Alpine has introduced a driving providers settlement with Sauber that can have reserve driver Paul Aron participate in FP1 on the British Grand Prix for the Swiss group.
Aron was named one among Alpine’s reserves final yr in the direction of the tip of a Formulation 2 title problem racing for Hitech – the group part-owned by the then-Alpine group principal Oliver Oakes. The Estonian drove through the Abu Dhabi post-race check and has accomplished six days in a 2023 automobile as a part of Alpine’s testing of earlier automobile (TPC) program, however has but to characteristic in an FP1 session.
That may change this weekend at Silverstone – in addition to on the Hungaroring in July – however it is going to be for Sauber somewhat than Alpine, following an settlement between the 2 groups that provides Sauber entry to Aron’s providers.
“It’s in our pursuits to maximise any driving alternatives for our younger expertise, so it’s good to have an settlement with Sauber for Paul to drive in Free Follow 1 in Silverstone and Budapest,” Alpine government director and performing group principal Flavio Briatore stated.
“We’re seeing diverse success from final yr’s Formulation 2 drivers this yr up and down the grid, and Paul was a entrance runner in that class, so this is a chance for him and the group to proceed his progress and to offer him worthwhile observe time.”
Aron will even perform three FP1 periods for Alpine between now and the tip of the season, with the group having solely run Ryo Hirakawa at Suzuka to date this yr. That may give Aron a complete of 5 outings throughout 2025, as Alpine assesses its choices for its 2026 driver lineup.
“I’m more than happy to be given the chance to have worthwhile observe time in Formulation 1, so because of BWT Alpine Formulation One Staff for coming to this association,” Aron stated. “It’s no secret that my want is to someday race full-time in Formulation 1 so any likelihood to be on observe in a aggressive atmosphere is a crucial stepping stone.
“Whereas I proceed to deal with my improvement with Alpine, I do sit up for the 2 periods with Stake F1 Staff KICK Sauber and giving my most effort to them at Silverstone and Budapest.”
