An era of Formula 1 is drawing to a close.
Renault Group, the parent company of the Alpine F1 team, confirmed in a statement on Monday that the group would stop building its own F1 power units following the 2025 season. The team’s power unit facility at Viry-Chatillon will become the Hypertech Alpine facility, described as the “brand’s new state-of-the-art engineering centre.”
Hypertech Alpine will be the base for several new projects, including the development of “the future Alpine Supercar,” the team’s battery development, Alpine’s other motorsport teams including their World Endurance Championship operation, and what they are calling their “F1 monitoring unit.” According to Alpine, this group aims to “maintain employees’ knowledge and skills in this sport and remain at the forefront of innovation for Hypertech Alpine’s various projects.”
However, the press release does confirm that the “site transformation will involve reallocating resources and competencies currently assigned to the F1 engine.”
Renault enjoyed several periods of success as a works operation in F1, including a period when the team supplied engines to Red Bull, helping that team secure four straight Constructors’ Championships with Renault engines. However, Red Bull shifted away from Renault and to Honda for the 2019 season, as the sport’s shift to hybrid power units saw Renault struggle to produce a competitive power unit for the team.
This means that come 2026 Alpine will become a customer team, using power units from another constructor. The team has been linked in recent weeks to Mercedes, with Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff going on the record as being “open-minded” to such a move.
