Alpine CEO Rotan Rossi backed Esteban Ocon for criticizing Fernando Alonso’s behavior. Implementation, Alonso said in an interview with L’Equipe that he did not want to do much work behind the scenes.
The announcement of Fernando Alonso’s move from Alpine to Aston Martin has cast a shadow over Oscar Piastri’s drama this summer.
Oscar Piastri was supposed to succeed Fernando Alonso at the Alpine F1 team, but Piastri had other ideas and eventually joined McLaren.
Fernando Alonso’s departure from the Alpine F1 team has appeared very amicable, with various noises emanating from the team’s garage over the last few days.
Recently, Esteban Ocon expressed his criticism that Fernando Alonso did not want to work on the simulator and as a result Ocon did 98% of all the work behind the scenes.
Laurent Rossi confirmed Esteban Ocon’s criticisms and suggested a different approach to next year’s Pierre Gasly.
“Pierre will also participate in the simulator work, which is one of the big differentiators compared to Alonso,” commented Laurent Rossi.
“Not all drivers spend time in simulators, but it’s certainly an important factor in the times we live in today.”
“Fernando is not one to drive simulators, but that doesn’t change what makes him a great driver.”
Category: F1 / Alpine / Fernando Alonso
