Author: @AMuS Mercedes is constructors' world champion again. Alpine finished the season in 5th place. Although the two cars are fundamentally different, they had a strange relationship. When Mercedes was good, it worked for Alpine too. And vice versa. What was that? Actually, these two cars have nothing in common. Mercedes became constructors' world champions for the eighth time in a row. Alpine finished fifth for the third time in a row. The blue cars were on average a second slower than the fastest car in the field. In addition, the Alpine A521 and the Mercedes W12 are fundamentally different in terms of their concept. Like Red Bull, Alpine makes its car strong. The Mercedes drives comparatively low at the rear. And yet the two cars seem related to each other. When Mercedes was strong compared to world championship opponents Red Bull, Alpine also cut a good figure in its league. Examples? Portimao, Barcelona, Silverstone, Budapest, Sochi, Istanbul, Qatar, Saudi Arabia. If
