Pierre Gasly had the chance to get behind the wheel of Alpine’s all-electric A110 Future prototype on the Goodwood Pageant of Velocity.
After arriving on the Goodwood property simply days after securing a double factors end for Alpine on the British Grand Prix together with his team-mate Franco Colapinto, the Frenchman took the prototype up the well-known hillclimb with the Duke of Richmond within the passenger seat.
“I am so pleased to be right here,” he mentioned beforehand. “I got here right here a number of years in the past. To me, it is essentially the most stunning automobile occasion on the planet, and it is nice to be right here with Alpine.
“I’ll be testing this A110 Future for the first-ever time, an EV sports activities automobile. So, trying ahead to the sensation. I am identical to a child taking a look at each single automobile on the market. It is unbelievable.
“It is a particular A110 – the primary EV sports activities automobile – the A110 Future. So, it is nonetheless a prototype. They advised me to take care of it, however I am not excellent at taking care of vehicles. I am extra about pushing them. However I will attempt my greatest.
“It is all concerning the lightness of Alpine and getting that racing feeling behind the wheel with the electrical energy.”
Alpine has centered on weight distribution for the EV to keep up the nimble dealing with traits of the combustion-engine A110. The EV prototype options 800-volt cell-to-pack know-how utilizing high-energy-density cells to scale back weight and charging occasions.
The cells are cut up throughout two battery packs, which suggests the automobile can retain a 40/60 front-to-rear weight steadiness.
For his run up the hillclimb, Gasly was accompanied by the Duke of Richmond, who was seen holding on within the onboard broadcast footage. “It was a gentle run. We acquired via the primary nook in a single piece. We have been OK,” the Duke mentioned, earlier than joking: “Nicely, I believed it was smart [to hold on]. I believed it was most likely an excellent plan. I had no helmet on.”
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