His team mate Hulkenberg will remain on the grid next season, moving to Kick Sauber to race alongside the 2024 Formula 2 champion Gabriel Bortoleto, while Haas welcome an all-new lineup of Esteban Ocon and Ollie Bearman.
In his second year with the American team, Hulkenberg scored 41 points to keep them in a tight battle for P6 in the constructors’ – though a late surge from Alpine ultimately saw them edge out Haas by seven points, helped significantly by their surprise double podium in Brazil.
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Questioned on what it was like to narrowly miss out in Abu Dhabi despite finishing the race in eighth place, the German driver said: “Frankly speaking, [Brazil] was where Alpine did all the damage and from there onwards, they have done really well obviously. They recovered so much performance in the last quarter of the season. It’s been pretty impressive.
“As for us, we’ve been consistently plugging away, scoring points all season long from the beginning to the end, so fair play to us. We’ve done really well if you consider where we finished last year, and that’s what I’m mostly happy and proud about.
“It was real fun to be part of the process, fun to be part of this team – I’ve really enjoyed myself these two years and leaving happy and with a smile.”
