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Alpine F1 Team, currently racing as BWT Alpine F1 Team for sponsorship reasons, [9] is the name under which the Enstone-based Formula One team has been competing since the start of the 2021 Formula One World Championship. [10]
The Alpine A521 is a Formula One car designed by the Alpine F1 Team which competed in the 2021 Formula One World Championship. It was driven by Fernando Alonso, marking his return to the sport, and Esteban Ocon. It was the first to be fielded under the team's Alpine name. [3] [4]
Starting with the 2021 season, Renault renamed the team to the Alpine F1 Team, after their subsidiary marque Automobiles Alpine. [52] During Carlos Ghosn's tenure at Renault, the team was dogged by accusations that the parent company was unwilling to invest enough money in the team to be title contenders. [12]
French automotive company Renault is still the principal owner of Alpine and rebranded the team formerly known as Renault F1 before the 2021 season. Alpine is Renault’s sports car brand.
Alonso was signed to drive for Alpine F1 Team for the 2021 season, [87] alongside Esteban Ocon, with Renault having rebranded the team under its new name. In preparation for his F1 return, Alonso performed four testing days driving the Renault R.S.18 and was quickest in the post-2020 season young driver's test driving the Renault R.S.20 for ...
Renault rebranded as Alpine F1 Team for the 2021 season. The team signed two-time world champion Fernando Alonso to partner Ocon after Daniel Ricciardo left for McLaren . [ 86 ] [ 87 ] In the team's first race as Alpine, the Bahrain Grand Prix , Ocon was rear-ended by Sebastian Vettel in the Aston Martin .
In 2021, the programme was renamed Alpine Academy after the rebranding of the Renault F1 team into Alpine F1 Team. In March 2022, the Alpine Affiliates programme was launched as a support to drivers starting their motorsport careers, and is intended to be a feeder for the Alpine Academy. [3] However, it was merged into Alpine Academy at the ...
Zhou remained part of the rebranded Alpine Academy for 2021 and made his Formula One race weekend debut for Alpine F1 Team, driving the A521 during the first practice session of the Austrian Grand Prix. This made him the second driver from Mainland China to participate in a Grand Prix weekend session after Ma Qinghua.