Pierre Gasly and Franco Colapinto were both keen to move on swiftly and target the next round of the F1 season in Azerbaijan following a particularly challenging Italian Grand Prix for Alpine.<\/p>\n
Gasly and Colapinto could not make an impression on the midfield fight at Monza, with the circuit\u2019s characteristics exposing the weaknesses of Alpine\u2019s package and leading to low-key weekends for both drivers.<\/p>\n
While Colapinto finished where he started in 17th, Gasly went from the pit lane (brought on by pre-race power unit changes) to 16th \u2013 only Aston Martin\u2019s Lance Stroll, who tumbled down the order via a late pit stop, ending up behind them.<\/p>\n
Asked to reflect on the race, and where Alpine were lacking, Gasly replied: \u201cEverywhere. We\u2019re just struggling for pace on Saturday and Sunday, and we knew coming here to Monza it was always going to be difficult.<\/p>\n
\u201cStarting from the pit lane we just tried different stuff, Franco starting on medium [tyres], me on hard. I tried to go as long as possible; I think we did 50 odd laps on this hard hoping for a red flag or Safety Car to benefit from, but it didn\u2019t happen.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re just trying. We\u2019ve just got to keep trying every weekend.\u201d<\/p>\n
Colapinto added: \u201cIt was just tough, not so nice out there. A very long race, very lonely. We tried our best I think as a team with different strategies, but it just didn\u2019t really work out.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019ll keep pushing together. The next one is Baku, so we\u2019ll try to make up for this race.\u201d<\/p>\n
However, despite naturally wanting more from the weekend, Gasly made clear that \u201cthere\u2019s no frustration to have at the minute\u201d given Alpine\u2019s hopes for 2026 and F1\u2019s all-new regulations<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cWe know the situation we are in, we know we have no upgrades coming, we know that it\u2019s going to be the same speech and the same talk every weekend \u2013 we\u2019ve just got to stick at it,\u201d said the Frenchman, who has signed to continue with Alpine through 2028<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cWe know next year is a completely new car, it\u2019s a fresh start for all of us. I\u2019m very positive and very optimistic for it, so I\u2019ve just got to keep trying my best and try to take every lesson possible for us as a team. We\u2019ll try again in Baku.\u201d<\/p>\n