Alpine became the latest team to launch their 2022 livery. But their launch was a little different from their rivals as the French team launched two liveries that they will use in the 2022 season. Alpine driver and two-time world champion Fernando Alonso revealed that he’s excited to race in the upcoming season.

The 2022 season also marks the beginning of the team’s now infamous ‘El Plan’. When asked if Alonso knows what the ‘El Plan’ is, he gave a different answer.

“It’s a little bit of a mystery. You know what the plan means. But it has been from the middle of 2021 this viral thing you know everywhere on social media. Trust in what 2022 could be for Alpine and also Alpine, plan. It was like a game with the letter there and now it is out of control.

There’s a plan everywhere I go, every picture I post, it’s a big thing. So you have to deliver and we have to make everyone happy and keep going. You know the plan maybe is not only for 2022, it has to keep going for longer,” said Alonso.

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There is a real feeling of optimism in the team: Fernando Alonso

As reported by Formula1.com, at the livery launch, Alonso mentioned he came back to the sport last season for these regulation changes. He mentioned that the 2021 season was a transitional one for the team and it fill them with optimism going into 2022.

“Last year was more of a transitional one for the team and obviously a continuation of the 2020 cars. This year, though, there is a real feeling of optimism in the team. We’ve worked hard in Enstone and Viry over the winter.

We will not know where everyone stands until the cars are wheeled out for the first time in Barcelona, but the anticipation of this moment is always special for everyone involved,” said Fernando.

The French outfit had become stagnant in their progress in the last couple of seasons. From 2019 onwards, they have finished P5 for 3 consecutive seasons despite making gains in terms of performance.

But Alonso and the team are confident that hopefully, they can challenge for the championship in the coming seasons with the new regulations. Let’s see if the team starts off on a good note on their big ‘El Plan’.

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