Motor racing team BWT Alpine F1 of motor racing’s elite Formula 1 series, has sealed a deal to switch to engines supplied by German automotive giant Mercedes.
The team - formerly known as the Renault F1 Team, owned by the French automotive company Groupe Renault - has made the decision to switch from its current Renault engine to Mercedes.
The deal with Mercedes-AMG High Performance Powertrains and Mercedes-Benz Grand Prix is a power unit and gearbox agreement that will begin with the 2026 FIA Formula One World Championship.
The announcement comes following the September 30 news that due to a lack of results with its power unit during the V6 turbo-hybrid era (which began in 2014), Renault will be ending its engine program following the conclusion of the 2025 championship, and it will not be making engines for the new 2026 regulations.
The multi-year partnership will see Mercedes-Benz supply Alpine - with the team having operated under that branding since 2021 - with power units for the duration of the new regulation era, from 2026 until at least 2030. Alpine will also be supplied with Mercedes gearboxes from the 2026 season.
This means Alpine will lose its status as a works team and become a customer team of Mercedes.
Currently, Alpine lie sixth in the 10-team 2024 F1 constructors' table, with Mercedes in fourth - at the recent Sao Paulo Grand Prix, Alpine's two drivers finished second and third, amid a rain-affected race.
In June earlier this year, former Benetton and Renault boss Flavio Briatore returned to F1 with Alpine, where the Italian businessman is the executive advisor.
