Microw@piefed.zip to Formula 1@lemmy.worldEnglish · 27 days agoThe 2026 engine manufacturers and the teams they supplymedia.piefed.zipimagemessage-square13linkfedilinkarrow-up151arrow-down12
arrow-up149arrow-down1imageThe 2026 engine manufacturers and the teams they supplymedia.piefed.zipMicrow@piefed.zip to Formula 1@lemmy.worldEnglish · 27 days agomessage-square13linkfedilink
minus-squareCaptDust@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up13arrow-down1·27 days agoWait Audi is bringing their own engine? Thought they were continuing with Ferrari! Well now, that’s quite exciting.
minus-squareMicrow@piefed.zipOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·27 days agoThat’s the whole reason why they rebrand to Audi this season: because they are a manufacturer team now.
minus-squareCaptDust@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up5·edit-227 days agoManufacturer branding doesn’t always mean works team though - looking at you, Alpine. Great news though, can’t wait to see what they bring now.
minus-squareMicrow@piefed.zipOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·23 days agoAlpine is not considered a manufacturer team anymore, no matter what they brand themselves as. They’re basically now what Aston Martin was before this year - bearing the name of a car company but don’t have works support.
Wait Audi is bringing their own engine? Thought they were continuing with Ferrari! Well now, that’s quite exciting.
That’s the whole reason why they rebrand to Audi this season: because they are a manufacturer team now.
Manufacturer branding doesn’t always mean works team though - looking at you, Alpine. Great news though, can’t wait to see what they bring now.
Alpine is not considered a manufacturer team anymore, no matter what they brand themselves as. They’re basically now what Aston Martin was before this year - bearing the name of a car company but don’t have works support.