After being shown yesterday, the Alpine A522 with which Fernando Alonso and Esteban Ocon will compete in the 2022 Formula 1 championship has jumped onto the track for the first time. Esteban Ocon has been in charge of covering the first kilometers in Barcelona.
He was the last to appear, but Alpine He hasn’t wasted any time and less than 24 hours after being unveiled, he has already covered the first kilometers of the A522 with Esteban Ocon and Fernando Alonso at the wheel.
And it is that the new single-seater of the Anglo-French squad has completed a filming day on Tuesday afternoon at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunyawhere the Formula 1 preseason begins tomorrow.
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This type of event has some limitations, since it cannot be completed more than 100 kilometers and must be done with exhibition tires provided by Pirelli. These offer much lower performance than those used in competition, so the test is not valid to draw conclusions in this regard.
However, it is very useful to make promotional recordings and, above all, to check that the systems of a completely new car are working correctly, which will later allow Alpine to start the pre-season tests with the possibility of starting the development program without surprises. negative.
a new stage
Alpine faces many new features this year, even more than many of the teams on the grid. On the one hand, the new technical regulation makes the cars change completely. But, in addition, the Anglo-French formation has chosen to renew its engine completely.
It will have to deal with all of this with a new managerial and technical organization chart, since laurent rossiCEO of Alpine Cars, has undergone a major renovation that began with the dismissal of Marcin Budkowski weeks ago.
With Otmar Szafnauer At the head of the team, Alpine hopes to take a step forward in a season in which Fernando Alonso arrives at the moment of truth fully prepared to offer his best version from the first race.
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