As Flavio Briatore said at Alpine's 2026 launch in Barcelona, his team has no more excuses. But rather than dreading the added pressure, a character-building 2025 has meant the team has been counting the days until it could finally show what it can do.
It was hard not to notice Alpine was in a buoyant mood as it kickstarted its new year on the MSC World Europa, with Pierre Gasly and Franco Colapinto taking the covers off the A526 under the crystal chandeliers of the cruise liner’s Panorama Lounge, a swanky amphitheatre located at the aft of the 333-metre behemoth.
