Alpine’s shake-up has continued this week with the news that non-executive director Alain Prost is set to leave Renault’s motorsport brand. The Frenchman drove for Renault between 1981 and 1983 in Formula 1, before winning his four world championships between 1985 and 1993 with McLaren and Williams. The Frenchman then ran his own Prost team
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Following Otmar Szafnauer’s departure as team principal last week, Aston Martin have confirmed the appointment of Mike Krack as their new team boss. Previously BMW’s head of race and test engineering, Krack worked with Aston Martin driver Sebastian Vettel as an engineer at the Swiss BMW Sauber team over a decade ago ago, and is
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Former Aston Martin team principal Otmar Szafnauer is being linked with a move to Alpine, following the team announcing the departure of Marcin Budkowski as executive director. In the meantime, Alpine CEO Laurent Rossi will “temporarily ensure the team’s management” before they secure a replacement. The Frenchman displayed his gratitude to the departing Budkowski, who
MoreAlpine executive director Marcin Budkowski has said he is hoping the FIA is “all over” illegal inter-team collaboration. With Formula 1 adopting new regulations next year, teams with technical partnerships – such as Ferrari and Haas, or Mercedes and Aston Martin – could benefit greatly from collaborating with or copying one another. This issue was
MoreThe Alpine F1 Team is concerned about taking grid penalties later in the season for using more than the permitted number of exhausts, Marcin Budkowski, executive director of the French team, has revealed. Formula 1 teams are allowed to use eight exhausts per driver each season, but due to special circumstances, Alpine limited the mileage
MoreMarcin Budkowski, the Alpine F1 Team’s executive director, has hailed Fernando Alonso’s “mind-blowing” race craft and speed. The double World Champion returned to Formula 1 this season after a two-year hiatus, and after having a rather steady start to 2021t, he has been reminding everyone of his sheer pace in the last few races. READ:
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The Alpine F1 Team is looking to bring a number of upgrades over the next few grand prix after testing out a number of “promising” new components at Imola, team executive director Marcin Budkowski has said. Alpine scored their first points of 2021 at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix last weekend, with Esteban Ocon and
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Double World Champion Fernando Alonso will make his return to Formula One later this month, with him partnering Esteban Ocon at Alpine for the 2021 season. READ: Ralf Warns Mick Schumacher Won’t Have It Easy Against Mazepin Alonso last raced in the sport in 2018, and Marcin Budkowski, executive director of the newly rebranded Alpine
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