Alpine sports director David Brivio is confident that his racing team is well-positioned with Estebon Ocon and Fernando Alonso. The Spaniard accomplishes an important task through his presence, emphasizing Italian.
When Alpine David Brivio offered to switch to Formula 1 after winning the MotoGP title with Suzuki in 2021, the successful team manager joined the four-wheeled heroes’ World Championship circus as sports director of Renault’s Alpine racing team Seized the opportunity. “The challenge appealed to me,” he told Formula 1.com in Bahrain.
“I always want to know how Formula 1 works, how the team manages the entire operation and how they make cars. So the desire was there to get as deep into the game and understand it as possible. So far it has also been very interesting, there is so much that I find out and I have to get used to it. I hope I will be able to do my part soon and help the team. “
With the driver duo Estebon Ocon and Fernando Alonso, Anstone’s team is well positioned, the Italian sure: “With Esteban we have a very young and talented driver who has a very promising future. And with Fernando, a driver who may no longer be that young, but who has an incredible amount of talent – and this is what we need. So, we are in a good position in this regard. ‘
The return of the world champions in 2005 and 2006 inspired the entire team, with Brivio saying: “Fernando has a lot of experience and his own ideas. He is talented, he is very demanding of himself and I think working with a successful driver is good for the team. When a top driver joins a team, it creates a certain amount of pressure on the entire team. You have to give him the right package in which he can also express his talent. Their arrival is very good for the soldiers, it encourages everyone to work more hard. “
Bahrain-GP in Sakhir.
01. Lewis Hamilton (GB), Mercedes W12, 1: 32: 03,897 hours
02. Max Verstappen (NL), Red Bull Racing RB16B-Honda, +0,745 seconds
03. Valtteri Bottas (Fin), Mercedes W12, +37,383
04. Lando Norris (GB), McLaren MCL 35 M-Mercedes, +46,466
05. Sergio Perez (MEX), Red Bull Racing RB16B-Honda, +52,047
06. Charles Lecler (MC), Ferrari SF21, +59,090
07. Daniel Ricardo (AUS), McLaren MCL35M-Mercedes, +1: 06,004m
08. Carlos Sainz (E), Ferrari SF 21, +1: 07,100
09. Yuki Tsotoka (J), Alphatori AT02-Honda, +1: 25,692
10. Lance Stroke (CDN), Aston Martin AMR 21-Mercedes, +1: 26,713
11. Kimi Raikkonen (Fin), Alfa Romeo C41-Ferrari, +1: 28,864
12. Antonio Giovinazzi (I), Alfa Romeo C41-Ferrari, +1 round
13. Estebon Ocon (F), Alpine A521-Renault, +1 Runday
14. George Russell (GB), Williams FW43B-Mercedes, +1 Runde
15. Sebastian Vettel (D), Aston Martin AMR 21-Mercedes, +1 Runday
16. Mick Schumacher (D), Haas VF-21-Ferrari, +1 lap
outside
Pierre Galli (F), Alphtori AT02-Honda (vehicles damaged after collision)
Nicholas Latifi (CDN), Williams FW43B-Mercedes (Turbocharger)
Fernando Alonso (E), Alpine A521-Renault (Bremsen)
Nikita Mazepin (RUS), Haas VF-21-Ferrari (Accident)
Provisional formula 1 calendar 2021
March 28: Sakhir, Bahrain
18. April: Imola, Italian
02. Mai: Portimo, Portugal
09. May: Barcelona, Spain
23. Never: Monte Carlo, Monaco
June 6: Baku, Azerbaijan
13. June: Montreal, Canada
27 June: Le Castellet, France
4 July: Spielberg, Austria
18 July: Silverstone, Great Britain
August 01: Budapest, Hungary
29 August: Spa, Belgium
5 September: Zandovort, Netherlands
12. September: Monza, Italian
26 September: Sochi, Russia
03 October: Singapore, Singapore
October 10: Suzuka, Japan
October 24: Austin, USA
October 31: Mexico City, Mexico
07. November: Sao Paulo, Brasilin
21. November: Melbourne, Australian
5 December: Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
12. Dezember: Yes Marina, Abu Dhabi