Alpine next to pencil in launch date for A522

Alpine have followed hot on the heels of AlphaTauri by also announcing their launch date for the 2022 season – February 21.

The Enstone team are set to be part of one of the later launches, with February 21 just two days away from the first pre-season test getting underway at the Circuit de Catalunya in Barcelona.

Alpine’s announcement means there are just four teams left to book their spots in the pre-season diary.

Something's coming… We're edging closer to the new era of #Alpine innovation.

Save the Date 21.02.22#A522 @alpinecars @alpineracing pic.twitter.com/eYk9459ylb

— Alpine F1 Team (@AlpineF1Team) January 26, 2022

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F1 2022 launch dates:

Aston Martin: February 10

McLaren: February 11

AlphaTauri: February 14

Ferrari: February 17

Mercedes: February 18

Alpine: February 21

Red Bull: TBC

Williams: TBC

Alfa Romeo: TBC

Haas: TBC

Alpine are currently undergoing another major structural change following the recent departures of executive director Marcin Budkowski and special advisor Alain Prost.

Rumoured to be coming into the Alpine set-up is Otmar Szafnauer, who has left Aston Martin and was strongly linked to Alpine in the second half of the 2o21 campaign.

There are also reports that Aston Martin design chief Andrew Green could also be following Szafnauer to