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You know what really gets me in this entire situation? A team who never properly settled their internal conflicts from the Renault era went on to pick one of the most conflictual drivers in existence to race for them, and now that everything's in the mud, Bruno Famin, team principal of Alpine, comes out and says they know what they're looking for in a driver - _Professionalism matters. We need professional drivers._ It's like I'm watching a company in a hiring spree. They want the best, while offering a mediocre environment for growth in the sport.
isnt this the same place where allegedly the british members of the team are housed in different hotels than the french one because they just hate the british or something.
I wouldn't say Gasley is conflictual driver, at least looking to his past. I have long time felt like Ocon is poisoning team relations everywhere he goes. There aint many team mates that have good things to say about him, lets just leave it at that. Alpine seat should be considered more valuable though. It is still works team, although worst one at the moment and near future. I would rate it higher than Williams & Haas seats in longer run as there are not many non works teams that have won titles. Like mclaren dropped quite fast once Mercedes bought their own team. If i were Bottas I would definitely try to get that seat. Both driver and team are at the moment under-rated. Same reasoning why Sainz should go to Sauber. They will be works team, and I would expect serious boost in 2026. 28-29 they could easily be in frontend, which I don't expect from Williams. Audi can throw 200M a year for F1 and call it marketing expense, while Williams would have to find sponsors for that 200M or what ever the cost cap is.
My first thought when their engines blue was maybe they should have put more time into r&d, and less time into pride month. Pride goeth before the fall.
@@thomasnoble1654 I mean I don't know what they were expecting taking that engine specifically since it's know to be ass it can bearly survive an f2 weekend
I'm not expecting him to get it. Alpine have one of the best junior programs but haven't promoted a driver from this program since Grosjean, 15 years ago.
The problem is he sign with Redbull academy...So it was complicated contract and hard to break...I can't imagine if Piastri from Redbull academy, he won't drive until now because they aren't like Alpine who bad at negotiate young driver contract...If you drive for Redbull, you won't drive for other F1 team...Redbull always good at gatekeep talented driver from joining other team...Even in MotoGP they does that
I do believe Alpine will sign Jack Doohan, a driver from their young driver academy. They can resort to the other free agents if they run out of options, and the wildcard choice would be Mick Schumacher for their vacant seat along with Gasly
BUT, they, nor anyone else in the pitlane with ever give him a ride again... FACT.. Toto was very smart - cheap publicity off the back of Ferrari dumping him. He got used and he ain't coming back
Alpine has and is dumping huge amounts of money into driver development for Doohan as they did with Piastri, so I would be very surprised if they didn't take him. If they don't there whole junior program is useless.
@@prozoomy can anyone of Mick's fans actualy tell why he deserves the seat? It seems like the only reasons are his last name and that hes a good dude. Thats it. You can go so long with just the "give him a chance" reply. While he was in F1, he didnt show anything spectacular, kinda similar to Zhou. Good drivers, but are they really F1 level? x doubt.
Tbh I think Drugovich has finally given up on F1. A lot of other F2 drivers have bitten the bullet and gone to Indycar/WEC and performed well, while Drug has been rotting away at Aston and rejecting drives in other series
Renault died when they pushed Ricciardo away with their half-assed commitment and had the name change to Alpine. They still did the split-turbo engine in 2022 in hopes of catching up, plus having f*cking Alonso behind the wheel. When that didn't work out, that's the point where I think also internally everyone realised the project is dead.
@@_-TC They died when Viry built an engine that was down 25 horsepower versus everyone else. Bonus points to Enstone for make a chassis that's overweight.
For now, Gasly-Doohan is the lineup, I assume, based on likelihood & status within the team, respectively. All that testing program Doohan has done this year would prove useless if he weren't going to get a drive anyway, especially since the sole purpose with such tests is to prepare for racing in F1, not to mention they'd risk losing him altogether, as happened with Piastri. Magnussen's days of being an F1 driver are clearly numbered, just like Sargeant's, so he'll almost certainly end up without a drive if/when he gets sacked by Haas again rather than get hired by any other team, & likewise, Zhou is very likely to end up without a drive for next season. As for Bottas, Williams & Haas are his only realistic options depending on Sainz & Ocon while staying put at Team Hinwill is indeed an outside chance if they fail to get either Sainz or Ocon.
The engine freeze that left Renault with this power deficit are a real problem and something that needs to be addressed with the new powertrain rules in 2026.
Tbh this title makes no sense. In The race's view Williams has been 'looking on the up' ever since 2020. And Alpine have 'nearing the exit of F1' since they the day they rebranded.
Williams can improve because James Vowles is adamant and transparent about his long term plan to get the team to top spot. He is sacrificing short term goals to achieve that and focusing heavily on updating the infrastructure, which has been the key weakness of the team. He has also been working heavily on changing the whole culture around the team.
Alright fine i'll take the seat then. On a serious note though i think Doohan would be a good option, already familiar with the team structure, has worked close to the development and has some experience with the car. Not only that but as a "junior" driver he would be perfect for the number 2 role behind (hopefully) Gasly.
If I were steering the ship I would start with two things. Change the name back to renault and change the livery back to blue and yellow. That alone would probably bring it back to the top of my he mid field, or at least behind rb 😭
It doesn't matter who the driver is or whether they will have an excellent engine by 2026. As long as Bruno Famin remains the Team Principal it will remain irrelevant. Alpine has fundamental issues that need to be addressed and require a competent leader who knows how to turn things around and introduce a winning culture.
They should sign Bottas. They need a safe pair of veteran hands right now in that car; someone who can accept the car's and the team's many issues and not have it affect their confidence or become impatient and cause trouble. A young driver hasn't the steadiness to do that yet.
Bottas should retire and leave a seat to someone who actually has a future. I don't understand the obsession of these netflix fans with keeping this generation of drivers on the grid forever.
I mean who wouldn't want to drive for Alpine still an historic team and a seat on the F1 grid anyone would want. Although the team is terribly in trouble, they need a strong rebuild process and can improve.
As it stands, they can demand a honda engine, which may not be a bad thing. Honda currently build engines for 2 teams but only 1 in 2026. They may well take on the customer to keep their production facility busy.
I think Ferrari and RedBull have made some bad choices with hireing Hamilton and signing Perez. Sainz is cooking atm…Hamilton lost his edge and Perez, I don‘t know become a slow and bad driver…And Mercedes also is gambling high with Antonelli…It would be silly from top teams, that are switching drivers, leaving out Sainz…
While there might be a point with Hamilton (You can take that issue up with Elkan since he's the guy that made the move to get Vasseur and likely to get Newey as well), issue with Perez is ten-fold. That guy's presence ALONE sells out the Mexican Grand Prix (which in itself is a benefit for F1 as well). He also brings huge financial backing AND he's marketable for Red Bull's Latin American Market. So getting rid of him wouldn't be a easy decision, especially since there appear to be NO young Mexican drivers on the F1 latter to replace him. As for Antonelli, Mercedes finally stopped being delusional and realized they aren't winning races anytime soon anyhow so why not just put in a young driver for the long haul.
Alpine needs to worry less about who is driving for them and more about who is managing the team and what the management structure looks like. Firing Laurent Rossi was a good move, but firing Cyril and Otmar was a mistake followed by a doubling down on a mistake.
The two drivers mentioned in this video who would properly appreciate the opportunity to drive for Alpine are Doohan and Lawson. Everyone else mentioned, Bottas included, would treat Alpine as a seat warmer until something better comes up. I personally hope Lawson gets it as I think Red Bull will keep Ricciardo, but I wouldn't be too mad if Doohan got it.
Andretti doesn’t have the billion dollars needed to buy a team…. They wanted in with 200mil… and GM doesn’t want to supply ANY ENGINE TILL 2028! So, not happening anytime soon
If i were in Renault's shoes i'd just sell to Adretti/Caddy at this point, this is getting embarrassing even for the low standards that they've set for themselves after buying up Lotus back in 2015
Andretti doesn’t have the money to buy a team….they don’t have a billion dollars, they wanted in F1 with only 200mil…. And GM doesn’t want to supply any engine till 2028….
Watching Doohan as a commentator at the Canadian GP shows me the kid has knowledge beyond his age and experience. He's well spoken, made great observations, and would be a great choice for Alpine. I'd love to see him on the grid.
Come on Edd, you can't say that Mick hasn't done anything outstanding for Alpine in the WEC, he was carrying that piece of hypercrap to a really good result before it blew up. Give the kid some slack
I sincerely hope Ocon isn’t getting a seat elsewhere. Absolute lunatic on the track. So many young talented drivers (e.g. Lawson, Bearman) that deserve a chance.
The upside of Audi is better than Alpine. Their dominance at 24 Hrs of Le Mans with a diesel is the justification for this rating. Alpine now is a messed up version of Ferrari. They are a mere shadow of what they were in their glory years as an engine supplier.
If an Alpine junior DOESN'T get a drive at the main team, then I'd say that program is most farcical junior program aside from Red Bull. They haven't promoted a junior driver to the main team in 15 years. Romain Grojean was the last academy driver to successfully go through the tree and drive for the main Renault/Alpine. Let that sink in.
Red Bull has provided the whole grid with drivers over their 20years in F1…. And currently Carlos, Pierre, Alex are still driving in F1 at other teams… RB DOES BRING IN THE TALENT IN F1!!!
F1 drivers don’t want to drive for them, engine blows up at Le Mans and saw a twitter post saying they’re considering or open to becoming an engine customer team in 2026; this team is in tatters at the moment lol
Rumor is they will be a Red Bull powered team soon. The embarrassment that is/was Renault is almost complete. You can be sure that Christian Horner will piss in the cylinders of every engine destined for Enstone as his little payback for those years they sent him tractor 🚜 engines.
@@Redlingstein Renault chose to use a Mecachrome engine. Mecachrome who build and assemble the Renault F1 engines. They could have designed a Renault engine or used a Nissan engine in the LMDh if they wished.
So if Doohan, Antonelli and Bearman manage to find seats, a few long-timers could lose out (and possibly Logan Sargent) - two of Ricciardo, Magnussen and Ocon; heck even Bottas, Guanyou, Tsunoda or Gasly shouldn't be too complacent...
Renault is reportedly thinking about scrapping their 2026 engine project, which would force Alpine to become a customer team. This may be one of the reasons why Andretti's engine pre-contract with Renault had a deadline, in order to be sure that at least a customer would absorb some of the development and running costs
Andretti doesn’t have the money to buy a billion dollar team… they wanted in with 200mill… and GM, their engine supplier, doesn’t want to supply any engine until 2028….
One of the most telling facts in this video is that a works F1 team has a chassis that FAILED THE LATERAL CRASH TEST. I mean, do you really want to drive for that kinda outfit? 😳
9:14: Danny Ricc "took a gamble/chance" on Renault/Alpine. Gasly "took a gamble/chance" on Alpine. Neither one worked out Why would any driver worth a darn take a gamble on this?
Botas could do some good things in that car and I think long term is a better option than Williams or Haas. All three teams need help in the speed and aero departments that’s for sure. If Gasly stays perhaps they could use their development driver buy I’m not convinced that’s the right move right now.
I know nobody really care, but for some reason, the f1 design that got me hooked was alpines itself, sure they may not be the best in terms of their car but just the unique color combination sets it apart from the other teams.
Sainz "seriously considered going to struggling Sauber" yeah but that is not even a comparison. Going to Sauber isn't about going to a struggling team, it's about what they struggling team is going to become. Alpine is a major constructor already and is doing worse than smaller teams. Sauber is a struggling smaller team about to become a much bigger player. Of all the teams that Sainz could sign for, Sauber is actually the strongest choice right now. Alpine, Williams & Haas have very little potential. And all the big teams are pretty much all off limits. It could all fail miserably granted, but with Audi's motorsport experience, I can't think of a better long term deal for Sainz to take.
alonso and piastri working so hard to extricate themselves from that team was very telling. probably some very significant internal staff/ structural problems that, unlike e.g. Williams now or Mclaren previously, the team is still unable/ unwilling to face up to, let alone start on the road to doing anything about it
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This is no Rolex...
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You know what really gets me in this entire situation?
A team who never properly settled their internal conflicts from the Renault era went on to pick one of the most conflictual drivers in existence to race for them, and now that everything's in the mud, Bruno Famin, team principal of Alpine, comes out and says they know what they're looking for in a driver - _Professionalism matters. We need professional drivers._
It's like I'm watching a company in a hiring spree. They want the best, while offering a mediocre environment for growth in the sport.
my workplace in a nutshell.
isnt this the same place where allegedly the british members of the team are housed in different hotels than the french one because they just hate the british or something.
@@wiryantirta I'm sure if that's a real thing the feeling is mutual.
I wouldn't say Gasley is conflictual driver, at least looking to his past. I have long time felt like Ocon is poisoning team relations everywhere he goes. There aint many team mates that have good things to say about him, lets just leave it at that.
Alpine seat should be considered more valuable though. It is still works team, although worst one at the moment and near future. I would rate it higher than Williams & Haas seats in longer run as there are not many non works teams that have won titles. Like mclaren dropped quite fast once Mercedes bought their own team. If i were Bottas I would definitely try to get that seat. Both driver and team are at the moment under-rated. Same reasoning why Sainz should go to Sauber. They will be works team, and I would expect serious boost in 2026. 28-29 they could easily be in frontend, which I don't expect from Williams. Audi can throw 200M a year for F1 and call it marketing expense, while Williams would have to find sponsors for that 200M or what ever the cost cap is.
Agreed, it's a &^%$show, all the way down the line.
After watching both Alpine hypercars blow their engines very early at Le mans, I don't believe they're gonna get their act together anytime soon.
My first thought when their engines blue was maybe they should have put more time into r&d, and less time into pride month. Pride goeth before the fall.
i hear they're thinking about becoming a customer team by 2026 😂
The engine is not from Renault, it's a mecachrome one so not really their fault honestly ...
@@thomasnoble1654 I mean I don't know what they were expecting taking that engine specifically since it's know to be ass it can bearly survive an f2 weekend
@@phukfone8428the people who work on pride month branding can't engineer cars generally
I'm sure Doohan really wants it
Agreed. He also seems incredibly mature and professional.
@@sergeykuznetsov8291 I hope he didn't become Logan Sargeant 2.0...😂
@@mrboast2826 he's definitely faster at least over one lap. It's possible he may crumble psychologically in a similar fashion, but we don't know yet
I'm not expecting him to get it. Alpine have one of the best junior programs but haven't promoted a driver from this program since Grosjean, 15 years ago.
@@billhoult3262 Well there would have been Piastri, but Mark Webber as his manager saw the writing on the wall and signed him up with McLaren
If nobody wants it that badly, I can take it
Rock, paper, scissors with me for it.
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Your move buddy!
@@Michael-Masi-2021nice try!
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@@Michael-Masi-2021 oh wait bet, uhhh,
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Ahh damn, sorry bro, better luck next time
I'll change tyres for you👍
You would be faster than the "team" changing them now. @@damag3plan
I still can’t imagine how lucky Oscar feels
Yeah, and I thought Oscar was making a big mistake when he went to McLaren! The more fool I!
@@freddiefreihofer7716 Na his got the connects with Mark Webber a solid mentor
If I was Lawson I’d be doing my best to get into that seat. RedBull clearly don’t want him
100% agree!!
It's a sad situation, but you're not wrong.
Horner doesn't want him. Marko does but is fighting a losing battle with this one.
The problem is he sign with Redbull academy...So it was complicated contract and hard to break...I can't imagine if Piastri from Redbull academy, he won't drive until now because they aren't like Alpine who bad at negotiate young driver contract...If you drive for Redbull, you won't drive for other F1 team...Redbull always good at gatekeep talented driver from joining other team...Even in MotoGP they does that
@@mrboast2826 I might be wrong but I believe he has it in his contract that if he doesn’t have a seat for 2025 he can explore other teams
I’m sure Doohan wants it… and hope he gets it!
I do believe Alpine will sign Jack Doohan, a driver from their young driver academy. They can resort to the other free agents if they run out of options, and the wildcard choice would be Mick Schumacher for their vacant seat along with Gasly
I wish the weather in Canada hadn't intervened to keep him from getting any proper running
Mick Schumacher would do literally everything for that seat. Been really impressive in Wec
WEC 😂 that says NOTHING abt driving capabilities in F1…. Nyck came 2nd in hypercar this year…for example
BUT, they, nor anyone else in the pitlane with ever give him a ride again... FACT.. Toto was very smart - cheap publicity off the back of Ferrari dumping him. He got used and he ain't coming back
0 points in WEC. "Really impressive"?
Jack Doohan should be promoted into it as the sitting reserve driver.
You have F1 confused with a sport where loyalty and logic are valued.
Alpine has and is dumping huge amounts of money into driver development for Doohan as they did with Piastri, so I would be very surprised if they didn't take him. If they don't there whole junior program is useless.
I never understood why reserve drivers are almost always passed over when opportunities arise within the teams
Mick Schumacher or Jack Doohan would jump in it with no hesitation
And sadly F1 and F1 fans have written Mick off..
If Mick Schumacher jumped into that Alpine they'd be running a 3 car team if you know what I mean
Any driver that will likely lose their F1 seat would... Kev Mag, Zhou, Sargeant. Even some that are on the sidelines like Drugovich.
@@prozoomy can anyone of Mick's fans actualy tell why he deserves the seat? It seems like the only reasons are his last name and that hes a good dude. Thats it. You can go so long with just the "give him a chance" reply. While he was in F1, he didnt show anything spectacular, kinda similar to Zhou. Good drivers, but are they really F1 level? x doubt.
@@aps1svery true.
Get my boy Drugo there. That Aston seat is never coming
Tbh I think Drugovich has finally given up on F1. A lot of other F2 drivers have bitten the bullet and gone to Indycar/WEC and performed well, while Drug has been rotting away at Aston and rejecting drives in other series
Fingers crossed for Mick Schumacher getting the seat. Bruno Famin seems to speak highly of his WEC work ethic and contribution.
Hope so too
He's going to Indycar or staying in WEC
There's interest from DCR and possibly Prema
Bruno Famin is a big part of the problem. Putting MS in the car would prove it.
WEC says nothing abt F1….
If Jack Doohan isn't given a fulltime drive, then the junior programs are a joke!!!
The junior problems are a joke.
As evidenced by the talent who may never drive in F1 such as Drugovich, Pourchaire and the like, it IS a joke.
A yoke...
You mean they already aren't? Did the whole Piastri scandal or the Revolving door of Red Bull Jrs teach us nothing?
Piastri & Alonso laughing somewhere rn
Gasly and Bottas would be a solid lineup for them.
Yeah I was hoping either Bottas or Tsunoda!
Bottas so expensive though
With both Alpine cars blowing up at Le Mans 2024, their F1 driver options likely aren't getting any bigger...
Those were NOT RENAULT ENGINES…
@@Redlingstein Yes. They were. Renault partly owns the manufacturer that made them. Not only that, it would seem that Renault designed those PUs... !
@@joehynes2964 As far as I can tell, Renault owns no part of Mecachrome, Bpifrance and Tikehau Capital do.
After Ricciardo's Renault podium, I thought another works team was finally stepping up. Boy, was I wrong.
Renault died when they pushed Ricciardo away with their half-assed commitment and had the name change to Alpine. They still did the split-turbo engine in 2022 in hopes of catching up, plus having f*cking Alonso behind the wheel. When that didn't work out, that's the point where I think also internally everyone realised the project is dead.
they never really had the budget of the top teams, they were destined to be a midfield team forever
@@_-TC They died when Viry built an engine that was down 25 horsepower versus everyone else. Bonus points to Enstone for make a chassis that's overweight.
For now, Gasly-Doohan is the lineup, I assume, based on likelihood & status within the team, respectively.
All that testing program Doohan has done this year would prove useless if he weren't going to get a drive anyway, especially since the sole purpose with such tests is to prepare for racing in F1, not to mention they'd risk losing him altogether, as happened with Piastri.
Magnussen's days of being an F1 driver are clearly numbered, just like Sargeant's, so he'll almost certainly end up without a drive if/when he gets sacked by Haas again rather than get hired by any other team, & likewise, Zhou is very likely to end up without a drive for next season.
As for Bottas, Williams & Haas are his only realistic options depending on Sainz & Ocon while staying put at Team Hinwill is indeed an outside chance if they fail to get either Sainz or Ocon.
i'm not sure Gasly is staying, unless Alpine give him crazy money
It shows you how much good management means to a teams success
The engine freeze that left Renault with this power deficit are a real problem and something that needs to be addressed with the new powertrain rules in 2026.
Unlimited engine development outside of the cost cap. That would fix it.
@@T_Mo271 It didn't before. Renault were not willing to spend as much money on the power unit as Mercedes, Honda or Ferrari. What changes now?
Tbh this title makes no sense. In The race's view Williams has been 'looking on the up' ever since 2020. And Alpine have 'nearing the exit of F1' since they the day they rebranded.
Williams can improve because James Vowles is adamant and transparent about his long term plan to get the team to top spot. He is sacrificing short term goals to achieve that and focusing heavily on updating the infrastructure, which has been the key weakness of the team.
He has also been working heavily on changing the whole culture around the team.
Alright fine i'll take the seat then. On a serious note though i think Doohan would be a good option, already familiar with the team structure, has worked close to the development and has some experience with the car. Not only that but as a "junior" driver he would be perfect for the number 2 role behind (hopefully) Gasly.
Ocon's car was 1Kg heavier at Monaco, you say? Well, for a brief moment it was weightless! It should have won the race by 56 laps!
brutal ....
Edd`s voice is so much better than everyone else, especially Scott who`s always shouting.
He is trying to use "radio voice". Time for those have long gone though...
If I were steering the ship I would start with two things. Change the name back to renault and change the livery back to blue and yellow. That alone would probably bring it back to the top of my he mid field, or at least behind rb 😭
Yeah I don’t get those silly names instead of a well known big brand name, which IMO only draws respect to the car brand
have a great day everyone
You too!😊
It would make sense for alpine to actually promote their academy driver considering they have not managed to do it yet
It doesn't matter who the driver is or whether they will have an excellent engine by 2026.
As long as Bruno Famin remains the Team Principal it will remain irrelevant. Alpine has fundamental issues that need to be addressed and require a competent leader who knows how to turn things around and introduce a winning culture.
I mean I need somewhere to sit anyway, so I'll take it :D
Come on, get Doohan in the seat.
They should sign Bottas. They need a safe pair of veteran hands right now in that car; someone who can accept the car's and the team's many issues and not have it affect their confidence or become impatient and cause trouble. A young driver hasn't the steadiness to do that yet.
Bottas should retire and leave a seat to someone who actually has a future. I don't understand the obsession of these netflix fans with keeping this generation of drivers on the grid forever.
Why the change in thumbnail ?
The first one was so cold ! 🥶🥶
2:04 Renault and Alpine’s commitment to symmetry is admirable
It's a cat!
I want! Give me 15000 monthly. I will drive. It’s cheaper than most of the drivers right ?😂
Based on how he's driving in WEC I say give mick the 25 nod and see how he stacks against gasly and do a reset if needed for new regs.
I mean who wouldn't want to drive for Alpine still an historic team and a seat on the F1 grid anyone would want. Although the team is terribly in trouble, they need a strong rebuild process and can improve.
Talk of them pulling out of engine development and becoming a customer team is gathering pace
As it stands, they can demand a honda engine, which may not be a bad thing.
Honda currently build engines for 2 teams but only 1 in 2026. They may well take on the customer to keep their production facility busy.
Love how TheRace just ignores any improvement by HAAS
With an obvious great loyalty, an unmistakable talent and a fearless approach, what accounts for the dislike of Mag?
Him driving like a torpedo lately isn't helping him at all.
Its time for Andretti racing to buy Alpine, then we will at least have a team who truly wants to be committed to being in F1.
Andretti cant afford to buy a billion dollar team….. they simply don’t have that kind of money
I think Ferrari and RedBull have made some bad choices with hireing Hamilton and signing Perez. Sainz is cooking atm…Hamilton lost his edge and Perez, I don‘t know become a slow and bad driver…And Mercedes also is gambling high with Antonelli…It would be silly from top teams, that are switching drivers, leaving out Sainz…
While there might be a point with Hamilton (You can take that issue up with Elkan since he's the guy that made the move to get Vasseur and likely to get Newey as well), issue with Perez is ten-fold. That guy's presence ALONE sells out the Mexican Grand Prix (which in itself is a benefit for F1 as well). He also brings huge financial backing AND he's marketable for Red Bull's Latin American Market. So getting rid of him wouldn't be a easy decision, especially since there appear to be NO young Mexican drivers on the F1 latter to replace him.
As for Antonelli, Mercedes finally stopped being delusional and realized they aren't winning races anytime soon anyhow so why not just put in a young driver for the long haul.
Jack Doohan should get a chance.
Doohan deserves the seat! Sorry Mick doesn’t have it!
and never did - He had marketing potential
What baffles me is how many academy drivers they have but don’t want to sign
Surely its Doohan
Alpine needs to worry less about who is driving for them and more about who is managing the team and what the management structure looks like. Firing Laurent Rossi was a good move, but firing Cyril and Otmar was a mistake followed by a doubling down on a mistake.
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There are a ton of promising Alpine Academy drivers
I thought Haas 2021 was heading towards a dumpster fire of an F1 team. Oh boy I was wrong 😂
Alpine is emitting enough smoke that you don't notice the Haas brushfire.
@@T_Mo271Haas is doing well actually!
The only time I've ever seen Bruno Famin laugh, let a lone smile, is when he is talking to Jack. Just saying
It’d be hilarious if Gasly left Alpine after they ruled out Ocon
Wasn’t the news just dropped that they arnt confident in their engine for 2026? So much so, they are looking for options elsewhere?
2:03 Alpine making a perfectly symmetrical graph with their championship standings: "My goals are beyond your understanding"
Ocon fired Alpine. This answers the question in my mind about how could a team kick the better driver.
0:45 -- *Stroll's subtitle should have been "Daddy's Choice" instead of "Rolling Aston Martin."* 🙄
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Doohan or Lawson plz
I’d like to see it go to Doohan, but if I’m Alpine I’m taking Bottas if that’s an option, maybe Zhou if theres a big push for more sales in China
$3,200 for a watch are you high and insane?
Take the $3,200 and have your head examined.
The two drivers mentioned in this video who would properly appreciate the opportunity to drive for Alpine are Doohan and Lawson. Everyone else mentioned, Bottas included, would treat Alpine as a seat warmer until something better comes up. I personally hope Lawson gets it as I think Red Bull will keep Ricciardo, but I wouldn't be too mad if Doohan got it.
Slobio Briatore back as an advisor shows how clueless this team is.
Bruno is the problem with Alpine!!! They need a REAL team principal
He's plagued with famine 😂😂😂
True!
Oh god if Sainz ends up here I will never emotionally recover.
The fact that this has a bait headline but is immediately obvious who it's about says volumes...
It would be comically awesome if Gasly leaves Alpine and, once again, the team loses two driver in one year lol
Alpine just needs to sell the team to Andretti and see if GM and Ilmor can buy out and fix the Renault engine program.
Andretti doesn’t have the billion dollars needed to buy a team…. They wanted in with 200mil… and GM doesn’t want to supply ANY ENGINE TILL 2028! So, not happening anytime soon
If i were in Renault's shoes i'd just sell to Adretti/Caddy at this point, this is getting embarrassing even for the low standards that they've set for themselves after buying up Lotus back in 2015
Andretti doesn’t have the money to buy a team….they don’t have a billion dollars, they wanted in F1 with only 200mil…. And GM doesn’t want to supply any engine till 2028….
They should go get Jimmy Broadbent
Watching Doohan as a commentator at the Canadian GP shows me the kid has knowledge beyond his age and experience. He's well spoken, made great observations, and would be a great choice for Alpine. I'd love to see him on the grid.
Totally agree!
Come on Edd, you can't say that Mick hasn't done anything outstanding for Alpine in the WEC, he was carrying that piece of hypercrap to a really good result before it blew up. Give the kid some slack
now the ke mans 24h race engine failures on both alpinen lmp hypercars makes sense.
LeMans WERE NO RENAULT ENGINES….
Alpine doesn’t even want their own engines anymore and their failure at Le Mans on top of all this year’s drama is wild.
I sincerely hope Ocon isn’t getting a seat elsewhere. Absolute lunatic on the track. So many young talented drivers (e.g. Lawson, Bearman) that deserve a chance.
Schumacher was F2 champion. Drove like crap in F1
The idea that signing Doohan would somehow be “avenging” their loss of Piastri is laughable.
The upside of Audi is better than Alpine. Their dominance at 24 Hrs of Le Mans with a diesel is the justification for this rating.
Alpine now is a messed up version of Ferrari. They are a mere shadow of what they were in their glory years as an engine supplier.
Please don't even try to compare a team that won 2 championships with the most successful and known car brand in motorsport. Thanks
If an Alpine junior DOESN'T get a drive at the main team, then I'd say that program is most farcical junior program aside from Red Bull. They haven't promoted a junior driver to the main team in 15 years. Romain Grojean was the last academy driver to successfully go through the tree and drive for the main Renault/Alpine. Let that sink in.
Red Bull has provided the whole grid with drivers over their 20years in F1…. And currently Carlos, Pierre, Alex are still driving in F1 at other teams… RB DOES BRING IN THE TALENT IN F1!!!
F1 drivers don’t want to drive for them, engine blows up at Le Mans and saw a twitter post saying they’re considering or open to becoming an engine customer team in 2026; this team is in tatters at the moment lol
Rumor is they will be a Red Bull powered team soon. The embarrassment that is/was Renault is almost complete.
You can be sure that Christian Horner will piss in the cylinders of every engine destined for Enstone as his little payback for those years they sent him tractor 🚜 engines.
They did NOT DRIVE WITH A RENAULT ENGINE at LeMans!
@@Redlingstein Renault chose to use a Mecachrome engine. Mecachrome who build and assemble the Renault F1 engines. They could have designed a Renault engine or used a Nissan engine in the LMDh if they wished.
ill take it
So if Doohan, Antonelli and Bearman manage to find seats, a few long-timers could lose out (and possibly Logan Sargent) - two of Ricciardo, Magnussen and Ocon; heck even Bottas, Guanyou, Tsunoda or Gasly shouldn't be too complacent...
Just sell the team to Andretti & build them engines under Renault. Stop mucking about with mediocrity on ever levels.
Depends on whether Andretti is willing to stump up over $1bn for that.
Who do you think makes Alpine's engines?
Renault
They're trash.
Renault is reportedly thinking about scrapping their 2026 engine project, which would force Alpine to become a customer team.
This may be one of the reasons why Andretti's engine pre-contract with Renault had a deadline, in order to be sure that at least a customer would absorb some of the development and running costs
Andretti doesn’t have the money to buy a billion dollar team… they wanted in with 200mill… and GM, their engine supplier, doesn’t want to supply any engine until 2028….
@@Redlingstein Exactly so Andretti ain't showing up on the grid anytime soon.
One of the most telling facts in this video is that a works F1 team has a chassis that FAILED THE LATERAL CRASH TEST. I mean, do you really want to drive for that kinda outfit? 😳
Renault have basically admitted defeat now with their own power unit.
If Alpine was Gasly and Bottas, they would have a solid fan base.
Now they want to be a customer team
My bet is on Zhou… he brings loads of cash, is a solid driver and seems a good fit
0-9 in 2024 doesn't scream solid to me
9:14: Danny Ricc "took a gamble/chance" on Renault/Alpine. Gasly "took a gamble/chance" on Alpine. Neither one worked out Why would any driver worth a darn take a gamble on this?
Alpine is considering everyone on the planet at this point
Ocon would be a perfect fit for Audi, most Audi drivers around here drive like him, cutting people up and causing accidents.
Botas could do some good things in that car and I think long term is a better option than Williams or Haas. All three teams need help in the speed and aero departments that’s for sure. If Gasly stays perhaps they could use their development driver buy I’m not convinced that’s the right move right now.
Liam deserves a seat. He beat yuki in 4/5 races he took part in last year
I know nobody really care, but for some reason, the f1 design that got me hooked was alpines itself, sure they may not be the best in terms of their car but just the unique color combination sets it apart from the other teams.
Ocon deserves a better team
same for Gasly
It's damning that a team with nothing but an audi brand is more appealing than alpine.
Sainz "seriously considered going to struggling Sauber" yeah but that is not even a comparison. Going to Sauber isn't about going to a struggling team, it's about what they struggling team is going to become. Alpine is a major constructor already and is doing worse than smaller teams. Sauber is a struggling smaller team about to become a much bigger player. Of all the teams that Sainz could sign for, Sauber is actually the strongest choice right now. Alpine, Williams & Haas have very little potential. And all the big teams are pretty much all off limits. It could all fail miserably granted, but with Audi's motorsport experience, I can't think of a better long term deal for Sainz to take.
I love that Alpine and Ocon are struggling ;)
Dumb thing to say
@@rotormasher "Exclusive: Alpine could abandon Renault engines and become F1 customer team in 2026"
LMFAO! It gets better, literally, every day!
alonso and piastri working so hard to extricate themselves from that team was very telling. probably some very significant internal staff/ structural problems that, unlike e.g. Williams now or Mclaren previously, the team is still unable/ unwilling to face up to, let alone start on the road to doing anything about it
just give it to Doohan.
The correct in brackets next to Lance Stroll should be ( Daddy's favorite driver