BWT Alpine System One Workforce continues the North American double-header this weekend on the Mexico Metropolis Grand Prix for Spherical 20 of the 2025 FIA System One World Championship season.
Reserve Driver Paul Aron will take over Pierre Gasly’s seat for Free Observe 1 as a part of the obligatory rookie outing requirement, his second in Alpine colors this 12 months.
The Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez presents a novel problem for groups and drivers with the circuit located at 2,240 metres above sea stage, making it the very best monitor on the calendar. The acute altitude and skinny air affect System One vehicles in quite a few methods together with lowering the quantity of downforce and drag they will produce. Even with a 1.2km primary straight, the automotive will run with a high-downforce stage, and nonetheless produce among the highest high speeds of the 12 months. The air density additionally creates challenges for cooling with much less air in a position to enter the automotive and groups will improve the openings within the brakes and bodywork to counter this. Vehicles nonetheless attain high speeds of 350km/h on the principle straight whereas the ultimate sector, winding by the Foro Sol Stadium, is an iconic function of the monitor with the passionate followers filling the grandstands.
Pierre Gasly: “Now we have tons to evaluation after Austin. We had been far off our full potential in the course of the second half of the race and we had been caught in loads of site visitors after our compromised pit-stop, which is one thing I’m eager to evaluation with the group. Up till then, I did really feel we had extra potential, particularly after two comparatively respectable Qualifying performances and a aggressive Dash. Instantly afterwards on Sunday night we started debriefing the weekend internally and I do know loads of work has already gone into getting ready the upcoming race in Mexico Metropolis. As deliberate, I will likely be sitting out Free Observe 1 on Friday to permit Paul [Aron] to get behind the wheel for the obligatory rookie session. I’ll goal to be again on top of things shortly for Free Observe 2 within the afternoon and adapt to the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez which is a really totally different circuit to COTA with some very distinctive challenges.”
Franco Colapinto: “It was a difficult weekend in Austin the place I struggled lots with the automotive. Having only one apply session, the tough situations and never with the ability to discover the appropriate stability all performed into a tricky weekend on my aspect. We have to perceive extra intently why we struggled a lot with the automotive and work to repair this going ahead, even when we all know we’re in for a troublesome finish to the 12 months with the bundle we’ve. The group scenario on Sunday has been mentioned internally and it’s clear that directions by the group should at all times be adopted it doesn’t matter what. We’re all collectively, and we’re all working in direction of the identical objective to maintain getting higher with every session and every race weekend. I’m trying forward now to Mexico Metropolis the place the environment is at all times wonderful. It is going to be nice to have a lot assist over the weekend and though the excessive altitude of the circuit provides an extra problem, I’m excited to get again out on monitor in entrance of such an unimaginable crowd.”
Paul Aron: “I am trying ahead to getting again behind the wheel of the A525 for my newest Free Observe 1 session with the group. I loved the expertise in Monza lots and located it extremely helpful for my very own private growth as a driver and my understanding of the automotive. I am able to construct on that this weekend in Mexico Metropolis in Pierre’s automotive. The Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez is a really totally different monitor to any I’ve pushed. It’s excessive altitude which can make the dealing with of the automotive and the setup we select very totally different to most different circuits and I am trying ahead to that problem. I am very grateful to the group for granting me this additional alternative and can do no matter is required to assist them arrange a aggressive weekend.”
