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Alpine struggles to maintain momentum during F1 2026 mid-season review

Motorsport.com • 1 min read • Latest: Aug 11, 2026, 11:46 AM

Last updated Aug 11, 2026

Alpine struggles to maintain momentum during F1 2026 mid-season review

Summary

Alpine scored a B- in the 2026 F1 mid-season grades after a strong start powered by Mercedes engines. The team benefited from an early shift in focus to this season, outpacing rivals initially. However, as the summer break approached, Alpine fell behind other teams, raising concerns about their capacity for sustained performance. The team seeks to regain its competitiveness in the second half of the season following the summer break.

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Key Details

•Alpine received a B- grade for the first half of the 2026 F1 season.
•The team initially gained advantages from shifting focus away from 2025.
•Challenges emerged as rivals improved just before the summer break.
•Alpine aims to enhance performance in the upcoming races.

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11:46 AMMotorsport.com — F1 2026 mid-season grades: Alpine makes great strides but struggles to maintain momentum

What they're saying

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From all the teams that wrote off 2025 or shifted focus to 2026 much earlier, Alpine is actually the squad that saw the biggest benefits from that approach. Powered by Mercedes engines, the squad enjoyed a strong start to the season. But Alpine's first half of the year has been slightly downgraded to a B- as it got caught by its rivals ahead of the summer break, ending the first half of the season ...Keep reading
— Motorsport.com

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