The Renault-owned Alpine team will use Mercedes engines in Formula 1 from the 2026 season. The deal, which follows the decision in September to end Renault’s own engine programme in 2025, runs until at least the end of 2030. Alpine will also use Mercedes-supplied gearboxes from 2026, although the team are exploring their options to design these in-house from 2027.
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Long-time Renault Formula 1 boss Cyril Abiteboul has left the company and will not head up the rebranded Alpine team in 2021 as expected. The move comes as Luca de Meo shakes up the French team.
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Sergio Perez claimed the first F1 win of his career for Racing Point at the 190th attempt in an astonishing Sakhir Grand Prix as a Mercedes tyre mix-up followed by a puncture cost George Russell a fairy-tale victory of his own in Bahrain. Renault’s Esteban Ocon also made his debut on the F1 podium with Perez’s teammate Lance Stroll third.
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Mercedes claimed their seventh straight Constructor’s Championship as their drivers finished 1-2 at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix. Lewis Hamilton came home first ahead of Valtteri Bottas with Renault’s Daniel Ricciardo a surprise third.
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Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton equaled Michael Schumacher’s 91 Formula 1 race victories at the Eifel Grand Prix on Sunday. Red Bull’s Max Verstappen finished second while Daniel Ricciardo picked up his first podium with Renault.
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