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Charles Leclerc Sits Atop the Driver?s Board As Haas Take P3 in Updated F1 Championship Standings
Read to know more about the drivers' and constructors' championship looks like after Charles Leclerc and Ferrari win the Bahrain F1 GP.
Bahrain GP: Ferrari Clinch Historic 1-2 Victory as Red Bull Disaster Gifts Hamilton Podium
Charles Leclerc pulls off a dominant show to win the Bahrain GP as Max Verstappen and Carlos Sainz pick up the remaining F1 podium spots
Charles Leclerc Takes First Pole of 2022 F1 Season as Red Bull & Mercedes Stagger Behind Dominant Ferrari
Charles Leclerc clinched the first F1 pole position of this year at the Bahrain Grand Prix ahead of Max Verstappen and Carlos Sainz.
F1 Team Principal Otmar Szafnauer Not Keen on Making Dramatic Changes at Alpine in 2022
The 2022 season will begin tomorrow but the newly appointed Alpine team principal doesn't want to make changes in the team.
Esteban Ocon Heaves a Huge Sigh of Relief as Alpine Resolve the Extreme Porpoising Effect
" I didn't have to take a paracetamol" Esteban Ocon denies taking medicine to counter porpoising. Read to know more about his views.
?Still One of the Best? – Brundle Insists F1 Always Benefits From ?World-Class? Fernando Alonso & Sebastian Vettel
Read to know more about the drivers' and constructors' championship looks like after Charles Leclerc and Ferrari win the Bahrain F1 GP.
Alpine Shrug Off Barcelona Testing Blues as Fernando Alonso & Co Target Q3 Entry at Bahrain GP
Alpine F1 team finished the Bahrain testing on a high note. Sporting Director, Alan Permane is expecting to compete in Q3 in Bahrain GP.
Understanding the Differences Between the Heavily Discussed Sidepods on the 2022 F1 Challengers
F1 fans were fearing the 2022 rules and regulations will result in teams with identical cars. But every team came up with unique sidepods.
Fernando Alonso Reassured in El Plan After Bahrain F1 Test
Fernando Alonso believes they can have a good chance at Championship this year as Alpine goes into the 2022 season with him and Esteban Ocon
Szafnauer Opens Up on Alpine F1 Move ? ?Things Changed at Aston Martin??
Read to know more about the drivers' and constructors' championship looks like after Charles Leclerc and Ferrari win the Bahrain F1 GP.
El Plan to El Pain? Fernando Alonso Suffers Early Problems at Bahrain Pre-Season Testing
Fernando Alonso might have run into some power unit issue with his Alpine A522 on the first day of pre-season testing at Bahrain.
Mercedes’ Jaw Dropping Design of 2022 Car Leaves F1 Fans in a Frenzy
Mercedes F1 have already started their pre-season testing with a bang. They have made some wild changes to their car and the fans seem happy.
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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.
