Struggling Formula 1 team Alpine confirmed it will no longer use its homemade Renault engines in 2026. Alpine said in a statement on Monday that its F1 engine factory at Viry-Chatillon on the outskirts of Paris would become an engineering center called Hypertech Alpine, starting from the end of this year.

Renault has confirmed that its Formula 1 engine activities will cease at the end of the 2025 season. The move has been widely anticipated for a couple of months and has been met with widespread criticism in Renault’s native France, with employees lobbying to reverse the decision.

Alpine F1 Team A524. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 18, Singapore Grand Prix, Sunday 22nd September 2024. Marina Bay Street Circuit, Singapore.

Alpine has confirmed the plug is being pulled on its 2026 power unit programme, as its plans for the Viry factory have been

Renault Group, the parent company of the Alpine F1 team, confirmed in a statement on Monday that the group would stop building its own F1 power units following the 2025 season. The team’s power unit facility at Viry-Chatillon will become the Hypertech Alpine facility,

Renault has confirmed that it is to pull the plug on its Formula 1 engine operations ahead of the new rules era in 2026. Following months of speculation about the future of the French manufacturer, with Alpine having long been in talks with Mercedes for a customer power unit deal,