Alain Prost and Alpine, it's over.
Non-executive director of the French team since 2019, the four-time Formula 1 world champion is leaving his post, says
L'Equipe
.
A departure far from trivial since Prost, living legend of the discipline, officiated within the former Renault team since 2015 and the return of the latter Renault to F1, first as a consultant and ambassador.
The announcement of this separation comes four days after the departure of Marcin Budkowski, executive director of Renault, and reflects the desire of CEO Laurent Rossi to restructure the team after a 2021 season ended in 5th place among manufacturers and before the great revolution. regulations that come into force this year.
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