese Grand Prix, Friday 22nd September 2023. Suzuka International Racing Course, Japan
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Rd 17, Japanese Grand Prix, Friday 22nd September 2023. Suzuka International Racing Course, Japan
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Rd 17, Japanese Grand Prix, Friday 22nd September 2023. Suzuka International Racing Course, Japan
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Rd 17, Japanese Grand Prix, Friday 22nd September 2023. Suzuka International Racing Course, Japan
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Rd 17, Japanese Grand Prix, Friday 22nd September 2023. Suzuka International Racing Course, Japan
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Rd 17, Japanese Grand Prix, Friday 22nd September 2023. Suzuka International Racing Course, Japan
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Rd 17, Japanese Grand Prix, Friday 22nd September 2023. Suzuka International Racing Course, Japan
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Rd 17, Japanese Grand Prix, Friday 22nd September 2023. Suzuka International Racing Course, Japan
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Rd 17, Japanese Grand Prix, Friday 22nd September 2023. Suzuka International Racing Course, Japan
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Rd 17, Japanese Grand Prix, Friday 22nd September 2023. Suzuka International Racing Course, Japan
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Rd 17, Japanese Grand Prix, Friday 22nd September 2023. Suzuka International Racing Course, Japan
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Rd 17, Japanese Grand Prix, Friday 22nd September 2023. Suzuka International Racing Course, Japan
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Rd 17, Japanese Grand Prix, Friday 22nd September 2023. Suzuka International Racing Course, Japan
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Rd 17, Japanese Grand Prix, Friday 22nd September 2023. Suzuka International Racing Course, Japan
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Rd 17, Japanese Grand Prix, Friday 22nd September 2023. Suzuka International Racing Course, Japan
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Rd 17, Japanese Grand Prix, Friday 22nd September 2023. Suzuka International Racing Course, Japan
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Rd 17, Japanese Grand Prix, Friday 22nd September 2023. Suzuka International Racing Course, Japan
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Rd 17, Japanese Grand Prix, Friday 22nd September 2023. Suzuka International Racing Course, Japan
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Rd 17, Japanese Grand Prix, Friday 22nd September 2023. Suzuka International Racing Course, Japan
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Rd 17, Japanese Grand Prix, Friday 22nd September 2023. Suzuka International Racing Course, Japan
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