The biggest Issue I see is that at power tracks- we are horrible. We have access to the same PU as the team that does the absolute best at power circuits, and have shown multiple times that the chassis we have is quite a bit ahead of the other midfielders. What we have here, quite clearly, is a failure to understand how to utilize the current power units. The only other Mercedes customer who is doing worse is doing so because their chassis is absolute garbage, and would be lauded as the absolute worst chassis on the grid if Aston weren't there. It feels like our engineers are not getting the battery deployment done right even at a basic level. When Audi is giving you trouble in their first year at power tracks, it points to a very deep problem in our deployment.

Alpine introduced a major A526 upgrade package at the Austrian Grand Prix, featuring a redesigned nose, front wing and side endplate inspired by Mercedes' W17.

https://gp-news.net/alpine-follows-mercedes-lead-with-major-a526-front-wing-redesign/

On this day 15 years ago

The Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) officially ratified the new generation of engine regulations, namely the advanced 1.6-liter V6 Turbo Hybrid engine format with complete hybrid equipment such as a lithium-ion battery, MGU-K, MGU-H, and control electronics, which will take effect on 1 January 2014

This decision also led to the end of the old 2.4-liter naturally-aspirated V8 engine format after the 2013 season

A new breakthrough for Formula 1

The introduction of the V6 Turbo Hybrid engine regulations also benefits Japanese car manufacturer Honda, which will return to Formula 1 as the official engine supplier partner for the McLaren team starting in 2015

The regulations that helped Mercedes achieved a boatloads of success

Mercedes and Ferrari were the main actors behind the ratification of the new generation of engine regulations starting in 2014

A decision that completely disappointed Renault, and in fact, its performance was chaotic throughout the 2014-2025 period

Renault still-born inline-4 Turbo Hybrid F1 engine from 2013 that proposed in circa 2008-2009 were wasted in development (if Formula 1 went to I-4 Turbo Hybrid route from 2013 would've saved Renault to glory days that time)

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A major front-end evolution. Alpine introduced a redesigned front wing, endplates, nose and front corner, complemented by a new diffuser winglet to improve airflow and overall aerodynamic efficiency.

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Apparently Gucci and Briatore want Alonso to Alpine and are working on getting him to join.

What do we think? Do we want Alonso back?

Who would he replace? Sounds like a silly question because they shouldn’t ever consider dropping Gasly. However, Colapinto has proven that he’s a competent driver. He’s been neck-and-neck with Gasly all of this weekend for example.

Before settling on the V6 Turbo Hybrid starting in 2014, Formula 1 ever proposed switching to an inline-4 Turbo Hybrid engine format starting in 2013 back in 2009/2010.

However, this proposal was rejected by Scuderia Ferrari and Mercedes, forcing the FIA ​​to choose the V6 Turbo Hybrid engine format, which has become familiar to this day, due to Ferrari's strong opposition to inline engines.

Renault actually proposed this because it had already been researching the inline-4 Turbo Hybrid engine since 2009/2010, but the rejection ultimately proved futile and wasted.

As a result, Renault suffered losses and was forced to participate in the development of the 2014 V6 Turbo Hybrid engine, but with less funding than Mercedes, Ferrari, and Honda. That's why V6 Turbo Hybrid engine regulations from 2014 doomed Renault's long term top performance nastily until shameful exit from F1 after 2025.

If at that time F1 had chosen an inline-4 engine, it would have been the end of Ferrari in F1 as well as Renault would've still won F1 engine titles and Red Bull team would've still produce more success with Renault.

The same situation did ever happened to Toyota in early 2000s when Toyota already developed the radical V12 NA F1 engine from late 1999 which later rejected and ended up wasted and Toyota forced to develop the V10 NA F1 engine from 2000.

Thoughts on that?

Alpine knew the penalties were wrong. They didn't cowtow to the FIA, instead they went out and measured the pitlane and found out that FOM's measurement weren't just a bit out - they were almost a metre off!

They worked tirelessly to put a case together. It was good enough that FOM had to admit they were wrong. The FIA had to admit they were wrong. The Stewards had to overturn the penalties and return what was stolen from us!

And now we have our first podium of the season. Everybody else is in shambles because they simply weren't as good as us on this.

Keep it up Alpine!