ALPINE TOPS THE NEWCOMERS

Alpine notched up a notable achievement as first of the Hypercar newcomers home in Qatar, doubly so because it got one of its A424 LMDhs into the points. It was nip and tuck between the Renault brand and BMW for unofficial class honours, the deciding factor being some drastic fuel saving by Ferdinand Habsburg, Charles Milesi and Paul-Loup Chatin that ultimately yielded them eighth because they were able to complete the race on one pitstop fewer than their immediate rivals. The #35 was one of only two cars in Hypercar to go through the race on nine stops. Unlike Cadillac, however, Alpine didn’t set out with that aim. “It was just that I saved a load of fuel over the first stint and we decided to carry on like that,” said…

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Autosport (Digital) - 1 Issue, 07/03/24

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