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Alpine boss Laurent Rossi has explained the French marque’s “100 grand prix” plan as the team embarks on a new era of F1.

The Enstone-based squad changed branding from Renault to the company’s sportscar brand Alpine for 2021, bringing on board two-time former World Champion Fernando Alonso.

The team finished the 2021 season in fifth place, which was no change from the previous season in their guise as Renault. The team did, however, win a grand prix courtesy of Esteban Ocon in  Hungary.

Alpine’s new car, the A522, failed to set the timing sheets alight during the first test in Barcelona and even had a shortened day three after an engine failure on track.

According to the team’s sporting director, Alan Permane, Alpine were running much heavier fuel loads, so the times are not representative of where Alpine believe they are.

However, Rossi is excited about the prospect of a new season that has the potential to dramatically shake up the order.

“It’s a very exciting time because we’ve been waiting for this new era and here it comes!” explained Rossi to F1.com.

“It symbolises the [order] is going to be reshuffled. We will be dealt a new hand and this car will be the one bringing us new hope.

“So I’m very excited to see it. Obviously new regulations will mean constant progress. So what you see on this car will be very different from what you see race after race, but