Alpine’s 2025 contender, the A525, made its first look immediately, with Pierre Gasly and Jack Doohan placing it by its paces on the Bahrain Worldwide Circuit.
The pair cut up the 200km restricted programme as a part of the group’s shakedown for its first of two filming days for 2025.
The group might be again on observe 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 might 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 observe and driving the A525 for the primary time,” mentioned Gasly. “Congratulations to everybody who has contributed to this automobile and all of the laborious work that has gone into making ready this season.
“It is just a shakedown, restricted working, so it isn’t like we’re driving the automobile at its full potential however the preliminary feeling felt clean and I’m simply wanting ahead to getting going and having a correct run later this week for official pre-season testing. I have to say, the brand new colors look actually cool so I hope everybody enjoys seeing the A525 in motion.”
“Now we have had 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 incredible expertise, particularly driving on observe with the filming automobiles! The automobile 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 is going to be three busy days the place we’ve many issues to run by as a way to develop the A525 forward of the season begin.”
“It’s all the time a second of pleasure when a brand new automobile goes on observe for the primary time,” mentioned group boss, Oliver Oakes, “so effectively finished to everybody at Enstone and Viry-Chatillon for his or her laborious work in growing the A525 forward of this season.
“Regardless of the overcast and powerful gusts of wind, we’ve had day’s working in Bahrain with 200km accomplished cut up evenly between Pierre and Jack. You will need to 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 to learn and progressing and we sit up for persevering with the laborious work starting on Wednesday with Jack driving the morning and Pierre the afternoon.”
