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 says Mercedes will be its power unit supplier “for the duration of the new regulation era. from 2026 until at least 2030.
Alpine driver Pierre Gasly , of France, steers his car during the sprint qualifying session, ahead of the Brazilian Formula One Grand Prix auto race at the Interlagos racetrack, in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Friday, Nov. 1, 2024. Alpine driver Pierre Gasly of France, steers his car during the qualifying session ahead of the Brazilian Formula One Grand Prix at the Interlagos race track, in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Sunday, Nov. 3, 2024.
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 at least 2030.”converting Renault has a history of success as an F1 engine manufacturer going back to the 1970s, when it pioneered turbocharged engines.
Fernando Alonso won the drivers’ championship with the works Renault team in 2005 and 2006, and the French company supplied title-winning engines for teams like Benetton, Williams and Red Bull. The last driver to become champion with a Renault engine was Red Bull’s Sebastian Vettel in 2013.
It was a rare success in an otherwise dismal season for Alpine, which hadn’t had either car finish higher than ninth until then.in senior roles this year, more than doubled its points haul for the entire season in one race and is sixth out of 10 teams in the constructors’ standings with three races to go.
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