After cleaning up its ranks by dismissing CEO Laurent Rossi, director Otmar Szafnauer, sporting director Alan Permane and technical director Pat Fry, Alpine is working on the reorganization of its Formula 1 team pending the resumption of the championship in Netherlands (August 27).
According to Motorport.com, Luca de Meo, the big boss of the Renault group, would consider recruiting a former big name in the paddock: Mattia Binotto, forced to resign at Ferrari at the end of 2022 after four seasons at the head of the team. . The 53-year-old Italian would not arrive alone. He could be accompanied by several engineers from Maranello capable of forming with him the new organization chart of the French brand.
Former technical director at Peugeot, Bruno Famin is currently acting as head of Alpine, supported by Julian Rouse (appointed interim sports director) and Matt Harman who leads the technical team at Enstone.