{"id":427135,"date":"2025-09-15T20:33:09","date_gmt":"2025-09-15T20:33:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/427135\/"},"modified":"2025-09-15T20:33:09","modified_gmt":"2025-09-15T20:33:09","slug":"the-weekly-question-do-you-believe-in-the-project-alpine-in-f1-for-2026-and-beyond","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/427135\/","title":{"rendered":"The Weekly Question &#8211; Do you believe in the project? Alpine in F1 for 2026 and beyond?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"gt-block\">The Weekly Question is back for a new edition. Each week, you have the opportunity to answer a question about an event that took place the previous weekend or that could take place the next.\u00a0<a title=\"F1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.autohebdof1.com\/news\/f1\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">F1<\/a>,\u00a0<a title=\"MotoGP\" href=\"https:\/\/www.autohebdof1.com\/news\/MotoGP\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MotoGP<\/a>,\u00a0<a title=\"Rally\" href=\"https:\/\/www.autohebdof1.com\/news\/rally\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"52\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rally<\/a>,\u00a0<a title=\"Endurance\" href=\"https:\/\/www.autohebdof1.com\/news\/endurance\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"55\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Endurance<\/a>,\u00a0<a title=\"Indycar\" href=\"https:\/\/www.autohebdof1.com\/news\/car\/indicar\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">IndyCar<\/a>, GT\u2026 all disciplines will be there. This week, while <a href=\"https:\/\/www.autohebdof1.com\/pilot\/f1\/Pierre-Gasly\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Pierre Gasly\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pierre Gasly<\/a> recently extended his contract with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.autohebdof1.com\/news\/car\/fr-alpine\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"18\" title=\"Alpine\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Alpine<\/a> until 2028, the French driver explicitly indicated his full confidence in his team. The Tricolore, now experienced in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.autohebdof1.com\/news\/f1\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"F1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">F1<\/a>, seems to see a potential that is still opaque to the public, with very little information about the future hierarchy.<\/p>\n<p>Loading &#8230;<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"gt-block\">On several levels, uncertainty remains in fact among Alpine. Although Pierre Gasly&#8217;s contract has been extended, the identity of the second driver is still unknown at this stage. Questioned upon F1&#8217;s return to Zandvoort, Flavio Briatore stated that no decision had been made regarding Franco Colapinto&#8217;s future, and that all options remained open for the team.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.autohebdof1.com\/news\/stable\/alpine\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"79\" title=\"Ecurie Alpine F1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">enstone<\/a>. Unstable on an organizational and sporting level for several seasons, the Franco-British structure is also preparing to negotiate an unprecedented turn.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gt-block\"><strong>ALSO READ &gt; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.autohebdof1.com\/news\/f1\/alpine-briatore-future-colapinto.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">What future for Franco Colapinto at Alpine ?<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Mercedes Engine, Is It the Holy Grail?<\/p>\n<p class=\"gt-block\">Naturally, whileAlpine is preparing to sell off its engine department at Viry-Ch\u00e2tillon, Falvio Britaore suggested that such a change would be, so to speak, the keystone of the new Enstone project. Announced as being the most efficient from the coming season, the engine <a href=\"https:\/\/www.autohebdof1.com\/news\/stable\/mercedes\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"80\" title=\"Mercedes F1 team\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mercedes<\/a> will indeed equip the new version of the team with the arrowed A, but still suggests in-depth work on the chassis, the structural and aerodynamic aspect of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.autohebdof1.com\/news\/car\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"61\" title=\"Single seat\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">car<\/a>Confident about this work, notably supervised by David Sanchez, Pierre Gasly continues to express his confidence in the project.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gt-block\"><strong>And you, are you optimistic about the chances ofAlpine to move up the hierarchy? Will the Enstone team be able to fight for podiums again, if not better, with the new technical regulations in place? Feel free to share your opinion in the comments!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"gt-block\"><strong>ALSO READ &gt; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.autohebdof1.com\/news\/f1\/Flavio-Briatore-accuses-Renault-of-having-a-major-handicap-in-the-engine-we-have..html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Still the engine, still 2026: Briatore plays the same score again<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Weekly Question is back for a new edition. 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