BWT Alpine F1 Team revealed its challenger for the 2023 FIA Formula 1 World Championship season – the A523 – at a unique, star-studded event in London, United Kingdom.
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BWT Alpine F1 Team unveiled its 2023 FIA Formula 1 World Championship contender – the A523 – in front of a star-studded live audience at London’s Printworks as the team gets set to compete in Formula 1’s 23-race global campaign.
Buoyed by its clear trajectory in the Championship, having finished fifth in 2021 and fourth in 2022, Alpine enters 2023 with bold targets as it continues its climb towards the front of the grid within the 100-race plan.
The A523 is a significant evolution from its predecessor, the A522, which has seen radical development over the winter months, led hand in hand by the design and technical teams at its bases in Enstone, United Kingdom and Viry-Châtillon, France.
The car livery is yet again a striking design, combining the iconic colours of Alpine blue with the dashing pink of the team’s title partner BWT. On the night, the team also confirmed its reversed, full pink livery for the opening three Grand Prix of the season in Bahrain, Saudi Arabia and Australia.
Renault Group CEO Luca de Meo and Alpine CEO Laurent Rossi attended the event to unveil the car to the world and reaffirm the ambitions and strategy behind Alpine’s presence in Formula 1 in line with Renault Group’s Renaulution framework.
The team officially unveiled its new 2023 driver line-up in team colours for the first time with Esteban Ocon – in his fourth year at the team – joined by compatriot Pierre Gasly, who was announced as a BWT Alpine F1 Team driver last October. The pairing is an emotional and compelling story, given that the duo grew up in Normandy and first met as aspiring race drivers at nine. Since then, Esteban and Pierre have risen through the racing ranks to Formula 1 – each picking up a landmark Grand Prix victory – and now together to lead the only French team on the Formula 1 grid.
Team Principal Otmar Szafnauer begins his second year at the helm and has helped guide the team to its impressive fourth place in the 2022 Constructors’ Championship. Otmar was joined by Technical Director Matt Harman, who outlined the team’s design philosophy in enhancing the A523 and explained how both sites across Enstone – for chassis – and Viry – for…
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