Alpine Dacia in WEC, Dacia in W2RC: The end – AUTOhebdo Show #23

For this 23rd AUTOhebdo broadcast, we're revisiting one of the year's major announcements: the withdrawals of...Alpine and Dacia in WEC and W2RC.

Published 16/02/2026 à 18:45

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Alpine Dacia in WEC, Dacia in W2RC: The end – AUTOhebdo Show #23

For this 23rd edition of the AUTOhebdo show, a look back at the Rally from Sweden WRCElfyn Evans won the race, taking the lead in the world championship for the first time this season. Our special correspondent Pierre Barré is in Umeå!

We are also interested in withdrawals ofAlpine and Dacia in WEC and in W2RC, the two brands of the Group Renault will leave their respective championships at the end of the year, after a victory at Fuji in 2025 for theAlpine A424 and a Dakar success for the Dacia Sandrider at the beginning of the year.

We're going back to the pre-season tests of Formula 1 in Bahrain, with a quartet that seems to be emerging, composed of Mercedes Benz, McLaren, Classic Ferrari for sale et Red BullBut in what order? Also, a point on Aston Martin, which has seen three particularly difficult days on the Sakhir circuit…

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00:00 – Opening credits and introduction
01:41 – WRC: Rally Sweden
10: 23 - Alpine and Dacia: The End
25:21 – F1: Bahrain Tests
41: 59 - Formula E Jeddah
43: 20 - NASCAR Daytona 500
46: 32 - IGTC Bathurst

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Alain Féguenne (🇱🇺 Luxembourg)

16/02/2026 at 07:02 a.m.

This is sad news… for motorsport. Alpine (Wec) We've known for a while, but Dacia is incomprehensible ‼️. When will the sale ofAlpine F1, which seems obvious, a few weeks, or a few months…? alainkf1@pt.lu 😎Renault 👎

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