Victor Martins enters Alpine Hypercar mix with WEC rookie test
«Honestly, it’s not putting on any pressure». That is what Victor Martins told Motorsport.com ahead of the Formula 2 season which he entered as one of the drivers tipped to battle for championship honours in 2024. After all, he was the highest-placed 2023 driver to return for the new season, having finished fifth on 150 […]
How a world karting champion ended up an F1 team boss
Oliver Oakes might be able to lay claim to being the quickest team principal in F1, but for the meantime however, he has his work cut out in saying the same for his Alpine team. Oakes, 36, is the latest incumbent in charge of the Enstone-based team that in recent seasons has seen it slump steadily towards […]
Lapierre to become Alpine sporting director in WEC after retirement
Le Mans 24 Hours class winner Nicolas Lapierre will take a new management role at Alpine’s World Endurance Championship team following his retirement from racing. Having announced his decision to hang up his helmet earlier this week, Lapierre will move into a newly-created role of sporting director at the Alpine Endurance Team to assist team […]
Le Mans 24 Hours class winner Lapierre retires with immediate effect
Four-time Le Mans 24 Hours class winner Nicolas Lapierre has retired from the cockpit with immediate effect to concentrate on running his Cool Racing team. The announcement from the Frenchman, 40, on Wednesday means that last month’s Fuji round of the World Endurance Championship, in which he finished third with Alpine, was his final race. […]
Renault faces staff backlash for ending F1 engine project
Renault’s plan to scrap its Formula 1 engine department has been met with disdain by some of the workforce at the Viry-Chatillon factory located just outside of Paris. The CSE, Social and Economic Committee of the Alpine engine subsidiary, had campaigned hard in an attempt to persuade Renault CEO Luca de Meo not to throw […]
Renault to end F1 engine project with Alpine set for Mercedes switch in 2026
Renault will pull the plug on its Formula 1 engine operations ahead of the new rules era in 2026. Following months of speculation about the future of the French manufacturer, with Alpine having long been in talks with Mercedes for a customer power unit deal, the fate of its operations was finally announced on Monday. […]
Alpine ‘pushing’ to retain Mick Schumacher in WEC line-up next year
Alpine says it is doing all it can to retain Mick Schumacher as a part of its Hypercar line-up in the World Endurance Championship next year. Schumacher joined Alpine at the start of its new LMDh programme this year to race the #36 Alpine A424 LMDh alongside Nicolas Lapierre and Matthieu Vaxiviere in the WEC, […]
Alpine to continue to use Viry factory for WEC irrespective of F1 engine decision
Alpine’s factory effort in the World Endurance Championship will not be affected by any potential changes to its Formula 1 engine programme. Bruno Famin, vice president of motorsport at Alpine, has stated that the Renault brand will continue to build and maintain engines for its A424 LMDh car at Viry-Chatillon in France for the foreseeable […]
Gounon set for further WEC race outing with Alpine
Jules Gounon is set to graduate from his role as Alpine’s official World Endurance Championship reserve to take a race seat at Bahrain in November for a second consecutive weekend. The move is part of the same plan, put in place at the beginning of the season, that resulted in Gounon replacing Paul-Loup Chatin in […]