Ocon and Gasly tested a NASCAR car before the Miami Grand Prix
No respite for the Alpine drivers who took the wheel of a Nascar car before heading to Miami (+ photos and videos).
Just landed from their plane returning from Baku, Esteban Ocon and Pierre Gasly headed straight to the Charlotte oval in North Carolina to test a Nascar car. Thanks to a mutual partner’s initiative, the Alpine drivers were able to get behind the wheel of the Roush Fenway Keselowski Racing’s Ford Mustang and complete a few laps at the Charlotte Motor Speedway.
Brad Keselowski, owner of the team and NASCAR Cup Series champion in 2012, and his teammate Chris Buescher, were able to give the best advice to the two Formula 1 drivers to tame the 850-horsepower monster. A good way to start the week and forget about the setbacks of the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, where Gasly and Ocon could only manage 14th and 15th place.
This morning was fun 😋🍩 pic.twitter.com/hEORxDCzc2
— Esteban Ocon (@OconEsteban) May 2, 2023
No DRS needed. 🔥@OconEsteban is quickly becoming accustomed to the Next Gen car while @PierreGASLY, @Chris_Buescher & @keselowski look on. @AlpineF1Team | @Castrol pic.twitter.com/Nahg71zYfV
— RFK Racing (@RFKracing) May 2, 2023
That’s a wrap on our NASCAR/F1 crossover!
Huge thanks to the @AlpineF1Team for joining us today. We can’t wait for y’all to see the results- follow the @CastrolUSA channel for updates 👌🏼
Good luck at the #MiamiGP, @PierreGASLY & @OconEsteban! pic.twitter.com/HZCoLEeGPW
— RFK Racing (@RFKracing) May 2, 2023
Putting a cap on our first challenge 👊🏻
Who had the quicker laps today? Our friends at @CastrolUSA will have the FULL video coming soon. pic.twitter.com/ek6zra8j6i
— RFK Racing (@RFKracing) May 2, 2023
