2023-08-02 02:25:28
Former F1 world champion Alain Prost has criticized the Alpine F1 team’s business strategy following a management overhaul. Over the past two years, Alpine has endured hardships. Great drivers like Fernando Alonso and Oscar Piastri left. Otmar Szafnauer joined the team following Alain Prost left, hoping to revitalize the team, but his stint with the French team did not last long.
The dismissal of Othmar Sarfauer was announced just before the Belgian Grand Prix following Pierre Gasly and Esteban Ocon finished in two DNFs. Also leaving the team are sporting director Alan Permane and chief technical officer Pat Frye. Alain Prost blamed the team’s incompetence throughout the situation, saying: “During my years at Renault, I’ve been told several times in the corridors of our headquarters in Boulogne-Billancourt that ‘Formula 1 is a simple sport and only the people in the room can do it’. Have you ever heard of ‘I can run it’,” said Prost. “The big mistake was proved by the last leader, Laurent Rossi, who[Renault CEO]Luca de Meo left a week ago.” For example: an incompetent leader who thinks he can overcome his own incompetence through arrogance and lack of humanity towards the military.” I was wrong.” Prost said Rossi had “destroyed the momentum” in the team when Renault announced last week that he was moving to a “special project”. “I love this team, but it makes me sad and heartbroken to see them in this situation today,” he added. Alain Prost also criticized the Alpine F1 team’s lack of backing compared to other teams’ success in maintaining the team as a long-term strategy. . “Ferrari relied on Ross Brawn and Michael Schumacher with Jean Todt, while Mercedes saw success with Toto Wolff backed by Niki Lauda and James Allison, with Lewis Hamilton leading the way,” said Prost. “Red Bull is doing the same thing, even if it’s not backed by a big manufacturer. Christian Horner and Adrian Horner are managing two drivers, Sebastian Vettel and Max Verstappen. Newey.” “And these three cases are those of Luca di Montezemolo, Dieter Zetsche and Dietrich Mateschitz, who had strong presidents who were fully involved in F1 and supported their actions.”
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