Renault's Alpine Formula One team will use Mercedes engines and gearboxes from the sport's new era starting in 2026, they announced on Tuesday.

After decades of on-again, off-again running as a works operation, the Renault F1 program is officially a customer.

With Renault ending its F1 power unit program, Alpine will have to turn to an outside supplier for the first time.

The struggling Alpine Formula 1 team will use engines and gearboxes from Mercedes starting in 2026 after parent company Renault cuts its in-house F1 engine program

Renault's Alpine Formula One team will use Mercedes engines and gearboxes from the sport's new era starting in 2026, they announced on Tuesday. Alpine said in a statement the power unit agreement would run until at least 2030.

Alpine will run Mercedes engines from the 2026 season, the Formula 1 team confirmed on Tuesday. The new deal has been widely expected since Alpine, Renault's F1 team, announced the end of its own engine programme in France.

Alpine has signed an agreement to race with Mercedes Formula One power units from the start of the 2026 season after opting to close its factory engine program. Alpine, which is owned by Renault, has raced as a factory team in F1 since 2016,

Alpine F1 have announced that it will take Mercedes engines from 2026 after ditching their own power unit programme earlier this year. The multi-year agreement will see Mercedes-Benz supply French team Alpine with power units and gearboxes,

Last month, Alpine confirmed they would abandon their works engine programme, scrapping the 2026 engine, which would mean the team would become a customer outfit. Alpine will use