Alpine F1 Team Archives

Flavio Briatore introduced Alpine's F1 2026 challenger with renewed purpose and cautious championship ambitions.

Briatore: Alpine’s 2026 season marks “great opportunity” with Mercedes F1 engine

Valeria Penachi4 months ago4 months ago03 mins

Team executive advisor and de facto team principal, Flavio Briatore unveiled Alpine’s new 2026 F1 season livery and Mercedes-AMG partnership. New technical regulations provide opportunities for improved competitiveness after a challenging 2025 campaign. A new beginning with Mercedes power “Today marks the beginning of a new chapter for BWT Alpine Formula One Team,” began Flavio Briatore. “It…

On January 23rd 2026, the BWT Alpine F1 Team officially revealed their new car livery in Barcelona. The launch of the A526 marks the beginning of a radical transformation for the Enstone-based squad as Formula 1 enters a new regulatory era.

Alpine unveils A526 livery for the 2026 F1 season

Eeske Lenz4 months ago4 months ago02 mins

On January 23rd 2026, the BWT Alpine F1 Team officially revealed their new car livery in Barcelona. The launch of the A526 marks the beginning of a radical transformation for the Enstone-based squad as Formula 1 enters a new regulatory era. Historic change: The Mercedes engine beneath the Alpine and its 2026 F1 livery Besides…

Alpine F1's Pierre Gasly during the 2025 F1 season.

Alpine spotted running 2026 F1 challenger during Silverstone shakedown

Yi Xing Lim4 months ago4 months ago03 mins

Earlier today, Alpine were spotted running their 2026 F1 challenger at Silverstone, with Pierre Gasly completing the team’s shakedown. The Enstone-based outfit become the fourth team to offer a first on-track glimpse of their new car. With the 2026 season surrounded by uncertainty, speculation around Alpine’s challenger has intensified in recent weeks. As the season-opener…

With F1 bidding farewell to the ground effect regulations, which came into effect in 2022 and ended in 2025, let's see where each team has landed in Pit Debrief’s end-of-era rankings

Ranking every F1 team from worst to best at the end of ground effect era

Senjuti Jash5 months ago5 months ago018 mins

Now that F1 has bid farewell to the ground effect regulations, which came into effect in 2022, let’s delve into how the current grid has fared over the course of the last four seasons with Pit Debrief’s end-of-era rankings. While the usual suspects like Red Bull and McLaren jousted for the top position in our…

Colapinto on track for Alpine during practice ahead of the 2025 Abu Dhabi GP

Colapinto: Alpine have “a lot of work to do” ahead of exciting 2026 F1 season

Ryan McGahey5 months ago5 months ago03 mins

Alpine F1’s Franco Colapinto ready to move past a challenging 2025 Formula 1 season as the team prepares for exciting 2026 rules reset. Alpine endured a difficult and frustrating 2025 F1 season, with the French marque last in the constructors standings. 2025 Alpine Rookie Franco Colapinto also struggled through a difficult year, failing to secure…

Pierre Gasly during the 2025 F1 Abu Dhabi GP.

Gasly “optimistic” about Alpine’s 2026 F1 car after difficult season with A525

Yi Xing Lim5 months ago5 months ago03 mins

Pierre Gasly and Alpine suffered through a difficult campaign with the A525, with 2025 going down as one of the Enstone-based outfit’s most challenging F1 seasons. Gasly finished 18th in Drivers’ Standings with 22 points, scoring all of the team’s points across the year. Ultimately, this meant Alpine ended the year at the bottom of…

All 22 drivers have confirmed their race numbers for the 2026 F1 season, including Lando Norris, who will start using the number 1 after beating Max Verstappen and winning his maiden title

All the 2026 F1 driver numbers confirmed in full and the stories behind them

Senjuti Jash5 months ago5 months ago020 mins

With the 2026 season already on the horizon, the driver numbers have been confirmed for what is undoubtedly going to be another exciting campaign of F1 action as all-new technical regulations come into effect and an additional team joins the grid. Now that the sport has crowned a new drivers’ champion for the first time…

Alpine driver Franco Colapinto struggled a lot with Alpine's "lack of pace" during the F1 Abu Dhabi GP. He finished last.

Colapinto sad not to give Viry a good farewell at F1 Abu Dhabi GP

Esha Bajwa5 months ago5 months ago03 mins

Alpine driver Franco Colapinto continued to struggle with his Alpine’s “lack of pace” during the F1 Abu Dhabi GP. The Argentine driver finished P20 in Abu Dhabi, with his teammate, Pierre Gasly, finishing in P19. Additionally, the Enstone-based team finished last in the Constructors’ Championship. Not going anywhere Franco Colapinto did not hide his frustration…

21st and last in Pit Debrief's Driver Rankings for the 2025 F1 season is Jack Doohan. He only had six rounds to prove himself.

F1 2025 Driver Rankings: 21st | Jack Doohan

James O'Connor6 months ago6 months ago03 mins

21st and last in Pit Debrief’s Driver Rankings for the 2025 F1 season is Jack Doohan. The Aussie only got six rounds before getting booted by Alpine. He was replaced by Franco Colapinto. While the Argentine driver did not score any points either, the A525 was less competitive as the year went on. Jack Doohan…

Sainz and Mercedes were called to the stewards following the F1 Las Vegas GP qualifying session, with no further action in both cases.

Sainz and Mercedes summoned to stewards with no further action, Alpine fined after F1 Las Vegas GP Qualifying

Shania Wallage6 months ago6 months ago03 mins

After Friday’s F1 Las Vegas GP Qualifying session, the stewards summoned several drivers and teams for investigation. They cleared Carlos Sainz and Mercedes with no further action, but fined Alpine for failing to electronically register the return of their tyres, a required step under FIA Sporting Regulations. Sainz for allegedly re-joining the track unsafely During…