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Renault has confirmed that its power unit operation will cease at the end of the current set of regulations, with the Alpine Formula 1 team to become a customer entry. The intention to turn Alpine …
Renault will stop producing power units at the end of the current regulations, and Alpine F1 team will shift to being a customer entry. The decision was made public earlier this year, sparking a period of consultation at Renault’s Viry-Chatillon facility. Despite protests from employees at the Italian Grand Prix, Renault has confirmed that 2025 will be the final year of their power units. Instead, Renault will establish Hypertech Alpine, a high-tech engineering center focusing on innovative technologies, including development of ultra-high-performance vehicles. Renault will continue F1 activities until the 2025 season, with projects at Viry including an Alpine supercar and a focus on new electric technologies. Alpine plans to transform the site into an engineering and high-tech excellence center by late 2024, with each employee offered a new position within Alpine Hypertech. There are discussions for Alpine to potentially receive a Mercedes power unit supply from 2026 onwards, following Aston Martin’s shift to Honda.