This, ladies and gents, is Alpine F1’s one-off Deadpool & Wolverine livery, which will be run at the 2024 Belgian Grand Prix this weekend. Looks suitably menacing, huh?
Timed to coincide with the release of Ryan Reynolds’ latest anti-superhero action flick this week, the livery takes on the red-and-black color scheme of Deadpool’s now-iconic suit.
Although—probably because Formula 1 rules forbid it—the team can’t also run a yellow-and-black Wolverine-inspired alternative at the same time. Boo. Will no one think of Hugh Jackman?
It’s Alpine’s first special race livery since its skateboarding-and-apparel-brand camo effort for the Las Vegas Grand Prix last November.
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The team will be hoping that it inspires Esteban Ocon and Pierre Gasly to kick some derriere this weekend: Ocon hasn’t scored any points since the Spanish Grand Prix and Gasly has DNF’d the last two races, with the team now sat eighth in the constructors’ standings.
Rumor has it that Alpine could ditch its own F1 engine program and is chasing a Mercedes deal for 2026. That’ll surely need a rebrand if it happens: How about Alpine Powered by X-Force?
Deadpool—sorry, Reynolds—is a stakeholder in the team after all…
NOTE: This article first appeared on TopGear.com. Minor edits have been made.
