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Alpine has completed a shakedown of its 2023 Formula 1 car ahead of launching the A523 this week.
The Renault works team is revealing the car on Thursday evening at an event in London.
Ahead of that, it joined Williams on Monday in shaking down its 2023 challenger at Silverstone.
Esteban Ocon and new signing Pierre Gasly split the 100km running between them on the filming day – one of two such promotional events afforded to teams each season.
Alpine claims the car ran “without any issues”, as Ocon drove first before Gasly took over, while technical director Matt Harman called it “another milestone ticked”.
“I’m pleased the day ran so smoothly,” said Harman.
“Esteban drove first in the morning to check all the systems were working properly as well as completing the usual install programme for the car.
“Pierre was then in the car in the afternoon for the first time in the A523 and completed eight stable laps to get an initial feel in his new surroundings.
“These days are of course limited and not representative, but we’ve certainly had a great day and we now look forward to testing in Bahrain where we expect to continue our learning of the 2023 car.”
