They went out: We hope to compete in the top ten in Shanghai.

      The Alpine F1 team is preparing for the Chinese Grand Prix, hoping to perform better in the second stage of the season and the first, which includes a sprint, than in Australia.

      Pierre Gasly: "We left Melbourne feeling upset because we didn't score any points, although we showed an encouraging pace throughout the weekend in a variety of weather conditions.  

      But the result was predetermined by the heavy rain that poured in the last laps, although we reached the qualifying finals on Saturday and then stayed in the top ten for most of the race.

      However, I'm happy with how the car performed, and ahead of the weekend in Shanghai, where the first sprint of the season will take place, I'm in a confident mood. But there is only one hour for training, which is very short, but we hope that we will be able to work effectively on them and gradually progress.

      The Shanghai circuit is very interesting because the lap starts with a technical section: Turn 1 is very long and one of the most difficult of the season as a whole. Besides, the reverse line is very long there. But we hope that we will be able to compete in the top ten starting on Friday morning."

      Jack Duane: "There were a lot of useful lessons to be learned from the weekend in Melbourne. Although the race did not end the way we would have liked, the pace of the car gives the team confidence for the next races of the season, and I am glad that I will have the opportunity to bounce back in Shanghai.

      I have good memories of previous visits to this circuit, including where I won a race in Asian Formula 3, and now I'm wondering how I'll handle things behind the wheel of a Formula 1 car.

      We will have to spend the Chinese weekend on a slightly different program, since the sprint will be held on Saturday, and the difficulties are related to working as efficiently as possible in a single training session and achieving the maximum possible results."