Alpine F1
Fernando Alonso
"After all of the hard work put in by the team and drivers over the weekend, we have failed to maximise the opportunity to score good points with both cars tonight. This is due to our engineering team committing too early to the switch to dry tyres. This has cost track position for both drivers, with Yuki also unfortunately sliding off track soon after. This meant we have only got one car to the flag and come away with far less points than we should have. As a team we will now review the race in detail to understand the areas for improvement and take onboard the required learning to be better able to exploit such chances next time, as we have missed a very good opportunity tonight, which we needed to grab with both hands."
Esteban Ocon
"It's been a frustrating day for the team. On my side, a power unit issue ended our race early and I know the team is currently investigating the exact cause of the failure. It is, of course, very disappointing to leave Singapore with a double retirement but the positive we can take away is that our car has been performing well all weekend and we know we have good pace. We race again next week in Suzuka, my favourite track on the calendar, so right now we will dust ourselves down and come back stronger in Japan."
Otmar Szafnauer, Team Principal
"Unfortunately we had a double retirement from today's Singapore Grand Prix, which is a pity as we've been very competitive all weekend. It looks like we suffered a similar power unit issue on both cars, which we will investigate in detail. It's important that we identify the root cause of what happened and put preventative measures in place to avoid a repeat. In terms of the progress of our race, it was challenging with the drying conditions and we were about to enter a window where could have made the call for dry tyres before our retirements. These days do happen in racing from time to time and while it's a disappointing feeling within the team now, we have another race next weekend in Japan where we have the opportunity to recover. As a team, we'll take this one in our stride and we already look forward to returning to Suzuka and racing at a fantastic circuit."
