Renault's F1 Engine Program Faces Final Deadline on September 30
Sep.27 - The midnight hour is approaching for Renault's days as a works engine manufacturer in Formula 1.
Since CEO Luca de Meo revealed that the program could be scrapped and replaced by customer Mercedes engines for the Alpine team, staff at Renault's Viry-Chatillon facility have been up in arms.
Backed by the union, the disgruntled workers secured a recent face-to-face with de Meo, but now the September 30 deadline for Renault's final decision is looming.
"A few days before a strategic decision by Renault Group on the cessation of French F1 engines on the historic site of Viry-Chatillon, the sky is getting darker," the union-backed Alpine F1 engine staff declared in a new statement.
The workers said they are yet to receive an official response from de Meo following their September 20 meeting with the Renault chief executive.
"The finish line is approaching," they explained. "After the vote on Monday, September 30, the Alpine Racing France transformation plan could be implemented."
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Even "if" they have changed there minds about scrapping being a works team , the question remains, Why be in F1, there answer is to promote the Alpine brand, which last year amounted to 4328-worldwide , Porsche 911-worldwide 52220, i understand branding it Apline means less negative pr in the case of failure as opposed to branding it Renault, but being in f1 to help sell 4248 cars mmmmmm, doesnt make marketing sence to me
Ferrari sell around 5000 cars per year makes sense for them
Are you sure the number for 2023 wasn't around 13663?
It's actually more than double that, plus, they have a unit price of at least 4 times higher than A110. Then there's all the Ferrari overpriced tat that get's sold in Ferrari world.
Big difference in pricing between Ferrari and Alpine, means the dollar amount to Ferrari makes it worthwhile, along with the the history of being in F1 for so long, as a racing car.
R.i.p Renault F1 engines, welcome Mercedes engineed Renault's, in the nineties when Renault won it all , every new Renault car has a sticker in the back window advertising the WDC and WCC, the old win on Sunday method, how times change, its an embarrassment