The Fall of Renault and Alpine

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@LawVS 2 ай бұрын

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@rishinarang9966 2 ай бұрын

I honestly think that mercedes power units are the best call for them.

@massluca0078 2 ай бұрын

funniest part of all this is that Famin is gone now too lmfao

@lordoftables5588 2 ай бұрын

wasn't he always meant to just be an interim team principle?

@Bahbart 2 ай бұрын

@@lordoftables5588Yes, but the timing is impeccable

@Thuddster 2 ай бұрын

The axe cuts both ways!

@bartandaelus359 2 ай бұрын

The announcement is clear that there is no replacement in line as of yet @@lordoftables5588

@euser-uy2du3ir6q 2 ай бұрын

@@lordoftables5588 This was the assumption at the time of his appointment (July 2023). Alpine was counting on Binotto at the time, but he did not want the job offer. By the end of the winter break, they could not find a candidate well-known to F1, so they changed Famin's status to permanent boss. This was officially announced before the start of the 2024 season, specifically during the presentation of the A524 car.

@atharvamahindrakar8097 2 ай бұрын

Famin got fired 1h after the video came out

@LawVS 2 ай бұрын

Foreshadowing

@angelbangtana9885 2 ай бұрын

"as predicted in the prophecy"

@jan.lotvall 2 ай бұрын

Biggers perpertrator was ROSSI.

@jan.lotvall 2 ай бұрын

BTW, why did Dani Ricc LEAVE ALPINE? Well, he saw the beginning of this SH-T SHOW, the show that is still going downhill...

@ItsMeRedd_ 2 ай бұрын

If Alpine will be the 5th team to be powered by Mercedes, Toto at this point is powering teams like they’re Infinity Stones, and all he has left is 1 more team to snap his fingers and wipe out half of Red Bull and Ferrari employees.

@teraloew9364 2 ай бұрын

Aston Martin is going to partner with Honda so it will still be 4 teams powered by Mercedes.

@y_fam_goeglyd 2 ай бұрын

True about Honda, but were it actually to happen, with Toto's recent luck he'd lose half his own team!

@MrChoklad 2 ай бұрын

Mercedez engine department working harder than Mercedes F1 team lol

@parsamns6677 2 ай бұрын

Right after FP1. Nice timing Law 🔥

@Lora_Beolab 2 ай бұрын

20min after the upload it was anounnced that Bruno famin got fired, unfortunate timing 😅😅

@kart2000 2 ай бұрын

Haha, Andreas Seidl Here we go 😂

@auscolpyrtosspott9175 2 ай бұрын

The most above ground content producer on the planet. Good takes without being a gossip channel.

@Codi95 2 ай бұрын

On hour and 5 minutes later: Bruno Famin leaves Alpine

@Kieran_OPC 2 ай бұрын

Came here for this😂

@AnimaDweller 2 ай бұрын

Y'know. It's easy to think Ocon got the short end of the stick. But I'd say he's actually the lucky one, and he actually fought hard for it. Haas looks like its reinvinting itself while Alpine is just falling down further. Gasly on the other hand, I feel gave up on finding something better or actually winning something long time ago

@desshinnick9365 2 ай бұрын

It's my view that he should not be on the grid. But then he's behind Ricciardo, Perez, MAgnussen, Stroll (although he has been much better of late - meaning we are due a Stroll moment), and Horner. (Yep Famin and Horner were in my TP's to be gone)

@gunjantripathi9271 2 ай бұрын

BREAKING: Bruno Famin confirms that he will step down as the Team Principal of Alpine by the end of August. He will focus solely on his VP of motorsport role at Alpine.

@aoife1122 2 ай бұрын

Flavio is cleaning house. Wouldn't be too surprised if he's gonna bring back Cyril, with Hyundai as engine partner in tow, ;)

@drxgn 2 ай бұрын

I can't wait for Cadillac Andretti Renault aka CAR.

@XxMidnightToker420xX Ай бұрын

Lmfao 😂 oh thats to good. CAR "Reinventing THE CAR!!" BY CAR

@X-Warrior.1119 Ай бұрын

I think you mean "MCAR" - McLaren, Cadillac, Andretti & Renault... Because McLaren was talking to Andretti as well as Alpine-Renault!

@rfldss89 2 ай бұрын

3:00 yeah him being more reckless toward his own teammate because he already had a seat essentially secured at another team doesn't paint him in a better light in any way. If anything, it just makes him look worse, like he's literally only looking out for himself, and the only reason he hadn't dnfed his teammate beforehand was because he didn't want to risk losing his spot in F1.

@stefancristian6128 2 ай бұрын

dude its F1, everyone is looking out for themselves. Stop.

@harry4454 2 ай бұрын

Every driver looks out for themselves

@farolitohernandez4392 2 ай бұрын

I am hoping that in the future Tsunoda and Ocon are on the same team. Ocon hits Tsunoda during the race and Tsunoda gets revenge after the race. Super expensive and entertaining!

@sethhill5689 2 ай бұрын

Here is a question for you: If one of the Liberty Media owners has said that he would do everything he can to prevent Andretti team from joining F1, what's to stop them from blocking/preventing Andretti from buying Alpine team?

@Jackson-ol5xt 2 ай бұрын

Damn, Ocon must’ve gotten Perez’s people to negotiate for him considering everyone’s option of him as of late is pretty bad.

@RedHaloManiac95 2 ай бұрын

When has he been good? I mean really all he’s done is qualify in the bottom 5 and wreck other cars and his own

@bengrove97 2 ай бұрын

He’s a top driver, this comment either shows bias or lack of awareness of how important the car performance is

@XyrianHD 2 ай бұрын

You can't be serious. All the guy has done was getting a fluke win due to Alonso being the best defensive driver on the grid and crashing into his teammates again and again. Top driver my ass.

@bengrove97 2 ай бұрын

@@XyrianHD gasly is considered a top driver and they’ve been relatively equal on pace while being teammates. He beat Alonso on points one season, and even if alonso’s luck is considered bad that’s still an impressive feat. And he generally wasn’t too far off Alonso in pace. He’s not an elite level driver, but definitely deserves his spot. Don’t let hatred cloud your judgement

@Jackson-ol5xt 2 ай бұрын

@@bengrove97 I think he has the potential to be a top driver, but even being on the worst team, he won’t get himself with a better car by being an asshole to the current people he works with (even if they have beef) and trying to gain brownie points by only letting certain people by as a (kinda petty) way of trying to gain that team’s favor when being lapped. Technically speaking, he has pulled a move from the worst team on the grid to a better team with few positive results to show for it this season, which was what my comment was harping on. It’s a good move for him and I’m glad he’s found security in his career doing what he loves, and I’m interested in seeing if he really does flourish and become a top driver with a better car. I also hope he can start working on himself to stop his asshole-ish behavior because I think without that he becomes a much better product as a driver which can make much more money through bigger sponsorships because he’s like-able. Anyway, sorry for the ramble lol

@takumifujiwara13954 2 ай бұрын

And now Alpine just announced Bruno Famin will be leaving at the end of August. It won't surprise anyone if they announce Flavio Briatore as his replacement.

@ratch3tcloppe752 2 ай бұрын

Sainz Ruling the mercato’s silly season is one of my favorite part of the season

@Roguescienceguy 2 ай бұрын

The choice for the merc-PU is a logical one because conceptually the layout of the current renault PU is very similar to the Merc one. Team Alpine often had one of the better chassis on the grid, it's just the engine that was atrocious. Especially the ERS-system

@JawtagsGT 2 ай бұрын

Got the notification Bruno is leaving Alpine during the video.

@MIXDJ3000 2 ай бұрын

As you said this I checked Twitter and saw Bruno Famine will not be TP after August. What is going on in Alpine.

@desshinnick9365 2 ай бұрын

The guy should have been fired straight after Monaco. I suspect his poor behaviour was why Briatore was bought in.

@TheMissiIe 2 ай бұрын

Over/under on how many races it takes for Ocon to crash into Bearman is set at 5.5 races

@usherd369 2 ай бұрын

Over but not far off that !

@leuk2389 2 ай бұрын

Under

@pisderata 2 ай бұрын

I actually think this will happen in 2026 when Bearman improves and Ocon get anxious about looking good and getting a contract for a better team

@auscolpyrtosspott9175 2 ай бұрын

The 🐻 will so realize that haas is not Ferrari and I imagine Ferrari told him something out of Days of Thunder, "Now son, get your own ride."

@derekwarr8567 2 ай бұрын

I'll take the under

@strawberrysmoothie6652 2 ай бұрын

Now that Famin is leaving, is there a possiblilty Flavio is coming back?! I think it might be crazy if that were to happen.

@Zimmothy1 2 ай бұрын

Nothing better than hearing LawVs ladder in a new video 🎉🎉🎉

@Juventinos 2 ай бұрын

no matter how much hate he gets, Ocon is one of the fastest drivers on the grid. that pace will always give you a seat in F1.

@mbakos 2 ай бұрын

Putting on my tinfoil hat, when I heard about it, I thought that the reason Alpine said that they are thinking of dropping the Renault engine, was a plot from Briatore to force Renault to put money in the project due to the backlash....😅

@OwenLeBlanc-l7h 2 ай бұрын

Tbh, when it was announced that Alpine was the new name I didn't know it was a car brand. I'm Canadian and most people here are barely even aware of Renault, let alone a sub brand.

@Trylsekongen 2 ай бұрын

You have quickly become my favourite f1 youtuber at the moment. Keep up the good work!

@notliquid1448 2 ай бұрын

What Ocon said is typical of big French companies, this is not surprising and quite realistic !

@jfv65 2 ай бұрын

Agreed! Case in point: Atos

@notliquid1448 2 ай бұрын

@@jfv65 Exactly! This also applies to any company where the government is a large shareholder tbh

@euser-uy2du3ir6q 2 ай бұрын

And so he remained silent for a long time and for years he did not expose the "weaknesses" of this team, nor did he bring up any dirty facts about the operational efficiency, efficiency or logistics. Whatever, he cannot be denied the label of an employee who maintains correctness and the principle of confidentiality. The fact that he was the first to decide to leave Alpine in mid-2023, and remained involved in the team's problems until the end, presents him in a very good light (contrary to popular opinion about an egoistic driver). The guy knew that he would leave at the beginning of the season, being targeted by Haas, Williams and Audi. (contrary to the fairy tale put forth by the offended Alpine, which, in order to hide the fact that another driver was escaping from them, decided to use the events in Monaco and convince everyone that it had fired a driver who had been working on an escape for over half a year...). He could have adopted an indifferent and dissatisfied attitude, which is common among departing drivers. Meanwhile, he entered the season more involved than his teammate, defended the team from the prying press and shooed journalists away in Bahrain (something the team never did for him and made him a scapegoat). He motivated everyone on the radio and outside and got the most out of that car. Only now has he let loose and adopted the narrative of drivers who have previously escaped Renault. Considering how the team thanked him after almost 5 years of sporting, financial, practical and emotional involvement, it is not surprising.

@serj553 2 ай бұрын

Bruno Famin has got to be THE worst team principal I have witnessed in F1. He has done nothing but fire people and throw his drivers under the bus. It says a lot that the hiring of the man who was responsible for one of the biggest scandals in F1 history is seen as an improvement for Alpine's management. Absolute clown show.

@desshinnick9365 2 ай бұрын

I'm with you. He should have been fired straight after Monaco.

@alv2617 11 күн бұрын

@@desshinnick9365@serj553 agree agree

@giants2k8 2 ай бұрын

As a perpetually suffering Alpine fan, the drama never seems to cease… 🤦‍♂️ One problem after another. Just when we were looking good on the track in Spain, Canada, Miami. Well relatively… At least Ocon managed to secure some points today- silver lining and all that stuff. Tbh I wish this season was over, so we can start anew because the entire season has been so toxic behind the scenes, and on track.

@RacecarSoundscape 2 ай бұрын

Your content is mega, thanks! Keep it up!

@Dishanta_Goswami 2 ай бұрын

Turns out that Bruno sacked himself like how Freeza got cut by his own discs

@charlesjmouse 2 ай бұрын

Ocon at Haas with a rookie next year... I hope the team doesn't come to regret that!

@desshinnick9365 2 ай бұрын

They won't Ocon is really good.

@purplevendingmachine1762 2 ай бұрын

and famin gets fired an hour after the video😭

@ajharvey19 2 ай бұрын

Andretti! Please! 🤞

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@fibitabit8423 2 ай бұрын

#thistoo

@JeremyDepain-pk8wg 2 ай бұрын

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@BiGJefe167 2 ай бұрын

As a Haas fan it is starting to settle in that Esteban Ocon has signed with MoneyGram has F1 team for 2025 and on and for it to really settle in for me is to see him in Haas racing overalls during postseason testing in Abu Dhabi. He can be a very solid driver if he doesn’t clash with his teammates. I’m like scared and excited at the same time. I’m hoping their relationship works.

@AmineMokhlisse 2 ай бұрын

He’s a very talented driver but he should be more team player

@BiGJefe167 2 ай бұрын

@@AmineMokhlisse Yeah I can agree with that

@rajeeb3500 2 ай бұрын

You speak well but it's CHAMPING AT THE BIT.

@il-ma.le. 2 ай бұрын

0:23 Alpine might cut lose that name even before this season's end, BWT insists to have is pink car for years now and it's positively salivating at the idea of dropping the vinculating name of a car manufacturer 8:12 that's the year of my absolute fav McL livery, that must be cursed at any cost because of the engine WIP

@NewtypeCommander 2 ай бұрын

14:50 If I were the head of GM's motorsport arm and was approached with this deal, I would say to Alpine, "We'll help with being an engine supplier for you, on the condition that you help our chosen team get onto the grid. I scratch your back, you scratch mine."

@X-Warrior.1119 2 ай бұрын

{13:45} - I am looking forward that “Andretti-Cadillac” will becomes {Engine & PowerUnit} Main Supplier for 'Alpine' as Well as 'McLaren'!... 😏😉😎

@richardwood9177 2 ай бұрын

Makes sense to use the Renault engines as a base. Cadillac is based in Detroit. A city that was founded by a French explorer. A homecoming…

@mr.penguin6303 2 ай бұрын

renault doesn’t even sell cars in the usa it would be very funny

@richardwood9177 2 ай бұрын

@@mr.penguin6303 And Cadillac doesn’t sell in Europe but they want to. It’s called consolidation and sharing of costs. Nissan & Mitsubishi sell in the USA. So does Mercedes.

@npanic628 2 ай бұрын

I said it the moment Alpine was announced, it's just an easy way out for Renault. Knew it would "fail". I say "fail" because it isn't really failing when the failure is planned

@vwtroll 2 ай бұрын

Lets hope that Renault engine is good. I don't want Renault to stop being a works team.

@seekhearts 2 ай бұрын

do andretti have an in? or if oakes enters the fray, does hitech have an in?

@richardwood9177 2 ай бұрын

Bring in Andretti

@jjmulvihill 2 ай бұрын

You left out the option that K-Mag may trade places with Ocon.

@duck8280 2 ай бұрын

I love that this team is falling apart after they fired the other principal

@martinavery3979 2 ай бұрын

Haas are expecting Ocon to be safely ahead of Bearman for the first year. The future will look after itself. Bruno is going back to Alpine/Renault engine development for other applications. No surprise. Alpine for sale? I wonder

@stpbasss3773 2 ай бұрын

Damnit, I absolutely hate Ocon and he's going to Haas? Damnit, damnit, damnit 😂.

@satanswolf 2 ай бұрын

Rumors are Alpine will sell to Hitech GP ( which would seat well with Maffei to spite Andretti) with Mazepin father as investor. Chauty is not exactly kind with De Meo as well, not only Rossi.

@dcsyd16 2 ай бұрын

Renault is gearing up this business for sale to Andretti

@FledgedPhoenix 2 ай бұрын

Crazy stuff

@ChrisJanes-n2b 2 ай бұрын

You climbing up the ladder never gets old 😂

@Uzair_Of_Babylon465 2 ай бұрын

Great video keep it up you're doing amazing things 😁👍

@kerrscram 2 ай бұрын

Great Info Again thanks Law’s!!!

@aaronsorensen5165 2 ай бұрын

Carlos will NEVER go to Alpine.

@m12x12 2 ай бұрын

Oh the irony... "The creation of HORSE Powertrain Limited impacts Alpine F1's engine strategy by providing access to advanced hybrid and combustion powertrain technologies. This joint venture between Renault and Geely enhances Alpine's ability to develop competitive power units by leveraging HORSE's extensive R&D capabilities and production scale. Additionally, the appointment of Eric Meignan as Technical Director at Alpine's Viry-Châtillon facility underscores a focused effort on optimizing power unit performance in line with upcoming 2026 regulations, potentially benefiting from HORSE's innovations in low-emission technologies."

@Marcus-ll2bt 2 ай бұрын

As predicted, as soon as Flav came back, Famin was on the clock. Gimme 2005-6 Renault back

@czechvirusS 2 ай бұрын

we've yet to reach a point when Bearboy will become Bearman. dunno why everyone calls him that even now 😄 once ocon feels endangered enough to crash him (or fight him tooth and nail) then he'll become one

@mattfantastic9969 2 ай бұрын

How many people even work there anymore

@jaydee4861 2 ай бұрын

I want flavio as principal

@mrp9241 2 ай бұрын

Alpine/Renault has been a basket case for years. However I really hope Renault stays as a manufacturer. What's the point of having Alpine as a customer team in F1??

@Jalreal 2 ай бұрын

Most embarrassing story in F1 in years

@indo-jin4113 2 ай бұрын

gasly left alphatauri thinking alpine will be "an upgrade" for his future RIP

@kiwi_commander 2 ай бұрын

Need to update this video. Famin just got canned.

@cococalm 2 ай бұрын

The best part of the Alpine decision to go Mercedes for power, is that the Viry-Chatillion site will only do WEC and the entire F1 operation is moved to Enstone. Beter for the entire team vibe across the board. This is a French connection that is not useful nor needed.

@desshinnick9365 2 ай бұрын

Famin had to go. He was a poor Team Principal. After Monaco Gasly should have been fired. Because that did not happen and Famin acted poorly, he should have been fired as well. This is awesome for Alpine. I am still stunned that they kept the slow driver.

@euehebrje 2 ай бұрын

Watching this right as bruno has been sacked is so funny

@Ks-rei 2 ай бұрын

what a shock, honestly

@Ks-rei 2 ай бұрын

boy i hope bearman is okay :v

@ShimoFan999 2 ай бұрын

“Hope Bearman doesn’t have to bare arms” I hope Bearman still has arms at the end of that season

@filip1408 2 ай бұрын

It’s really not a big tragedy if they walk away. They’ve been a floundering

@mabirc2844 2 ай бұрын

As an Alpine fan i must say, i am so angry at Alpine for how they are handling the engine situation. They have the resources, they have the people, they just need to invest in the facility. Yeah, its a lot of money, but it‘ll be worth it and pay itself back. The current engine is behind the competition, but its only marginal. Nothing you couldnt be working and find out why that is with the prooer resources. Now with these rumours (and noone even telling them whats going on), even if Alpine remains with Viry (there was no final decision yet), the poor people in Viry are going to be unhappy. Good people are going to be leaving. I honestly hope that some workers in Viry are going for a strike. Maybe this is exactly what Alpine needs to wake up from its bubble.

@whyareyoureadingmynickname8158 2 ай бұрын

Given the history of Haas, Ocon will feel right at home there. As for Bearman, he would just have to drive better than 2021 rookies, which shouldn't be that difficult (sorry, Schumi Jr. fans, but deep down you know he was no good). Also, I think that having hard teammate in rookie season could actually help Bearman develop as a driver, because there's nothing more satisfying than beating such teammate. And Alpine situation is not even worth commenting on anymore. Team has been complete fiasco since their return. Their first 3 seasons were mediocre as hell (outside of occasional good performance by Hulk) and the team lacked any deeper appeal. Ricciardo brought some much needed life and energy but he left quickly, soon followed by Cyril and Prost. After Alpine rebrand, they managed to anger Alonso, lose their future prospect, lost Otmar by scapegoating him and got stuck with unambitious driver duo, with the team being managed by incompetent corporate stooges. The whole engine thing is just another dagger in the coffin.

@richardwood9177 2 ай бұрын

Been saying it for years. The Renault, Nissan, Mitsubishi alliance should team up with Mercedes. The Merc X Class is a rebodied Nissan. GM & Honda could team up to supply Aston Martin & Andretti with different branding on the engines. They do it in Indycar. RBR losing Honda is huge. Good luck building your own engines with Ford batteries, a company getting out of EV’s. Future mid pack team. If Alpine isn’t gone then maybe it’s VCARB?

@MinikSchauf 2 ай бұрын

I misread the title as a dad joke: "Esteban Oconfession"

@donbert 2 ай бұрын

Law: “[Renault] really does want to make the most of Formula 1 but it doesn’t want to splash out the cash, that just doesn’t work anymore, you can’t be in Formula 1 and be half hearted about it…” Ocon: “hold my beer…” Joins Haas. 😂

@arg_9584 2 ай бұрын

Oh Alpine/Renault never change.

@usedtoexistonce 2 ай бұрын

did anyone hear what jolyon palmer had to say about the difference between the mercedes pu and the renault pu in the same chassis when he was a test driver at lotus quite hilarious tbh this has been going on for far too long with the viry outfit

@rybuds47 2 ай бұрын

He got let go for crashing the team too much. Haas "i will have some of that."

@dougkreutz7701 2 ай бұрын

So it will be 2 rookies at haas next year lol

@Eagleracer38x 2 ай бұрын

Andretti won't be on the gird with a car, no matter how money he begins in and buys part or all of Alpine.

@Ziyaggy 2 ай бұрын

Alpine is basically becoming Apex GP...

@desshinnick9365 2 ай бұрын

Famin Gone - Yay! - After commenting for months now that Famin should be gone - I'm happy to see that he's been removed. He was pulling the team down. Horner Next Please - Now we need to get rid of Horner who is also pulling his team down and tearing it apart. That may not happen given he built the team. But his time has gone. He's no longer contributing to the positive vector of the team.

@callumhayes7502 2 ай бұрын

Esty besty Stan here

@briansingleton7985 2 ай бұрын

I told you it will not be tolerated. If it does not improve then they will be one sponsor short...

@MuhammadImHardBruceLee 2 ай бұрын

Renault/Alpine's tombstone will read: "Red Bull Gave Us Wings"

@stasvpavlov 2 ай бұрын

Bruno out. News broke while I watched the video 1 hour after release

@captaintoyota3171 2 ай бұрын

Been saying it for years, Renault doesnt care, Enstone has been underfunded for decade+. Its sad Alpine kept them in but its a joke, i really duno why Enstone isnt sold to andretti and sell engine I.P. to GM

@arkangelarkangel1302 2 ай бұрын

Basically when Piastri told Alpine to shove it, they've been spiraling towards destruction.

@michaelfisher7159 2 ай бұрын

*ahem*

@ZytphenA 2 ай бұрын

Why you would Pick Ocon over Kmag is beyond me; esp if you have a rookie… i mean Bearman could learn alot about how not act from Ocon… but I feel Kmag could do the same with less negative implications

@desshinnick9365 2 ай бұрын

I'd choose Ocon any day. KMag should not be in F1. He's a danger to driver safety.

@ZytphenA 2 ай бұрын

@@desshinnick9365 Verstappen is a greater danger to his fellow drivers than Kmag; besides Ocon isn’t any better, he’s been in a crap car so he hasn’t had anything to fight for - especially when he doesn’t drive to help his team either.