Overview
- Alpine released a blue‑led 2026 team kit featuring Franco Colapinto and Pierre Gasly in the campaign imagery.
- The A526 will complete a shakedown at Silverstone on Thursday, January 22, before a Friday, January 23 reveal aboard an MSC vessel off Barcelona.
- A brief Alpine video teased pink on the A526 livery, which prompted divided reactions from fans online ahead of the formal unveiling.
- Observers highlighted the absence of Mercado Libre’s logo on the new kit images, though the company still appears on Alpine’s official partner list.
- Audi presented its R26 in Berlin, confirmed Nico Hülkenberg and Gabriel Bortoleto, and outlined a plan targeting title contention by 2030 as teams prepare for Barcelona private tests from January 26–30 under the new regulations.