2025 Alpine F1 Team

[AR3-GP]

Reminds me of when they recruited Marcin Budkowski. He's gone now...

[Foryster]

Looks like Alpine have recruited Jason Somerville from FIA

Is it good or bad hire?

Btw: Flavio just announced that next year target is P6 in constructors.

WOW - nothing more to say.

[Jambier]

Looks like Alpine have recruited Jason Somerville from FIA

Is it good or bad hire?

Btw: Flavio just announced that next year target is P6 in constructors.

WOW - nothing more to say.

Well... they will have best engine in 2026, or at least no disadvantage.
They are preparing for 26 since long time.

In a way, it is realistic: Mclaren / Ferrari / Mercedes / Red Bull and in a way Aston are the top teams (at least in terms of size and people).
So 6th is the new "best of the rest"

But that also means that they are just targeting this SAME target of best of the rest they have since they are back in 2016, fighting with Williams I presume.

They were supposed to be a top team .

[Foryster]

Its another proof that they are not willing to be a top team.

They are satisfied with what they were achieving since 2016 - a midfielder team, with some lucky podiums.

Only this year "was broken".

We all were hoping that since they've been focusing on 2026 since quite a while, it will result in decent car. Well... they are just not willing to do so.

Its a marketing baner not a team.

[Jambier]

Its a marketing baner not a team.

Yes this is the key takeway.

- The team will cost them basically 0 euro.
- They have now a client engine.
- And a spot in F1, which is now very highly valued.

So it makes sense to just be in the midfield, on top of that the brand Alpine itself will not do great in the future, they only have two E.V vehicles etc.

So let's see, obviously since it will cost them zero and they have a spot, they need to keep this team as long as possible.
In the futur they can rebrand it Renault, Dacia or whatever, so I believe they will stay here, but I don't have high hopes for them