Alain Prost launches scathing attack on “incapable” Laurent Rossi amid Alpine F1 turmoil
Prost, a four-time F1 world champion, was previously critical of Alpine when he left his role as a special advisor to the ꦏEstone-based outfit amid a major restructure at the start of 2022.
It is understood that a fall ouꦓt with Rossi, who was moved to “special projects” at Alpine and replaced as CEO, prompted Prost’s departure froꦏm the Renault-owned team he used to drive for.
"During my years at Renault, how many times have I heard in the corridors of the headquarter⛎s in Boulogn🌸e-Billancourt, that F1 was a simple sport that could be run from home by men in place,” he told L’Equipe newspaper.
"🐎Big mistake, as proven by the la𒁃st of the leaders Laurent Rossi, from whom [Renault chief executive officer] Luca de Meo separated a week ago.
"Laurent Rossi is the finest example of the Dunning-Kruger Effect, that of an incapable leaꦫder who thinks he can overcome his incompetence by his arrogance and his lack of human𝕴ity towards his troops.
"[Rossi] thought he had understood everything from the start, when 🎶he was totally mistaken.”
Prost said he hopes the sudden exits of team principal Otmar Sza🅷fnauer and long-serving sporting ♛director Alan Permane would act as an “electroshock” to the underperforming team.
"I love this team and seeing it in tꦗhis state today sad⛦dens and distresses me,” he added.
Prost claims Alp🐟ine are suffering from too much corporate interference and contrasted thei🧸r fortunes with successful teams of the past.
“Ferrari worked with Jean Todt relying on Ross Brawn and Michael Schumacher; Mercedes enjoyed success with Toto Wolff backed by Niki Lauda and James Allison with Lewis Hamilton spearhea☂ding,” he continued🌱.
"Red Bull,♍ even if it is not backed by a major manufacturer, does the same. It is Christian Horner and Adrian Newey who manage for🐻 their two drivers, Sebastian Vettel and now Max Verstappen.
"And in these three cases, there was a strong president who was completely involved in F1 to support the action taken: Luca diಌ Montezemolo, Dieter Zetsche and Dietrich Mat☂eschitz.
"They had the codes of F1, the agility and flexibility to let their me💦n make the decisions."
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