Formula 1 team Alpine have said they are going to be moving team principal Bruno Famin away from his current role by the end of August.
The Frenchman had been placed in charge of the team before the start of the current season following a successful period as the boss on an interim basis after Otmar Szafnauer’s departure a year ago.
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But he will now be put in charge of all other motorsport activities at Renault.
A new team principal is expected to be announced soon, but there is no word on who will take over from Famin.
Speaking after the announcement, he said: “The background is there are many things together.
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“The main one is we are at a very interesting moment for the Alpine brand, where we have a project that is even stronger than one year ago.
“Then there is a project of reallocating the resources within the brand from the Formula 1 power unit, where we have equally skilled people, to the brand itself in developing these high-end technologies.
“On the other hand, we have our new Executive Advisor [Briatore] who has arrived a few weeks ago – I work well [with him], I’m fine with him, I work well since he has arrived.
“But I think he has seen things with his own eyes, and on one hand I need to dedicate my time to the Viry-Chatillon people, who are doing an amazing job, and we need to be together to be able to deliver this transformation if it’s confirmed, and on the other hand I think the global governance of the F1 team will be clear.”
Famin’s departure is another in a series of changes at Alpine in recent months.
Technical director Matt Harman and head of aerodynamics Dirk de Beer both left the team, while driver Esteban Ocon has recently joined Haas for the 2025 season.
Alpine are yet to reveal the Frenchman’s replacement.
