Alpine expects return to normal F1 form at Sochi

Fernando Alonso and Esteban Ocon qualified only 13th and 14th at Monza, and eventually finished Sunday’s Grand Prix eighth and 10th, helped by attrition ahead.
The positive outcome was that the team gained five points in the battle with AlphaTauri for fifth place in the world championship, which it now heads by 95 to 84.
Budkowski said the team knew in advance that Monza will be a struggle …Keep reading