Microw@piefed.zip to Formula 1@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoThe 2026 engine manufacturers and the teams they supplymedia.piefed.zipimagemessage-square13linkfedilinkarrow-up151arrow-down12
arrow-up149arrow-down1imageThe 2026 engine manufacturers and the teams they supplymedia.piefed.zipMicrow@piefed.zip to Formula 1@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square13linkfedilink
minus-squareCaptDust@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up13arrow-down1·2 months agoWait Audi is bringing their own engine? Thought they were continuing with Ferrari! Well now, that’s quite exciting.
minus-squareMicrow@piefed.zipOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·2 months agoThat’s the whole reason why they rebrand to Audi this season: because they are a manufacturer team now.
minus-squareCaptDust@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up5·2 months agoManufacturer branding doesn’t always mean works team though - looking at you, Alpine. Great news though, can’t wait to see what they bring now.
minus-squareMicrow@piefed.zipOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoAlpine is not considered a manufacturer team anymore, no matter what they brand themselves as. They’re basically now what Aston Martin was before this year - bearing the name of a car company but don’t have works support.
Wait Audi is bringing their own engine? Thought they were continuing with Ferrari! Well now, that’s quite exciting.
That’s the whole reason why they rebrand to Audi this season: because they are a manufacturer team now.
Manufacturer branding doesn’t always mean works team though - looking at you, Alpine. Great news though, can’t wait to see what they bring now.
Alpine is not considered a manufacturer team anymore, no matter what they brand themselves as. They’re basically now what Aston Martin was before this year - bearing the name of a car company but don’t have works support.