Microw@piefed.zip to Formula 1@lemmy.worldEnglish · 27 days agoThe 2026 engine manufacturers and the teams they supplymedia.piefed.zipimagemessage-square13linkfedilinkarrow-up151arrow-down12
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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.
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.