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Pierre Gasly, Alpine A523

The tangible steps Alpine has taken to meeting its humble F1 2023 targets

Alpine's stated aim of edging clear of the chasing pack doesn’t sound very ambitious. But when margins are this fine, it’s a target forged in realism, for a team that does appear to be on the up

The landmark ground-effects reset was conceived to bring about a more spectacular Formula 1. A rules overhaul would jumble the competitive order and, on top of that, ease the ability of closely matched cars to overtake. Regardless of the immediate success of the sweeping changes, for 2023 Alpine intends to fly in the face of those good intentions. It wants to operate in a no man’s land.  

Searing Singapore heat and high altitude in Mexico wreaked havoc with the Renault engine last season. Its water pump gave up the ghost too often as well. Without the repeat failures, there wouldn’t have been such a hotly contested scrap with McLaren for fourth in the 2022 constructors’ championship. That’s what Alpine believes. In response, for this year’s A523 challenger (not named after the road connecting Greater Manchester), the powertrain division based in Viry-Chatillon has worked to reinforce the revised turbocharger layout. 

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