Alpine aims to address communication errors after team orders dispute

Pierre Gasly expressed frustration after the Suzuka race when he received instructions on the final lap to slow down and allow his teammate Esteban Ocon to pass and secure ninth place.

The team had requested this move as they had previously swapped the positions of their drivers, hoping Gasly could catch up to and challenge Fernando Alonso, who was ahead of them on the track.

Gasly was displeased with the last-minute change because he believed it was unnecessary and had not been discussed beforehand.

Interim team principal Bruno Famin has conducted a thorough review of the situation and acknowledges that the pitwall could have done a better job in clarifying matters with Gasly.

Nevertheless, Famin maintains that the decisions made on that day were in the best interest of the team's overall performance.

"Our priority, first and foremost, is to score as many points as possible at any given race weekend," said Famin.

"We saw the opportunity for Pierre, with fresher tyres, to try to fight for eighth place. We had to try.

"Our communication with him may not have been optimal and in the future we will make sure that it is. Both drivers are clearly motivated for success and maximising the team result and I'm happy this is the case."

Asked about the incident, Gasly added: "Sometimes emotions do spill over and, of course, as a driver I want to push to the limit and achieve the best result possible.

"I was definitely frustrated in the aftermath, but as a team we were able to discuss the strategy and execution. And what is most important is to maximise the overall team result at any given weekend."

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