Pierre Gasly recently signed a multi-year deal to remain at Alpine beyond the end of the season. Naturally, attention has now turned to the identity of his teammate. Gasly has raced alongside Esteban Ocon since he joined from AlphaTauri at the start of 2023. But Alpine have agreed to part ways with the latter at the end of the season. The French duo were close friends during their childhood before falling out amid their competition in karting. For the most part, Alpine have managed to keep a lid on any intra-team tension, but there have been occasional flashpoints. They suffered a double DNF a…