The Alpine team faced the F.1 2022 season after a radical restructuring. Marcin Budkowski, Rémi Taffin and Alain Prost, who represented the ancien régime of the Renault F1 Team, were replaced by Otmar Szafnauer (team principal) and Bruno Famin (executive director). On the other hand, there was no change in terms of the drivers, with Fernando Alonso and Esteban Ocon. Third driver is Oscar Piastri. With Pat Fry and Matt Harman in the role of technical directors, the new A522 powered by Renault E-Tech RE22 aims to improve the result of 2021, in which the Alpine team achieved one victory, two podiums and one fastest lap.
In the history of static modeling, Spark has truly revolutionized the market. The brand was created by Hugues Ripert, whose father André had been one of the main contenders of the artisanal modeling scene in the 70s and 80s. After working for Vitesse, Quartzo and Ixo, Ripert jr did not choose the diecast technique but opted for resin, with production in China but development and conception strictly in the European tradition. In practice the idea was to offer special models built in small series (what were later called "resincast"). The first Sparks were released in 2000, with a quality-price ratio unapproachable for most industrial and artisanal producers. Today Spark continues to churn out dozens of new products a year, having also expanded its production to other scales, such as 1:18 but also 1:64. There are numerous numbered and limited series for the various national distributors and for private customers such as teams, sponsors, drivers and so on.