Canadian Alpine poster and some statistics

Before the Canadian Grand Prix, the Alpine F1 team presented another bright poster, on which, of course, we see the A523 car, exhibited somewhere in Montreal, and there is more than one architectural object with a spherical configuration.

But the poster not only attracts attention with its original composition and colors. On it we see a summary of the statistics of the success of Renault engines on the Montreal circuit named after Gilles Villeneuve. And here the questions begin.

Let’s say 153 is the total number of starts for French powered cars over all years of participation in the Canadian Grand Prix. The number is strange, because when Renault just started its program in Formula 1, only one car started. This was the case, for example, in Canada in 1977. Admittedly, Jean-Pierre Zhabuille did not reach the finish line then, but that is another story.

The number of victories won on cars with Renault engines so far is 6, and this is beyond dispute. Thierry Boutsen first won the Montreal race in a Renault-powered Williams in 1989, and Daniel Ricciardo’s most recent in 2014, his first F1 win in his debut year with Red Bull Racing.

Everything is also in order with the number of posts, there were nine. By the way, exactly ten years ago a car with a French engine last started from the first position in Montreal: then Sebastian Vettel won qualifying on the Red Bull RB9.

But what is 24? According to official statistics, the total number of top three finishes for Renault engines is 19.

And the second “nine”? There were 8 fast laps, or was Alpine’s press service somehow counting in its own way?

The version of the poster available on social networks does not have a high resolution – perhaps the explanation is given in the text, but it is impossible to distinguish. However, is it really that important? Most importantly, the poster is cute in its own way, original and might just grace any Alpine fan’s collection.

Secretly, of course, they all hope that their favorite team can correct this statistic next weekend. If Esteban Ocon managed to climb the podium in Monaco, why not dream of new successes.