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Alpine F1 Warn Alonso and Ocon Against Playing ‘Dangerous Games’
Alpine F1 are wary about letting the teammate rivalry between Fernando Alonso and Esteban Ocon heat up too much, lest it could cost the team.
Tsunoda Tried Copying F1 Idol Fernando Alonso’s Driving Style Mid Race
AlphaTauri F1 driver, Yuki Tsuonda, opens up that he was following Fernando Alonso, trying to analyze his driving style during the Bahrain GP.
Alpine Claim To Have a ‘Plan in Place’ After Dismal Start to F1 Season
Alpine CEO, Laurent Rossi, claims that they have a plan in place as the team did not have the best starts to the 2021 F1 season.
Fernando Alonso Not Setting a “Time Limit” on Third F1 World Championship With Alpine
Fernando Alonso has stated that he hasn't set a time limit on the things he wants to achieve in F1 but is willing to work to get results
Fernando Alonso Gains Sympathy Over ‘Ageist’ F1 Attacks: ‘Part of the Game’
Former McLaren driver Pedro De La Rosa defended his countryman, Fernando Alonso, from the vocal F1 critics of his age in his Alpine return.
Sainz Has a More ‘Rational Approach’ to F1 Compared to Fernando Alonso: Former McLaren Driver
Ex-F1 driver Pedro De La Rosa thinks at Carlos Sainz and Fernando have different approaches and thinks Sainz is more rational behind the wheel
Fernando Alonso: Ferrari Should Be Worried if Alpine Emerge as Main F1 Rival
Fernando Alonso discusses Alpine F1's position compared to Ferrari, their driver Carlos Sainz and his thoughts on thee 2022 regulations.
Fernando Alonso “Aware” of Alpine’s Painful Reality Says Ex F1 Champion Prost
Alain Prost thinks that Fernando Alonso will have to be realistic for the 2021 season and knows it will be difficult to win races
Webber Not Completely Onboard With Fernando Alonso’s F1 Return
Mark Webber shares his mixed feelings on Fernando Alonso making his comeback and hopes to see the next generation of drivers on the grid.
Fernando Alonso ‘Was Sorry’ After Alpine’s Dismal Bahrain GP Performance: Briatore
Flavio Briatore, former Renault team principal, shares talks about Fernando Alonso and Alpine F1's performance at Bahrain Grand Prix.
‘Extracting the Maximum From That Ferrari’: Fernando Alonso Names His ‘Best Season’ in F1
Fernando Alonso says that the 2012 season was the best one in Formula One and hopes to reach that level in this season as well with Alpine.
Bahrain GP: Why Ocon’s Move on Tsunoda Wasn’t Like Hamilton/Verstappen Controversy
F1 insider Will Buxton gives his opinion on the Esteban Ocon and Yuki Tsunoda incident which was similar to the Verstappen-Hamilton one.
About Alpine
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Formula One F1 - Pre-Season Testing - Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir, Bahrain - March 14, 2021 Alpine's Fernando Alonso in action during testing REUTERS/Hamad I Mohammed
Alpine: 2021 Latest News, Results, Drivers, and Car Updates
Alpine F1 Team is a Formula One constructor which made its introduction toward the beginning of the 2021 Formula One World Championship. Once, the group was named as Renault F1 Team. It was owned by the French car organization Groupe Renault. The group was rebranded for 2021 to advance Renault's car brand, Alpine, and keeps on filling in as Renault's works group.
The body and administrative side of the group is situated in Enstone, Oxfordshire, England. While, the engine side of the group is situated in Paris, France.
In September 2020, Groupe Renault declared their aim to use "Alpine" as their works group's new name. The team subsequently named it "Alpine F1 Team". The team used the "Renault F1 Team" for five years.
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Formula One F1 - Formula One - Azerbaijan Grand Prix - Baku City Circuit, Baku, Azerbaijan - June 3, 2021 Alpine's Fernando Alonso walks the circuit with his team ahead of the Grand Prix REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov
Renault Formula One World Champion Fernando Alonso and Esteban Ocon are the drivers of the Alpine F1 team for the debut season.
History
The group has been related to F1 for quite a while. It has a rich history. The group initially contending in Formula One in 1981 as Toleman.
In 1986, the Benetton Group bought the team. It was renamed and contended as Benetton. As Benetton, it won the 1995 Constructors' Championship. The group's driver, Michael Schumacher, won two Drivers' Championships - 1994 and 1995.
By the 2000 season, Renault had bought the group, and the name changed to Renault F1 Team for the 2002 season. Renault won the Constructors' Championship in 2005 and 2006. Fernando Alonso, the driver of the Renault F1 group won the Drivers' Championships in those two years.
In 2011, Lotus Cars became the title sponsor of the team, and the group's name changed to Lotus Renault GP.
In 2012, Genii Capital became the majority stakeholder in the group. From 2012 until 2015 the group's name was Lotus F1 Team. The name was after the team's sponsor, and it raced as "Lotus".
Toward the finish of 2015, Renault had assumed control over the group again. They renamed it to Renault Sport Formula One Team. The group raced as "Renault" once again, from 2016, until the finish of the 2020 season.
Sponsors
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Formula One F1 - Azerbaijan Grand Prix - Baku City Circuit, Baku, Azerbaijan - June 4, 2021 Alpine's Fernando Alonso in action during practice REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov
Alpine F1 team has a long list of sponsors. The sponsors of the new F1 team are Castrol, MAPFRE, Microsoft, Bell & Ross, DuPont among others.
