The Alpine A522 is a

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designed and constructed by the

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and competed in the

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. The car was driven by

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and

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. The chassis is Alpine's first car under the 2022 technical regulations.

Livery

It ran in two liveries, a predominantly blue livery for most of the season, and a predominantly pink car for the first two races.

Competition history

The car was generally about as competitive as its predecessor, the A521, and was regularly in the hunt for points at races, but not usually troubling the top teams. One of the car's key strengths is its top speed, which was particularly evident in races such as Baku, where it was noted that other cars could not catch the A522 on the straightaways, despite the advantage of DRS. The team had reliability problems in several races, however the team beat McLaren to 4th in the constructors' championship - their best finish since 2018.

Complete Formula One results

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References

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* {{Alpine F1 A522 2022 Formula One season cars