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Alpine Wins 15% Aero Testing Boost as Renault Appoints Interim CEO

Remaining bottom of the Constructors’ standings with no upgrades planned, the team must decide how to deploy extra wind-tunnel and CFD testing ahead of sweeping 2026 rule changes.

Colapinto tendrá más chances de probar el A525 en la previa de las carreras. Foto AP
NORTHAMPTON, ENGLAND - JULY 03: Franco Colapinto of Argentina and Alpine F1 arrives in the Paddock during previews ahead of the F1 Grand Prix of Great Britain at Silverstone Circuit on July 03, 2025 in Northampton, England. (Photo by Mark Sutton - Formula 1/Formula 1 via Getty Images)
Franco Colapinto fue ratificado para las 12 fechas que le restan a la temporada 2025 de la Fórmula 1
La ventaja que recibirian equipos como alpine tras una flexibilización del reglamento.

Overview

  • Alpine will receive a 15% increase in aerodynamic testing allowances, giving it 368 wind-tunnel tests, 92 hours of wind-active trials and 2,300 CFD items for the rest of 2025.
  • Renault named Chief Financial Officer Duncan Minto as interim CEO on July 15, positioning him to influence Alpine’s budget and strategic focus.
  • The team remains last in the Constructors’ Championship and confirmed there will be no in-season upgrades for its A525 chassis in 2025.
  • Team executives, including Flavio Briatore and Pablo Sibilla, have reaffirmed that Franco Colapinto will continue as Alpine’s race driver through the end of 2025 with no race-limit clause on his contract.
  • Alpine now faces a strategic choice of applying its expanded ATR resources to the current car or shifting focus entirely to its 2026 regulation-compliant project.