His crew mate Hulkenberg will stay on the grid subsequent season, shifting to Kick Sauber to race alongside the 2024 Formulation 2 champion Gabriel Bortoleto, whereas Haas welcome an all-new lineup of Esteban Ocon and Ollie Bearman.
In his second 12 months with the American crew, Hulkenberg scored 41 factors to maintain them in a decent battle for P6 within the constructors’ – although a late surge from Alpine in the end noticed them edge out Haas by seven factors, helped considerably by their shock double podium in Brazil.
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Questioned on what it was prefer to narrowly miss out in Abu Dhabi regardless of ending the race in eighth place, the German driver mentioned: “Frankly talking, [Brazil] was the place Alpine did all of the injury and from there onwards, they’ve performed very well clearly. They recovered a lot efficiency within the final quarter of the season. It’s been fairly spectacular.
“As for us, we’ve been constantly plugging away, scoring factors all season lengthy from the start to the top, so honest play to us. We’ve performed very well if you happen to contemplate the place we completed final 12 months, and that’s what I’m largely pleased and proud about.
“It was actual enjoyable to be a part of the method, enjoyable to be a part of this crew – I’ve actually loved myself these two years and leaving pleased and with a smile.”
