Alpine F1 Team
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| Full name | Alpine F1 Team |
|---|---|
| Base | Enstone, United Kingdom |
| Team principal(s) | Cyril Abiteboul (Managing Director) Marcin Budkowski (Executive Director) |
| Technical director | Pat Fry (Chassis Technical Director) Rémi Taffin (Engine Technical Director) |
| Formula One World Championship career | |
| Engines | Renault |
The Alpine F1 Team will be a French Formula One racing team and constructor which will be based in the United Kingdom. It is owned by the French automotive company Groupe Renault. The constructor is scheduled to make its racing debut in the 2021 Formula One World Championship, as a result of the rebranding from "Renault" to "Alpine" in order to promote the Automobiles Alpine brand. Despite rebranding, the Alpine F1 Team will still serve as Renault's works team since Alpine is a Renault subsidiary.[1]
Origins
In September 2020 Renault chose to use "Alpine" as a new moniker to promote Renault's sister automotive company of the same name by purchasing Renault's naming rights and thus will become Alpine F1 Team whilst retiring the Renault F1 Team moniker after five years.[2] The team can be traced back to 1981 when they competed under the names of Toleman, Benetton, Renault and Lotus.
Racing history
2021 season
Alpine will have former Renault Formula One world champion Fernando Alonso and Esteban Ocon drive for them in their debut season.[2]
References
- ^ Smith, Luke; Noble, Jonathan (6 September 2020). "Renault to be rebranded as Alpine for 2021 F1 season". motorsport.com. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
- ^ a b "Renault to rebrand as Alpine F1 Team in 2021". formula1.com. 6 September 2020. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
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