Alpine issue response after staff protests planned at Italian GP

Alpine has issued a response to the planned Viry staff protests at the Italian Grand Prix this weekend.  Renault is currently discussing whether to close the in-house engine project for 2026 and revert Alpine to customer status, likely Mercedes for the rules revamp.  Staff at Viry were told of the proposals in July, with former team principal Bruno Famin stepping down to oversee operations at Viry, with Oliver Oakes brought in as his replacement.  During the Dutch Grand Prix weekend, an open letter was penned by staff at Viry, describing the idea as a "betrayal" with action planned at Monza.  Some staff will go on strike at Viry, with others in the crowd at Monza as around 100 staff will be split into two groups and sent out with banners to contest the plans. In response, Alpine issued RacingNews365 with the following statement.

Alpine statement in full

"We are aware of some activities planned this weekend from staff of Viry. "We understand from their communication these will be peaceful protests and will not impact team operations.  "The transformation project is still being evaluated and no decision has been taken yet by Alpine’s management. "The dialogue, which opened since the project was presented to the Viry employee representatives in July, is important to Alpine’s management and will be pursued in the upcoming weeks."