Alpine CEO Laurent Rossi says he got the reaction he was looking for from the team after Esteban Ocon’s podium in the Monaco Grand Prix. Rossi was critical of the way Alpine had been performing in 2023, highlighting execution errors and car performance as being below his expectations while also increasing the pressure on team principal Otmar Szafnauer. His comments came prior to the race in Miami, and after a double-points finish in Florida the next race in Monaco saw Ocon secure third and Pierre Gasly seventh as Alpine completed a faultless weekend that included a wider performance he was proud of. “Absolutely (it was the right response), my comments were just meant to do that,”...
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