2023 Formula 1 Italian Grand Prix highlights

BWT Alpine F1 Team endured a frustrating Sunday afternoon in Monza as Pierre Gasly finished fifteenth in the 2023 Formula 1 Italian Grand Prix, with Esteban Ocon retiring from the race.

In a circuit that does not play to the team’s strengths of its overall car package, and after a problematic Qualifying with both cars out in Q1 on Saturday, today’s race proved to be an uphill task for the team to salvage something for the weekend.

After an aborted start and short delay to the race due to Yuki Tsunoda’s formation lap retirement, both drivers looked to make gains on the opening lap, Esteban passing Pierre into Turn 3 to progress a position.

On a two-stop, Medium-Hard-Medium strategy, Pierre could not advance further than fifteenth at the chequered flag. Esteban attempted a one-stop Medium-to-hard plan but retired from the race after some steering vibrations, with the team opting to bring him in as a precaution.

The team remains in Monza for this week’s Pirelli Tyre Test – Esteban driving on Tuesday and Pierre on Wednesday – before the focus switches to the Singapore Grand Prix in a fortnight.

Esteban Ocon:

It was a tough weekend for us, with a brutal ending. Unfortunately, we had to retire the car as a precaution after feeling some steering wheel lock early on in the race. It’s been a big weekend of learning for us on a challenging track since the first session on Friday. Now it’s time to look into why we could not perform here and then quickly move on to Singapore. I have no doubt we will come back stronger and return to points-scoring form.

Pierre Gasly:

It’s not been our weekend, that is for sure, and it’s always a disappointing feeling when you leave without scoring points. We were not fast enough at this circuit to have any success, and, of course, we will take this as significant learning in the future and see what we can do better next time on this type of track. We gave it our all today, but the fifteenth place seemed our maximum. We have a lot of work ahead and I’m looking forward to Singapore for the next race. I’m sure we can be more competitive at the next run of Grands Prix.

Bruno Famin, Interim Team Principal:

After the high of Zandvoort precisely one week ago, we leave Monza on the back of a harsh result and general performance level. We entered the weekend knowing it would be a challenge given the nature of the track, and that proved to be the case. As a team, it has certainly been a weekend full of learning, which we can take forward to future events on circuits with a similar configuration to here in Monza. On that front, we can remain positive, and as a team, we will regroup ahead of the next race in Singapore.

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Alpine F1 Team, Round 15, 2023 Formula 1 Italian Grand Prix, Monza, Italy

Alpine F1 Team, Round 15, 2023 Formula 1 Italian Grand Prix, Monza, Italy

Alpine F1 Team, Round 15, 2023 Formula 1 Italian Grand Prix, Monza, Italy

Alpine F1 Team, Round 15, 2023 Formula 1 Italian Grand Prix, Monza, Italy

Alpine F1 Team, Round 15, 2023 Formula 1 Italian Grand Prix, Monza, Italy

Alpine F1 Team, Round 15, 2023 Formula 1 Italian Grand Prix, Monza, Italy

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