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The A522 boasts a striking livery, with a stylish combination of the historic blue of Alpine and iconic pink colours of title partner BWT.

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BWT Alpine F1 Team revealed its contender for the 2022 FIA Formula 1 World Championship today in the city of lights, and Renault Group hometown, Paris. Renault Group CEO Luca de Meo and Alpine CEO Laurent Rossi presented the A522 on the eve of the biggest regulations shake-up in Formula 1’s 72-year history.

Luca de Meo and Laurent Rossi were joined on stage by new Formula 1 Team Principal Otmar Szafnauer. Race winner Esteban Ocon and two-time World Drivers’ Champion Fernando Alonso will guide Alpine for a second consecutive season. Oscar Piastri is the team’s Reserve Driver in 2022 after his dominant Formula 2 title triumph last year and subsequent ascension from the Alpine Academy.

BWT Alpine F1 Team highlighted the valued support from its title partner BWT and premium partners: bp Castrol, MAPFRE, Renault E-Tech and RCI Banque as well as its portfolio of Official Partners, Technical Partners and beneficial suppliers
BWT Alpine F1 Team officially welcomed its new A522 to the world today in Paris, ushering in a new era of Alpine excellence and sporting prowess ahead of the much anticipated 2022 FIA Formula 1 World Championship. The A522 keeps its striking Alpine blue livery, coupled this year with the iconic pink colours of BWT, the team’s recently announced title partner for 2022. BWT Alpine F1 Team also presented a ‘flipped’ livery with pink becoming the most prominent colour. This unique livery will be used for the first two races of the season, highlighting the new partnership with title partner BWT.

IWC Schaffhausen is delighted to announce an expanded multi-year partnership with the Mercedes-AMG Petronas Formula One Team.

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First formed in 2013, the long-standing collaboration between the luxury Swiss watchmakers and the Formula One team, founded on a shared commitment to excellence, now continues into a second decade. Before the opening Grand Prix of the season, IWC also offers a warm welcome to George Russell, who will drive for the team alongside fellow IWC brand ambassador Lewis Hamilton in 2022.

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Christoph Grainger-Herr, CEO of IWC Schaffhausen said:

Our mutual passion for engineering at the highest level is what has brought us together and strengthened the bond between us, resulting in a partnership that is unique in the industry. Over the last almost 10 years, we have formed a strong community. Many members of the Mercedes-AMG Petronas Formula One team are now also part of the IWC family. I am looking forward to continuing and expanding our collaboration.

Alfa Romeo F1 Team ORLEN is taking motorsport safety to the next level, thanks to a new partnership with Sabelt, the global leader in the development and production of high-performance safety equipment.

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The bond with the world of racing has always been a characterizing element of Sabelt and this new multi-year partnership with the team will give the Alfa Romeo F1 Team ORLEN drivers access to the most innovative and advanced products while allowing Sabelt to benefit from the team’s extensive motorsport know-how.

The partnership between the two brands, therefore, will live up to its mission to reach better and better performances and product innovation in the name of safety.

Frédéric Vasseur, Team Principal of Alfa Romeo F1 Team ORLEN:

Joining forces with Sabelt is a very positive development for the team and the company as a whole. Safety is paramount and we owe the improvements of the last decades to the relentless research and development of a brand of this calibre. The gains and innovation deriving from this work not only benefit our drivers but the wider population of road users as well as the technology is eventually transferred to everyday life.

Almost every year the Formula 1 world presents a new name. Some fail to stay in the memory of the fans for a longer period of time, while others become real stars, champions and inscribe their name in the history of motorsport forever.

This year Guanyu Zhou, the Formula 1 rookie and the first driver in history from China, get a lot of positive attention. Who is he? Will Guanyu be able to become a regular star? And how exactly did he get a place in this racing series?

The beginning

Guanyu Zhou started his racing career in China when he was 8. But in Asia, racing is not a very popular sport. At the age of 12, in order to make the cherished childhood dream come true, the Chinese racer left the walls of his home and moved to the UK, where the racing environment is among the most competitive ones out there. His results in karting made it possible to attract the attention of the Ferrari Driver Academy, and Zhou became a student of the legendary Italian team in 2014. The doors to the world of big racing opened before Guanyu – new year saw Zhou joining Prema Powerteam for the Italian F4 Championship, and he immediately became the vice-champion as well as the best rookie.

It seemed that the success in F3 would be waiting for him too, but the car didn’t suit Guanyu’s driving style, and after three years in the championship his career was in jeopardy – the famed cooperation with the Scuderia did not bring career development as expected.

Formula 2 results

Car troubles led to doubts, and to growing stress given that the sport is all about results. Zhou faced adversity but found a proper way to overcome it. In 2019, his career got a fresh breath of air – Guanyu became a member of the Renault Sport Academy (now Alpine Academy), following his departure from Ferrari’s own Formula 1 junior programme. Also, the young Chinese driver received the seat in F2 with UNI-Virtuosi. In the very first year, his stable results allowed him to become the first recipient of the Antoine Hubert award as the best newcomer.

As dawn breaks on a brand-new era for Formula One, the Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team today launched its challenger for the 2022 season – the Mercedes-AMG F1 W13 E Performance. With the sport’s most significant technical regulation change in a generation, the factories at Brackley and Brixworth have been bristling with activity to respond to the challenge and identify every possible opportunity to unlock performance.

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After 18 months of hard work, the end result is the W13, a car that is 98% new and freshly designed from tip to toe with minimal carry-over from its predecessor. Behind the wheel of the W13 for the 2022 season will be a new driver partnership of Lewis Hamilton and George Russell, who graduates from the Mercedes Young Driver Programme to step up to the eight-time world champion Mercedes-AMG works team.

“Ever since work on W13 began, I have seen an exciting enthusiasm in our team members like never before, thanks to the scale of opportunity that these technical regulations provide,” said Toto Wolff, Team Principal & CEO of the Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team. “Towards the end of the year when the car build project truly came together, I felt a deep passion across the whole organisation, not only in the technical arena but across our bases at Brackley and Brixworth who were embracing a mindset of ‘we can do this”.

“We did pretty well during the last big regulatory change into the hybrid era and performed well when we went from the narrow to the wide cars in 2017. While we have a good track record, my message is clear: we can’t rely on past success for this year’s performance, but we can rely on our people, our culture, our structure, and our mindset to do the best possible job for 2022”, continued Toto.

The F1-75, Scuderia Ferrari’s challenger for the 2022 Formula 1 World Championship, was presented online this afternoon at the Gestione Sportiva in Maranello.

The car is the 68th that the company has built to compete in motor racing’s blue riband category. It features a brand new shade of red, especially developed by the Ferrari Style Centre, while its name reflects the fact that the company is celebrating the 75th anniversary of its founding this year. The anniversary is reflected in the celebratory logo, alongside the Italian flag, which has been a long-time feature on Ferrari Formula 1 cars.

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The F1-75 has a completely new look, as a result of the Maranello engineers’ interpretation of the new technical regulations that come into force this year. The design phase was tackled with an innovative, unconventional approach. Among the elements that stand out, are the lower nose, and the bodywork where particular attention has been paid to the packaging of the PU and its ancillary parts in order to achieve the best possible aerodynamic performance. This year also marks the return of ground effect after a forty-year absence, while the Pirelli tyres have increased in size to 18 inches, as from this season.

Aston Martin Aramco Cognizant Formula One Team is proud to announce an expansion of its partnership with prestigious British menswear brand Hackett London.

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Hackett London, the home of British menswear, became an official supplier to the Grand Prix team in 2021, expanding its already long-standing and prestigious partnership with Aston Martin Lagonda.

For 2022, in addition to outfitting the team with travel and office attire, it also becomes the squad’s official Formal Wear supplier.

This expanded partnership will see it provide luxury and bespoke clothing to senior personnel and to the two race drivers – Lance Stroll and four-time world champion Sebastian Vettel.

Alfa Romeo F1 Team ORLEN aims to be a winning pick for DRF Bets as the team welcomes the online and mobile wagering platform as a new partner. The company is part of Affinity Interactive, an omnichannel gaming industry leader with advanced technology, digital and media platforms, and an online betting presence, with nearly one million combined customers.

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Daily Racing Form is “America’s Turf Authority since 1894” for sports and horse racing enthusiasts throughout North America, with DRF.com providing access to DRF Bets. DRF Bets is the only top-rated betting solution fully integrated with exclusive data, analytics and expert picks, delivering a fully mobile-optimized solution through innovative tools, one-click access to data and past performances, and live HD video. The branding will be visible on the team’s cars throughout the 2022 season, as well as on other team assets and properties.

Frédéric Vasseur, Team Principal of Alfa Romeo F1 Team ORLEN:

We are delighted to welcome DRF Bets to our growing portfolio of partners. It is a growing brand in the sports betting industry and we are proud to work with them this season. We want to be a winning wager for them and we are confident this relationship will be mutually beneficial.

James Zenni, Chairman of Affinity Interactive:

As we continue to grow the online and mobile wagering platforms of DRF Bets, sponsoring a like-minded pioneer and visionary such as Alfa Romeo F1 Team ORLEN is a tremendous opportunity to showcase our platforms to dedicated Formula One racing fans around the world. We look forward to working with the team to explore ways to expand the partnership.

McLaren Racing announced a multi-year agreement with Gopuff, a US-based instant grocery and household essentials delivery service, as an Official Partner of the McLaren Formula 1 team.

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The multi-year agreement comes as Gopuff continues its rapid European expansion and will bring together the fastest in delivery with one of the most successful teams in motorsport to serve their growing customer base.

The relationship will give fans the opportunity to win experiences and rewards via the Gopuff App throughout the year, with a key focus on races in the UK, US and France.

Gopuff branding will be represented on the McLaren MCL36 race car during the 2022 Formula 1 season.

Alfa Romeo F1 Team ORLEN’s quest for performance will be aided by its new partnership with Rebellion Timepieces. The Swiss luxury watch brand, with its bold designs and no-compromises approach to quality, is no stranger to racing, with motorsport being at the heart of its mission – an integral part of its DNA.

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Nowhere more than in motorsport, where beating the clock is a competitor’s raison d’être, precision in timekeeping is crucial. Rebellion Timepieces’ mission continues to be, since the day of its inception, one that puts the accent on quality, independence and passion – values that also animate Alfa Romeo F1 Team ORLEN.

Both brands embody Swiss precision, turning human expertise into mechanical wonders that offer extraordinary performance at the highest level – whether in a timepiece’s movements or on a racing track. Proudly independent, both Rebellion Timepieces and Alfa Romeo F1 Team ORLEN express their individuality as they work to challenge the status quo in their worlds.

The deal between Rebellion Timepieces and Alfa Romeo F1 Team ORLEN will see the Swiss watchmaker’s branding appear on the team’s C42 cars, as well as on the suits of drivers, Valtteri Bottas and Zhou Guanyu, and other team assets.

WEB Eyewear and Alfa Romeo F1 Team ORLEN enter a multi-year partnership starting 2022 and they will be protagonists of a new adventure in the extraordinary Formula One World Championship.

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A story of heroic drivers connects these two brands. The WEB brand was inspired by the eyewear worn by the first civil aviation pilots in the 1930s. After years of accompanying people on exciting trips, today the WEB EYEWEAR story has transformed and evolved as it follows a new path, joining Alfa Romeo F1 Team ORLEN on the world’s most exclusive motorsport.

Both brands are ready to dazzle this year. WEB EYEWEAR, since 2008 house brand of Marcolin, a worldwide leading eyewear company, aims to expand its international reach by enhancing its image through a new look and a production process based on cutting-edge techniques and outstanding quality materials. Sauber Motorsport, the Swiss team managing the presence of Alfa Romeo, one of Italy’s and the world’s most prestigious racing marques in Formula One, is one of only ten outfits in the world authorized to use the prestigious “F1 Team” moniker: entering 2022, it is pushing its history of innovation and technological prowess to compete at the highest level in one of the most disruptive championships in Formula 1 history.

These new entities have announced their shared commitment to becoming protagonists starting next season and are looking forward to being in the spotlight on the global stage.

The Alfa Romeo F1 Team ORLEN family is set to grow as the team announces Modere, a global, live-clean lifestyle essentials brand, as a partner for the 2022 Formula One season.

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Modere is an omnichannel, consumer products company that develops and markets beauty and personal care products that are clinically validated, U.S. EPA Safer Choice-approved, EWG Verified, NSF Certified, grey-water appropriate and formulated without the use of thousands of controversial chemicals and compounds. The Modere logos will be recognisable on the team’s cars throughout the season.

Frédéric Vasseur, Team Principal of Alfa Romeo F1 Team ORLEN:

Modere is a company with a culture rooted in innovation – something that applies to Alfa Romeo F1 Team ORLEN as well. We are pleased to welcome a like-minded company to our family and we’re looking forward to their support during what promises to be an exciting season of racing.

Asma Ishaq, Chief Executive Officer of Modere:

This partnership is a natural fit for both companies. As well-recognized global brands, both Modere and Alfa Romeo F1 Team ORLEN take our social and environmental responsibilities seriously, and we share a commitment to supporting the optimal health and well-being of the sport’s competitors, something that is critical to their performance and results. We look forward to prominently sharing the Modere brand directly with racing fans around the world and supporting Alfa Romeo F1 Team ORLEN over the course of the 2022 season.

Williams Racing are delighted to welcome Duracell to the team on a multi-year deal ahead of the 2022 season.

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Duracell and Williams will collaborate across a variety of high-profile marketing initiatives, including a major TV commercial, esports and on-the-ground activation at several Grand Prix, starting with the Miami Grand Prix in May. The company’s branding will feature prominently on the Williams car, team kit and race suits of Williams Race Drivers, Alex Albon and Nicholas Latifi.

Jost Capito, Team Principal and CEO for Williams Racing, said:

I am so proud of this partnership between Williams and Duracell, and I am grateful for the trust and confidence they have put in us. Having their name on the side of our car is a personal highlight for me, as my nickname for 30 years has been Duracell – because I never run out of energy. I am very much looking forward to our work together.

James Bower, Commercial Director for Williams Racing, said:

We are immensely proud to be partnering with a globally-recognized brand such as Duracell. This is an important day for Williams; our announcement is a testament to all the hard work the team has done in 2021, how we have developed our commercial proposition and the growth of our sport, particularly, in North America.

Ferrari is pleased to announce the renewal of its partnership with ManpowerGroup, a world leader in finding and selecting personnel for high-profile companies.

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In 2022, ManpowerGroup will be a Scuderia Ferrari Official Partner, working together on continuously improving performance, a process that also includes selecting the persons best suited to certain roles. It is in this area of development of the most talented people in the workplace that ManpowerGroup is a partner par excellence.

The ManpowerGroup logo will be part of the livery of the F1-75, which will be revealed online on 17th February.

“At ManpowerGroup, we share Ferrari’s vision that access to talent and speed to market is critical in this fast-changing world of work,” said Jonas Prising, Chairman & CEO of ManpowerGroup. “We are pleased to partner with Scuderia Ferrari in such a fast-evolving market where innovation and technological development continues at a rapid pace. We are seeing the emergence of a Skills Revolution and finding the right balance of technology, talent and human connection will be what enables both people and businesses to succeed.”

BWT Alpine F1 Team and Binance revealed a new partnership. The collaboration makes BWT Alpine F1 Team the first-ever Formula One team to join the Binance Fan Token platform and sees Binance become the official Fan Token Partner of BWT Alpine F1 Team and the Alpine Esports Partner from 2022 onwards. The Binance logo will also be visible on the new Alpine A522 car, which will be launched on 21 February 2022.

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Powered by Binance, the Alpine F1 Team Fan Token (ALPINE) will be issued via the Binance Launchpad. The joint effort around the token launch will help BWT Alpine F1 Team explore new branding opportunities to create a more purposeful and intuitive fan engagement experience for BWT Alpine F1 Team fans, both on the physical and digital race track, through unique and engagement-based rewards, interactivity, gamification and more.

Laurent Rossi, CEO, Alpine, commented:

BWT Alpine F1 Team is not one to shy away from challenges, nor are we afraid to continually push the limit both on and off the track. Partnering with Binance fuels our passion to change the racing landscape as well as open doors for more innovative fan engagement. This journey starts with the ALPINE token launch and the unveiling of a special collection of NFTs. These upcoming, limited edition NFTs will highlight Alpine’s commitment to striving for elegance, ingenuity and audacity. We aim to be forerunners in this new digital space and we believe we have the right partner to take us all the way to the checkered flag.

Helen Hai, CEO of Binance Fiat Exchange, commented:

We are proud to announce the BWT Alpine F1 Team on the Binance Fan Token Platform, and our first Formula 1 partnership. The Alpine name has a rich history in motorsports but it is its innovative approach to fan engagement that aligns perfectly with our vision for Binance Fan Tokens. Alpine always pushes the envelope when it comes to engaging their fans who have access to perks like exclusive test drives, one-on-one time with professional racing drivers, as well as playing host to rallies set in the picturesque French countryside – just to name a few! We aim to bring equally exciting experiences to the blockchain and drive even more utility for ALPINE holders, to extend the range of activities fans can already do on our platform. We are just approaching ‘turn one’ of ‘lap one’ on the token race track, and possibilities are truly endless.”