Alpine has introduced its F1 livery for the 2026 season.
The British-French staff unveiled the A526’s newest blue and pink livery on Friday at a singular launch occasion on a cruise ship in Barcelona.
This would be the first Alpine F1 automobile to be powered by a Mercedes engine after mum or dad firm Renault determined to desert its long-standing energy unit program and turn out to be a buyer staff in preparation for the 2026 regulation reset.
The A526 is already on observe, with Alpine finishing up a shakedown of its newest F1 automobile at a soaking moist Silverstone on Wednesday.
Alpine will proceed its driver line-up with Pierre Gasly and Franco Colapinto subsequent season.
The staff hopes to make use of this yr’s revised chassis and engine guidelines to enhance its competitiveness after a dismal 2025 season.
Alpine ended 2025 backside of the constructors’ championship with simply 22 factors, all of which have been scored by Gasly.
F1’s underground groups are hoping their resolution to halt improvement of the 2025 automobile initially of the season and give attention to the all-new guidelines for 2026 will repay as Flavio Briatore’s staff appears to be like to claw its method again onto the grid.
“It’s totally uncommon to see modifications of this magnitude in our sport, and it is one thing that may shake up the aggressive order,” Briatore mentioned.. “We’re taking it step-by-step. We do not know the place we shall be within the first race, not to mention the final race.
“Growth is essential and studying and understanding how finest to maximise the package deal at every circuit will make an enormous distinction to our success. We all know it is a lengthy journey, however we’re trying ahead to the problem.”
“There’s an actual starvation in Pierre and Franco’s eyes. Final yr wasn’t straightforward for anybody, however particularly for them. It is our responsibility to provide them a automobile that permits them to show their expertise in essentially the most aggressive place.”
Alpine will stay in Barcelona subsequent week for the F1 pre-season shakedown take a look at, which can happen from January twenty sixth to thirtieth.
