With Renault ending its F1 power unit program, Alpine will have to turn to an outside supplier for the first time.

The Renault-owned Alpine team will use Mercedes engines in Formula 1 from the 2026 season. The deal, which follows the decision in September to end Renault’s own engine programme in 2025, runs until at least the end of 2030.

Alpine has undergone a number of major changes through 2024, including the appointment of a new team principal, Oliver Oakes, and the return of Flavio Briatore, its former managing director who oversaw Renault’s F1 title wins in 2005 and 2006 ...