Pierre Gasly has signed a brand new contract extension to stick with Alpine till not less than the top of the 2028 season.
Gasly joined Alpine in 2023 and already had a deal till 2026 however has agreed a two-year contract extension with the Enstone-based outfit.
The 29-year-old has scored two podiums with Alpine – on the 2023 Dutch Grand Prix and 2024 Sao Paulo Grand Prix – and beforehand gained his solely race on the 2020 Italian Grand Prix with AlphaTauri.
“I’m thrilled to commit my long-term future to Alpine. As a Frenchman, especially, driving for a French car company, makes me feel very proud,” stated Gasly forward of Saturday’s Italian Grand Prix motion at Monza.
“Since I joined in 2023, I’ve at all times felt that this crew is the precise place to be for the longer term. Flavio’s [Briatore] assist and perception in me, François’ [Provost] dedication to the Method 1 mission, in addition to the folks we have now in Enstone made this a pure resolution and I need to be right here in years to come back and ship on our joint goal: to win races and world championships.
“We’re all in this together and I look forward to continuing this special story.”
Alpine are having a difficult season as they’re final within the F1 Constructors’ Championship, however Gasly has largely been the lead driver above Jack Doohan and Franco Colapinto, scoring the crew’s solely factors in Bahrain, Spain, Nice Britain and Belgium.
Subsequent 12 months sees a brand new set of automobile laws, and Alpine have determined to not use their very own Renault engines, as a substitute taking Mercedes’ energy models.
There have been main adjustments on the crew with Oliver Oakes leaving his function as crew principal in Could for private causes and former FIA sporting director Steve Nielson changing into managing director, with Briatore persevering with in his advisory function however understood to have some management of the crew.
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Karun Chandhok and Craig Slater talk about Pierre Gasly’s contract extension with Crew Alpine and what it means subsequent for the French driver
Briatore, who returned to Alpine in Could 2024, praised Gasly for his qualities on and off the monitor, saying: “Since I returned to the team, I have always stated how important it is to build and grow the competitiveness of BWT Alpine Formula 1 Team.
Pierre Gasly has signed a brand new contract with Alpine till the top of 2028 (Credit score: Alpine F1 crew)
“We’re well prepared for the new era of Formula 1, beginning in 2026, and now we have our lead driver confirmed to bring us well into the future. Pierre has been an immense asset for the team during this challenging period.
“I’ve been very impressed together with his angle, dedication and expertise and we sit up for persevering with this mission collectively for a very long time.”
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Look again at among the most dramatic moments to have taken place on the Italian Grand Prix
Saturday September 6
11.15am: Italian Grand Prix Apply Three (session begins at 11:30am)
1.10pm: F2 Dash
2.15pm: Italian Grand Prix Qualifying build-up
3pm: ITALIAN GRAND PRIX QUALIFYING*
5pm: Ted’s Qualifying Pocket book
Sunday September 7
7.10am: F3 Function Race
8.40am: F2 Function Race
10.40am: Porsche Supercup Race
12.30pm: Grand Prix Sunday: Italian GP build-up
2pm: THE ITALIAN GRAND PRIX*
4pm: Chequered Flag: Italian GP response
5pm: Ted’s Pocket book
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