Former F1 driver, Karun Chandhok, has analysed Alpine’s internal woes and thinks the team may well leave the sport. There has been a recent overhaul in senior personnel at the Enstone-based outfit. Team principal Otmar Szafnauer, technical director, Pat Fry, and sporting director, Alan Permane all left the team. Alpine CEO Laurent Rossi was moved
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Bruno Famin, newly-appointed boss of Alpine, has rejected claims that Andretti Autosport is on the verge of acquiring a “significant stake” in his team. The Enstone-based operation has been in turmoil after the sacking of Otmar Szafnaeur and his sporting director Alan Permane. The timing of Alpine’s announcement of these departures raised eyebrows as well.
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Four-time Formula 1 World Champion Alain Prost has slammed ex-Alpine CEO Laurent Rossi as an “incapable leader”, during a huge attack on the Frenchman. Rossi was replaced as CEO of the Enstone-based team by Philippe Krief two weeks ago after being moved to work on other projects within the Renault group, who own Alpine. One
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Alpine team boss, Otmar Szafnauer, has denied that he may be set to lose his job after a disastrous showing for his team at the Hungarian GP. A crash took Esteban Ocon and Pierre Gasly out of the race at the Hungaroring, with both receiving DNF results. This comes hot on the heels of the
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Alpine team principal Laurent Rossi has candidly admitted that Aston Martin’s progress this season has served as a reality check for his Formula One outfit. Alpine, aiming to secure fourth place in the championship standings with a reduced gap to the leading trio of Red Bull, Mercedes, and Ferrari, currently finds itself in fifth place
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Alpine CEO Laurent Rossi was very happy to announce how the Enstone-based team plan on spending the €200 million they’ve recently pocketed, following an investment from three Hollywood stars. The French side announced on Monday that Hollywood actors Ryan Reynolds, Michael B. Jordan and Rob McElhenney, had invested €200 million into the team. The trio’s
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Alpine is facing pressure from its management team amid a tricky start to the season, with the team’s CEO Laurent Rossi warning there will be “consequences” if the performances don’t improve soon. Stuck in P6 in the Constructors’ Standings, Alpine is behind rival team McLaren, although they are tied for points. The poor standing comes
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Alpine came into Monaco with a lot of pressure on their shoulders, having only managed to take 14 points in five races, leaving the team’s drivers keen to deliver. Team CEO Laurent Rossi had criticised the French team for an “amateurish” start to the season, claiming that the points gained in the opening rounds of
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Alpine team principal Otmar Szafnauer has responded to some interesting comments made by Alpine CEO Laurent Rossi, where the Frenchman hit out at the Enstone-based team’s current performance. After finishing fourth in the Constructors’ Championship last season, 2023 hasn’t started brilliantly for the French side, who have scored just 14 points from the first five
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Alpine CEO Laurent Rossi is certainly far from pleased with how the Enstone-based team have started the 2023 Formula 1 season, with the Frenchman having blasted the side for making the “same mistakes twice”. It’s been a challenging start to the year for Alpine, who have so far failed to build on from their fourth-place
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