Alpine launched its 2026 Formulation 1 challenger at an occasion on an MSC cruise ship in Barcelona on 23 January. And whereas the reveal was spectacular, the livery has confronted criticism for being largely much like 2025.
The 2026 livery continues with the blue and pink design that followers have turn out to be accustomed to, with black and white accents.
“It is the identical, however I truly fairly prefer it so I do not thoughts an excessive amount of. Perhaps that is an unpopular opinion?” one fan commented.
A number of followers felt the livery was too much like the 2025 design. “It is the identical,” one wrote, whereas one other added: “Earlier than vs earlier than”.
“The blocking is ok, I simply don’t actually assume the blue and pink seems to be that nice to start with tbh. IMO it’d be higher in the event that they used one for the primary color and the opposite for detailing or easy strains, the two-tone is simply very meh with these particular colors,” learn one other remark.
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Amid the criticism, others argued that the 2025 livery was so good it did not want altering. “Actually, I’m comfortable they saved the livery, it’s far and away the very best they’ve had to date within the Alpine and BWT period. The metallic blue is so slick, the BWT emblem in sizzling pink pops a lot greater than the previous blue on pale pink look,” they mentioned.
One other referred to as out these complaining, writing: “I swear individuals complain about automobiles not being vibrant sufficient after which concurrently complain about this.”
The groups, aside from Williams, will participate in personal testing subsequent week forward of two additional testing blocks on 11-13 February and 18-20 February. The 2026 F1 season will start with the Australian Grand Prix on 6-8 March.
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