Let’s keep our fingers crossed that the Alpine Endurance season throughout the year will experience a few fewer hiccups than during the official presentation of the 2021 car on Tuesday afternoon.
Organized online, the event started almost an hour behind schedule due to technical issues encountered by the team.
But after a long wait, the A480, which will defend its chances in the Hypercar championship, the premier category newly created after having battled in LMP2, the second division (three wins in 2016, 2018 and 2019) since 2013, s' is finally unveiled.
Meet our # A480!
We are ready to start the 2021 season @FIAWEC
Meet our # A480!
We are ready to start the 2021 season of @ FIAWEC @ NegraoAndre @ Nico_Lapierre @ Matt_vaxiviere # alpinecars # alpineracing # A480Launch # wec # endurance # hypercarpic.twitter.com / BV6ZAwoR8X
- Alpine Endurance Team (@SignatechAlpine) March 16, 2021
Unsurprisingly, the car displays the emblematic royal blue of the brand founded by Jean Rédélé in 1955 and the tricolor flag on its sides at the rear.
The team supported by Signatech will enter a car, struck with the n ° 36, against the Toyota hybrids in particular.
The car will be entrusted to the very experienced Nicolas Lapierre (four victories at the 24 Hours of Le Mans), his compatriot Matthieu Vaxiviere and the Brazilian André Negrão.
Live on: https://t.co/M12Lnq4kC5#A480Launch#alpinecars#alpineracing#wec#endurance
- Alpine Endurance Team (@SignatechAlpine) March 16, 2021
The trio of Alpine pilots in 2021
With its trio of drivers, Alpine takes up a new challenge at the highest level as the brand returns to Formula 1 with the Renault F1 team renamed the name of the brand from Dieppe.
“Alpine is a story made up of challenges.
Since 2013, we have proven ourselves step by step and shown that we are capable of defending the Alpine colors at the highest level.
This new challenge is part of this dynamic.
The trust that Alpine places in us in this project is a source of immense pride for both our teams and our partners.
We approach this program with humility and the desire to do well while the world of Endurance is at a turning point in its history, ”explained Philippe Sinault, the team principal of the team referring to the upcoming arrivals of Peugeot, Porsche. , Audi but also Ferrari, from 2023.
The 24 Hours of Le Mans in sight at the end of August
The 2021 season calendar will start in Belgium on April 26 and 27 with the Prologue at Spa-Francorchamps.
The peak of the season, the 24 Hours of Le Mans, will take place on August 21 and 22 after being postponed to offer the organizers the possibility of welcoming as many spectators as possible, hoping that the health situation will have improved by then.
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