The🌊 French outfit will launch the A522 on February 21, just two days before pre-season testing get𓂃s underway in Barcelona.

On Friday, the team s๊hared an audio clip of its new car being fired up for t༺he first time.

Alpine is the sixth team to confirm the date of its car launch wit൲h Red Bull, Williams, Haas and Alfa Romeo still yet to announce.

Two-time F1 champion Fernando Al🌞onso will remai♑n alongside Esteban Ocon for a second season.

The Enꦇstone-based team still finished fifth in the constructors’ championship despite taking a step back in terms of performance relative to 2020.

Ocon took the team’s first win since 2013 at the Hungarian Grand Prix, while Alonso returned to the podium for the first time ཧsince his days with Ferrari in Qatar in the second half of the year.

Al💎pine is pinning its hopes on the new regulations to 🤪return to the front of the field.

It’s been a busy off-season for Alpine with Alain Prost leaving the team, while Otmar Szafnauer has been heavily-linked after leaving Aston Mart⭕in.

Alonso and Ocon will get their first proper te♑st of the 2022 car when pre-season testing gets underway on Fe꧃bruary 23-25 in Barcelona.

A second test will take place in Bahrain on March 10-12♊ ahead of the ᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚseason-opener on March 20.