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alpine build new engineering centre as f1 engineers relocate

Alpine finds new project for personel currently working on F1 engines

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  • Olly Darcy
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Alpine have created a brand new "high-tech engineering centre" called 'Hypertech Alpine', which will be used by the whole Renault Group. It's a new area for the engineers of the French team to work at, with those engineers striking before the Italian Grand Prix after former team principal Bruno Famin suggested that Renault would not continue with their engine making from 2026 onwards. New rules and regulations will be introduced that season.

Alpine opens new centre for F1 personnel

The opening of the new centre in Viry-Châtillon is a bright spot in what has been a very tricky couple of months for Alpine and its engineers. Famin's announcement that Renault would not be designing an engine for 2026 and beyond came as a shock.

However, that speculation led to the engineers from the French team going on strike at the Italian Grand Prix, as it would mean Alpine would be a customer team in 2026. The abandonment of the project has not impressed its workers, which was the reason for their striking action in Monza.

However, they will be pleased by the opening of the 'Hypertech Alpine' centre, with operations starting by late 2024. This new building will be the site of a lot of work, focusing on a future Alpine supercar, research into new electric motor technologies, and "the implementation of an F1 monitoring unit to master technical developments in this industry."

The transformation of the site does mean that relocation of resources and competencies currently assigned to the F1 engine will occur, but each collaborator involved with the project will be offered a position within 'Hypertech Alpine'.