The performance director of the French team is confident in the new car
The 2022 season has not been the best of all Alpineand less now that Fernando Alonso have everything ready to go with Aston-Martin. In addition, the potential of the car is not being reflected in the points scored and the top three teams are still too far away.
However, we cannot deny that, in terms of the car’s potential, Alpine is the midfield team that shows the most promise for 2023well the A522 He has shown enough speed to have taken a podium this year. Something that has surprised all the followers of the team.
The departure of Fernando Alonso from Alpine could bring great advantages and mistakes
Any new regulation allows a lot of room for evolution during its first few years of implementation and, after an initial season of learning, the teams hope to make significant progress with much more mature designs. Thus, Alpine is approaching the moment in which they are required to start getting podiums and many victories.
Thus, the 2023 car should be a considerable step forward compared to this year. And, in the words of Alan Permane, that is exactly what is happening. “They are already significantly ahead of next year’s car,” says Alpine’s sporting director of the car’s performance figures. A523.
For the coming year, Alan Permane promises changes full of great success
“It is version 4 of our soil and in Austin 4B will arrive. We have another update, but not as big. The tunnel is working very well. We are finding many things. We had always planned an upgrade for Singapore, but it delivered twice as much performance as we thought it would,” says Permane.
Looking ahead to the last four races of the season, Alpine is aiming to ratify its fourth position in the constructors’ championship, to which McLaren is also aiming. Right now, both teams are separated by only 13 points. Figures that somehow generate positivity to their fans.
