Alpine has finally confirmed its plans to shut down its Formula 1 engine operation and reallocate a lot of its staff to a new area of the business suited to its road car operations. Talk of parent company Renault deciding to shut down their Viry Chatillon operation was rumoured for a while in the F1 paddock, given the team wanted to cut its losses ahead of the planned 2026 regulation changes. Alpine had begun work on developing its power unit for 2026 and had seen positive results, but the project was deemed too cost-prohibitive. Now there will be a transformation project underway which will s…
