Cocorico: here’s the very first Alpine F1, the A521
The first single-seater for the Alpine F1 Team has been revealed: the A521, with blue in the spotlight.
The French car of the year 2021 is revealed! The Alpine F1 A521 officially came to life on this Tuesday, March 2nd. The new single-seater from the Renault group was presented live from the Enstone factory. A futuristic-looking ceremony, with participants in hologram form, but marked by broadcasting issues on social networks.
Proudly representing the colours of the French and British flags, as well as Alpine’s illustrious and historic racing colours of blue, white and red… Here is our 2021 F1 car, the A521!#A521Launch ???? pic.twitter.com/AwDI1RNtaE
— Alpine F1 Team (@AlpineF1Team) March 2, 2021
A livery dominated by royal blue.
After a black dress in the first images in mid-January, the A521 is adorned with a dominant royal blue, a metallic blue symbol of Alpine’s color, owned by Renault, and officially making its debut in Formula 1.
The presentation ceremony took place with Laurent Rossi, the new CEO of Alpine, instead of Cyril Abiteboul, who was dismissed this winter. Sports director Davide Brivio was also present, as well as French driver Esteban Ocon, but not Fernando Alonso.
Back with the French team, the double world champion stayed in Switzerland, officially due to the Covid restrictions for travel to the United Kingdom. The Spaniard is also recovering from his bike accident that occurred on February 11th.
