Change is on the horizon at Alpine, as boss Bruno Famin prepares to step down, and the Renault-owned team considers switching to another manufacturer’s power units.
On the latest episode of Beyond The Grid the outgoing Alpine Team Principal – who will be replaced by Oliver Oakes – tells podcast host Tom Clarkson about why he is moving away from the F1 team to focus on operations at Renault’s engine factory in Viry, just outside Paris.
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The factory has produced Renault F1 engines since the 1970s, but staff have been told this project will stop ahead of F1’s new engine regulations in 2026.
Famin explains the thinking behind that plan, the possibility of Alpine becoming a Mercedes-powered customer team, and the alternative projects Viry could work on in future.
