A DEEP DIVE INTO F1 FOR THE WINNERS OF THE EXCELLENCE MÉCANIQUE ALPINE COMPETITION

A TEAM FINAL WON ON MERIT

TheExcellence Mécanique Alpine competition finals took place over two days, on 1and 2 April 2022, at the BWT Alpine F1 Team site in Viry-Châtillon. In presenceof Alpine CEO Laurent Rossi and BWT Alpine F1 Team driver Esteban Ocon, thecandidates were evaluated on their savoir-faire and interpersonal skills.

TheMechanical Assembly Workshop, where the team's Formula 1 engines are assembled,hosted the nine pairs for the six tests of the finals of the ExcellenceMécanique Alpine competition. The candidates encountered machinery they did notuse during their apprenticeship, among others, a test on the synchronisation ofthrottle valves and a test on the assembly of a variable turbochargerpre-rotation device. This unique experience allowed the finalists to learnabout the components, technologies and tools of our F1 engine builders. Inaddition to savoir-faire, equal attention was paid to interpersonal skills, forexample, an evaluation of social skills, stress management and availability totheir partners.

Thefinals were created as a deep dive into Formula One. The participants visitedthe Viry-Chatillon site, discovered the team's working environment and met theengine experts working on this season's A522 Formula 1 car.

Esteban Ocon, BWT Alpine F1 Team driver: "During the two days of the finals, the pairs surpassedthemselves and gave their best, accompanied by the judges and the whole team.This competition offered everyone the same chances to succeed, promotemeritocracy and confidently demonstrate their full potential. Congratulationsto Robin and Achille, who have attained mechanical engineering excellence andwelcome to the BWT Alpine F1 Team!"

Thewinning duo, 17-year-old Achille Thurotte and 18-year-old Robin Chaillard win athree-month internship that will allow them to work on the engine for the 2022Formula 1 season in the BWT Alpine F1 Team's mechanical assembly workshop inViry-Châtillon. This programme allowed the pair to develop their skills, learnabout the importance of interpersonal skills and demonstrate their motivation.This internship could eventually lead to an apprenticeship contract.

Achilleis in his final year of his Professional A-Level sudies at the LycéeProfessionnel Joliot Curie in Sète and Robin Chaillard, 18 years old, is in hisfirst year of his BTS MV programme at the Lycée Ettore Buggatti in Illzach inthe Haut-Rhin.

A COMPETITION WITHHIGH STANDARDS

Co-createdand run in conjunction with the Ministries of Labour and Education, OPCOMobilités, ANFA and the Renault Group, the Excellence Mécanique Alpinecompetition is an inclusive competition to promote merit and teamwork. Open tostudents enrolled in the Automobile Maintenance and Automobile After-Salessections, the competition has enabled the young participants to showcase their engineeringsavoir-faire and skills.

Thecompetition aims, as well, to promote the automotive engineering field as asector of excellence to attract the combustion and electrical mechanics oftomorrow.

Thecontinuation of the Excellence Mécanique Alpine competition is alreadyguaranted as we will ask for feedback on this first edition from all theinterested parties to define the development perspectives of the concept andthe associated practical modalities.

:"Although the Excellence Mécanique Alpine competition has just named itstwo brilliant winners, I am sincerely convinced that there is much more thanthe victory. Through them and this competition, the entire sector is validated,and the 1,111 applicants and 18 finalists, and many other students, whom Ihope, have become aware of their value and abilities.

I want to thank the Ministries of Labour and National Education, whichhave worked so hard with us to create this competition. And all of ourpartners, including ANFA, OPCO Mobilités and Renault Group, which are examplesof inclusiveness, exemplarity and excellence.

And I wish all these talented young people and our two winners everysuccess as we support them over the coming months.”

Cédric Caret, Alpine Head of Sustainable Development: "The finals of the Excellence Mécanique Alpine competition broughtus all together around meritocracy, communication and this combination ofinterpersonal skills and savoir-faire. The commitment of the team members tobring this project to life is extraordinary, as is the individual andcollective enthusiasm felt during the finals and the ceremony.

ArnaudSautier, Director of Network Training France, Renault Group: "Through this Excellence Mécanique Alpine competition, theobjective is to promote and enhance the French automotive engineering industry.We are thrilled to make young people the focus of the scheme! This competitionunderscores the technical expertise needed to reach the highest level and, moreimportantly, create professions in the very dynamic and evolving mechanicalengineering sector. The young people that are learning in CFA and vocationalschools are for us the opportunity to succeed in energy transition with theRenault, Dacia and Alpine distribution network.”

About Alpine

Founded in 1955 by Jean Rédélé, Alpine has asserted itself over the yearswith its French-style sports cars. In 2018, the brand presented the new A110, asports car that is true to Alpine’s timeless principles of compactness,lightness, agility and driving pleasure. In 2021, the Alpine Business Unit wascreated, to become the dedicated brand for the innovative, authentic and exclusivesports cars of the Renault Group, benefiting from the heritage and know-how ofits historic Dieppe factory and the engineering expertise of the Alpine Racingand Alpine Cars teams.