{"id":800602,"date":"2026-07-14T22:33:09","date_gmt":"2026-07-14T22:33:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/800602\/"},"modified":"2026-07-14T22:33:09","modified_gmt":"2026-07-14T22:33:09","slug":"pierre-gasly-tests-new-a110-future-prototype-with-duke-of-richmond-at-goodwood-festival-of-speed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/800602\/","title":{"rendered":"Pierre Gasly tests new A110 Future prototype with Duke of Richmond at Goodwood Festival of Speed"},"content":{"rendered":"

Pierre Gasly<\/a> had the opportunity to get behind the wheel of Alpine’s all-electric A110 Future prototype at the Goodwood Festival of Speed.<\/p>\n

After arriving at the Goodwood estate just days after securing a double points finish for Alpine<\/a>\u00a0at the British Grand Prix\u00a0with his team-mate Franco Colapinto<\/a>, the Frenchman took the prototype up the famous hillclimb with the Duke of Richmond in the passenger seat.<\/p>\n

“I’m so happy to be here,” he said beforehand. “I came here a few years ago. To me, it’s the most beautiful car event in the world, and it’s great to be here with Alpine.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“I’m going to be testing this A110 Future for the first-ever time, an EV sports car. So, looking forward to the feeling. I’m just like a kid looking at every single car out there. It’s incredible.<\/p>\n

“It’s a special A110 – the first EV sports car – the A110 Future. So, it’s still a prototype. They told me to look after it, but I’m not very good at looking after cars. I’m more about pushing them. But I’ll try my best.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“It’s all about the lightness of Alpine and getting that racing feeling behind the wheel with the electric power.”<\/p>\n

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Alpine has focused on weight distribution for the EV to maintain the nimble handling characteristics of the combustion-engine A110. The EV prototype features 800-volt cell-to-pack technology using high-energy-density cells to reduce weight and charging times.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The cells are split across two battery packs, which means the car can retain a 40\/60 front-to-rear weight balance.<\/p>\n

For his run up the hillclimb, Gasly was accompanied by the Duke of Richmond, who was seen holding on in the onboard broadcast footage. “It was a steady run. We got through the first corner in one piece. We were OK,” the Duke said, before joking: “Well, I thought it was sensible [to hold on]. I thought it was probably a good plan. I had no helmet on.”<\/p>\n

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