After reaching the dizzying heights of fourth in 2022’s constructors’ championship, Alpine expected to climb even higher in 2023. But, instead of bridging the gap to the front-running teams, the team stagnated. A poor start to the year and internecine conflict at boardroom level rendered it a year featuring more managerial upheaval, as the power plays and under-bus hurling acts distracted from the on-track mediocrity.
Former grande fromage Laurent Rossi spontaneously combusted in his own hubris, accusing the team of dilettantism before being given the boot
