The Alpine v McLaren connection runs deeper than Alonso, Ricciardo and Piastri...step forward Pat Fry. F1 ✍️ OllieHarden
Even before the Oscar Piastri saga set alight the rivalry between Alpine and McLaren over Formula 1’s summer break, the fight for fourth in the Constructors’ Championship contained enough intrigue to comfortably sustain an entire season of Drive to Survive.
There is no shortage of storylines here, the polar differences between the teams even extending to the cars themselves with the Alpine noted for its impressive straight line performance and the McLaren tending to be at its best at low-speed circuits. Following a major restructure, it was Fry’s responsibility to lead the development of the 2019 car, which secured McLaren’s highest Championship finish in seven years and their first podium since the opening race of the V6 hybrid era in 2014.
Despite Esteban Ocon’s win in Hungary last season, the team have long suffered a perception problem, suspected of lacking the wherewithal and unconcealed commitment of rival teams – including McLaren – to return to the front. But the enforcement of the engine freeze has made raw performance the priority for Alpine and Renault, who finally entered the 21st century this season by incorporating a split turbo – pioneered by Mercedes as long ago as 2014 – into the engine architecture.
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