Alpine explains why it has a worse engine than its rivals

Despite the step forward that Alpine has taken in the Portuguese Grand Prix, where it has performed at the level of Ferrari and McLaren, it still has a worse engine than both. This is something that they do not hide in the French team, and it is that Fernando Alonso’s team is focused on what will be its power unit in 2022. “We have made some evolutions of our engine, but they have been less than those that have been introduced. our rivals. Basically our engine is the same as last year. It is a necessary strategy to have a completely new engine in 2022 “, Marcin Budkowski confessed.” We have limited resources for our engine and we must choose our strategy with this in mind. We have concluded that the best way to make a profit is with the design of a new engine for 2022, even if it was at the cost of sacrificing this year with the same engine as last year, “added the CEO of Alpine. The Alpine engine, a handicap for AlonsoMarcin Budkowski has also recognized that Fernando Alonso and Esteban Ocon will have to deal this season with the handicap that having a less powerful engine than that of Mercedes, Honda or Ferrari will mean for them. “We suffer from a competitiveness problem, but you must use the resources you have in the most intelligent way possible,” said the Pole. About the start of the championship, he added: “We are at the beginning of the season and the preseason has been short. We are still in the phase of GPS analysis and competitiveness. It is always very delicate to take an X-ray of where you are and you need some races to make it reliable ”.Alpine wants the best engine in 2022 The French team has always admitted that its big goal is in the next season, when the change of regulations that is called to reduce inequalities between the teams will come into force. Ambitious for 2022, Laurent Rossi, CEO of Alpine, declared: “What we want to do is continue to build what we have. The Enstone team has changed a lot in recent years, working on a car that has reached its limits. It is a good car, it is not the best as we can see, but it is a good car. This does not mean that we want to extract the maximum in each race and also adjust the operation of the organization while making sure to build the best car in history for the next regulatory era. ”“ In the team there are tons of people who are very good, But there’s a little change: Marcin Budkowski came in, started putting his touch on the team, we hired a couple of high-profile engineers, and I’m sure this new mayo will taste good next year. We are French, so we know a thing or two about mayonnaise, ”added the Italian. Alonso and the importance of 2022The two-time champion also spoke about the importance of Alpine building a good car, with a good engine, for next season. “I hope to be able to prepare a good project for 2022. It is better to do it while driving, and within the team, than playing the Play”, pointed out Fernando Alonso. “The car that is born well, leads the decade of that regulation. We saw it with Red Bull and with Mercedes. If you’re in those cars, you win four or five titles. In the past you won one and the next one was a flip ”, he pointed out.Alpine’s improvements Although the French team is focused on its 2022 engine, it has been introducing improvements in both Imola and Portimao. However, these were already planned as recognized by Marcin Budkowski: “Most of the improvements were already planned. You don’t do a front wing or things like that in two weeks, they were just our planned improvements. ”New Ferrari engine for 2022 Although the Italian team has reduced the power deficit it had compared to the rest of the team, Mattia Binotto recently pointed out: “I think we still lack a motor, less than before, certainly, so the gap has closed and I think we are recovering.” “Hopefully, by next year, when we have a new power unit again, we will be able to catch up in relation to the others,” he assured.