2019 The pattern of recent years continues, as they fail to win a race until August’s Belgian GP, despite being clear pre-season favourites and often having the quickest car. A tense (and at times expensive) rivalry sees newcomer Charles Leclerc out-score veteran team mate Sebastian Vettel, with two victories to the four-time champion’s one. Themove brings to an end Alfa Romeo's second stint in Formula 1. The Italian brand originally raced in the championship from 1950 until 1988 - as both a manufacturer and an engine supplier Tuesday25 July 2023 16:57 - Updated: 19:59. Alfa Romeo will have a striking new livery for the Belgian Grand Prix thanks to a new headline sponsor. The streaming website KICK are backing the Swiss-based team and the company's signature electric green will be seen on Valtteri Bottas and Zhou Guanyu's car. The majority red and black will remain Havingonly just reconfirmed an extension of its deal to be title sponsor of Sauber for 2023, with the tie-up having originally started in 2018, Alfa Romeo said it would part with the team at the ValtteriBottas hit the track for the first time in an Alfa Romeo Formula 1 car on Tuesday as post-season testing got underway in Abu Dhabi. Author Luke Smith. Updated Dec 14, 2021, 10:15 AM. The Inprofile. Alpine may be a relatively new name to Formula 1, but Renault’s famous sportscar arm has plenty of motorsport heritage. The 2021 rebrand of the team marked the next step in Renault’s F1 revival, begun in 2016 with the takeover of the then-Lotus squad. Already race winners in their new guise, regular podiums and a tilt at the Sauberrun Alfa Romeo will contest the 2023 F1 season without a formal Team Principal, with new CEO Andreas Seidl giving Alessandro Alunni Bravi a more expansive role as ‘Team Representative’. and delegating the day-to-day running to a Team Principal. READ MORE: Alfa Romeo appoint Alessandro Alunni Bravi as ‘Team Ferrarihave appointed Alfa Romeo boss Frederic Vasseur as their new team principal. The 54-year-old Frenchman will become the head of Ferrari’s Formula 1 setup early next year, on January 9. oLmqRT.