Alpine ‘Enemies to Lovers’ Pierre Gasly & Esteban Ocon Roasted for Cutesy PR Stunt: “Can Be Rosberg-Hamilton”

A lot of thrills and excitement are in store for 2023. In addition to visiting new locales, the F1 grid will also include some novel pairings this year. The All-French Alpine squad will probably be the most popular pair among them. But as these two Frenchmen, Pierre Gasly and Esteban Ocon, are rising to their peaks, more people are drawing parallels to a previous Hamilton-Rosberg Rivalry Era.

The Alpine duo will constitute the first fully French lineup at a Renault-owned team since 1982 when Alain Prost and Rene Arnoux shared a partnership at the first works squad. Last year, both of the French drivers were absolute enigmas on the racetracks. With their superior skills, neither Esteban Ocon nor Pierre Gasly wanted to concede even an inch to the opposing driver. With this new generation’s battle, many have compared them to Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg, two incredibly great drivers who didn’t want to give each other any room as they fought for the championship.

All of this began with a video that Alpine posted in which both the drivers are called to the Enstone office for a meeting with Otmar Szafnauer, and Esteban Ocon texts Gasly, “Hey I’ll wait for you on the other side. We have a meeting with Otmar at Enstone.” The two quickly get into their cars and race to the team’s office. At last, they both reach simultaneously, demonstrating that neither of them is going to hold back in the upcoming season.

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The video has stirred up a storm among viewers, and the comment area is full of interesting remarks.

After a recent video featuring Pierre Gasly and Esteban Ocon went viral, Instagram users burst the comments section

Getting Pierre Gasly out of Red Bull wasn’t simple, and this will be his first foray outside the Milton Keynes camp. The new French combination on the F1 grids has fans extremely thrilled.
Given below are a few of the responses.

“Can’t wait for your new adventure.”

“Stop! I don’t have words for how excited I am for this.”

“Those acting skills.”

“The most interesting duo on the grid.”

“Enemies to lovers.”

“Forced to post together?”

“This was at gunpoint.”

“This duo will be insane. Both have almost the same stats and are equally skilled. Hope it doesn’t become toxic.”

“This can be Rosberg Hamilton friendship.”

“Hamilton and Rosberg Alpine version.”

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Given that both drivers are rapidly approaching their best performances, it will be fascinating to watch whether the Alpine drivers will ultimately get more points for the team or if this is the start of yet another Hamilton-Rosberg-style duel on the F1 tracks.