After years where the accepted wisdom in F1 is that the route to success is a well-defined vision, stability, investment, and realism, Alpine going separate ways with two of its most senior figures seems a step in the opposite direction. It also comes against the backdrop of the team appearing to lurch from one decision to the next without any kind of overall strategy.
Just three weeks ago, Alpine’s F1 engine chief Bruno Famin was appointed VP of Motorsport, to act as a clear touch point for CEO Laurent Rossi above him and F1 team boss Szafnauer below him. At the time he said that the idea was to help clear up the reporting structure for Szafnauer, but that Alpine’s vision for success with its 100-race plan was unchanged.
