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Alpine Endurance Team headed to Portimão this week for its final test session of the year ahead of its 2024 Hypercar programme.This was the first test session with two Alpine A424s and the six recently announced official drivers.After its windtunnel tests in the USA in November, the A424 continued its homologation process in Switzerland. The homologation process is currently being completed at the FIA’s Valleiry facilities in France.In total: two days of running focused on development with just over 3,000 km covered (1,443 km for #35 and 1,562 km for #36), with no technical problems significant enough to delay the completion of the work schedule.For the first time, the presence of the six drivers in the 2024 line-up allowed the technical teams for the crews to work on the cockpit, refuelling processes, driver changes, pitlane and garage procedures.The two days of testing were an opportunity to develop the homologated aerodynamic package, alternating between short and long runs with each driver. The aim was to improve the car and engine setups but also the interaction of the various systems as well as energy and fuel management.
Alpine continued the development of the A424 with a fourth test session, the first in endurance format at Motorland Aragón, an interesting circuit for its straight where top speeds are comparable to those of Le Mans.The objective - ambitious for a first - was to log 5,400 km in 30 hours. Although not quite reached, the results were largely positive, with 5,027 km covered. After the first eight hours with no problems other than a puncture, turbo issues, oil and water leaks as well as an electrical problem briefly interrupted the A424's fine progress as it completed the 30 hours.In addition to assessing the car's reliability, the team continued to work on the general setup, to run in reprensentative race conditions and to improve its understanding of the Michelin tyres, in terms of getting up to speed on cold tracks and multiple stints management.At the same time, IMSA official tests took place at the Windshear wind tunnel in North Carolina with a second A424 as the first phase of the homologation process.
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