Alpine struggled out of the gate during the 2024 Formula 1 season. The A524, their challenger for the 2024 campaign, came in overweight and lacked performance early in the year. That saw Esteban Ocon and Pierre Gasly at the back of the grid in the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix. While Alpine dramatically reversed their stars, rising to finish sixth in the Constructors’ Championship, they hope to get out to a better start in 2025.

The first step in that journey is complete.

Alpine put the A525, their 2025 challenger, through a shakedown session in Bahrain ahead of pre-season testing later this week. Both Gasly and incoming rookie Jack Doohan seemed pleased with the results, as did Team Principal Oliver Oakes.

“It is a great feeling to be back on track and driving the A525 for the first time. Congratulations to everyone who has contributed to this car and all the hard work that has gone into preparing this season,” said Gasly in the team’s post-session report.

“It is only a shakedown, limited running, so it’s not like we are driving the car at its full potential but the initial feeling felt smooth and I am just looking forward to getting going and having a proper run later this week for official pre-season testing. I must say, the new colors look really cool so I hope everyone enjoys seeing the A525 in action.”