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Alpine F1 staff call on ‘public authorities' to intervene

Oct.2 Furious employees have called on French authorities to step in, after the Renault Group decided to scrap Alpine's works Formula 1 engine program. The group of staff at the Viry-Chatillon site, strongly backed by the union, reacted to the seismic news by insisting they 'regret and deplore' the decision. Alpine's F1 team, also based in Enstone (UK), are now widely expected to simply buy customer Mercedes power units as well as the entire rear end of the works Mercedes team from 2026. 'This choice is endorsed by the (Renault) Group, which wishes to reduce the financial risk surrounding F1, even though no serious study has been conducted to assess the impact on future sales and the...
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