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Alpine not selling engine IP to Cadillac – Famin

Nov.13 Bruno Famin, still in charge of Alpine's overall motorsport activities, has denied the Renault Group might sell the intellectual property of the axed 2026 engine. In a short media statement, Alpine has confirmed that it will use customer Mercedes engines and gearboxes for the start of the new regulations era until 'at least 2030'. Famin, no longer team boss of the Formula 1 team, said Renault CEO Luca de Meo made the decision to end the engine program because the gap between works development costs and simply buying power units was too wide. 'Until 2025 inclusive, the engine cap $95 million, then it will be $135m from 2026,' he told Auto Hebdo. 'That is much too high. We would have...
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