Geely may decide in the coming days to acquire Alpine's current program in the top class of the FIA WEC. Negotiations with Renault Group are ongoing, with key discussions expected after the '6 Hours of Fuji' event on September 27.

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If the deal goes through, the Chinese company will not build a hypercar from scratch. The plan involves transferring the assets of the current Alpine program, including the A424 prototype, with subsequent minor redesigns of the front and rear sections and new homologation for the 2027 season.

The technical basis of the car may remain unchanged. The A424 is built according to LMDh regulations and is equipped with a 3.4-liter turbocharged V6 developed with the participation of Mecachrome and Alpine.

The operational team is likely to remain the French Signatech, which currently services the factory Alpine program. Its head, Philippe Sinault, has been negotiating with potential partners for several months about continuing to compete in Hypercar after Alpine's departure.

The main issue remains intellectual property, primarily related to vehicle control systems. In addition, the parties need to agree on terms amidst existing joint projects between Geely and Renault in the automotive and powertrain sectors.

If an agreement is reached, the new project could enter the WEC in 2027 practically based on already finished racing technology. However, the brand name under which the A424 will compete has not yet been determined.

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