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Alpine F1 Team The latest F1 news about the Alpine Formula 1 team

Keep up to date with the latest F1 news about the Alpine Formula 1 team, with drivers Fernando Alonso and Esteban Ocon again racing for the French outfit - formerly known as Renault - in 2022.

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In Esteban Ocon and Fernando Alonso, Alpine have two strong drivers to continue their assault up the F1 grid for the 2022 season.

Looking to promote the French manufacturer's sports car brand, Renault rebranded as the Alpine F1 team for 2021. With McLaren switching to Mercedes engines last year, Renault are now the only power unit manufacturer without a customer beyond their works operation.

This is not Alpine's first foray into Formula 1, with the brand having previously tried to enter into the 1968 French Grand Prix. While that project would ultimately fail, Renault went on to enter the sport as a constructor in 1977. Unfortunately they earned a reputation for a lack of reliability early on, but later produced a car capable of winning races and challenging for titles in the early 1980s.

However, Renault decided to withdraw after the 1985 season, instead opting to focus on the supply of their engines. Between 1992 and 1997, the team successfully partnered with Williams and then Benetton, helping the likes of Nigel Mansell, Alain Prost, Michael Schumacher and Jacques Villeneuve to win world titles

The French manufacturer would eventually re-join the grid as a works outfit in 2002, with Alonso securing back-to-back Drivers' Championships in 2005 and 2006 to put an end to Ferrari's dominance of the period. However, the team were not able to maintain that level of performance, and became embroiled in controversy when it was revealed that they had instructed Nelson Piquet Jr to crash on purpose at the 2008 Singapore Grand Prix, in order to help Alonso win the race. Renault eventually admitted wrongdoing in the saga that would later become known as 'Crashgate'

In 2011, Renault took a step back from Formula 1 by becoming only an engine supplier, and the squad was renamed the Lotus F1 Team. The Renault name then returned as a team in 2016. One of their strongest years came in 2018, where Nico Hulkenberg and Carlos Sainz helped the outfit to finish fourth in the Constructors' Championship.

Daniel Ricciardo joined from Red Bull in 2019, and was partnered by Hulkenberg before the German was replaced by Ocon for 2020. After a difficult 2019, 2020 saw the team secure their first podium results since returning to the sport in 2016, with Ricciardo finishing third at the Eifel and Emilia Romagna Grands Prix. Ocon also took his first podium, with a second place at the Sakhir Grand Prix.

After Ricciardo left to join McLaren for 2021, Alonso made his comeback to Formula 1 with Alpine following a two-year hiatus, whilst Ocon remained with the team. The French outfit continued to show improvement in 2021, and Ocon clinched a surprise debut F1 victory at the chaotic Hungarian Grand Prix. There was also a long-awaited podium for Alonso at the Qatar Grand Prix, his first top-three finish since 2014. The squad finished the campaign in fifth place in the Constructors' Championship.

Both Alonso and Ocon will continue with Alpine in 2022, and will be hoping that the new technical regulations being introduced into the sport help them to make even more progress.

The latest news about the Alpine Formula 1 team, Fernando Alonso, and Esteban Ocon can be found daily at RacingNews365.com.

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F1 standings 2022

Pos. Driver Points
1
Max Verstappen
nld Max Verstappen Red Bull
335
2
Charles Leclerc
mco Charles Leclerc Ferrari
219
3
Sergio Perez
mex Sergio Pérez Red Bull
210
4
George Russell
gbr George Russell Mercedes
203
5
Carlos Sainz
esp Carlos Sainz Ferrari
187
6
Lewis Hamilton
gbr Lewis Hamilton Mercedes
168
Pos. Team Points
1
Red Bull
aut Red Bull Verstappen & Pérez
545
2
Ferrari
ita Ferrari Sainz & Leclerc
406
3
Mercedes
deu Mercedes Hamilton & Russell
371
4
Alpine
fra Alpine Alonso & Ocon
125
5
McLaren
gbr McLaren Norris & Ricciardo
107
6
Alfa Romeo
che Alfa Romeo Bottas & Zhou
52
Full standings

F1 calendar 2022

Race Date
sgp
Singapore Marina Bay Street Circuit
2 Oct
jpn
Japanese Suzuka Circuit
9 Oct
usa
United States Circuit of the Americas
23 Oct
mex
Mexican Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez
30 Oct
bra
Brazilian Autodromo Jose Carlos Pace Interlagos
13 Nov
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