The Enstone-based team’s fortunes ebbed and flowed dramatically in the former Renault squad’s first season following its Alpine rebrand, with the returning Fernando Alonso and Esteban Ocon qualifying between fifth and 17th place in the first half of the year.
Their points finishes proved equally irregular, but the team enjoyed a breakthrough Hungarian Grand Prix before the summer break as Ocon capitalised on a multi-car accident to score his maiden grand prix win and Alonso grabbed fourth.
Several strong showings followed in the latter half of the season, most notably in Zandvoort, Russia and Qatar as Alonso scored a first F1 podium since 2014.
Despite its lack of pace at Monza, Austin and Mexico, the team’s well-matched drivers managed to see off AlphaTauri and Aston Martin for fifth in the constructors’ championship.
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