The Alpine A521, is a
Formula One car designed by the
Alpine F1 Team which competed in the
2021 Formula One World Championship
The 2021 FIA Formula One World Championship was a motor racing championship for Formula One cars which was the 72nd running of the Formula One World Championship. It is recognised by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA), the ...
. It was driven by
Fernando Alonso
Fernando Alonso Díaz (; born 29 July 1981) is a Spanish racing driver currently competing for Alpine in Formula One. He won the series' World Drivers' Championship in and with Renault, and has also driven for McLaren, Ferrari, and M ...
, marking his return to the sport, and
Esteban Ocon
Esteban José Jean-Pierre Ocon-Khelfane (; born 17 September 1996) is a French racing driver who competes for Alpine in Formula One. He made his Formula One debut for Manor Racing in the 2016 Belgian Grand Prix, replacing Rio Haryanto. He ...
. It was the first to be fielded under the team's Alpine name.
Livery
The car was run in
French blue with a French flag pattern towards the rear. Alpine ran a special livery for the
Saudi Arabian Grand Prix
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to commemorate their 100th race with one of their sponsors
Castrol
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. During the first practice session in the
Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, Alpine's name in the rear wing of both cars was replaced by the phrase ''"El Plan"'' (Spanish for "the plan"), referencing an
internet meme
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created by Alonso's fans in the wake of his return to Formula One.
Complete Formula One results
(
key)
;Notes
Driver failed to finish the race, but was classified as they had completed over 90% of the winner's race distance.
Half points awarded as less than 75% of race distance completed.
References
External links
Alpine F1 Team official website
A521
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