Briatore confirms Mercedes hoping to buy Alpine F1 team share
The Mercedes Formula 1 team intends to acquire a stake in the rival Alpine outfit, Flavio Briatore has confirmed. Recent reports about the potential transaction – which Autosport clarified on Thursday involves Mercedes itself, not just Toto Wolff – have been corroborated by the Alpine team boss in Friday’s press conference at the Chinese Grand […]
Why it’s Mercedes, not Wolff, that wants to acquire Alpine F1 team shares
It has long been known that a minority stake in the Alpine Formula 1 team is up for sale to the highest bidder. The share in question – 24% – is currently owned by Otro Capital, an investment group involving Hollywood celebrities Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenny, and golfer Rory McIlroy. Otro paid $233million for […]
Alpine boss Philippe Sinault on Hypercar exit and what it means for WEC
The shockwaves are still being felt after the announcement that Alpine will end its factory programme in the World Endurance Championship’s Hypercar class after 2026. The decision, while anticipated given the signals coming from the manufacturer and from Viry-Chtiallon, is nevertheless significant – both for the championship and for a French team carrying a rich […]
WEC 2025 BoP analysis: Alpine
In the end, the victory healed all wounds. At Fuji Speedway, Alpine achieved its breakthrough with its LMDh challenger thanks to a clever strategy. However, the joy was soon overshadowed by the news that Alpine’s Hypercar programme in the WEC will be axed after 2026. Perhaps it was this very win that prevented a surprise exit after 2025—a move that, according to […]
Alpine to end WEC Hypercar project after 2026
Alpine will withdraw from the World Endurance Championship Hypercar class at the end of the 2026 campaign after just five seasons in the category. The French marque joined for the first year of Hypercar racing in 2021 and has contested every season since, bar 2023, but with minimal success winning just three races. It also […]
Horner interested in Otro’s Alpine F1 team stake
Flavio Briatore has said Christian Horner is one of the interested parties in buying Otro Capital’s stake in the Alpine Formula 1 team. Since being sacked as Red Bull F1 team boss last July, Horner’s future has been the subject of numerous rumours and he has been linked to several teams. Horner had been in […]
Why there are «no excuses» for Alpine in F1 2026
As Flavio Briatore said at Alpine’s 2026 launch in Barcelona, his team has no more excuses. But rather than dreading the added pressure, a character-building 2025 has meant the team has been counting the days until it could finally show what it can do. It was hard not to notice Alpine was in a buoyant […]
Victor Martins to juggle Alpine WEC seat with Williams F1 test role
Formula 2 race winner Victor Martins will join Alpine’s Hypercar programme in the World Endurance Championship, while assuming the role of test and reserve driver at the Williams Formula 1 team. Martins spent a large part of his junior career as part of Alpine’s driving academy, winning the Formula 3 title on his second attempt […]
Victor Martins leaves F2 to join Alpine’s WEC Hypercar programme
Formula 2 race winner Victor Martins will reunite with Alpine in 2026, joining its Hypercar programme in the World Endurance Championship. Martins spent a large part of his junior career as part of Alpine’s driving academy, winning the Formula 3 title on his second attempt in 2022. He spent the next two seasons racing in […]