Pat Fry

James Vowles reveals why he is ‘counting down the days’

Williams team principal James Vowles is “counting down the days” until Pat Fry joins the side as their new chief technical officer (CTO), something which will take place on November 1. Fry is joining the Grove-based team after departing Alpine following the Belgian Grand Prix, alongside Otmar Szafnauer and Alan Permane. He held the CTO

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Failing F1 team fired Toyota warning amid upheaval

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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Alpine break silence on Andretti takeover rumours

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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Alpine boss makes surprising admission over Renault power unit

Alpine headed into this weekend’s returning Japanese Grand Prix in desperate need of a really good result for both Fernando Alonso and Esteban Ocon, after both drivers suffered engine failures at last weekend’s Singapore Grand Prix. The “unbelievable” double DNF for the Enstone-based team was made even more miserable for them with their rivals, McLaren, having a

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