Alpine discovers problem with car: 'It must be fixed before the summer'

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09:38, 11 Apr 2021

In Bahrain, Alpine seemed to be struggling to keep up with the pace of the teams at the front of the midfield. Ferrari and McLaren had a bit more speed and the French team was battling with Aston Martin and Alpha Tauri. According to general manager Marcin Budkowski, this was mainly due to the heat in Bahrain, in which the blue car of Alpine could not perform well.

"It is clear that we are not very happy with the car in hot conditions. In Bahrain we struggled in FP3, while we were faster in representative conditions in FP2 and qualifying," Budkowski acknowledged in conversation with Motorsport.com.

According to the Alpine top man, the car of Esteban Ocon and Fernando Alonso will perform a lot better in Europe, when the temperatures are lower.

Fixing it for the summer

"We do have some homework to do to understand why we are slower in warmer conditions. We don't expect these problems in Portugal or Imola yet, but it could start to have an influence in the summer months."

Pos.	Driver	Team	Points
1	Kimi Antonelli Kimi Antonelli	MercedesMER	179
2	George Russell George Russell	MercedesMER	154
3	Lewis Hamilton Lewis Hamilton	FerrariFER	147
4	Charles Leclerc Charles Leclerc	FerrariFER	108
5	Lando Norris Lando Norris	McLarenMCL	97
6	Oscar Piastri Oscar Piastri	McLarenMCL	82
7	Max Verstappen Max Verstappen	Red Bull RacingRBR	76
8	Isack Hadjar Isack Hadjar	Red Bull RacingRBR	52
9	Pierre Gasly Pierre Gasly	AlpineALP	42
10	Liam Lawson Liam Lawson	Racing BullsRCB	39
11	Arvid Lindblad Arvid Lindblad	Racing BullsRCB	20
12	Oliver Bearman Oliver Bearman	HaasHAA	18
13	Franco Colapinto Franco Colapinto	AlpineALP	18
14	Gabriel Bortoleto Gabriel Bortoleto	AudiAUD	6
15	Carlos Sainz Carlos Sainz	WilliamsWIL	6
16	Alexander Albon Alexander Albon	WilliamsWIL	5
17	Esteban Ocon Esteban Ocon	HaasHAA	3
18	Fernando Alonso Fernando Alonso	Aston MartinAST	1
19	Nico Hulkenberg Nico Hulkenberg	AudiAUD	0
20	Valtteri Bottas Valtteri Bottas	CadillacCAD	0
21	Sergio Perez Sergio Perez	CadillacCAD	0
22	Lance Stroll Lance Stroll	Aston MartinAST	0

Alpine discovers problem with car: 'It must be fixed before the summer'

Fixing it for the summer

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