Alpine System 1 boss Flavio Briatore mentioned he believes the crew “will probably be aggressive” in 2026 as they held their official launch for the brand new season.
Alpine gave their automotive an preliminary take a look at at Silverstone on Wednesday this week however didn’t launch footage of the 2026 mannequin on Friday, solely its livery on a present automotive.
Briatore mentioned: “I consider Alpine will actually come again within the efficiency this 12 months.”
He added: “If the automotive is unhealthy, it’s our fault. We didn’t have any issues constructing this automotive. We had the funds.”
Alpine completed final in 2025, intentionally not creating their automotive so they may focus all their sources on the one they’ve designed for the brand new guidelines being launched into F1 this season.
And the French crew have switched to utilizing Mercedes buyer engines, after dad or mum firm Renault determined to finish its F1 engine programme.
