Force India and Racing Point brought the pink livery to the world of Formula 1. However, when the Silverstone team became Aston Martin, they switched to a British green. Their former partner BWT will be linked to Alpine for the 2022 season.
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The Austrian company is one of the reasons why the F1 community could see a pink car on the grid. With BWT now linked to the Enstone-based squad, fans are poking fun at the livery concepts that could become a reality in the upcoming season.
The F1 community pokes fun at Alpine’s livery as they sign with BWT
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There were reports to suggest that BWT had parted ways with Aston Martin as they are no longer mentioned on the team’s website. Now, in 2022, they are said to make a deal with the French team. Seeing how pink the company’s color is, the F1 fan base gave some reactions to the team’s concept car for the 2022 season.
One user mocked Fernando Alonso’s “El Plan” with the comment “El Pink”, another wrote “trashh”. Upon seeing Esteban Ocon wearing a pink racing suit during his time with the British team, one commented: “Ocon is like ‘not in the pink suit again'”. One fan was extremely frustrated with BWT and wrote: “GET OUT OF MY HEAD BWT”
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Fernando Alonso has high hopes for 2022
The two-time world champion joined the French team at the start of the 2021 season, replacing Daniel Ricciardo. After a year with the Enstone-based team, the Spanish rider is hoping for a better season in 2022.
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As quoted by Motorsport.com, Alonso said: “We’re constantly trying to make the team stronger and we’re working hard to prepare as best we can for 2022.”
ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES – Lance Stroll of Canada drives the (18) Racing Point RP20 Mercedes during the Abu Dhabi F1 Grand Prix at Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. (Photo by Giuseppe Cacace – Pool/Getty Images)
“Right now I think we’re in better shape than we were in March 2021. But we still have a few things to fix. We definitely have to close the gap on the engine side. So we have a new project in this part and we also need to close the aero performance gap,” he concluded. (Translated from Turkish via Google)
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With the season just around the corner, what are your predictions for Alonso and Ocon as they prepare for the challenges that await them in 2022? Let us know what you think in the comment section below.
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