Alpine principal Bruno Famin to step down. F1 team may drop homemade Renault engine in 2026
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Alpine principal Bruno Famin to step down. F1 team may drop homemade Renault engine in 2026

Associated Press  

SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS, Belgium — Struggling Formula 1 team Alpine is switching team principals midseason and may also ditch its homemade Renault engines in 2026. Alpine team principal Bruno Famin will be out of his post “by the end of August,” with his replacement announced “in due course,” the team said on Friday. Famin said Alpine is considering dropping its homemade Renault engines in 2026 and becoming an engine buyer, even though he added that such a move has yet to be finalized. Famin said the shift would form part of a strategy “to dedicate those resources and skills to developing new technologies” for Alpine, Renault’s sports car brand, of which its F1 car is its flagship vehicle.

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Esteban Ocon axed by Alpine for final race of 2024 F1 season in Abu Dhabi
3 weeks, 1 day ago

Esteban Ocon axed by Alpine for final race of 2024 F1 season in Abu Dhabi

The Independent  

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Renault’s Alpine F1 team to use Mercedes engines from 2026
1 month, 1 week ago

Renault’s Alpine F1 team to use Mercedes engines from 2026

The Hindu  

The struggling Alpine Formula 1 team will use engines and gearboxes from Mercedes starting in 2026 after parent company Renault cuts its in-house F1 engine program. With new engine rules coming at the end of next season, Alpine said on Tuesday that Mercedes will be its power unit supplier “for the duration of the new regulation era, from 2026 until …

Struggling F1 team Alpine will pull the plug on Renault as its engine provider
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Struggling F1 team Alpine will pull the plug on Renault as its engine provider

Associated Press  

Struggling Formula 1 team Alpine confirmed it will no longer use its homemade Renault engines in 2026. Alpine said in a statement on Monday that its F1 engine factory at Viry-Chatillon on the outskirts of Paris would become an engineering center called Hypertech Alpine, starting from the end of this year. “ aims to maintain the knowledge and skill of …

Alpine to halt F1 engine production in 2025, will become power unit customer team
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Alpine to halt F1 engine production in 2025, will become power unit customer team

New York Times  

Stay informed on all the biggest stories in Formula 1. The team says the center “will combine cutting-edge engineering and expertise in high-performance automotive for Alpine and Renault Group.” According to the announcement, operations will begin by late 2024, and it will work on various projects, including the future Alpine Supercar, future battery technologies, electric motor technologies, and implementing “an …

Alpine promotes Jack Doohan to partner Pierre Gasly in F1 in 2025
4 months ago

Alpine promotes Jack Doohan to partner Pierre Gasly in F1 in 2025

Associated Press  

ZANDVOORT, Netherlands — Jack Doohan will make his Formula 1 debut for Alpine next season after the team promoted him from the reserve driver role Friday to become Pierre Gasly’s teammate. The 21-year-old Doohan, son of former motorcycle world champion Mick Doohan, was third in Formula 2 last year and has been a full-time reserve for Alpine in 2024. “There …

Alpine confirm F1 line-up for 2025 season, give seat to rookie to partner Pierre Gasly
4 months ago

Alpine confirm F1 line-up for 2025 season, give seat to rookie to partner Pierre Gasly

India TV News  

Alpine have confirmed their Formula 1 line-up for the 2025 season. The team has announced that rookie driver Jack Doohan, who is their current reserve driver, will be partnering Pierre Gasly into the new season. "I am so happy to secure promotion into a full-time race seat in 2025 with BWT Alpine F1 Team. "We are very excited to promote …

Alpine confirm major change in F1 as Brit named new team principal
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Alpine confirm major change in F1 as Brit named new team principal

The Independent  

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Former team executive Flavio Briatore returns to F1 as advisor to Alpine
6 months ago

Former team executive Flavio Briatore returns to F1 as advisor to Alpine

Associated Press  

MONTMELÓ, Spain — Flavio Briatore will return to Formula 1 in an advisory role for Alpine, the team owned by French carmaker Renault said Friday. Briatore left F1 after being found guilty of ordering Nelson Piquet Jr. to deliberately crash his car to help teammate Alonso win the Singapore Grand Prix in 2008. When asked about the return of Briatore, …

Esteban Ocon to leave Alpine F1 team at the end of the season
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Esteban Ocon to leave Alpine F1 team at the end of the season

Associated Press  

ENSTONE, England — Esteban Ocon is leaving Alpine at the end of the season after a troubled start to the year in Formula 1 for him and the French-owned team. Ocon is the only driver to win a race for Alpine since it rebranded from Renault at the end of 2020 but he has scored one point this season and …

Executives quit F1 team Alpine after car’s disappointing performance in Bahrain Grand Prix
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Executives quit F1 team Alpine after car’s disappointing performance in Bahrain Grand Prix

Associated Press  

ENSTONE, England — Two executives in charge of designing a new car for Formula One team Alpine have quit after a disappointing performance in the Bahrain Grand Prix, the first race of the season. Alpine said Monday that technical director Matt Harman and head of aerodynamics Dirk de Beer had both “chosen to leave the team to seek new challenges.” …

F1: Szafnauer leads Alpine exodus after Belgian Grand Prix
1 year, 4 months ago

F1: Szafnauer leads Alpine exodus after Belgian Grand Prix

The Hindu  

Team boss Otmar Szafnauer will leave Renault-owned Alpine after Sunday’s Belgian Grand Prix with Bruno Famin taking over as interim principal, the Formula One team said on Friday. Alpine said the team’s sporting director Alan Permane, who has been at the Enstone factory for 34 years, was leaving by mutual agreement while chief technical officer Pat Fry is joining Williams …

F1 team Alpine parts ways with team prinicipal Otmar Szafnauer
1 year, 4 months ago

F1 team Alpine parts ways with team prinicipal Otmar Szafnauer

Associated Press  

The Alpine Formula One team will part ways with team principal Otmar Szafnauer by mutual agreement following this weekend’s Belgian Grand Prix. Alpine said in a statement Friday that Bruno Famin, who is the vice president of Alpine Motorsports, will assume the role of interim team principal following Sunday’s race. “The team would like to thank Otmar for his hard …

Monaco Grand Prix: Changes are coming at Alpine, says principal Szafnauer
1 year, 6 months ago

Monaco Grand Prix: Changes are coming at Alpine, says principal Szafnauer

The Hindu  

Change is coming at Alpine but it will take time, principal Otmar Szafnauer said at the Monaco Grand Prix after the Renault-owned Formula One team’s overall boss Laurent Rossi warned of the consequences of failure. Rossi told the www.formula1.com website at this month’s Miami Grand Prix that he would make changes before the end of the season if performance does …

Formula One: Alpine F1 boss warns of ‘consequences’ of failure
1 year, 7 months ago

Formula One: Alpine F1 boss warns of ‘consequences’ of failure

The Hindu  

Alpine boss Laurent Rossi has warned the Renault-owned Formula One team he will make changes before the end of the season if performance does not improve. Alpine ended last year fourth but is now sixth with French drivers Esteban Ocon and Pierre Gasly scoring just 14 points from five races. the buck stops with Otmar.” Rossi said Ocon and Gasly …

Alpine boss questions if Fernando Alonso and Mark Webber shared information over Oscar Piastri's future
2 years, 4 months ago

Alpine boss questions if Fernando Alonso and Mark Webber shared information over Oscar Piastri's future

The Telegraph  

Alpine team principal Otmar Szafnauer has questioned whether the Formula One futures of Fernando Alonso and Oscar Piastri had been discussed without his knowledge by the pair’s representatives before last week’s shock driver developments. Current Alpine driver Alonso announced he will move to Aston Martin for 2023, apparently catching his current team completely by surprise, who then named their reserve …

Piastri case could end up in High Court, says Alpine boss
2 years, 4 months ago

Piastri case could end up in High Court, says Alpine boss

The Hindu  

Alpine could seek millions in compensation at the London High Court if their Australian reserve Oscar Piastri refuses to race for them next season, team principal Otmar Szafnauer told Reuters on Monday. McLaren, who are fighting Alpine for fourth in the championship, have reportedly told Daniel Ricciardo he is being dropped for Piastri, last year’s Formula Two champion. “If the …

Alpine to Seek Compensation if Oscar Piastri Refuses to Race Next Season
2 years, 4 months ago

Alpine to Seek Compensation if Oscar Piastri Refuses to Race Next Season

News 18  

Alpine could seek millions in compensation at the London High Court if their Australian reserve Oscar Piastri refuses to race for them next season, team principal Otmar Szafnauer told Reuters on Monday. CWG 2022 – FULL COVERAGE | IN-DEPTH | INDIA FOCUS | OFF THE FIELD | IN PHOTOS | MEDAL TALLY McLaren, who are fighting Alpine for fourth in …

Alpine adamant Piastri in 2023 lineup despite driver's denial
2 years, 4 months ago

Alpine adamant Piastri in 2023 lineup despite driver's denial

China Daily  

File photo of Oscar Piastri. Australia's rising star Oscar Piastri ruled out racing for Renault-owned Alpine on Tuesday amid contract confusion only hours after he was announced in the Formula 1 team's 2023 driver lineup. The 21-year-old, Alpine's reserve and last year's Formula 2 champion, was set to replace double world champion Fernando Alonso when the Spaniard joins Aston Martin …

OscarPiastri rejects Alpine F1 seat amid contract confusion
2 years, 4 months ago

OscarPiastri rejects Alpine F1 seat amid contract confusion

The Hindu  

Australia’s rising star Oscar Piastri ruled out racing for Renault-owned Alpine on Tuesday amid contract confusion only hours after he had been announced in the Formula One team’s 2023 driver lineup. The 21-year-old, Alpine’s reserve and last year’s Formula Two champion, was set to replace double world champion Fernando Alonso when the Spaniard joins Aston Martin at the end of …

Piastri says won’t drive for Alpine despite promotion to F1
2 years, 4 months ago

Piastri says won’t drive for Alpine despite promotion to F1

Associated Press  

LONDON — Oscar Piastri said Tuesday he won’t drive for Alpine next season, mere hours after the Formula One team promoted the Australian reserve driver to replace Fernando Alonso. In Alpine’s announcement, team principal Otmar Szafnauer said Piastri is “a bright and rare talent” who is “more than capable of taking the step up to Formula 1.” Aston Martin on …

F1: Alpine Willing to Loan Oscar Piastri to Race for Another Formula One Team
2 years, 5 months ago

F1: Alpine Willing to Loan Oscar Piastri to Race for Another Formula One Team

News 18  

Alpine would be willing to loan Australian reserve Oscar Piastri to race for another Formula One team so long as they can get him back, principal Laurent Rossi said on Saturday. Rossi also told reporters at the French Grand Prix that Renault-owned Alpine were working on scenarios for both Piastri and twice world champion Fernando Alonso to drive next season. …

F1 2022: Alpine reveal launch date for 2022 car
2 years, 10 months ago

F1 2022: Alpine reveal launch date for 2022 car

India TV News  

Highlights The A522 will be raced in 2022 by Fernando Alonso and Esteban Ocon, who'll team up for a 2nd season Ocon got the honour of taking the first victory for the Alpine outfit at last year's Hungarian GP Alpine will be seeking to improve on their P5 in the constructors' standings from 2021 Alpine have become the latest Formula …

Alpine in talks with Esteban Ocon to extend contract
3 years, 7 months ago

Alpine in talks with Esteban Ocon to extend contract

The Hindu  

Alpine is keen to extend the contract of French driver Esteban Ocon to keep its line-up unchanged next year, the Renault-owned Formula One team's CEO Laurent Rossi said on Thursday. Spain's double world champion Fernando Alonso, making a Formula One comeback this year at the age of 39 and after two years out, is 24-year-old Ocon's team mate and has …

Renault F1 Team Principal Cyril Abiteboul leaves ahead of relaunch as Alpine
3 years, 11 months ago

Renault F1 Team Principal Cyril Abiteboul leaves ahead of relaunch as Alpine

India Today  

Renault announced F1 Team Principal Cyril Abiteboul is leaving the company, ahead of the team’s relaunch as Alpine for this year. A long time Renault employee, Abiteboul has been in sole charge of the F1 team since 2017 but is now leaving the company altogether, following a shake-up by new CEO Luca de Meo, who joined from SEAT last year. …

Motorsport: Renault Sport to rebrand as Alpine F1 Team in 2021
4 years, 3 months ago

Motorsport: Renault Sport to rebrand as Alpine F1 Team in 2021

India Today  

Renault are here to stay in Formula 1, but they will race on under a new name and in new colours from 2021 after the French manufacturer announced they will re-brand to become the Alpine F1 Team. After announcing the return of two-time world champion Fernando Alonso for 2021 in July, Renault committed to F1 until at least 2025 last …

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