The race for 26 million euros. That is the estimated figure that Alpine has only won with the Brazilian Grand Prix. The Renault team, after a terrifying season, has achieved a million-dollar double podium in Interlagos that will make them gain a fortune and avoid what was going to be the worst year in their history.
With the double podium for Esteban Ocon and Pierre Gasly at InterlagosAlpine has risen from ninth to sixth position in the constructors’ championship. And if they manage to maintain it in the three races remaining until the end of the season, they will have saved a season that was expected to be economically terrible.
Alpine left their cars on the track while it was pouring, and they won the lottery
The best result of an Alpine in the 20 races leading up to the Brazilian Grand Prix this season It was ninth place.. In Interlagos, in the rain, Ocon and Gasly managed to finish in second and third position respectively, only surpassed by Max Verstappen. And they have given Renault immense joy.
Alpine was in ninth and penultimate position of the constructors’ world championship, recently overtaken by Williams and only ahead of the ineffable Sauber, which still has no points. Well, thanks to this double podium at Interlagos they have managed to overtake Williams, Racing Bulls and Haas, rising to sixth place.
Let us remember that in Formula 1 the distribution of money between the teams depends on the constructors’ championship. The higher you finish, the more you take away. Well, taking the data from last year we can deduce that Alpine has won about 26 million euros in a race. Those who go between the 69 that the ninth place takes and the 95 that the sixth place person enters.
How have they done it? With a rogue strategy. When it started to rain in Sao Paulo, Alpine decided to keep its two cars on track with intermediate wheelswhile the rest went to the pits for the extreme rain. They expected that the FIA was going to stop the race due to too much water on the track, which actually happened.
The stewards first brought out a safety car, but after Franco Colapinto’s accident they directly stopped the race. As tires can be changed under a red flag, Alpine did it without having to go through the pitsand maintaining the positions they had gained due to the stops of the other drivers.
Afterwards, Ocon and Gasly limited themselves to defending themselves in a race in which it was almost impossible to overtake, closing a double podium that will greatly alleviate Alpine’s bills.
Source: www.motorpasion.com
