Alpine has announced a new change in its structure that will affect the Formula 1 team. Bruno Famin, head of engines, will manage all the teams in the different categories in which Alpine competes.
Alpine has announced a new change in its structure. The French have revealed today, through a statement on Twitter, that Bruno Famin, until now Alpine's head of engines in F1, will be the Vice President of Alpine Motorsports.
The French engineer will be in charge of managing all the Alpine teams in the different categories, including Formula 1. This means that all the work and information of the team will have to be reported to Famin, as explained in the statement.
The Frenchman's work will not be limited only to managing the Alpine teams in the different categories, but they will also be in charge of the French pilots' academy. Despite his promotion to this new position, Famin will not step back from his duties as engine manager at the Alpine factory.
The engineer will be below Laurent Rossi in the Alpine hierarchy, but he will be who OtmarSzafnauer has to turn to from now on and give explanations, if necessary.
Alpine announces in its statement that this change in structure is part of its objective to continue growing in the different motor categories in which it competes. In the statement, the French recall other incorporations and changes that its structure has undergone, after having created new departments that help improve the operation of Alpine. Philippe Krief joined as Vice President of Engineering and Product Performance, and AntoninoLabate as Vice President of Sales, Marketing & Customer Experience.
Who is Bruno Famin?
Famin has a long career in the motor world. Furthermore, the engineer has already held senior positions with big names in motorsport before. In 2005, Famin was appointed technical director of Peugeot Sport. The Frenchman achieved three victories in the Dakar Rally with Peugeot, between the years of 2016 and 2018.
"Bruno Famin will be in a position to draw on his extensive experience in motorsports, based on his unique record of victories, including multiple titles at Le Mans and Dakar," Alpine's statement read.
The Frenchman has also been part of the FIA, after joining in 2019 to be director of operations, until he signed Alpine in 2022 as the team's engine manager.
With the incorporation of him, Alpine hopes to continue growing in the different motor categories and that the structural changes that are being carried out will give them the necessary impetus to meet their objectives in these categories, including Formula 1.
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