Alpine’s 2025 contender, the A525, made its first look as we speak, with Pierre Gasly and Jack Doohan placing it via its paces on the Bahrain Worldwide Circuit.
The pair break up the 200km restricted programme as a part of the group’s shakedown for its first of two filming days for 2025.
The group can be again on monitor on Wednesday as official pre-season testing begins, Doohan taking first driving duties earlier than Gasly heads out within the afternoon and once more on Thursday morning. The Australian can be again within the A525 on Thursday afternoon and Friday morning earlier than his teammate rounds off the check on Friday afternoon.
“It’s a nice feeling to be again on monitor and driving the A525 for the primary time,” mentioned Gasly. “Congratulations to everybody who has contributed to this automotive and all of the exhausting work that has gone into making ready this season.
“It’s only a shakedown, restricted working, so it isn’t like we’re driving the automotive at its full potential however the preliminary feeling felt easy and I’m simply wanting ahead to getting going and having a correct run later this week for official pre-season testing. I need to say, the brand new colors look actually cool so I hope everybody enjoys seeing the A525 in motion.”
“We have now had an excellent first day in Bahrain,” mentioned Doohan, “and I’m positive everybody on the group feels actually excited to be again and prepared now to start out the season.
“It’s my first time driving a shakedown day so an amazing expertise, particularly driving on monitor with the filming autos! The automotive felt good so due to everybody at Enstone and Viry-Chatillon for his or her time and dedication in preparing for 2025.
“I do know Pierre and I are actually excited for Wednesday and starting pre-season testing. It will likely be three busy days the place we’ve got many issues to run via with a purpose to develop the A525 forward of the season begin.”
“It’s at all times a second of delight when a brand new automotive goes on monitor for the primary time,” mentioned group boss, Oliver Oakes, “so effectively performed to everybody at Enstone and Viry-Chatillon for his or her exhausting work in creating the A525 forward of this season.
“Regardless of the overcast and powerful gusts of wind, we’ve got had an excellent day’s working in Bahrain with 200km accomplished break up evenly between Pierre and Jack. It is very important give them a primary go every and permit them each to have a primary feeling on the wheel forward of a busy three days of testing later this week.
“There are actually a number of areas of curiosity for us to continue learning and progressing and we sit up for persevering with the exhausting work starting on Wednesday with Jack driving the morning and Pierre the afternoon.”
