Alpine F1 has no problem with the way FIA and Formula 1 work on engine regulations for 2026 and after. Oliver Oakes, the team’s boss, confirms that discussions about V10 were not an important subject for him.
“I think that for us, as a team, we are happy that things are clarified and that everything goes as planned for 2026” said Oakes. “I think there has been a little distraction in recent weeks with things that have been said, just to know where we were and continue to do what we do.”
“But we believe that this is a good thing that these regulations have been developed for a long time now, I think that engine manufacturers have invested a lot, so I think that is certainly the right choice.”
Alpine will no longer be a engine manufacturer from 2026, and if Oakes wants to have an eye on the chassis regulations, he reveals that the French Falling Pavilion team will trust its new motorist partner from next year.
“It is a good thing that there is this discussion for the future. For us, I suppose there are two aspects: we want to know what is happening on the side of the chassis, but on the side of the engines now, we trust Mercedes, with whom we have concluded a partnership, so that they also push in the right direction.”
Alpine will no longer be a factory team from 2026, and this season that the Briton described as a transitional has started badly, before Pierre Gasly and Jack Doohan reassured Bahrain: “We know that we have a very good car and that it is a year of transition for us.”
“But the main thing is that we have the feeling of having a good group here, the strategy was good and the way we work in the team, so I think the question was when, and not if, we knew we were going to score points.”
