Australian Jack Doohan will make his Formula One debut sooner than expected, as the 21-year-old will race for Alpine this weekend in the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, the team announced on Monday. Jack, son of legendary motorcycle racer Mick Doohan, will replace Esteban Ocon at Alpine after the 28-year-old was released early despite being contracted to the Renault-owned team until the end of the year....
Alpine will use Mercedes power units and gearboxes when the new era of Formula 1 engine regulations commence in 2026, Afrosport reports. The agreement which is multi-year, will run through the duration of the engine regulations between 2026 and 2030. Parent company, Renault announced in September that it will end its F1 engine programme at the end of the 2025 season and will now take up...
Alpine could receive a $50 million prize money boost after their unexpected double podium finish at the Formula 1 Sao Paulo Grand on Sunday, Afrosport reports. French duo Esteban Ocon and Pierre Gasly took advantage of the wet conditions at the Interlagos circuit to finish in second and third place behind race winner Max Verstappen. The result gave the French manufacturer a massive 33-point haul in...
Renault have confirmed its Formula 1 engine production will cease to continue at the end of the 2025 season, Afrosport reports. The French manufacturer has been rumoured to stop building F1 engines for several months, with struggles in competing with rivals Mercedes, Ferrari and Honda since the V6 hybrid turbo power units were introduced in 2014. This means Alpine will become a customer from 2026 and...
The FIA has announced that Honda and Alpine have been found to be in "procedural breach" of Formula 1’s power unit cost cap rules, Afrosport reports. The Motorsport racing governing body announced on Wednesday that it had completed its evaluation of the cost cap of all the current teams and engine manufacturers up until the end of December 31, 2023. It stated that all 10 F1...
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