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...
British-Nigerian boxer Anthony Joshua, Kansas City Chiefs quarter-back Patrick Mahomes, Liverpool full-back are the latest list of high profile athletes that have joined forces with Otro Capital in owning a stake in Formula 1 team, Alpine. Otro Capital announced a €200 million investment in the French team back in June in exchange of a 24% equity stake. Hollywood Stars Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney through their...
Sir Lewis Hamilton says he is not pleased with his performance at Saturday's Belgian Grand Prix sprint race where he was classified seventh. The seven-time world champion initially finished fourth but was demoted to seventh after receiving a five-second time penalty for causing a collision Red Bull's Sergio Perez on the wet Spa-Francorchamps track. Hamilton would have been awarded five points for his fourth place finish...
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