Now that Alpine has secured the services of Pierre Gasly for “2025 and beyond” their next job is to nail their second seat. After the team decided to part ways with Esteban Ocon at the end of the year, it left them in a precarious situation as Gasly’s contract was also up for renewal. The team turned up to Bahrain with one of the slowest cars on the grid and while things have improved, there is still ambiguity over whether the team plans to scrap its 2026 power unit plans and become a customer team. Gasly was reportedly looking into options at Mercedes after Lewis Hamilton vacated his seat for…
