Bruno Famin has introduced that he’ll stand down as Alpine Components 1 group principal on the finish of August, with Hitech F2 and F3 boss Oliver Oakes anticipated as his alternative.
Famin was initially employed by Alpine to supervise its engine division in early 2022 earlier than he stepped as much as develop into its motorsport vp in mid-2023 after which its interim group principal when former squad boss Otmar Szafnauer was let go from the group a yr in the past. Famin carried on within the position in 2024.
However hypothesis about his place amid the numerous modifications enacted by new group particular advisor Flavio Briatore intensified as this weekend’s Belgian GP kicked off, with Motorsport.com reporting {that a} change of group principal at Alpine was now coming.
Famin confirmed that state of affairs within the group principals’ press convention at Spa on Friday, though he didn’t title his alternative.
Shortly afterwards, Alpine launched this assertion confirming the information: ” Alpine F1 Workforce can verify that Bruno Famin will transfer away from his present position as group principal of the F1 division by the top of August.
“Bruno will probably be answerable for all different motorsport actions of the Renault Group at Viry-Chatillon. A brand new group principal will probably be introduced in the end.”
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Esteban Ocon, Alpine F1 A524
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