Alpine F1 team announce new strategical partnership
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BWT Alpine Formula One (F1) team today announced they have partnered up with Renault Group and ENI. They are reuniting in a new strategic partnership on a multi-year agreement. This marks a return to Enstone for ENI since the brand’s last involvement with a team in Formula One with Benetton in 2000.
The agreement will identify and develop future opportunities for collaboration in decarbonising the transport sector, as the Italian company, ENI becomes the official energy and fuel partner.
Flavio Briatore, Executive Advisor at BWT Alpine F1 team, said: “It is with immense pride that we welcome Eni back to Formula One with BWT Alpine Formula One Team.”
Associating with BWT Alpine F1 team to activate its Enilive brand at chosen races throughout the 2025 season.
As a highly valued partner, Eni branding will be noticeable on the A525, the team’s challenger for the upcoming FIA Formula One World Championship. It will also feature on the race overalls and helmets of its full roster of drivers. This will be revealed at the F175 launch event at the O2 Arena in London next Tuesday.
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ENI’s presence will further extend to the pit stop crew and throughout the entire BWT Alpine F1 team.
Claudio Descalzi, Chief Executive Officer of Eni, said: “Through BWT Alpine Formula One Team is equally important as it reflects F1’s continuous pursuit of absolute technological excellence in engine development and performance.”
This will include future collaborations aimed at evaluating and examining innovations in fuel technologies, with the development of bio-gasoline for racing at the peak of motorsport.
Luca de Meo, CEO Renault Group, said: “When it comes to developing innovative solutions, nothing can beat the combined expertise and skills of great companies.”
Under the terms of the arrangement to identifying joint business growth paths across various sectors, which includes electric mobility infrastructure, smart mobility and energy supply solutions that can assist the transition process. A first physical achievement of the agreement will be the purchase of Renault vehicles by Enjoy, Enilive’s car sharing service.