Mercedes ‘open to the possibility’ of supplying Alpine with engines from 2026 amidst the latter’s incessant F1 struggles

Alpine has been having a horrendous 2024 season with its timid A524.

Mercedes ‘open to the possibility’ of supplying Alpine with engines from 2026 amidst the latter’s incessant F1 struggles

Toto Wolff and Bruno Famin (Via: Imago)

The Mercedes F1 team has made it known that it is open to supplying engines to the Enstone-based Alpine outfit from 2026 onwards. The French outfit has been having doubts regarding its preparedness for the new regulations and thus, this has led them to dwell over the prospect of becoming a customer team.

Toto Wolff recently asked to weigh in on the situation and has recently confirmed that talks have taken place between the two outfits. The ball is in the Bruno famin-led Alpine’s court to make a move.

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Our organization is structured in such a way as to benefit only from customer teams. here have only been exploratory discussions. It is up to Alpine to make a decision. Only when they know what their position is will we be able to define an agreement. But in any case, we are open to this possibility.
Toto Wolff via Formule1.nl

The Austrian, via his comments, has kept the door open to joining hands with Alpine from 2026 onwards. Moreover, has also not shied away from admitting that supplying engines to a new customer would in turn help the Brackley-based outfit in improving their engines.

Everything has started ‘clicking’ at Mercedes in 2024

While Wolff has been having behind-closed-door meetings with Alpine regarding a 2026 deal, the ongoing campaign is proving fruitful for Mercedes. The Brackley-based team has amassed two victories on the bounce since Austria.

George Russell and Lewis Hamilton
George Russell and Lewis Hamilton (via IMAGO)

George Russell triumphed at the Red Bull Ring and Lewis Hamilton did it at his home race in Silverstone!

You could see that five races ago we weren’t even contenders for the podium, which looked like the third year of non-performance, and then it clicked.
Toto Wolff via F1

Mercedes is currently in fourth place in the 2024 Constructors Championship. However, the way the outfit has been closing the gap to the lights of McLaren, Ferrari, and Red Bull, they could be seen in the title fight by the closing stages of the ongoing campaign. It would be an ideal scenario for Wolff and Co. to end the first leg on a high before going into the upcoming summer break.

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