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Africa-Press – South-Africa. <\/strong><\/span>Alpine hit a possible $50m (R876.6m) jackpot in Brazil on Sunday with French pair Esteban Ocon and Pierre Gasly finishing second and third respectively to rescue the Renault-owned Formula One team’s season.<\/p>\n

In one rain-soaked, chaotic and crash-strewn afternoon at Sao Paulo’s Interlagos circuit the two drivers scored more than twice as many points as in all their previous 20 races.<\/p>\n

“We have struggled to score points and in these conditions everything was possible,” said Gasly, who also scored two points with seventh in the Saturday sprint.<\/p>\n

“No-one believed it until the end. Two cars on the podium. I don\u2019t think anyone would have got that on their bingo card ahead of the season.”<\/p>\n

Sunday’s 33-point haul boosted Alpine’s tally to 49 points and lifted them from ninth to sixth place, three points clear of US-owned Haas and five ahead of Red Bull’s RB.<\/p>\n

With the constructors’ championship determining the share of prize money among the 10 teams, pundits suggested the difference would be as much as $50m if Alpine can maintain their position for three more races.<\/p>\n

The joy and relief was evident as mechanics and engineers celebrated in the pitlane.<\/p>\n

Ocon, who is leaving for Haas at the end of the year, celebrated his best result since he won in Hungary in 2021.<\/p>\n

“What a day that was after a difficult season,” he said.<\/p>\n

“It’s nice to be driving around here and having the performance a bit levelled out in the rain.<\/p>\n

“The car was extremely difficult on the dry and I felt at ease when it started to rain this morning. I love it here when it rains. Today has brought a special race for us.”<\/p>\n

Team principal Oliver Oakes, the 36-year-old who took over in August as Alpine’s fifth boss in four years, said it was a “mega” achievement after Ocon had qualified fourth and Gasly 15th.<\/p>\n

“We were slightly frustrated not to get both cars through to Q3 (the final phase of qualifying) but they’ve more than made up for it,” he said.<\/p>\n

“This is a great team. It always has been,” he said of the Enstone-based outfit that won championships as Benetton and Renault in the past.<\/p>\n

“It obviously had a tough start to the season, the past 12 to 18 months weren’t what the team’s all about. But I can say since I arrived it’s been so strong. You can see the spirit in the team.<\/p>\n

“It’s going to be a good winter. This is what we need to get some momentum behind us.”<\/p>\n

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