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Alpine reveals WEC Hypercar lineups, signs Gounon as reserve
During the unveiling of the A424 Hypercar, the driver line-ups for the two Alpine machines were revealed. The #35 car will be driven by Paul-Loup Chatin, Charles Milesi, and Ferdinand Habsburg, while the #36 car will have Nicolas Lapierre, Matthieu Vaxiviere, and Mick Schumacher behind the wheel. Jules Gounon was announced as the reserve driver for the team. Gounon expressed his excitement about joining Alpine and his dream of winning the 24 Hours of Le Mans. The team principal, Phillipe Sinault, spoke highly of the drivers and expressed confidence in the potential of the V6-powered machine. The Alpine A424 will make its debut at the WEC season opener on March 2nd.