The many names of the Alpine Formula 1 team in its 41 years of racing

The many names of the Alpine Formula 1 team in its 41 years of racing

A photo of Fernando Alonso driving his blue F1 Alpine in Austria.

It has not always been so.
Photo: Clive Rose (Getty Images)

Formula 1 has an illustrious storyROMs his origins as WC-worldchampionship in 1950 and his race at the Indy 500to the evolution of its aerodynamic rules and to a switch to hybrid energy. But it’s not just the sport that has changed over the years, the teams have grown and evolved with it.

Over F1’s 72-year history, countless teams have come and gone, finding sponsors to fund their forays into the toplevel motorsport, and quickly walked away without a penny to their name. But what’s in a team name? What does it mean to say you’re a Red Bull or Aston Martin fan in 2022?

Well, not many as it turns out. This is because of the ten teams on the current grid, only four of them retain the same name they started with. And these are Ferrari, McLaren, Haas and Williams.

The other six teams, however, have taken many forms over the years. So, starting with the Alpine F1 team, we wanted to trace these teams back to their roots. Join us as we discover each banner the France-backed team ran under.

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