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Briatore's blueprint to replicate Alpine's past F1 title success

It turns out that Formula One Management is not alone in planning on producing a new movie. If Flavio Briatore gets his way, then Alpine is also working on a blockbuster hit that would tell the story of it winning the 2027 Formula 1 world championship.

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How Briatore aims to direct Alpine’s F1 title ambitions into a blockbuster hit

It turns out that Formula One Management are not alone in planning on producing a new movie. If Flavio Briatore gets his way, then Alpine is also working on a blockbuster hit that would tell the story of it winning the 2027 Formula 1 world championship.

Motorsport

Is Renault meddling too much with Alpine’s F1 team? Oakes refutes that theory

Alpine team principal Oliver Oakes has responded to comments from Otmar Szafnauer hitting out at the Renault leadership, asserting his Formula 1 team is "very lucky to have that support".

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Alpine announces Mercedes F1 engine deal for 2026 and beyond

The Alpine Formula 1 team has officially announced it will switch to Mercedes power units from the 2026 season onwards.

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How a world karting champion ended up an F1 team boss

Oliver Oakes might be able to lay claim to being the quickest team principal in F1, but for the meantime however, he has his work cut out in saying the same for his Alpine team. 

Autosport

What we learned about Renault's F1 engine shutdown

Renault's decision to end its Formula 1 works engine project has been one of the biggest stories of the 2024 season.

Motorsport

Renault chief agrees to meet Alpine's Viry F1 engine staff after protests

Renault CEO Luca de Meo has agreed to meet employees of Alpine's French power unit division in Viry-Chatillon as he weighs up a decision on whether to abandon its F1 engine programme.

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Alpine "weeks" from Mercedes engine call as it assesses costs

Alpine expects to have a final decision on its 2026 engine partner in just under a month's time, as Renault's board presses on with its assessment of its Viry-Chatillon-based Formula 1 engine project.

Autosport

Alpine 'just weeks' from Mercedes engine call as it assesses costs

Alpine expects to have a final decision on its 2026 engine partner in less than a month's time, as Renault's board presses on with its assessment of its Viry-Chatillon-based Formula 1 engine project.

Motorsport

Renault engine employees push back in Monza: "Without F1, Viry has no purpose"

Left in limbo by their parent company, the employees of Renault's under-threat Formula 1 engine programme are making their voices heard at the Italian Grand Prix.

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Briatore not the "bad guy" in ending Renault’s F1 engine project

Alpine advisor Flavio Briatore insists that he should not be viewed as the "bad guy" in a plan by Renault to end its Formula 1 engine programme.

Autosport

Renault engine staff call for rethink over F1 engine ‘betrayal’

Representatives of Renault’s Formula 1 engine staff at Viry-Chatillon have called for the French manufacturer to rethink plans for Alpine to become a Mercedes customer – suggesting the decision is a ‘betrayal.’

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Renault staff call for rethink over F1 engine ‘betrayal’

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Alpine announces Oakes as new F1 team principal

Alpine has announced that Hitech F2 and F3 boss Oliver Oakes will be its team principal after the Formula 1 summer break.

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Why 'miles off' Alpine didn't prompt Gasly to give up on its F1 recovery

Pierre Gasly could easily have been forgiven for thinking that Alpine is not the best place to make him a winner again in Formula 1.

Motorsport

What convinced Gasly to stay on at 'miles off' Alpine for F1 2025

Pierre Gasly could easily have been forgiven for thinking that Alpine is not the best place to make him a winner again in Formula 1.

Autosport

Flat Chat podcast: Flavio Briatore's F1 return, British GP preview

Editor Stuart Codling is joined by columnist Mark Gallagher and Autosport's Grand Prix Editor Alex Kalinauckas to discuss the dramatic return of former Benetton and Renault team principal Briatore, announced on the eve of the Spanish Grand Prix, to the Enstone team as an advisor to Renault CEO Luca de…

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Exclusive: Alpine could abandon Renault engines and become F1 customer team in 2026

Autosport understands that Alpine is considering abandoning its works Renault engine in Formula 1 from 2026 and has opened talks with rival manufacturers about the possibility of securing a customer deal instead. As part of an evaluation of its F1 project prompted by a difficult start to the current campaign, it…

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Alpine could abandon Renault engines and become F1 customer team in 2026

Alpine is considering abandoning its works Renault engine in Formula 1 from 2026 and has opened talks with rival manufacturers about the possibility of securing a customer deal instead. As part of an evaluation of its F1 project prompted by a difficult start to the current campaign, it has emerged…

Fortune

Renault links up with Chinese partner to build $22,000 EV after VW broadside

Renault CEO Luca de Meo was critical of Volkswagen after talks over a joint affordable EV imploded.

Autosport

Briatore tipped for Alpine F1 role amid Renault frustration

Italian outlet Corriere della Serra and French newspaper L'Equipe have reported that the 74-year-old has been tapped up by Renault CEO Luca De Meo to become a special advisor to help the squad turn around its fortunes.

Fortune

Renault boss lament's Volkswagen's inability to 'work as a team' as joint cheap EV plan collapses

Renault CEO Luca de Meo had been trying to collaborate on an affordable version of the Twingo.

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The new Renault 5 E-Tech’s design secrets and designer dreams revealed

Wallpaper* talks to Renault’s Laurens van den Acker and Gilles Vidal about how they shaped the eagerly awaited Renault 5 E-Tech

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EU hatches backup plan to lessen impact of 10% Brexit tariff on EVs

‘Cushion’ for car makers facing looming tariff under Brexit deal for vehicles traded between EU and UK from start of 2024

InsideEVs

The 2026 Renault Twingo Is A Hyper-Efficient EV Comeback Under $22K

Described by Renault CEO Luca de Meo as "the European kei car," the electric city car promises to be 50 percent more efficient than current small EVs.

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