Alpine F1 engineers protest in Monza: 'It's not easy'
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While it was announced at the Belgian GP that Alpine will stop running with a Renault engine, many workers learned that moment what will happen regarding their work at the Viry factory. Ahead of the Italian GP, driver Pierre Gasly reacted to the recent protest from the French factory.
Former team principal Bruno Famin broke the news at the Belgian Grand Prix, that Renault are going to stop building their engine for the 2026 season, when the next regulation change in Formula One will happen. As a result, they will no longer be a works team in the competition. That has a huge effect on the engineers at the Viry-Châtillon plant, where they have been working on this project. A group of them are also present in Italy to protest against the decision.
"Well, the way I look at it is I have absolutely no power or control over that situation. It's a team and top management topic, so from this point of view I'm focusing on my race and the best thing I can do to every employee of the team is perform the best way I can on the track, to give them the rewards of all the hard work that every single employee is doing. That's my role in the team and that's what I'll focus on," the team's driver, Gasly reacted to GPblog among others in Monza.
The Frenchman hopes however that the situation can be resolved soon. "I understand all parties. It's not as easy as we can talk about it. Nothing of my control, and as I said, at the end of the day, hopefully everyone will come out of it with a good option," the driver who won his one Grand Prix in Monza concluded. Gasly has a contract signed with the team, and will team up with Jack Doohan next season at Alpine.
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