Alpine formalizes its drivers for the Hypercar category

The team Alpine has formalized the names of its six drivers to compete in the World ChampionshipEndurance of the FIA ​​in the Hypercar category in 2024. As we announced this Tuesday and in our edition this week, the lucky ones are Nicolas lapierre, Ferdinand Habsburg, Paul-Loup Chatin, Matthieu Vaxiviere, Charles Milesi as well as Mick Schumacher.

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Charles, Nico, and Matthieu, who have worn the blue for multiple seasons take up their spots in the team, as we welcome Paul-Loup, Ferdinand and Mick to our WEC assault.#AlpineEnduranceTeam #WEC # LeMans24 pic.twitter.com/xTIwum3f4q

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« In this decisive phase for the A424 program, we are proud to unveil the six drivers who will race for us in the Hypercar category in 2024, explains Bruno Famin, vice-president of motorsport at Alpine. With Philippe Sinault, we wanted drivers who were not only fast and reliable, but also showed real team spirit and good racing sense to best represent the colors. Alpine in the premier category of the World Endurance Championship. We are absolutely delighted to have these six drivers and we hope that they will all bring their experience and qualities to the project, for example Charles with his youth, Nicolas with his experience in Endurance to supervise the young drivers, and also Mick, with his experience acquired at the highest level. This may be his first experience in this discipline, but his enthusiasm for the project and his desire to join us are palpable. I'm sure he will be a real asset. »

« The first word that comes to mind is "pride", adds Philippe Sinault for his part. I think we made the right choices and I have confidence in this team, which is ideal for us for Alpine in Hypercar. There is an interesting balance between the long-time, unifying and well-known drivers of the team and the new faces who have surprised us in recent years. As a French team, we are particularly excited to have four French drivers in the team. There are less than 100 days left before the first race of the 2024 season. Testing is almost over, and the team is now complete: we can't wait to see our beautiful A424s driven by these pilots. »

The 2024 FIA WEC season will begin on March 2 with the 1 km of Qatar.