Shakedown appearance of Alpine’s A525

Alpine’s new 2025 Formula 1 racer was revealed in a shakedown ahead of the new season at the Bahrain International Circuit.

Officially a filming day, the test was run over a maximum of 200km (124 miles) with demonstration tyres, as per the regulations.

Both Pierre Gasly and his new, rookie teammate Jack Doohan got a first taste of the A525, with the day “split evenly” between them, team principal Oliver Oakes said.

Alpine had previously revealed its latest blue-and-pink livery at the F175 Live event in London, but now we see the actual 2025 car.

“It is only a shakedown, limited running, so it’s not like we are driving the car at its full potential, but the initial feeling felt smooth, and I am just looking forward to getting going and having a proper run later this week for official pre-season testing,” Gasly commented.

Alpine revealed its line-up for the upcoming pre-season running, which will also take place in Bahrain this week. Gasly and Doohan will share the track on all three days.

“It will be three busy days where we have many things to run through in order to develop the A525 ahead of the season start,” Doohan said, while Oakes mentioned “multiple areas of interest for us to keep learning and progressing”.

Gasly previously gave Alpine an ambitious top-five goal in the 2025 constructors’ championship, which would require the squad to be the ‘best of the rest’ behind the four established top teams.