Alpine earthquake: one of the culprits of Alonso’s dramatic departure has been fired

Last year, Alpine capped off a great year by finishing fourth in the Constructors’ World Championship. But everything starts to go wrong when they start doubting whether to renew or not Fernando Alonso And if he put his young promise in his place, Oscar Piastri. Finally, two pilots were lost in that movement, without realizing it, they ran out of plan A or B. This indicated a clear lack of planning and management error. A bad sign for a team that will emerge this year, with Gasly in their ranks along with Ocon, with the aim of adding some podiums, confirming their fourth place in the World Cup and getting closer to the top three team. But the weather was not what it wanted for the French. In a mid-table car with options to occasionally surprise the chasing group, the group did not reap the desired results or that it could have, with many execution errors. Finally, before the Hungarian GP, ​​the dismissal of the CEO of Alpine, Laurent Rossi, was announced by surprise..

Laurent Rossi’s place at the head of the French brand of the Renault Group is Philippe Kriefformer technical director of Alfa Romeo and former head of engineering at Ferrari, who came home in March.

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“I would like to thank Laurent (Rossi) for his unwavering commitment over the past two years at the helm of Alpine. Laurent has established a clear and ambitious strategy for the brand, he has placed Alpine in the best position to achieve its long-term goals.”said Luca de Meo, president of Renault.

As reported by Renault Group, Philippe Krief will continue to perform his duties as the brand’s director of engineering and product performance, pending the arrival of his successor. He is a member of the Management Renault Group, reporting to Luca de Meo, CEO Renault Group.