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 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,

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

Following the consultation process and dialogue with the employee representatives at Viry-Châtillon, Alpine has decided to establish an F1 monitoring unit